WEBVTT 00:00:03.330 --> 00:00:05.849 Hello everyone and welcome to this week's episode 00:00:05.849 --> 00:00:09.310 of Trinity Talks. My name is Kyla and I'm excited 00:00:09.310 --> 00:00:12.810 to talk to you about a program that we are relaunching 00:00:12.810 --> 00:00:14.929 again this year called the Discipleship Year, 00:00:15.189 --> 00:00:19.210 which is a gap year program for students 18 to 00:00:19.210 --> 00:00:21.870 25 years old to just come and spend some time 00:00:21.870 --> 00:00:25.550 really focusing on their faith and what it is 00:00:25.550 --> 00:00:27.870 that God is calling them to do, maybe in the 00:00:27.870 --> 00:00:30.070 context of church or just like in their whole 00:00:30.070 --> 00:00:33.850 lives as followers of Jesus. And this year Libby 00:00:33.850 --> 00:00:37.770 is heading up that program for us, so excited 00:00:37.770 --> 00:00:40.929 to see how that goes. Yeah, me too. Me too, very 00:00:40.929 --> 00:00:44.009 excited. Yeah. Yeah, I think it's exciting that 00:00:44.009 --> 00:00:47.570 we're able to hold this space for this group 00:00:47.570 --> 00:00:50.750 and to help them just explore and discover who 00:00:50.750 --> 00:00:54.259 they are in Christ. And, you know, as they're 00:00:54.259 --> 00:00:56.579 in that stage of putting their own life together 00:00:56.579 --> 00:00:59.420 as adults, you know, building their foundation 00:00:59.420 --> 00:01:02.960 in the relationship with Jesus is key. So it's 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:04.379 exciting to be able to be there right at the 00:01:04.379 --> 00:01:08.079 beginning with them. Yeah. Yeah, totally. Yeah. 00:01:08.439 --> 00:01:10.640 So I just sort of give a quick overview, but 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:13.299 like, how would you describe or sort of summarize 00:01:13.299 --> 00:01:16.890 the discipleship year program? I mean, sort of 00:01:16.890 --> 00:01:18.969 similar to what you said, you know, we're holding 00:01:18.969 --> 00:01:21.709 space and we're intentionally being very supportive, 00:01:21.950 --> 00:01:24.650 right? So these four students who are going to 00:01:24.650 --> 00:01:26.409 be with us for this year, you know, they're going 00:01:26.409 --> 00:01:28.430 to have a mentor. They're going to have extra 00:01:28.430 --> 00:01:31.049 time with me. We're going to be learning about 00:01:31.049 --> 00:01:33.650 spiritual disciplines, just digging deeper into 00:01:33.650 --> 00:01:37.069 our faith life. And they'll get to spend time 00:01:37.069 --> 00:01:40.150 with you guys in the different areas of ministry 00:01:40.150 --> 00:01:43.659 we're offering. time spent in the worship ministry, 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:46.379 time spent with Alex in tech, time with you doing 00:01:46.379 --> 00:01:48.540 online and outreach stuff, and also time with 00:01:48.540 --> 00:01:52.019 Megan in kids ministry. So they'll get like a 00:01:52.019 --> 00:01:54.180 fulsome experience, right? And to be able to 00:01:54.180 --> 00:01:56.599 sort of discover where their gifts maybe lie 00:01:56.599 --> 00:01:58.400 as far as their church service goes, but then 00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:00.620 all of a sudden just discovering who they are. 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:04.200 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's awesome. Yeah. Yeah. 00:02:04.379 --> 00:02:07.019 So what is that program going to sort of look 00:02:07.019 --> 00:02:09.159 like? Like on a weekly basis, what's the sort 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:12.400 of rhythm? Okay. So, um, we're going to meet, 00:02:12.400 --> 00:02:16.879 uh, on Thursdays, uh, regularly, uh, to reconnect, 00:02:17.240 --> 00:02:19.560 to have a time of worship and prayer together, 00:02:19.840 --> 00:02:22.240 um, to do some learning. There'll be a teaching 00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:24.620 time. There'll be time to reflect and discuss, 00:02:24.620 --> 00:02:27.500 um, in the morning and then we'll have a lunch. 00:02:27.979 --> 00:02:30.580 Then we'll have another time of teaching, learning 00:02:30.580 --> 00:02:33.139 another spiritual practice together and fleshing 00:02:33.139 --> 00:02:35.120 that out and having lots of fulsome discussion. 00:02:36.259 --> 00:02:38.680 And then they will go off and have their ministry 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:41.080 training for whichever area they're in at that 00:02:41.080 --> 00:02:44.120 time. And then they'll be with us on Sundays, 00:02:45.319 --> 00:02:48.620 on regular Sundays, serving in whatever capacity 00:02:48.620 --> 00:02:51.240 that they are that week. Um, the first half of 00:02:51.240 --> 00:02:53.599 the year is sort of a rotation for them to get, 00:02:53.639 --> 00:02:56.120 get a feel and try on a bunch of different things. 