Monday, March 17, 2008

Courtney Bancroft

Courtney Bancroft seemed like a typical student of a college campus, I so what I thought when she came into class till she I found out that she is apart of Chi Alpha. I heard of the ministry before so it was not a new thing for me. She started Chi Alpha journeys in her college days at UNC where she was a campus missionary with her roommate. They Lead bible studies at the school. Funny thing was that she was Communication and History Study Major what is that going to do if she was going to continue working with this group. In the next years, she went to DC after hearing her friend, roommate. Her roommate was there for her internship and told her that this is were the party it at. First she didn’t want to go because she had baguettes to rise but she knew that it was worth a shot. And to be true DC was the place to be, there is five different campuses in DC. They did things like the Gospel according to the Simpson. Brought it to Georgetown but got kick off. She said being on a campus at Georgetown you have to have a lot of rule because of the school being a private and will only alone one religions group on campus. So what they did was got to know friend through CA and then went to their rooms for dorm visit and meet the friend like that. Her director did things like the Screw Tape Later where he acted like the Devil and handed out sign book of the Screw Tape. So she was in the program for one year stayed two year. There everyone thought it was time for her to start her own ministry. Our professor Rees went down and asked her to go to PA.  She really wanted to go to Philly. She felt the call before she even went there. She tried for Villanova and since it is a Catharine school, they told her NO. Before they said no she was raising money and the people did understand why she would go to VILL so they gave her a hard time. Once they said No she was not sure where to go. Temple University. She went to start connecting to AG. She found out what Kids went to Temple from the Churches… Need to ten student to start a ministry. Some jumped out right in the beginning. One girl slapped her. And it was her PRESIDENT. Some Medical condition… series ones came up. She was income for a week because of the doctor were a treated her wrong.  Spiritual things was happening and she was healed he believes. Then the ministry started. The ministry went. The meetings were Mostly non-Christian that come then Christians. Co-ed and hang out Girls talk about guys. Being a woman in ministry… it is harder to relate with guys in the BOYS World… Some people are hard to work with people. But in the end she is growing in this world and the campus will be reach one student at a time. 

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