TRACKS
Tracks are designed to help you take the next step in following Jesus.
**A note about track selection: A Beautiful Story is for all students. Dependent Leader is for students who have served as leaders- either in InterVarsity or in other spaces. Small Group Leader Training and Transformative Teamwork are for students serving in those leadership roles in InterVarsity. Work Crew is open to anyone who wants to serve at Rockbridge. Ask your staff if you need help picking a track.
A Beautiful STory
Do you wonder what the Bible is really about? Does it ever seem like just a bunch of disconnected stories and instructions? Or maybe you’ve got a good grasp of certain parts of it, but have no idea what to make of other parts? A Beautiful Story invites students to see the Bible as ONE story, a story that is beautiful from beginning to end. God invites all of us to see ourselves in the story. We will seek to know more of who God is on every page throughout the entire arc of Scripture. This track is for anyone, no matter where you are on your faith journey! We will spend time together exploring and experiencing God’s good and beautiful story. You’re invited to see how His story is your story.
The Dependent Leader: Practices and Postures for Lifelong Leadership
Do you want more for those you lead than you seem to know how to offer? When your leadership leads to exhaustion and burnout, you don’t have to be told something is wrong. When your leadership leads to competition and pride, you may have to be told something is wrong. If you measure the success of your leadership by attendance, something is wrong. Having led for a year, you know the joys and frustrations of leadership. It’s now time to explore the practices and postures that will mature you into a leader whose dependence on Jesus can make you a reliable leader for His Kingdom. Not reliable for just another year at school, but for life.
*This track is only open to students who have served as leaders- either within InterVarsity or in other spaces.
SMALL GROUP LEADER training
How do I lead a small group? How do we build a thriving witnessing community on campus? Small Groups are where students connect with each other, explore God’s Word, ask questions about faith, and grow in their relationship with God. Join us to learn how to lead a small group community in the pattern of Jesus’ own ministry. This begins with your own relationship with God, and includes skills in studying Scripture, responding to others’ questions about faith and life, deepening community and witness, and the administration it takes to lead a great small group on campus.
*This track is required for InterVarsity Small Group Leaders and is open to anyone leading a small group this coming year. Before registering, please connect with your campus staff to ensure that Small Group Leaders Training Track is the best option for you at this time.
TRANSFORMATIVE TEAMWORK: Growing Together in christ-centered leadership
What does it mean to lead together as a healthy and effective ministry team? How can you propel others into mission? What is your role in growing the ministry in the right direction? Are we being transformed by the work as much as transforming the campus around us? This highly interactive track will have your team actively engaged all week to answer these questions and to grow as a Christ-centered team on mission together.
*This Track is open to all Exec teams, Core Teams, or Leadership/Ministry teams. Must have at least 4 leaders represented from your chapter. A Chapter President is highly recommended.
work crew small group
Do you have a heart for serving others? On Work Crew, you'll spend around ten hours each day serving the other attendees through working in the kitchen or snack bar. Each evening, you'll gather for small group time, connecting with each other and seeing in Scripture God's heart for loving service.
*Work Crew is a different experience than other tracks. Here is what to expect if signing up for Work Crew:
Free attendance in exchange for about 10 hours of work each day in either the snack bar or kitchen.
Housing with others on Work Crew,
A couple of hours of free time in the afternoon and evening if working in the kitchen, or a couple of hours of free time in the late morning/late afternoon if working in the snack bar, to hang out with others from your chapter and enjoy all that Rockbridge offers.
Time commitment: Arrival by 10a on Wed, May 13 and depart around 12p on Sun, May 17. (This is an earlier arrival than those not on Work Crew- for training. This is a requirement.)
A small group experience each evening to study Scripture, fellowship, and go deeper with others on Work Crew. If you would like to opt out of the small group, you can indicate that when you register.