Tuesday, October 4, 2011

learning how to celebrate


Creating our 70-foot long banana split was a group effort!

Ben, Michael, Dawn and I spent time praying on campus before our Mustard Seed retreat with our student leaders. As I sat on a bench across from the Memorial Union, the words of Luke 15 were running through my head.

Three parables about lost things/people being found and the celebrations that follow.

The celebrations caught my attention. I began to pray that we would become known as a community on campus that knows how to celebrate well. What if our fellowship had a reputation as the place to party?

Students at OSU know how to party. Choosing to follow Jesus conflicts with the typical party lifestyle, but what if students knew that it was an invitation to the best party ever?

We're working on creating a culture of celebration in our fellowship. We want OSU to know that when Jesus shows up the party gets good. Really good.

Whether we're inviting new students to eat a 70-foot long banana split or delivering "Welcome to the Family" cupcakes to a freshman who decided to follow Jesus last Friday night, we're taking every opportunity we can to celebrate!