DiscoveryBound, NLC

Video: The Program that Changed Everything: NLC

Many NLC participants continue to feel the effects of the program after they graduate. Sofia Minich (2022A class) talks about some of the blessings she experienced and skills she gained while in NLC, and how they’re continuing to support her now. Watch her story. (From Trailmarks 2022)

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The National Leadership Council is a four-year program for Christian Science high school students, focusing on spiritual growth, leadership skills and cultivating a service approach to life.

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Noel

Finding Joy

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When Noel attended his first DiscoveryBound Outreach event, he was coming off a rough year. He had been in a skateboard accident the summer before 8th grade that landed him…

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Jesse & Rachel

Video: Being There for Each Other

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Rachel Richardson and Jesse Dehnert, Compass guides for the 2021–2022 group, have brought a special set of qualities for connecting with their teens. Hear from them and three teens from…

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Lauren

Healing in the Heights

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Before she joined the 2020T class in DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Council (NLC), Lauren didn’t know what servant leadership meant. She hadn’t been away from the comforts of home, and her…

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Brooke

Being a Healer in the World, But Not of the World

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In the third year of the National Leadership Council program, teens go on a service trip to gain a broader perspective on what it means to be a global citizen….

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