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Career connections offered at free workshops for the Christian Science community Jeremy Jarvis says that like so many other times in his life, listening to his dad paid off. Last fall, when The Albert Baker Fund’s Career Alliance held an event in Chicago, Jeremy’s dad suggested that his son, who…
MoreSeeing teens use Christian Science to navigate through some of the tougher decisions that many high schoolers struggle with has been a total joy. It’s been a helpful reminder of the importance of connecting with young Christian Scientists and the value of these discussions.
MoreAre you looking for something in 2017 that will light a spark in you? Check out these upcoming opportunities for alumni to get started. Youth events: Spread the word Tell your young friends about these activities (and maybe help get them there!): Tahoe Teen Winter Weekend has been rescheduled to March…
MoreBy Kate Robertson, National Alumni Board The year I turned 14, my family of eight pulled up stakes and moved from the sun-drenched desert of the southwest to the rainy, gray reaches of the mid-Atlantic coast. Although our parents had grown up under the broad shadow of the Statue of…
MoreNLC graduate Will Adler and his mentor, Don Wallingford, didn’t have an immediate connection. But the lessons they learned throughout the program helped make the relationship successful, and one they continue today.
MoreIn the years after college and before parenthood, fun and clean social events seem to be harder to find. Through DiscoveryBound Outreach Affinity Group activities, I’ve really appreciated being able to interact with other Christian Scientists who are in the same stage of life that I am.
MoreIn May, 12 alumni of DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Council (NLC) worked on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Lakota Nation, through relief agency Wings as Eagles Ministries. Three of the alumni who participated – Kynan Witters Hicks (2010), Tia Goebel (2014J) and Shane Witters Hicks (2013) – share their thoughts about this weekend of service.
MoreThe DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council (NLC) was a program that changed my life in so many ways. I think one of the most significant ways – and one of my strongest memories – was from my service trip to Peru and, more specifically, our visits to the homes of people in the local community.
MoreFor many National Leadership Council (NLC) alumni, there is a lingering hunger to be of service to mankind. As former NLCers ourselves and leaders of the NLC Alumni Initiative, we get the chance to talk with NLC graduates about their future goals and ambitions as they move through college and young adulthood. We’ve found that the drive to be conscientious global citizens is permanently embedded in our daily activity and likely won’t be extinguished.
MoreIt was 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve, and I was just finishing up a planning discussion about the next day’s activities. Through the kitchen doors, we suddenly heard uproarious laughter blasting in from the other side. Curiosity piqued, we entered a now much quieter room to find all 13 of the 2015-2016 Compass teens with massive smiles, intensely watching and listening to each other as they decided together what their next course of entertainment would be.
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