• We do have coaching this week (this also means you Friday people!).  I am looking forward to hanging out.  Be ready with your homework!  We will meet at my house.
• We will do our Thursday intern meeting at my house.  Believe it or not, rain is in the forecast.  See you at 3pm!  Bring your Bibles.
• The program retreat is next week.  If you are going and you’re not on the program team, make sure you know what your supervisor is expecting of you.
• For those of you interested in a 2nd year internship, get your proposals in as soon as possible.  Don’t forget that they must include a plan for how you are going to grow to the next level.  They are due by May 1st.  E-mail them to me.
• My 6th-7th is Mount Hermon’s annual “Associates in Ministry” weekend.  All interns are required to attend at least an hour of prayer on Friday.  Make sure to check with your supervisors to see what else is required of you that weekend.

At tomorrow’s meeting I will have a list of important dates for you that covers the next 5 months.  Kelsey Paterson will also be joining us for the first time!!

See you tomorrow.

-Charlie

Sorry I’m a few days late on this.  Here are this week’s announcements:

• There is coaching this week.  Please make sure you are caught up with all of your coaching work by then.  We will be moving onto the next category.  Meet at my house at your usual scheduled time.
• Our Thursday meeting will be at the Fieldhouse this week.  See you at 3pm!
• Program Team Interns–don’t forget the program retreat on April 11-13.
• For those of you interested in a 2nd year internship, make sure that you are working on your proposals.  Don’t forget that they must include a plan for how you are going to grow to the next level.  They are due by May 1st.  E-mail them to me.
• My 6th-7th is Mount Hermon’s annual “Associates in Ministry” weekend.  All interns are required to attend at least an hour of prayer on Friday.  Make sure to check with your supervisors to see what else is required of you that weekend.

Enjoy the sunshine!  You are all greatly appreciated.

Charlie

I hope you are all having a gospel-soaked week. Here is the info you need this week and beyond:

• Don’t forget about staff breakfast tomorrow (Wed) at 8am.
• There will be no coaching this week as I am out of town Wednesday through Friday.  There will be coaching for all groups the following week (March 31st and April 1st).  Please make sure you are caught up with all of your coaching work by then.  Thanks to the Friday groups for your grace last week when I was sick.  I really appreciate it!
• Thursday’s intern meeting is happening at the Fieldhouse.  Bill will be leading the meeting.
• Your next professional development meeting is next Wednesday (March 30th) after staff prayer.

Thanks for all that you are and all that you do!

-Charlie

When the Christian trusts, he is happy; when he doubts, he is miserable.
Charles Spurgeon

 

 

Here is the pertinent info for the next couple of weeks:

• This Wednesday you have your all-day camp visit.  You will leave as a group right after staff prayer. Make sure to bring lunch money as you will be stopping to eat between camp tours.  You won’t be back until later in the afternoon.
• There is coaching this Thursday and Friday so make sure you do your homework from last week.  This means you Sam, Kevin and Bart!!
• This Thursday night, March 17th is dinner at the Talbott’s house for the program team interns.  The remaining interns will be eating at the Talbott’s on Monday, March 21st.  Be there at 5:30.  We need to reschedule the night I am cooking you dinner because that was supposed to be on the 21st.
• We will meet at my house again this Thursday from 3-5 as rain is in the forecast yet again!
• Keep up the amazing work!  Mount Hermon is blessed to have you on staff.

Let me know if you have any questions.

-Charlie

• CCCA sectionals begins this afternoon!  Make sure you talk with your supervisor about what is expected of you and check out the schedule for the conference here.
• Don’t forget about the March 16th all day camp visit.
• I should have your updated lifebooks through email.  If you are one of the few who hasn’t sent them to me, please do so today.
• We do have coaching this week.  We will meet at the usual times at my house.
• This Thursday, we are meeting at our usual time.  The weather is looking a little bit nicer so plan on meeting at the Fieldhouse unless you hear from me otherwise.

I am thankful for each and every one of you!

-Charlie

“As you lead others in creative pursuits, you are your greatest liability.  Self-leadership is about awareness, tolerance, and not letting your own natural tendencies limit your potential.”
-Scott Belsky

 

I told you my goal was to begin posting again and I finally made it.  We have a few announcements that are new today so check them out and let me know if you have any questions.

• CCCA sectionals is this next week (Monday-Thursday).  Make sure you talk with your supervisor about what is expected of you and check out the schedule for the conference here.  Your supervisors have been encouraged to allow you to attend as much of the conference as possible.
• March 16th you have an all day camp visit.  It sounds like you will be going to Camp Kenolyn, Koinonia and Redwood Glen.  They are all in the Santa Cruz area.
• If you have yet to, take advantage of your 5 floating PTO days before May 31st.  Talk with your supervisor about what days are best.
• March is APR month (Annual Performance Review).  This means that your supervisors will be walking you through a performance review.  Part of the review involves you evaluating yourself.  They should be talking to you about it in the coming days.
• March is also Intern Interview month!  You will each be interviewed by one intern committee member.  The interview is your time to answer questions about your intern experience.  This is not a review of you but actually is a chance for you to review the intern program.  In the next week or so, you will be contacted about setting up a time to do this.
• You do have Professional Development tomorrow at 9:30 after staff prayer with  Lisa.
• Don’t forget to email me your updated lifebooks for coaching before we meet on Thursday afternoon.  There is no coaching this week but I want to know how to best help you as I prepare for next week’s coaching sessions.
• Make sure you read Waltke chapter 10 by Thursday and be ready to discuss it at our weekly meeting.