00:02:56.139 --> 00:02:58.319 So every three weeks they'll switch and go to 00:02:58.319 --> 00:03:00.919 a different ministry. Uh, and then maybe, you 00:03:00.919 --> 00:03:03.319 know, at, after Christmas we'll have time of 00:03:03.319 --> 00:03:05.219 discernment to decide where they maybe want to 00:03:05.219 --> 00:03:08.219 land and dig in a little deeper, you know, and 00:03:08.219 --> 00:03:10.400 then they develop their skills further and, you 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:12.460 know, maybe have a ministry project of their 00:03:12.460 --> 00:03:15.759 very own, you know, to explore and, and yeah, 00:03:15.780 --> 00:03:17.639 I'm just really excited to see where that goes. 00:03:17.659 --> 00:03:19.479 It's sort of open -ended because we have to, 00:03:19.770 --> 00:03:22.030 you know, get to know them and see where God's 00:03:22.030 --> 00:03:23.669 leading each of them, right? They're individuals. 00:03:23.750 --> 00:03:25.789 So we'll have to see where that goes. But that's 00:03:25.789 --> 00:03:28.629 the general idea, right? To just hold that space 00:03:28.629 --> 00:03:30.729 and give them a lot of support. Yeah, totally. 00:03:31.210 --> 00:03:33.990 Yeah, I think that's like, it's really crucial. 00:03:34.169 --> 00:03:36.449 I think that there's sort of these two components 00:03:36.449 --> 00:03:39.500 that were like, journeying alongside these students 00:03:39.500 --> 00:03:42.740 just as people, as followers of Jesus, and helping 00:03:42.740 --> 00:03:46.400 in that faith formation, and then also supplementing 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:48.879 that with some really practical ministry skills. 00:03:49.020 --> 00:03:52.259 This is what it looks like to serve in worship, 00:03:52.939 --> 00:03:55.060 in kids' ministry, and all of these different 00:03:55.060 --> 00:04:00.520 things. And those skills that then become... 00:04:00.650 --> 00:04:03.389 like things that they can use in a church setting, 00:04:03.449 --> 00:04:06.409 but also things just like in life, right? Like 00:04:06.409 --> 00:04:10.050 that they will learn, you know, how to lead worship, 00:04:10.150 --> 00:04:12.650 how to like sing and those sorts of things, or 00:04:12.650 --> 00:04:15.969 how to like operate a camera or like whatever, 00:04:16.110 --> 00:04:19.170 right? That these are gifts they can use at Trinity, 00:04:19.649 --> 00:04:21.389 at whatever sort of faith community that they 00:04:21.389 --> 00:04:24.189 land in, but also just like... in life. We need 00:04:24.189 --> 00:04:27.189 camera operators and singers and kids' workers 00:04:27.189 --> 00:04:29.170 and all of these things. And team players, right? 00:04:29.290 --> 00:04:31.949 So they're going to learn how to be a part of 00:04:31.949 --> 00:04:35.529 a team. And I love that for them because that's 00:04:35.529 --> 00:04:37.350 key, right? Out in the world, we have to be able 00:04:37.350 --> 00:04:40.050 to meet new people. If we're going to share Jesus 00:04:40.050 --> 00:04:41.889 with new people, we have to be able to reach 00:04:41.889 --> 00:04:45.089 out and connect and share experiences too. So 00:04:45.089 --> 00:04:49.790 it's a good opportunity in a safe place to explore 00:04:49.790 --> 00:04:52.579 those things and get to learn. you know, what 00:04:52.579 --> 00:04:54.180 our strengths are, what our weaknesses are and 00:04:54.180 --> 00:04:56.079 that sort of stuff in the context of church family, 00:04:56.379 --> 00:05:00.120 right? So totally. Yeah, totally. Yeah. So what 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:02.800 are you like passionate about or sort of excited 00:05:02.800 --> 00:05:07.240 for in this year ahead? Oh, I am excited just 00:05:07.240 --> 00:05:13.240 to see how they grow. And honestly, I don't know 00:05:13.240 --> 00:05:15.790 if this is selfish or not. how I'm going to grow. 00:05:16.750 --> 00:05:19.430 I feel like we're all going to have a chance 00:05:19.430 --> 00:05:23.529 to grow in supporting them, in watching them 00:05:23.529 --> 00:05:26.370 discover who they are and in them being empowered 00:05:26.370 --> 00:05:30.290 and who they are in Christ. I think Rob talked 00:05:30.290 --> 00:05:32.110 last week was talking about us coming back to 00:05:32.110 --> 00:05:36.310 our first love. Sometimes the most amazing thing 00:05:36.310 --> 00:05:39.560 can be just being close to someone who's who's 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:42.740 coming with fresh eyes to spiritual disciplines 00:05:42.740 --> 00:05:44.319 and discussing how it's affecting their life 00:05:44.319 --> 00:05:47.879 and how they feel