Written by Remie Verougstraete
During my first few weeks as a summer intern at Kingsway, I was welcomed to the office with all the kindness and care that you would expect from your church staff, by having my desk pranked and half of my lunch stolen. After being assured that this was a sign of affection, I was able to settle in and Matthew got me started on my summer reading list, which was heavy on theologically rich christian classics like Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”
My work varies from week to week, but pretty regularly includes making progress on my book list, studying different issues in scripture and asking lots of questions, whether it’s to a pastor about church doctrine, or to a receptionist about how the phones work. As an intern, I’m not given total responsibility over any specific “sphere” of the church, but rather I get to come alongside and play a support role in different ministries that go on over the summer. For example, I was given the job of helping to administrate a portion of the worship team banquet earlier this summer, and I’ve been able to participate in a weekly study of the book, “Just Do Something” with Matthew and some dudes from the church. I also spent time developing and conducting a “good neighbor” survey for the neighborhood behind our building, which gave me a chance to interact with folks and see what they think about “the church down the street.”
Overall, this internship has been a humbling taste of how God’s power and grace make service for Him an experience of rich blessing and encouragement to our own souls. I thank God for His kindness and for this church. Thanks for your support, and God bless you all.
Remie, I promise it wasn’t me who took your lunch. The desk thing.. ok, I can’t say the same thing but I didn’t take your lunch, promise! Haha, thanks for being such a great sport. It’s been great having you here at the office.