Trends at the Focus on the Family Institute...
One of the greater joys that God has granted to me at this time in my life is the privilege of teaching college students. Each semester, 88 of them make their way from all over the U.S. and internationally to attend the semester-long Institute at Focus on the Family.
I know that the word "transformed" is grossly overused today, but that is the best way to describe what happens to them while they are here. God does an amazing work within them and among them. It is not an emotional experience, though the semester is full of that. Emotional experiences are usually more fleeting in their impact. What happens here is much more permanent — a change in perspective, a worldview shift, a new pair of glasses. Our purpose is to "equip today's student leaders to impact culture for Christ... to give each student the inspiration and ability to change lives while shaping culture."
It is a remarkable program. The student's propagate the saying: "God roams the halls of the Institute." One student put it this way: "I now see the world in color."
They are bright Christian students with proven leadership potential. Their grade point average is usually around 3.5 and they are loaded with talent and energy and charisma.
However... they are not immune from the shaping forces of our culture. They love the Lord, but they, too, just like all of us, are bombarded by the incessant attempt of the world, the flesh and the devil to squeeze all of us into its mold... in terms of how we act, how we think, and how we feel. ...
Visit Dr. Del Tackett's blog, Truth Observed, to read the rest of the story.
Video:
"TTP and Young Adults"
Watch Pastor Frank Ellis tell about TTP's impact on young people ...
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