Here’s a quick glimpse at what a typical day looked like in our Life of Paul Seminar
The Whole Life of Paul Seminar Crew
5:00-6:00 — Not part of the seminar, but I just get up early to read and pray
6:00-6:45 — Yoga (yes, I’ve been doing yoga lately…) and a shower
6:45-7:15 — Breakfast of yummy bread, yogurt, fruit, and granola
8:30-9:30 — Class which is a good mix of worship, teaching, and discussion
9:30-9:45 — Break (Race downstairs to the cafe and try to get in line for coffee before the students from the 3 other schools!)
9:45-12:30 — Class
12:30-2:00 — Lunch where we sat with our classmates (seminar-mates?) to get to know one another better
2:00-4:00 — Prayer, worship, or meditation on our own. This was space to personally process what was happening in class and to prepare for tomorrow’s class.
4:00-6:00 — Practical Ministry, which was a way for us to help care for the community at YWAM Lausanne. I helped paint a hallway on the top floor of the Chalet
6:00-7:00 — Dinner together
We had some fun outings in the evenings. One evening we hiked to a lovely little farm-to-table restaurant and had a wonderful Swiss dining experience. Another we went down to a cute town on the shore of lake Geneva and enjoyed hanging out.
We so enjoyed the other participants. There were 16 of us all together, and Kay Charlotte and I didn’t know any of them. (We had met Maureen, the woman who ran the seminar, several times before, but never spent a lot of time together). In the two weeks, we really connected through great discussions, shared meal times, and special moments of worship and communion. Everyone contributed so much that I feel like I was learning from all everybody, not only Maureen.
The Seminar was fantastic. I took tons of notes (that I still need to go over). We still have an assignment this week. We all are to turn in a reflection of our time together, and then comment on each other’s reflections. There was a lot more than learning some facts — we explored how Saul became more Christlike and discussed what this meant for us in our own journeys of faith. Kay Charlotte and I feel renewed and refreshed.
Kay Charlotte and I are so glad we went. We are better equipped for what’s next. We are more connected with those who will help. And we are closer together and closer with Jesus.
