Greetings! Greetings in the name of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ! On behalf of the facilitators of the C.S. Lewis Institute - Annapolis (George Anderson, Sig Berg, John Bishop, Jim Hiskey, and Jim Phillips), I offer you this edition of the CSLI Annapolis Newsletter.
Mission of C.S. Lewis Institute:
The C.S. Lewis Institute was founded in 1976 in the legacy of its namesake as an organization which endeavors to challenge, educate, and disciple those who will, like Lewis, articulate, defend, and live faith in Christ through personal and public life. The Institute's vision complements the work of the Church, equipping thoughtful believers to impact their sphere of influence for Jesus Christ. This discipleship of heart and mind takes place by means of teaching, readings, and mentoring.
Mission of C.S. Lewis Institute - Annapolis: The Mission of C.S. Lewis Institute - Annapolis is to extend the mission of the C.S. Lewis Institute to the Annapolis community, with a special passion for the students and faculty of Saint John's College and the U.S. Naval Academy. Ours is to disciple the people the Lord brings to us and connect them to each other so that they can lead the Church, the State, and the nations. Support for C.S. Lewis Institute -Annapolis: We are funded by the contributions of private individuals who identify with our Mission and Vision above. If you wish to support this ministry, please click here. Specify that you desire your contribution to go to the "Annapolis Extension". All contributions are tax-exempt; the C. S. Lewis Institute is a US 501(c)(3) organization. Receipts are mailed to all donors. Contributors to the Institute automatically receive Knowing & Doing, our quarterly publication for discipleship of heart and mind. Thank you for your support. If you do not already receive Knowing & Doing and you would like to please, click here to sign up. January Update:
We have four significant topics to offer you in this newsletter: International update: As a result of our visit to China last year, God has been drawing CSLI to become global in our mission of discipleship. Specifically, here are some important happenings:
- The Heart & Mind Discipleship Program is now available worldwide on iBooks for use on iPads.
- The Journey program is now available to Asia on the iPad.
- A group of YUST instructors (Yanbian University of Science and Technology) will be embarking on the Journey program beginning February in China. They plan to use Heart & Mind Discipleship with their students later in the semester.
- CSLI has been invited to attend the annual gathering of ELIC (English Language Institute/China) to meet the teachers and introduce them to CSLI. Jim and Ann Phillips and Daniel and Brandy Spandler-Davison will be making this trip to Chiangmai, Thailand February 3-10. Please pray for wisdom and discernment in how we approach and execute this God-sized mission.
A call for Fellows Applications:
Yes! It is time to call for applications to the 2013-2014 Fellows Program. If you are considering applying you can find the application for the Annapolis Fellows Program on our website. You can also receive a summary of program requirements and general information by emailing Jim Phillips.
CSLI Annual Banquet, April 11th:
You will want to mark your calendars for Thursday evening, April 11, 2013. This will be the annual CSLI Banquet in Washington, DC and the reason I am calling your attention to this is that our speaker will be Dr. James Kim, President of PUST (Pyongyang University of Science and Technology in North Korea) and YUST (Yanbian University of Science and Technology in NE China).
Dr. James Kim has an amazing testimony that takes him from a soldier in the Korean War fighting for South Korea, to a personal relationship with Kim Jung Il and the founding of the only private university in North Korea. His story has elements of Joseph, Daniel, and Paul.You will want to make this unique dinner event. RSVP information will be emailed to this distribution list when available.
Amy's Collegiate News:
The semester is off to a great start at St. John's, and the seniors are finishing and turning in their essays this weekend! Our men and women's fellowships are going well, with our women's fellowship reaching the largest it's been so far. We've been excited to welcome new men and women into our fellowships this past month. This next week I am excited to meet with the leaders of the Christian Fellowship to share ideas and plan out the rest of the semester with them. We are hoping to bring in several speakers over the course of the spring, and have an evening of worship and fellowship with the midshipmen in the Great Hall like we did last year. This Sunday is a pancake extravaganza and all johnnies, part of the Christian Fellowship or not, are invited to come to my house, 201 Hanover St. On Tuesday, February 12, Jim Phillips is speaking on the topic of discipleship at Officers' Christian Fellowship at the Naval Academy and men and women from our St. John's fellowship groups are eating dinner together beforehand and will walk over together to join in with OCF. Students are meeting in the mornings on campus to pray for each other and for their school. Please continue to pray for SJC, for the seniors in these last days of essay writing, and that God's Truth would prevail!
Thank you for your prayers and support of CSLI Annapolis.
Calendar of Events:
February
- Year 1 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Feb 2 | 8:45am | Paca House Conference Center
- Year 2 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Feb 2 | 8:45am | Harry Browne's Upper Room
- Heart & Mind Discipleship Course | Thursday, Feb 7 | 7:00pm | 182 Prince George St.
- Heart & Mind Discipleship Course | Thursday, Feb 21 | 7:00pm | Paca Gardens Conference Center
- SJC Men's Fellowship | Tuesdays | 7:30pm | Aslan House
- SJC Women's Fellowship | Wednesdays | 2:30pm | Aslan House
March
- Year 1 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Mar 2 | 8:45am | Paca House Conference Center
- Year 2 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Mar 2 | 8:45am | Harry Browne's Upper Room
- Heart & Mind Discipleship Course | Thursday, Mar 7 | 7:00pm | Paca Gardens Conference Center
- Heart & Mind Discipleship Course | Thursday, Mar 21 | 7:00pm | Paca Gardens Conference Center
- SJC Men's Fellowship | Tuesdays | 7:30pm | Aslan House
- SJC Women's Fellowship | Wednesdays | 2:30pm | Aslan House
April
- Year 1 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Apr 6 | 8:45am | Paca House Conference Center
- Year 2 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Apr 6 | 8:45am | Harry Browne's Upper Room
- CSLI Annual Banquet | Thursday, Apr 11 | TBD
- SJC Men's Fellowship | Tuesdays | 7:30pm | Aslan House
- SJC Women's Fellowship | Wednesdays | 2:30pm | Aslan House
May
- Year 1 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, May 4 | 8:45am | Paca House Conference Center
- Year 2 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, May 4 | 8:45am | Harry Browne's Upper Room
- SJC Men's Fellowship | Tuesdays | 7:30pm | Aslan House
- SJC Women's Fellowship | Wednesdays | 2:30pm | Aslan House
June
- Year 1 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Jun 1 | 8:45am | Paca House Conference Center
- Year 2 Fellows Meeting | Saturday, Jun 1 | 8:45am | Harry Browne's Upper Room
Mark your calendars and feel free to ask questions about any of the events above so that you can plan to attend. Become a friend of C.S. Lewis Institute (Annapolis) on Facebook for weekly updates, Lewis quotes, and Christian articles, videos, and websites.
Ongoing
Please pray for the men and women associated with the Institute and the lives they have been entrusted to touch. Our ministry in Annapolis is not about numbers, it is about touching the lives of the men and women God brings to us before they go out into His service.
Aslan is on the move!
Sincerely in Christ,
Jim Phillips
Director, C.S. Lewis Institute - Annapolis
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