closer to God or that that's 00:05:47.879 --> 00:05:49.019 maybe not something that's working for them. 00:05:49.019 --> 00:05:52.220 Whatever it is. But just having those discussions 00:05:52.220 --> 00:05:55.259 and building those relationships and seeing that 00:05:55.259 --> 00:05:58.680 blooming and blossoming with them will all benefit, 00:05:58.680 --> 00:06:02.959 I think, just by being in proximity to it. I'm 00:06:02.959 --> 00:06:09.180 excited for that for us, for all of us. And are 00:06:09.180 --> 00:06:12.420 there any challenges that you're anticipating 00:06:12.420 --> 00:06:14.939 or things that you're really leaning into, like 00:06:14.939 --> 00:06:20.339 prayer and asking for God's help in? Just to 00:06:20.339 --> 00:06:22.439 be able to meet people, to meet them where they're 00:06:22.439 --> 00:06:26.019 at, right? Totally, yeah. And to, again, I keep 00:06:26.019 --> 00:06:28.540 saying this holding space, but that's it. Just 00:06:28.540 --> 00:06:32.329 making room and... And I'm just, I'm just hoping 00:06:32.329 --> 00:06:34.649 that, that they can do that for each other too. 00:06:34.750 --> 00:06:36.209 And we can, you know, they're all, they all have 00:06:36.209 --> 00:06:38.550 very different life experiences and they're coming 00:06:38.550 --> 00:06:40.589 from different places. And I think they have 00:06:40.589 --> 00:06:43.170 a lot to learn from each other and a lot to share. 00:06:43.370 --> 00:06:45.670 And so I just, I'm just really hoping and praying 00:06:45.670 --> 00:06:49.329 for that openness and that, um, that sort of 00:06:49.329 --> 00:06:54.850 flexibility to just truly see and, and, um, and 00:06:54.850 --> 00:06:57.829 listen and and really care for one another, develop 00:06:57.829 --> 00:06:59.850 a real relationship with one another, right? 00:07:01.110 --> 00:07:03.589 Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I, you know, we're all people. 00:07:03.750 --> 00:07:06.269 It's messy. We all have things that come up. 00:07:06.329 --> 00:07:08.689 But I think, you know, just this intentional 00:07:08.689 --> 00:07:11.129 community that we're surrounding them with, I 00:07:11.129 --> 00:07:13.930 think is going to be key for that. Yeah. Yeah. 00:07:14.550 --> 00:07:16.850 Yeah. And the community is one of those things 00:07:16.850 --> 00:07:19.569 that is like a blessing and a challenge in the 00:07:19.569 --> 00:07:22.329 living of it. Right. Like, there is so much goodness 00:07:22.329 --> 00:07:26.029 that comes from. being with other people, walking 00:07:26.029 --> 00:07:28.529 with other people through all of life. But also 00:07:28.529 --> 00:07:32.350 that's super hard. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's 00:07:32.350 --> 00:07:35.170 just like family, right? Yeah. Yeah. You know, 00:07:35.230 --> 00:07:36.850 we call it church family for a reason. It's like 00:07:36.850 --> 00:07:38.930 family, right? You don't necessarily get to pick 00:07:38.930 --> 00:07:41.269 everybody you're in a family with and it is what 00:07:41.269 --> 00:07:43.709 it is, right? We wrestle with things and we go 00:07:43.709 --> 00:07:46.529 through it together, you know, and we decided 00:07:46.529 --> 00:07:49.230 we're going to just stand by one another. So 00:07:49.230 --> 00:07:54.519 yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And I think especially, 00:07:54.660 --> 00:07:56.980 like I'll be praying for you in the first few 00:07:56.980 --> 00:07:59.220 weeks, because that formation of community can 00:07:59.220 --> 00:08:02.240 be a really sort of tricky part where you're 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:04.500 bringing together this group of people who are 00:08:04.500 --> 00:08:07.980 all in a similar life stage, but other than that, 00:08:08.000 --> 00:08:10.699 maybe they have nothing in common. Right? I mean, 00:08:11.180 --> 00:08:14.899 we have Jesus in common, so let's just start 00:08:14.899 --> 00:08:22.560 there and dig deep into that. That's the plan. 00:08:23.279 --> 00:08:26.839 It's a loose plan, but we're depending on God 00:08:26.839 --> 00:08:29.720 and I really believe that he's going to be faithful 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:31.120 in this. I think this is a really good thing 00:08:31.120 --> 00:08:35.179 for us to prioritize as a congregation. I'm looking 00:08:35.179 --> 00:08:37.279 forward to us coming together as a whole church 00:08:37.279 --> 00:08:41.559 to support them and to keep them in prayer and 00:08:41.559 --> 00:08:44.820 to show them hospitality and love and welcome. 