Fourth Annual EAGLES Leadership Initiative Trains Next Gen Leaders
Church of God Youth and Discipleship is committed to successfully raising up the next generation of effective, Christian leaders. The EAGLES LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE / DC-’13 Experience another step forward in their commitment to do so. During the week of July 4th, a group of almost 40 young adults, (target age 17-24) gathered in Washington, D.C. for a leadership training experience that combined lecture, history, discipleship, motivation, learning, site-seeing, experience, prayer, patriotism, the Word of God and fun into five unforgettable days.
The 2013 group of "solid, passionate, world-changers" at EAGLES Leadership. Click on image to enlarge.
Gary Lewis, International Director and David Blair, Assistant Director of Youth and Discipleship both believe in “equipping young men and women who are committed to Scriptural disciplines, to become confident, skilled and motivated to represent Christ in deed and truth, in order to transform their worlds.” These students were trained to share their faith, excel in public speaking, taught how to raise funds for worthy ministry causes and more.
A partner in the EAGLES Leadership Initiative experience included The American Bible Society. For nearly 200 years, ABS has been at the forefront of many of the great social and spiritual advances in our country, starting with the abolition of slavery. The training sessions took place at The National 4-H Conference Center in suburban Washington DC. Unforgettable site-seeing and events in the Nation’s Capitol during the Independence Day Celebration solidified the leadership experience.
Participants have developed skills and motivation to engage in leadership in their local communities and on their campuses. They were taught specific leadership skills and techniques equipping them to reach and teach others. This DC-’13 Eagles Leadership experience finished on the 4th of July, with the group singing and celebrating on a boat on the Potomac River as they watched the national fireworks display near the Washington monument and Lincoln memorial.
Do you have and exceptional young men or women at your church? This incredible leadership experience is now an annual event with next year being the fifth. One “Eagle” participant said, “Every young leader should experience the Eagles Leadership Initiative. It will give them the tools, confidence, and perspective on what real leadership is all about!”
For information about the Eagles Leadership Initiative, contact Randall Parris, who serves the Church of God International Department of Youth and Discipleship as the Leadership Development Coordinator at [email protected] or 423-478-7883.
