• Kelli walked us through the calendar.
• Dave Bechtel spoke on leadership, responsibility, and freedom Listen now
• Dave Dawson led a discussion of ways to engage other people for the sake of evangelism.
• And there was some fantastic dessert.

We also collected group rosters, photographed leaders, submitted prayer requests, and shared summer plans.

Over on the Richland Campus blog, Dave Dawson cited seven reasons why stories are important.

Excerpt from the post:

1. Storytelling is a universal form of communication.
2. More than half of the world’s population prefers the concrete mode of learning.
3. Stories connect with our imagination and emotions.
4. Every major religion uses stories to socialize its young, convert potential followers, and indoctrinate members.
5. Approximately 75 percent of the Bible is narrative.
6. Stories create instant evangelists.
7. Jesus taught theology through stories.