It’s Friday night. After a long week, you just want to relax—preferably with a group of friends or even just one. The only problem is that there’s no one to hang out with.
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I can’t tell you how many years I’ve waited to have the conversation.
I recently bumped into a young woman who had visited our church a little while back. I had been praying for her transition to Austin, and that she might find her way into the life of our church community. I had heard about her, and was delighted that there might be an InterVarsity staff person becoming part of the fellowship.
My heart sank as I listened to her story. She had a hard time making a connection when she visited. She did not want to say (I could tell), but her face belied the truth of the rumor that she’d had an awkward encounter with a guy in our singles group.
I have a nostalgic personality. I find comfort in stability and often feel threatened by change. In contrast, my husband dreams about change. Somehow, together, we have learned to trust God in several times of transition, but I would have preferred a manual at the start of the journey.
In the middle of one of my many job interviews, time stopped for a second.
Before I could blink, all those Bible studies I led, all those flyers I passed out, all those terrifying conversations about Jesus with people I didn’t know, came back. I realized, in that moment, just how employable all those experiences as an InterVarsity leader made me.
Here are four awesome ways leadership molded me into a seriously employable job applicant after I graduated.
1. InterVarsity leaders are the Navy Seals of leadership.
Soon enough, if it hasn’t been made apparent to you already, you’ll discover that each person has limits—a ceiling that can initially be heavily discouraging and frustrating.