00:08:47.059 --> 00:08:50.899 Yeah, that's awesome. You mentioned you're going 00:08:50.899 --> 00:08:52.899 to spend some time doing some teaching and digging 00:08:52.899 --> 00:08:55.320 into spiritual disciplines and things like that. 00:08:55.600 --> 00:08:57.399 What are some of those topics? What are some 00:08:57.399 --> 00:09:01.039 of those things? For those of you who've been 00:09:01.039 --> 00:09:03.639 with the Church for a while, this past year we 00:09:03.639 --> 00:09:09.159 dug into some teaching from a group called Practicing 00:09:09.159 --> 00:09:14.629 the Way, or Following the Way. unpacking all 00:09:14.629 --> 00:09:16.990 the ancient spiritual disciplines. Like last 00:09:16.990 --> 00:09:20.169 year we did the Sabbath practice and we did the 00:09:20.169 --> 00:09:22.450 fasting practice. And so those sorts of things, 00:09:22.470 --> 00:09:24.330 we're going to be digging into that sort of stuff 00:09:24.330 --> 00:09:25.570 together and we're going to be running those 00:09:25.570 --> 00:09:28.289 courses together. And then we're also going to 00:09:28.289 --> 00:09:30.490 have members of the congregation come and contribute 00:09:30.490 --> 00:09:34.470 and help them to find healthy ways of dealing 00:09:34.470 --> 00:09:38.120 with stress. What does stewardship look like 00:09:38.120 --> 00:09:40.059 as a Christian and how to deal with your finances 00:09:40.059 --> 00:09:41.919 and all those practical parts of becoming an 00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:45.879 adult, too? That stuff, too. But I'm really looking 00:09:45.879 --> 00:09:49.720 forward to exploring these rhythms with them 00:09:49.720 --> 00:09:52.659 and to developing that. I'm looking forward to 00:09:52.659 --> 00:09:56.259 getting into that with them, too, and discovering 00:09:56.259 --> 00:10:01.000 to really be incorporating those things on a... 00:10:02.680 --> 00:10:04.860 consistent basis and really being intentional 00:10:04.860 --> 00:10:07.360 about that and yeah and flushing it out and talking 00:10:07.360 --> 00:10:09.860 about it and you know I'm really looking forward 00:10:09.860 --> 00:10:12.960 to that with them yeah yeah yeah I mean like 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:15.100 as you were describing that what sort of stands 00:10:15.100 --> 00:10:18.259 out to me is like it's such a gift to be able 00:10:18.259 --> 00:10:22.360 to like take that time yes for the students who 00:10:22.360 --> 00:10:24.860 are doing yeah right like I think there there 00:10:24.860 --> 00:10:27.620 are probably people outside of that age range 00:10:27.620 --> 00:10:31.379 who are like oh I would love to take six months 00:10:31.379 --> 00:10:33.960 or a year and be like, let's just focus on how 00:10:33.960 --> 00:10:37.539 do I create a rhythm of life? How do I like do 00:10:37.539 --> 00:10:42.279 all of life with Jesus? Yeah. And I mean, it's, 00:10:42.279 --> 00:10:44.080 it's a long game, right? We're not saying that 00:10:44.080 --> 00:10:45.620 we're gonna, they're gonna be set up for life 00:10:45.620 --> 00:10:48.759 and that's it. But we're gonna, you know, we're 00:10:48.759 --> 00:10:52.559 making room to, to to try this stuff, to step 00:10:52.559 --> 00:10:56.460 into it, to try to just be emulating Jesus, doing 00:10:56.460 --> 00:10:59.539 the practices that he did, and sharing the experience 00:10:59.539 --> 00:11:01.100 with one another and building community that 00:11:01.100 --> 00:11:03.399 way. I mean, it's a good starting point. Totally, 00:11:03.419 --> 00:11:08.200 totally. So it's, you know, yeah, I'm just, I'm 00:11:08.200 --> 00:11:12.399 excited for that, for all of us, right? And if, 00:11:12.500 --> 00:11:15.379 you know, and yeah, if... If this makes people 00:11:15.379 --> 00:11:17.220 think, hey, I'd like to do that, there's nothing 00:11:17.220 --> 00:11:21.639 stopping you. I believe we're going to be exploring 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:24.559 some more of these disciplines and spiritual 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:27.360 practices as a whole church as well. I think 00:11:27.360 --> 00:11:30.379 there's a generosity course coming up soon. These 00:11:30.379 --> 00:11:31.960 are the same people, right? This is the same 00:11:31.960 --> 00:11:34.580 stuff that we're using and that we're digging 00:11:34.580 --> 00:11:38.110 into. So yeah, dig in. Yeah. Get in it, right? 