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Courageous Leadership
By on May 7, 2008
280 students accompanied by 32 teachers participated in Leadership Summit’s second Leadership Day of the year! The students who participate in Leadership Day are selected by their school, based on their display of leadership and their desire for continued development. They come from all different family backgrounds, faiths, and walks of life. Our aim is always to to instill leadership and Christian character simultaneously by making sure the teachings are Biblically based.Two team members from the Cornerstone mission team spoke at the event on the topic of Courage. The world needs more Godly, courageous leaders! 50 students had the courage to stand up and commit their lives to the Lord! With Jesus Christ as the Lord of their life, their leadership potential is increased exponentially!
“What I learned is to have courage. No one can stop you from being a leader—not the government, your family, or even your school. If you are a good leader, don’t let people put you down. Stand up for yourself all the time. Don’t let them influence you in negative ways. If you are a good leader you have to be competent, have courage, have character, and touch others.”
- Attending student
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Jace(intern) says:
that was such a good and amazing day..:)!
Kim Burger - Cornerstone Church Highland, MI says:
Thrive,
Thanks for the awesome opportunity to present to Next Generation Leaders on the topic of “Courageous Leadership” at the April 21st Leadership Summit. I was very impressed by the young people’s desire and attentiveness to make a difference in their schools, neighborhoods and families. They also were very open to hear about Godly principles that every leader needs to understand and operate within if they truly want to be courageous leaders. I kept thinking….”Can I really be talking this openly in a school setting to students and teachers about how important the Power and Love of God is in developing each of us as courageous leaders?” We could never do this in American public schools! Our God is alive and well and certainly is doing a great work through Thrive Africa in South Africa. Keep up the great work and thanks for letting us play a small part in shaping the destiny of young people in Qwa Qwa.
Alece says:
Kim — thank you so much for giving of yourself for our students! you made an eternal impact!