It’s crazy to think, School is about ready to start up again. It seems like just yesterday kids were running out of the last class, and moms were happy to have the kids home for the summer. But as the months wore on, the kids got bored, and moms and dads are ready to get […]
Author: Andy Braner
Welcome to The Journey. For the last 20 years, I've been working with teenagers, college students, and adults to Re-Imagine what it means to live in the world of faith and politics seemingly at conflict with one another
Leaders Born? Leaders Mentored?
The debate between nature and nurture is one that is inexplicably complicated. Are we who we are because we have the genetic code, personality, and built in skills that allow us to do what we do? Or are we a compilation of experiences leading us to have opportunity leading us to who we become? As […]
Experience a Decade of Global Travel
It’s been ten years providing students with a global travel experience with The KIVU Gap Year. We have taken students to India, China, The Philippines, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Chile, Bolivia, Guatemala, Germany, and England. We have domestic programs all over America, and our goal is to help prepare students with a host […]
What are you doing next Semester?
Anybody who enters University today knows the thrill of the first day of class. Freshman experience a new environment, new freedoms, and what feels like the beginning of a new life. But talk with Sophomores, and you get a very different story. Something happens between the Freshman and Sophomore year with many students today. They […]
Working with Tomorrows Leaders
Leadership is one of those catchy sensational words used by almost every youth organization in existence. Every one working with today’s student population wants to boast of “making the next generation of leaders.” But what does that mean today? Have we used the word leadership as a marketing ploy? Or, are there ways to quantify […]