00:11:38.110 --> 00:11:40.970 Yeah, yeah. Totally. It's never too late. No. 00:11:41.429 --> 00:11:44.009 And like, the discipleship year is this really 00:11:44.009 --> 00:11:46.830 sort of unique opportunity for folks who are 00:11:46.830 --> 00:11:50.590 in a particular stage of life. But yeah, that 00:11:50.590 --> 00:11:53.990 process of like developing a whole rhythm, developing 00:11:53.990 --> 00:11:57.149 like, what does it look like to live my whole 00:11:57.149 --> 00:12:00.759 life with Jesus? Yeah, it is something that we 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:03.700 all just keep doing. Yeah. It's a forever thing, 00:12:03.799 --> 00:12:05.659 right? We're lifelong learners in that regard, 00:12:05.740 --> 00:12:09.519 for sure. For sure. Yeah. And so for yourself, 00:12:09.559 --> 00:12:12.700 as you've been sort of preparing for this program, 00:12:12.759 --> 00:12:14.700 like what are some of the things that God has 00:12:14.700 --> 00:12:18.779 been teaching you? God has been saying loud and 00:12:18.779 --> 00:12:25.799 clear to me, slow down. Let me go ahead of you. 00:12:28.169 --> 00:12:32.549 Keep it simple. Yeah. You know, I think sometimes 00:12:32.549 --> 00:12:34.409 when we're, you know, doing a program or setting 00:12:34.409 --> 00:12:36.190 up something, we think, oh, it's got to be complicated. 00:12:36.409 --> 00:12:38.090 I have to have all of this needs to be flashy. 00:12:38.629 --> 00:12:41.370 Yeah, I mean, I'm initially when when I was asked 00:12:41.370 --> 00:12:43.590 to do the program was like, well, I, you know, 00:12:43.929 --> 00:12:46.009 sure, we're gonna have, you know, is Justin and 00:12:46.009 --> 00:12:48.309 Rob gonna come and do the teaching away? I'm 00:12:48.309 --> 00:12:51.029 not a professor, like, you know, right, you know, 00:12:51.710 --> 00:12:54.940 but, but in in you know, God sort of showed me, 00:12:55.340 --> 00:12:57.639 we have all we need here. You can explore this 00:12:57.639 --> 00:13:00.440 with the students, do it together, learn together, 00:13:01.120 --> 00:13:03.179 go, you know, dig into this stuff with them, 00:13:03.340 --> 00:13:06.700 beside them, right? Like I'm, I've been a Christian 00:13:06.700 --> 00:13:08.919 for a long time. So there will be experience 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:10.559 that I'm bringing to the table with that as we 00:13:10.559 --> 00:13:12.720 go together, you know, but I'm going to learn 00:13:12.720 --> 00:13:16.100 from them too. And, and, and, you know, I just, 00:13:16.220 --> 00:13:21.320 I just have to just trust in putting him first, 00:13:21.639 --> 00:13:24.460 and everything else will fall into place. So 00:13:24.460 --> 00:13:29.779 that's it, I know. That's the plan. And so I'm 00:13:29.779 --> 00:13:32.320 just trying to listen to that. It's easy to kind 00:13:32.320 --> 00:13:35.360 of jump ahead, but I'm trying to, you know, slow 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:38.360 myself down and just take it one day at a time, 00:13:38.539 --> 00:13:41.379 plan what we can, and just remain flexible to 00:13:41.379 --> 00:13:43.559 see what God's going to do with it, right? Leave 00:13:43.559 --> 00:13:45.460 space, too. That's the other thing. Totally. 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:48.679 My team can attest that I do like to nail things 00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:51.179 down, right? I'd like to have a big, long plan 00:13:51.179 --> 00:13:55.419 ahead of time, right? And so it's been counterintuitive 00:13:55.419 --> 00:13:58.639 for me to just leave open space, right? But it's 00:13:58.639 --> 00:14:01.100 required here, right? We've got four different 00:14:01.100 --> 00:14:03.700 lives that we're trying to come alongside and 00:14:03.700 --> 00:14:07.879 we've got to listen. And so we can't jump and 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:10.039 respond before we have something to respond to. 00:14:11.769 --> 00:14:14.029 Yeah, that's it's been a learn. I've learned 00:14:14.029 --> 00:14:16.269 a lot already and we haven't even started. Sure. 00:14:16.490 --> 00:14:19.429 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, yeah, no, that's 00:14:19.429 --> 00:14:23.389 that's yeah, that's slowing down that leaving 00:14:23.389 --> 00:14:26.990 space. It's one of those things that I think 00:14:26.990 --> 00:14:33.309 is it sounds so right and it is so hard. Yeah, 00:14:33.309 --> 00:14:35.870 it is. It is because we live in a world that 00:14:35.870 --> 00:14:38.649 says no. Yeah, right. In a world that says you 00:14:38.649 --> 00:14:41.509 have to have the next five. questions answered 00:14:41.509 --> 00:14:44.070 ahead of time. Right. You know, we have to be 00:14:44.070 --> 00:14:47.210 way ahead. So it's nice. It's actually been nice 00:14:47.210 --> 00:14:51.149 to just slowly, you know, prayerfully come through 00:14:51.149 --> 00:14:53.830 these things and planning these things and just 00:14:53.830 --> 00:14:58.649 feeling affirmed in that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Totally. 