This summer, high school students enrolled in the Kaleo Youth Theology Institute at Wayland Baptist University participated in an 18-day immersion experience. The three-phase immersion experience combines a wilderness outing with campus study and mission work, giving participants opportunities to explore their relationship with God in different settings. In June, students spent three days kayaking down the Pecos River. Then they returned to the Wayland campus to take Christian leadership classes taught by School of Christian Studies professors. Finally, they traveled to New York City, where they served with Graffiti Ministries. Upon completion of the immersion experience, the participants returned to their home churches, where they will continue to work with mentors for the remainder of the year. Nicole Adamsdirects Kaleo, a name taken from the Greek term for “to call.” Kaleo is a year-long program that encourages high school youth to explore their relationship with God and how it relates to their personal ministry and leadership skills. Kaleo aims to transform their lives through discovery, discernment and the affirmation of God’s call to Christian leadership. Application and recommendation forms for Kaleo are available at www.kaleowbu.com.
More than 400 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor students participated in Love CTX on Aug. 7, a student-led community service event during Welcome Week. UMHB partnered with One More Child to pack 18,000 meals for students in the Belton Independent School District for the upcoming school year. “It is an honor to partner with One More Child to open the hearts of our students during their first week on campus to service opportunities,” said Brandon Skaggs, vice president for student life at UMHB.
East Texas Baptist University faculty and staff gathered Aug. 9 for Fall Summit to spend time in prayer for the upcoming academic year. “To lead and influence people, to effectively serve and minister to our students, we must connect with God. The Lord moves people in response to the prayers of his saints,” ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn said. Following the Fall Summit service, participants prayed blessings over the ground where the Great Commission Center will be built. Construction begins with site development this month. The projected completion date for the Great Commission Center is spring 2023.
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