At the halfway point of serving a year with Generation LINK, Jeremy Chasteen likes to reward his staff with a getaway. For the past three years, Generation LINK staff has had the blessing of spending four days together in Gatlinburg, TN.
Eighteen Generation LINK staff along with Jeremy Chasteen’s family and myself (making 25 people total!) spent December 18th-21st, 2011 on our mid-year retreat. We all stayed in one (large) cabin and enjoyed sitting around the fireplace, talking, laughing, and playing games together. We had a few heated rounds of mafia but don’t worry, no friendships were ruined! We also had several meetings in which we took time to hear a personal and ministry update from each Generation LINK staff and then encouraged that person with evidences of God’s grace that we see in their lives. I think that everyone would say these meetings were incredibly edifying to them personally and to the team as a whole. We also spent a morning evaluating our own personal walk with the Lord and our ministry area and set some goals for the new year. In addition, we gave Generation LINK staff the opportunity to give feedback and evaluate the Generation LINK program as a whole.
Some other highlights of the week for me were eating (a lot!), ice skating, and singing together. Most significantly, the retreat was an opportunity to get good quality time together and bond as a staff team. I pray that as we are faithful to fellowship with one another, we will “[bear] with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:2b-3).
If you are interested in learning more about the Generation LINK program, please visit our website at www.generation-link.org or email Jenna (Generation LINK Assistant Director) at jwayment@generation-link.org or Jeremy (Generation LINK Director) at jeremy@crosspointclemson.org.
Posted by Jenna Wayment
Posted by Jenna Wayment
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