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Dear HCF,
Hope everyone is enjoying a restful Labor Day weekend. We look forward to seeing many of you at tonight's kick-off dinner at 1512 Walnut Street at 6:30pm!
In addition to our regular reflection, we have also included a list of other Haas and non-Haas-specific retreats, events, and resources for you think more deeply about your faith in this upcoming year. We encourage you to quickly skim these below and reach out to any of us if you would like more info.
Grace and Peace,
Anthony, Jake, and Megan
Weekly Reflection - Jake Qian (FTMBA '16)
A year ago, as I was trying to buy a new mattress (mold from the move) and a new car (failed smog testing), while stressing out about not having any friends here (probably my biggest fear in life), I envisioned what life would be like after a year at Haas. Ideally, it included a path to a happy end state: a nice place to settle down with a nice house to someday raise kids and a well-paying, vocationally-satisfying job. Well, a year later, I really have no better idea on what I'm going to do with my life.
A couple weeks ago I listened to a sermon on how life is a river, not a pond. Life changes, we change, the people and world around us change. Like companies who believe they can do the same thing forever and never innovate, my happy end state was really just a path to irrelevance. I think the biggest way I've grown over the past year is rolling with the path God has given me, and not needing to have my life planned out. It's still pretty hard sometimes, and I need to be careful balancing the fine line between "trusting God" and "laziness." But there's just something so peaceful about living well today, and letting God take care of the future.
So, my plan for this second year isn't focused around finding that perfect future career. I can explore jobs that seem interesting without the pressure of finding that perfect fit, and I can focus on simply living well: loving God, loving neighbor, enjoying my friends and family, and being a joy to others. Life is good.
Save the Dates
Veritas Fall Retreat (9/25/15 - 9/27/15), Redwood City
Veritas is InterVarsity's grad student ministry at Berkeley. They have regular service events, speakers, and Bible studies and an upcoming Fall Retreat.
What: biblical reflection individually and in small groups, worship, and speaker sessions based on the theme "A Future and A Hope: How to Live Believing God's Promise as told by Daniel"; meals included
When: evening of 9/25 thru morning of 9/27
Cost: Early bird (by 9/12): $20 for first timers; by 9/19: $25 for first timers
For those interested in thinking more about business and calling, there will be a specific business track in this year's national Urbana conference. Contact Megan for more info...she's already registered :).
Christians in Business Speaker Series (Spring A or B), Haas
There are SO MANY topics that we would like to explore together about faith and work that we are trying to start up a speaker series class in the Spring. To help gauge interest and design the class to be helpful to as many people as possible, can you please fill out the following 2-minute survey?
National MBA conference for Christians in New York City, co-directed by our very own Anthony Patterson! Contact anthony_patterson@mba.berkeley.edu for more details and see the attached handout. We'll be sharing more details about this as we get closer to February.
Praises and Prayer Requests
PRAISE for the gift of rest, fellowship, and community.
PRAYER for establishing Christ-centered priorities for the upcoming year.
Please submit your own praises and prayer requests to your co-presidents and specify whether we have permission to include them in the newsletter. Even if you don't want them to be public, we would be so delighted to share in your blessings and lift up your burdens.
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:19
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Monday 9/7 6:30pm
1512 Walnut Street, Berkeley
Morning Prayer
Thursday 9/10 8:15-9:00am
F430
Being a Christian at Haas: Panel Discussion
Thursday 9/17, 12:30-2:00pm
C220
Small Group
Time/Location/Subject TBD
Anything else you want to see?
Contact one of your co-presidents!
Anthony Patterson, FTMBA 2016
Jake Qian, FTMBA 2016
Megan Wong, FTMBA 2016
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