The Skyliner

Issue date: 10/1/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Kellan Mayfield (right to left) Katie Potter, sophomore early childhood education, Becca Traynham, sophomore early childhood education, and Caroline Smith, sophomore interdisciplinary studies, gather for one of many crazy photo opportunities during the NGU Crusaders vs. Charleston Southern University Buccaneers football game. The game was Saturday, Sept. 27. The girl attended as one of the many fun activities on this year's fall Baptist Student Union retreat. Like most retreats, the goal was to encourage some serious classmate bonding and judging by the girls' photo, closeness was acheived.

Rachel Ham
Staff Writer 


Even on a small campus, it is often hard for students to build meaningful relationships. But this past weekend, approximately 50 students from North Greenville University were able to get away from the chaos of classes and go on a retreat sponsored by Baptist Student Union.

The main purpose of going on the retreat was to help students get to know each other better.

Highland Park Baptist Church near Charleston, S.C. was kind enough to lend the use of its facilities to the group. They left this past Friday afternoon and returned to campus late the following Saturday.

"NGU has grown at such a rate that there are a lot of people attending BSU who do not know one another.  This is a great chance for them to make new friendships that will be mutually encouraging," BSU Director Jody Jennings said. 

If students involved in BSU can grow closer to Christ and each other, they can be more effective when serving the community. Getting away from campus and focusing on their relationships with Christ and others helped the students regain that closeness.

"Through this retreat, we hope people will make friendships that will serve as a foundation for the first steps of deeper relationships that give you the freedom to be transparent," BSU President Meg Kiel, senior marketing, said. When people become vulnerable and honest with each other, they can keep one another accountable and help when they are struggling with sin.

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