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Spiritual Life The GAC Spartan community embraced a unique sense of unity in the 2023-2024 school year, centered around a year-long deep dive into Romans 12 and the theme of Renewal.
The commitment to Romans 12 and renewal extends beyond students, with opportunities for parents and the wider community to join weekly parent Bible studies centered on this theme.
Students and the community engaged with Romans 12 through diverse formats. For instance, the “Midweek Minute” offers weekly video testimonials by faculty, staff, and students covering lessons from Romans 12, prompting family discussions. These lessons further unfold in Bible classes and student-led chapels across all school levels. The theme was also expanded upon at school-level Spiritual Retreats.
Incorporating the tenets of Romans 12 at every school level and across the entire GAC Community takes a high level of commitment and coordination. We appreciate the faculty and staff members who have all worked tirelessly throughout the year to ensure that GAC students grow and renew their minds together each day.
Senior Maddie Burrough, the Service Prefect in the High School this year, is a member of GAC’s High School Student Ministry class. Maddie’s role as a Prefect and student ministry leader have placed her in a position to impact the daily effort to emphasize the message of Romans 12 amongst the student body. Maddie has worked during the school year with GAC’s High School Service Director, Savannah Roberts, on efforts like the school-wide Spartans Serving Together (school supply drive) and Can-A-Thon to allow students to experience spiritual growth through acts of service. “How does service tie into this idea of Renewal? How are we renewed when we pour ourselves out, and how do we pour ourselves out and serve others? It’s through that Holy Spirit working inside of us. You never look more like Jesus than when you serve. Jesus calls us into renewal through humbling ourselves and looking to serve,” Roberts said. Middle School Spiritual Retreat 2023
This year our GAC community has been reading, studying, and living out Paul’s challenge to the church in Romans chapter 12. We know that to be transformed by the renewal of our minds, it takes an everyday choice to offer our lives up to Him. We prayerfully created intentional spaces, moments, and opportunities for our community to experience renewal this year through the power of the Holy Spirit. Justin Bagwell, Director of Spiritual Life
High School Spiritual Retreat 2023
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