**Annie Brown - Director of Communications**

Each month Annie brings a brief blog designed to encourage you as a student ministry leader in your personal life. While we can all grow weary in the work, we also all need a recharge. Allow this blog to recharge and refresh you as you personally pursue Christ.

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Annie Brown 5/10/22 Annie Brown 5/10/22

The Beauty of Surrender

Perhaps receiving His call to serve in ministry required a battle which ended in surrender to Him? Maybe there are other areas in your life where surrender has been difficult? Pride, attachment, fear, and control are just a few factors that exist within each of us, making surrender exceedingly difficult at times. This raises some fair questions. Is surrender worth it? And if so, why is it worth it? Better yet why is living for Christ worth it? My thought on this is quite simple - there is beauty in the surrender.

Annie Brown 4/6/22 Annie Brown 4/6/22

Lessons Learned From King amaziah

Here is the story of a young 25-year-old leader entering his first year of a new job of leading God’s people while facing difficult circumstances both from within and without. While this may sound like a new student pastor starting off in ministry during this difficult time, this is the narrative of a young king. Whether you are new in ministry or a veteran, there is much we need to learn from the life of King Amaziah.

Annie Brown 2/4/22 Annie Brown 2/4/22

See Prayer as a Gift

We know we need to take time to connect with God…but do we? Annie writes, “Prayer is both a spiritual discipline AND a divine opportunity. Jesus does not ask us to pray but instructs us to do it.” This month’s blog is designed to help you fall in love again with the divine opportunity to spend intimate time with the Father.