00:14:59.370 --> 00:15:04.230 Totally. Yeah. It's so good that that that's 00:15:04.230 --> 00:15:06.789 slowing down I think is something like I guess 00:15:06.789 --> 00:15:08.370 I just keep coming back to as I'm hearing you 00:15:08.370 --> 00:15:10.370 describe it feeling like the program is a gift 00:15:10.370 --> 00:15:13.269 that it like is this space that like I wish we 00:15:13.269 --> 00:15:16.789 could all have yeah and you know what I think 00:15:16.789 --> 00:15:21.789 I think uh we can and I'm excited to learn how 00:15:21.789 --> 00:15:25.149 with them to actually walk this out with them 00:15:25.149 --> 00:15:29.309 to make to intentionally make the space um You 00:15:29.309 --> 00:15:31.029 know, and who knows what it develops into, but 00:15:31.029 --> 00:15:33.230 I'm just, I'm excited right now for this with 00:15:33.230 --> 00:15:37.210 them to discover how much time I have I didn't 00:15:37.210 --> 00:15:41.330 think I had. Sure. You know, devoting this time 00:15:41.330 --> 00:15:44.370 with them, pouring over these things with them, 00:15:44.669 --> 00:15:46.750 journeying through it alongside them, taking 00:15:46.750 --> 00:15:48.710 the time and doing all these things with them 00:15:48.710 --> 00:15:52.289 in real time and experiencing that with them. 00:15:52.289 --> 00:15:57.230 You know, I think, um, you know, who knows. Yeah. 00:15:57.440 --> 00:15:59.440 who knows what we could discover as a church 00:15:59.440 --> 00:16:01.799 about these things, right? About what we can 00:16:01.799 --> 00:16:05.039 do for all of us, because why not all of us, 00:16:05.139 --> 00:16:08.299 right? Totally. But I do love that right now 00:16:08.299 --> 00:16:10.620 in this season that we're doing this for this 00:16:10.620 --> 00:16:13.080 age group. I just have a heart for this age group. 00:16:14.440 --> 00:16:18.440 I vaguely remember my twenties, but they were 00:16:18.440 --> 00:16:22.179 hard. Totally, but not as hard as I feel like 00:16:22.179 --> 00:16:24.539 it is for these guys, you know It's a really 00:16:24.539 --> 00:16:27.659 difficult time to be in that age range of 18 00:16:27.659 --> 00:16:30.539 to 25. The world is changing so fast. It's just 00:16:30.539 --> 00:16:34.200 like and You know, they hardly have time to respond 00:16:34.200 --> 00:16:36.440 to anything and now it's different and and the 00:16:36.440 --> 00:16:38.899 job market is difficult and they know that you 00:16:38.899 --> 00:16:41.480 know what jobs are is even changing you start 00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:43.139 a job and five years later that job doesn't exist 00:16:43.139 --> 00:16:45.360 anymore and like yeah, you know, like it's it's 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:47.919 so panic inducing and so anxiety inducing and 00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:51.740 so like leaving the space for them and, you know, 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:53.600 really supporting them. Like, I'm really excited 00:16:53.600 --> 00:16:56.059 about the mentors, actually, too, right? Like, 00:16:56.279 --> 00:17:00.299 that extra layer of support and prayer and, you 00:17:00.299 --> 00:17:03.120 know, a listening ear to come alongside them, 00:17:03.120 --> 00:17:05.019 I think, is just gonna make all the difference, 00:17:05.039 --> 00:17:09.960 you know? And just letting them... Before they 00:17:09.960 --> 00:17:12.640 make decisions, you know? Just, you know, giving 00:17:12.640 --> 00:17:17.380 them that gift. I'm excited about that. I'm really 00:17:17.380 --> 00:17:19.740 excited, apparently. I just keep saying I'm excited. 00:17:20.480 --> 00:17:24.099 It is a really cool thing that we're taking the 00:17:24.099 --> 00:17:28.319 time to do. I'm really honored that I get to 00:17:28.319 --> 00:17:29.599 do it. I'm really looking forward to getting 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:35.940 to know each of them. I'm just excited to share 00:17:35.940 --> 00:17:38.900 this with them. It's such a cool opportunity 00:17:38.900 --> 00:17:43.960 to build a relationship in such a... like rooted 00:17:43.960 --> 00:17:47.480 in real way, right? Like it's not, it's not in 00:17:47.480 --> 00:17:49.460 any way a superficial relationship. We're like 00:17:49.460 --> 00:17:52.099 diving into the deep end together right away. 00:17:52.099 --> 00:17:56.480 You know? And so, yeah, I'm just, I'm, I'm happy 00:17:56.480 --> 00:17:58.640 that I'm getting to be there with them in this 00:17:58.640 --> 00:18:02.319 and just experience God with them in that way. 00:18:02.859 --> 00:18:06.759 Yeah. In some ways it's like a little, microcosm 00:18:06.759 --> 00:18:11.140 of what the kingdom of God is like. I feel like 00:18:11.140 --> 00:18:14.539 we're hyping it up. That doesn't mean it's going 00:18:14.539 --> 00:18:16.660 to be perfect. That doesn't mean that you'll 00:18:16.660 --> 00:18:19.920 never experience conflict or heartbreak or any 00:18:19.920 --> 