No More Work

So my internship with North Point has officially come to a close (although I will be working with them throughout the fall semester developing a new short-term mission trip training program), and I have to say it's been quite the experience. I'm sure I will continue to reflect on what I've learned this summer as time passes, but here are some thoughts that are going through my head right now.

The more and more I think about it, the more and more I begin to figure out what exactly I will get out of my internship with North Point. I've felt for a while that I'm slowly growing farther away from NP in terms of doctrine, mission, and the like as I continue my walk with Christ. Most of my differences center around small stuff like semantics, but it nevertheless creates a small tension. This absolutely does not mean that I hate or disagree with NP or think they're doing bad things. I just feel as though my faith is taking me down a different path on the same Walk.

In terms of my internship, I think the main thing I'll learn this summer is how to love and accept churches and ministries that don't operate on the same page that I do. I love NP with all of my heart. I love the staff with all of my heart. I think that NP is doing incredible things in Atlanta for the glory of God. I think that the world missions team could be the best team environment I ever work in.

With all that said, I don't think NP is for me in the long run. I'm probably going to continue attending Buckhead Church (a satellite campus of NP) until I graduate, but I think it might be time to look for the next step in my faith and jump to it with everything I've got.

Thank you, North Point, for being exactly what I needed when I needed it.