Tomorrow is going to be a big day. I am volunteering to help lead a group of about 100 7th grade students on a hike of beautiful Mount Nittany. (That’s the towering mountain in the header photo, btw). Levi and a bunch of his classmates are taking a field trip, and I get to tag along, taking pictures and assisting the group as they hike and explore.
How cool is that?
I love the fact that I have the opportunity to volunteer in our local schools. I appreciate their willingness to have parents involved. Over the past years, some good relationships have developed between the administration of the local school district and the youth pastors, too. It wasn’t always the case, but over time, the schools have come to see us as allies.
Eric Swanson makes the case in his book The Externally Focused Church that people who are willing to serve are welcome anywhere. Servants who prove themselves trustworthy and capable are given greater opportunities to be involved. Where I am trusted and involved, I am influential. And that excites me.
So if you need me tomorrow, I’ll be serving some wandering 7th grader, encouraging him or her to keep up with the group, snapping some candid photos to document the excursion, and looking for people to serve.
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