00:18:22.579 of those hard things. That's also part of life. 00:18:25.309 --> 00:18:28.769 It's the doing of that together. And hopefully 00:18:28.769 --> 00:18:30.829 the working, like when those things come up, 00:18:31.109 --> 00:18:33.109 like working towards some sort of reconciliation 00:18:33.109 --> 00:18:37.109 and working towards like wholeness again. Like 00:18:37.109 --> 00:18:42.819 all of that is part of life. It's not unlike 00:18:42.819 --> 00:18:48.079 a small group, right? So, I mean, you gotta give 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:49.839 credit where credit's due. Yeah, we're hyping 00:18:49.839 --> 00:18:52.279 it because it's small. Small is great, like, 00:18:52.420 --> 00:18:55.039 as far as digging in deep, right? And we have 00:18:55.039 --> 00:18:57.920 life groups here and... No, that's an opportunity 00:18:57.920 --> 00:19:02.400 to do this, right? And I mean, we're all in different 00:19:02.400 --> 00:19:04.279 parts in our journey and we're all coming together 00:19:04.279 --> 00:19:06.380 and having our messy lives, interact with each 00:19:06.380 --> 00:19:08.680 other. And I mean, that's another place, right? 00:19:08.740 --> 00:19:12.589 So, I mean... Actually, if, you know, we were 00:19:12.589 --> 00:19:14.230 talking earlier about, you know, other people 00:19:14.230 --> 00:19:15.930 at different age groups and different ages and 00:19:15.930 --> 00:19:17.650 stages are looking at this and going, well, this 00:19:17.650 --> 00:19:20.109 would be great. Well, hey, get in a small group. 00:19:20.890 --> 00:19:23.809 Totally. Yeah. That's this. Right. I mean, this 00:19:23.809 --> 00:19:27.890 is like, you know, it's a little more intensive 00:19:27.890 --> 00:19:30.829 and specific. But I mean, as far as like, you 00:19:30.829 --> 00:19:33.849 know, having that kind of support and that, you 00:19:33.849 --> 00:19:37.170 know, discovery. Yeah. discovering God with different 00:19:37.170 --> 00:19:39.470 people and with their different experiences and 00:19:39.470 --> 00:19:41.390 yours and holding that space for each other, 00:19:41.470 --> 00:19:44.630 like that happens in a small group. And that's, 00:19:44.630 --> 00:19:48.970 again, an amazing place where really cool stuff 00:19:48.970 --> 00:19:52.730 happens, right? So there is that opportunity 00:19:52.730 --> 00:19:56.410 too. I mean, if this sounds good to you, you 00:19:56.410 --> 00:19:59.220 know, I mean, if you're between 18 and 25, join 00:19:59.220 --> 00:20:03.119 the program next year. But but if if you're not, 00:20:03.119 --> 00:20:05.779 you know, join a small group, get plugged in, 00:20:05.779 --> 00:20:08.779 you know, dig in, dig in deep with with other 00:20:08.779 --> 00:20:10.900 people in your church family. Right. Yeah, totally. 00:20:11.059 --> 00:20:12.259 You know, these four didn't know each other. 00:20:12.259 --> 00:20:13.960 They're coming together. This is going to be 00:20:13.960 --> 00:20:16.119 a surprise. Right. And just like small group 00:20:16.119 --> 00:20:18.740 can be a surprise, but can be a great surprise. 00:20:18.900 --> 00:20:22.759 Totally. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We'll have to come 00:20:22.759 --> 00:20:26.000 back at the end of this and sort of see reflections 00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:32.380 on how this is all gone. So, this is the Disciples 00:20:32.380 --> 00:20:35.299 Sleep Here program. In some ways, it's its own 00:20:35.299 --> 00:20:37.759 sort of community, but it's a community of Trinity. 00:20:39.039 --> 00:20:42.059 And so, as a church family here, how can we be 00:20:42.059 --> 00:20:44.880 supporting and praying for you in this program? 00:20:50.920 --> 00:20:55.400 pray for us to be open to learning new things, 00:20:55.579 --> 00:21:00.940 to being challenged. And then also, you know, 00:21:01.440 --> 00:21:06.819 just come say hi. I also do want to incorporate 00:21:06.819 --> 00:21:11.039 opportunities for us to get together and share 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:13.059 food with different members of the congregation. 