NSO Back-To-School Retreat Template
A back-to-school retreat allows returning InterVarsity students to reconnect with one another, re-center in our purpose on campus, re-ignite our hearts for building witnessing communities. This resource will help you lead a retreat to prepare students to welcome new students.
As a returning student, there is a lot to do when we come back to campus like moving in, seeing friends, and settling into campus life. A back-to-school retreat allows returning InterVarsity students to reconnect with one another, re-center in our purpose on campus, re-ignite our hearts for building witnessing communities.
In a great retreat, sessions build an arc that prepares students to welcome new people and receive practical training that compels students to live out God's call on campus.
This template for a 3-hour retreat is ready for you to use, or feel free to customize and edit it as you find helpful.
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Dave serves as the Associate Director of Faculty Ministry and loves to integrate strategy and formation holistically in his work. He and his family live near Ann Arbor in Michigan where he has served InterVarsity as a volunteer, Associate Regional Director, and everything in between before his national roles. David holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Regent College in Vancouver. You can find him roasting coffee, kicking a soccer ball or exploring a new trail.