February Week 1; Leadership Academy

WEEK 1: Focus: What is sacrifice?

CORE-Leadership

Knowledge: Do all of these

#1 Plan out your week and either write it down in your planner or plan it out with your parent/running partner.

 #2 Do a Word Study: Sacrifice and bring it to share

#3 Read the opening article, scripture for the month, and Gettysburg address at least one time

#4 Read Max Lucado: Ch 3 “The Touch of God” and bring your favorite quote from it

#5 Read chapters 1-5 of “A Long Walk to Water”

Understanding:  Choose one or more of the following or create one of your own

-Do a collage or piece of art, write a poem or learn a piece of music about godly hands or the power of touch.

-Do another word study on a word you feel inspired to go into further depth with after your reading

-Prayerfully find a scripture or poem that reminds you of something you read in your preparation for class this week and either memorize it or make a display or card for you to hang somewhere where you will see it daily and think about it.

-Observe and write down at least three people you know of that reach out with gentle hands to you in your life.  Write a note thanking them.

-Write down a list of 10 things that might make people the “social outcasts” that Max Lucado mentioned. Pick three and think of one way each you could reach out and help them.

-Write down three examples of people who experience conflict in “A Long Walk to Water” and identify a way you would have tried to act in those situations as someone who was looking on.

Intelligence:   Choose one or more of the following

-Look around for people who could use your “touch,” through email, a warm smile, a hand shake, a hug, a gentle word.  Pick at least one person to share a godly touch with.  Write in your journal, tell a parent or friend, or come and share how it went.

-Teach a FHE on what you learned this week.  Come back and share how it went: favorite quotes, thoughts, comments, etc.

Come prepared to participate in a Simulation!