00:21:13.480 --> 00:21:15.420 So if like hospitality is your thing, connect 00:21:15.420 --> 00:21:18.819 with me. I'd love to be able to to organize, 00:21:18.819 --> 00:21:20.660 you know, some different opportunities for us 00:21:20.660 --> 00:21:22.880 to get together in people's homes and meet with 00:21:22.880 --> 00:21:25.259 them and get to know them a little better, too. 00:21:25.259 --> 00:21:27.240 And maybe visit small groups and things like 00:21:27.240 --> 00:21:30.259 that. Because I want I want our students to get 00:21:30.259 --> 00:21:32.559 to know this group of people who's loving on 00:21:32.559 --> 00:21:35.440 them and praying for them and and, you know, 00:21:35.619 --> 00:21:38.680 supporting them. Yeah. So, yeah. And and when, 00:21:38.680 --> 00:21:41.079 you know, if and when, you know, the students 00:21:41.079 --> 00:21:44.150 have their special projects, you know. Pay attention 00:21:44.150 --> 00:21:46.170 and show up for those and, you know, give them 00:21:46.170 --> 00:21:49.789 a word of encouragement and, you know, just like 00:21:49.789 --> 00:21:52.910 we do here. I mean, that's how we are here. People 00:21:52.910 --> 00:21:58.009 are wonderful. But yeah, take the time to talk 00:21:58.009 --> 00:22:00.630 to the students and to, you know, to share encouraging 00:22:00.630 --> 00:22:06.559 words with them. Yeah. Yeah. And so in our service, 00:22:06.900 --> 00:22:10.099 we, the kid, I call them kids, but the students, 00:22:10.779 --> 00:22:12.779 they're going to get up on the stage, introduce 00:22:12.779 --> 00:22:14.160 themselves a little bit. So we'll get to put 00:22:14.160 --> 00:22:17.980 faces and names and yeah. So just like committing 00:22:17.980 --> 00:22:20.859 those things to memory, writing them down, praying 00:22:20.859 --> 00:22:24.019 for each of these students by name, praying for 00:22:24.019 --> 00:22:26.559 you and for the community that you're forming 00:22:26.559 --> 00:22:30.579 together. Yeah. Yeah. That feels really important, 00:22:30.599 --> 00:22:35.769 I think. Yeah. And then also following that up 00:22:35.769 --> 00:22:40.029 with that encouragement, with that saying hi 00:22:40.029 --> 00:22:44.509 to people. If we have a bake sale to raise money 00:22:44.509 --> 00:22:46.930 for them to go on a trip, show up and buy a cookie. 00:22:49.569 --> 00:22:54.230 All things still naturally do. All those natural 00:22:54.230 --> 00:22:58.009 loving ways that we already have here at Trinity. 00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:04.980 slow down to pay attention and recognize them, 00:23:05.059 --> 00:23:08.160 just like you do newcomers that show up and need, 00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:10.160 you know, need some special attention and some 00:23:10.160 --> 00:23:12.980 and to be loved into the community. Right. Just 00:23:12.980 --> 00:23:17.259 same old things. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The 00:23:17.259 --> 00:23:20.740 same loving Jesus, living like Jesus, leading 00:23:20.740 --> 00:23:23.900 others to Jesus. That's right. All of that. Yeah, 00:23:24.059 --> 00:23:26.829 totally. Yeah. Long obedience in the same direction. 00:23:27.210 --> 00:23:30.049 Yes. Just keep doing what you're doing. Yeah, 00:23:30.269 --> 00:23:33.210 you know, but see them just and remember them, 00:23:33.349 --> 00:23:37.250 right? Yeah, totally. Yeah. Was there anything 00:23:37.250 --> 00:23:39.349 else you wanted to sort of share about the program 00:23:39.349 --> 00:23:43.650 or any sort of last thoughts that you had? I'm 00:23:43.650 --> 00:23:46.549 just really thankful. So I just I just want to 00:23:46.549 --> 00:23:49.150 say thanks to to the whole church community just 00:23:49.150 --> 00:23:50.930 for, you know, letting this be something that 00:23:50.930 --> 00:23:54.059 we do. that we're trying, that we're able to 00:23:54.059 --> 00:23:58.940 do this thing and explore this and what the benefits 00:23:58.940 --> 00:24:03.099 of this might be. Giving us room for stuff like 00:24:03.099 --> 00:24:06.819 this to pour into people and to do the counter 00:24:06.819 --> 00:24:09.579 -cultural thing of making space and slowing down. 00:24:10.039 --> 00:24:13.319 I really appreciate that this is a church that 00:24:13.319 --> 00:24:16.319 prioritizes that and lets us do this. Totally. 00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:19.740 Totally. That's awesome. Yeah. Well, thank you 00:24:19.740 --> 00:24:22.359 so much, Libby. Thanks for having me. Yeah. And 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:24.920 thank you for tuning in to this week's episode 00:24:24.920 --> 00:24:27.720 of Trinity Talks. If you are between 18 to 25, 00:24:27.759 --> 00:24:30.000 and this sounds really interesting to you, I 00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:32.319 would love for you to check out our website trinitystreetsfield 00:24:32.319 --> 00:24:34.980 .org and you can find more information about 00:24:34.980 --> 00:24:37.900 the Discipleship Year program. But even if you're 00:24:37.900 --> 00:24:40.859 not in that particular group, I hope that you 00:24:40.859 --> 00:24:44.539 can find some ways to make space. to slow down 00:24:44.539 --> 00:24:47.380 and pour into Christian community, whether that 00:24:47.380 --> 00:24:50.380 is here at Trinity or wherever you might find 00:24:50.380 --> 00:24:52.579 yourself. And we'll see you again next week.