Student Leadership University’s mission is to develop and equip student leaders to think, dream, and lead. We strive to instill future tense thinking; character-driven decision making; ownership of biblical values; and a commitment to influence through service.
News stories & Events:
Highlights:
• Continued racial unrest
• Anti-lockdown protests
• United States Capitol attack and its aftermath
• Global manufacturing and supplies chains disrupted beginning in March
• Border crossings continued to fluxgate
• Biden sets date for withdrawal from Afghanistan
• April 20 conviction of Derek Chauvin
• Increased tension with China to play out over the followings years.
• Texas Abortion Law which banned most abortions after 6-8 weeks of pregnancy
• College athletes can get compensation
• Cosby somehow got out of jail
• The Afghan government fell to the Taliban immediately following the U.S. withdrawal
• Cryptocurrency is now mainstream
Standout events
Jeff:
• The George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery cases
• Jeff's youngest son leaving for college and revisioning parenting
• Brent's new book
Brent:
• First-year Family Birthday celebration
5 Questions to ask walking into 2022:
1) What does it mean to live your life set apart to God?
Pursuing holiness in 2022 will be responding to events that we don't know about right now. We must decide now.
2) What does it mean to be a citizen of Heaven who lives in America?
We must guard our witness in the current culture and not let it be diminished or dampened.
3) How do we steward, cultivate and maximize our influence for God’s glory?
We need to remember that everything we hold dear is temporary. God will redeem all things.
4) How should disciples pursue the mission of Jesus?
Salt cannot be mixed with other things or it loses its purpose.
5) How do Christ-followers live each day focusing on life’s ultimate purpose?
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