Sometimes allowing student leaders to really lead can feel like a big risk. That’s exactly what Danny Poon, InterVarsity staff at the University of Missouri, discovered this semester.
Beginning the year, Danny felt that the students were struggling with insecurities and relying a lot on him to take charge when it came to planning their large group meetings. Danny decided to set them up with a skeleton of what their meetings could look like and step back from the planning process to give them space to take full ownership.
Not only did the leadership team begin running their regular meetings, Danny was overjoyed when the time came for them to plan the final large group of the semester. The once timid leaders decided to share their testimonies and invite over 30 of their peers to faith in Jesus. The group responded incredibly well and Danny saw that empowering students to reach their campus can lead to truly life changing moments.