Highlights from the Annual Retreat 2014

This year’s retreat was held in Boston, MA from January 24th-25th. Over 100 students from 19 colleges attended to hear speakers Greg Ganssle (Yale University) and John Siniff (USA TODAY) discuss how the gospel touches all areas of life, from the academy to the workplace. How then might publishing a Christian journal impact the campus? Here’s what several participants had to say:
I was so encouraged by all these people. Because we are only on our third issue as a journal, I always feel like we are teetering on the brink of failure, constantly questioning the work required to implement our vision. But meeting all these brilliant, compassionate people who deeply believed in the (Kingdom) work in which they were participating gave us confidence in our mission. –Claremont Colleges ’14
[I learned that] the purpose of the journal is not to create a space for the Christian subculture, but to reach out. Each journal is unique in that it reflects a particular body of students with different personalities: and this is what makes it meaningful. –Wellesley ’16
I love the support and connections that the Augustine Collective offers. I would love to spend more time talking to individuals from other journals. –Swarthmore ’16
[My takeaways were:] Use what God has given you to glorify Him. Use creative ways in sharing the Gospel to your friends, peers, and everyone else. Firmly plant your identity in Christ. And I like this retreat because I got to meet many Christians from other colleges in the area! Unity is key to the Christian body! –Brown University ’16
Retreat materials
- • Augustine Collective Retreat 2014 Program Outline
- • PowerPoint from “What Should I Write? Thinking Through the Lens of the Gospel” by Jordan Monge
- • PowerPoint from Design Workshop by Tim Norton
- • Retreat 2014 flyer
- • Were you there? Take moment to give us your feedback!
Participating schools
- Boston College
- Bowdoin College
- Brown University
- Columbia University
- University of Connecticut
- Dartmouth College
- Gordon College
- Harvard University
- Leslie College
- University of Maine
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Middlebury College
- Pomona College
- Princeton University
- Scripps College
- Swarthmore College
- Wellesley College
- Williams College
- Yale University
Other attendees
- • Black Students and Professionals
- • Cecil B. Day Foundation
- • Fare Forward
- • Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
- • Veritas Forum
- • The Waterman Institute
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Photo gallery
Image credit: David Ritter.