More Than a Summer Survivor

Let's face it. Summers can pose a major challenge to our faith and obedience to Christ. Summers can be:

• a very spiritually isolating time because you are away from the environment and friends that have helped you grow spiritually this past school year

• a dangerous time to your faith and your future

• or they can be a great experience as you see your faith tested and increased and take some key steps on your own. (1 Peter 1:17)

What makes the difference. The decisions you make now can put you in a position of advantage and strength as you go into the summer. As a Christian, we can embrace challenges the summer brings because we recognize the opportunity to trust God in new ways and see our faith grow in ways that we would have never seen otherwise.

Now is the time to act. How will you or those you lead prepare to meet the spiritual challenges that the summer will bring? If you are leading a Bible study or you are leading your ministry on campus, you will want to take some time to equip those you lead to have a summer of spiritual growth.

The "More Than a Summer Survivor" guide gives you the essentials you need to prepare for your summer adventure. In addition, you can "dig deeper" and design your own advanced guide by choosing the resources you want from the Digging Deeper section to the left.