See you on Thursday.  Since it’s supposed to be raining again, we will meet at my house at 3.

I am thankful for each and every one of you!

-Charlie

I hope you are all having an amazing week.  I can’t tell you how much I value and appreciate each and every one of you.  Thanks for all that you are and all that you do!  Here are this week’s announcements:

• This Friday, January 28th your summer staff applications are due.  Don’t forget…unless you want to treat the intern community to some ice cream  : )
• The staff retreat is coming up January 31-Feb 2!  Make sure you line up your transportation to Hume.
• Your coaching sessions for this week have been canceled.  I apologize for the last minute’s notice.  I am recruiting in the Sacramento area.  I am in the process of rescheduling the meetings we have or will have missed.  Please make sure that you are caught up with your coaching work as you now have no excuse to be behind!
• Don’t forget to finish reading pages 209-231 in Waltke and Genesis 1:26-2:5 by this Thursday.  I am asking you to write a 1-2 page reflection paper on the Waltke chapter that will be due at our intern meeting on Thursday, February 3rd.  In this paper, I want you to interact with what Waltke proposes.  Here are a few questions to help you as you write:  Did you agree with him?  Why or why not?  Did you read anything that impacted you?  If so, what?  Did you learn anything new?  If so, what?  Since you don’t have coaching this week, I encourage you to use that time to write your reflection.
• Some other dates to mark on your calendars include: March 16th (all day camp visits), March 7-10 (CCCA), and May 6-7 (AIM weekend).

Thanks for beging patient with me as I get used to incorporating Katie’s job duties into my job.  Feel free to call or text me with any questions.

-Charlie

Habakkuk 3:17-19

THOUGH the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no heard in the stalls, YET I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.  GOD, the Lord is my strength; he makes my feed like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.”

Hey Mount Hermon interns!

I hope your holiday season was both relaxing and worshipful.  Here’s a look at what is coming up:

• Your first professional development meeting of 2011 is this Wednesday from 9-10:30.
• We resume our Intern Meetings this Thursday at the usual time in the usual place.
• Your coaching sessions also resume at their normally scheduled time this week.  Make sure that you email me your current Lifebook at least 24 hours in advance of your coaching session.  Brian, Cassie and Katie don’t need to worry about this as we will be having our first full session this week.
• Next Monday, January 10th is the official moving date for the women interns.  We will have more details for you this Thursday.
• Our annual intern retreat is this month on January 18-19th.  We will leave early on Tuesday morning.  These 2 days are considered workdays.
• Each of you are required to fill out a summer staff application by Friday, January 28th regardless of whether your position has already been confirmed for the summer.  Please make sure that you take 30 minutes to do this in the next few weeks.
• Don’t forget that the Mount Hermon staff retreat is from January 31st-February 2nd.  Make sure that you have RSVPed to Kerry Phibbs.
• Some other dates to mark on your calendars include: March 16th (all day camp visits), March 7-10 (CCCA), and May 6-7 (AIM weekend).

I am thankful for each and every one of you!  I continue to learn from you and I love being able to serve Jesus alongside of you.

-Charlie

Here are this week’s big announcements:

• Congratulations!!!  Winter Weekends are successfully completed… AND… the Twinkle Tours are Terrific… AND…  we had a great weekend of Christmas Buffets/Concerts.  Thank you for making them happen and serving our guests in your unique ways!
• Thank you for your Fall Reviews.  We take your feedback seriously and always open to additional feedback.  If you have not yet completed your review WITH your supervisor, please do so ASAP.  We will have an additional Committee Meeting this week.
• Intern Meeting this Thursday:  Meet in top floor of the field house.
• Please stay on track with your coaching and Theology reading/homework.  It’s worth it!!!
• If everyone in your house will be gone over Christmas, please LOCK your doors and unplug any extra appliances in case of a power outage while you are gone.
• Extra $$$ Opportunity:  Make $25 helping with guest parking from 5:30-6:45pm this Friday at PL.  Four people needed (first four to RSVP get the job!!!).  Contact Patrice Fernald at 831-335-1174.
• You amaze us as Interns.  We are so thankful for how God brought you here this year!

See you Thursday!

-Charlie and Katie

• You are all “automatically” RSVPed as YES to the MH Christmas Dinner on the 14th. Each house should bring a dish to share.
• Please be brainstorming some Christmas Fun to perform for the staff. We will have 30 minutes this Thursday to work on it as a group.
• Don’t forget to sign up for the Staff Gift Exchange with Maribel.
• Please confirm your holiday time off with your supervisor if you have yet to do this.
• Intern Development is this Wednesday after Staff Prayer. Guest Speaker is Alden Johanson.
• Keep your eyes, hearts, and lives open to be God’s agents and objects!
• Please complete your Fall Review (due to your Advisor this Thursday!).   You can download it by clicking the link at the bottom of this post.
• Remember to be working on your first coaching assignment (the faith section of your Life Plan)
• You are good enough, you are smart enough, and doggone it, people like you!

See you soon!

-Charlie and Katie

Fall Review Form