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Musings on the Newbigin Fellowship

I had just finished my Masters of Divinity at a seminary when I began the Newbigin Fellowship. I was impressed to discover that it was a place to not just gain information but carefully process and journey together with a group of people.

 

The men and women in my cohort came from diverse backgrounds, disagreed on issues, and learned in different ways. But it was cool to see our group growing together and coming around each other with hard questions like, "what purpose does my vocation have?" "how do we understand sexuality?" "what's the balance between faith and doubt?" "what about evolution vs. the Bible?" There were a lot of difficult questions. It naturally pushed us toward a more intimate community.

 

All of our months of bonding was realized, suddenly, one fateful rainy day. While I was getting coffee with one of my group members, our cohort leader got into a minor scooter accident a block away. We rushed over to drive her to the hospital and texts were sent to rest of the group for prayer. Two men from our cohort coordinated to pick up the scooter and bring it back to her apartment, where we all ended up. Our other cohort leader joined at last with boxes of Thai take-out. It was the most delicious spontaneous dinner after a long day of rain and the emergency room.

 

My cohort met each Sunday evening to process our faith within one another. Sometimes we were frustrated with hard questions of life. Sometimes simply fascinated with new information. Sometimes we just sat in silence. Funny how silence can bring a group of people together. We learned, discussed and wrestled deeply together and, ultimately, grew toward one another.

 

- Lydia Suh

Newbigin Fellowship Alumni 2011-12

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