Within CCF, how often do we see each other? Myself, for the people I don’t run into the hallways of the Engineering Quad, or at SLC’s third floor, or whatnot...I admit, I don’t see much of other CCF’ers. How can we grow together towards unity if we don’t see each other? Perhaps with excuses like school, or even just laziness, we hesitate on calling each other out to meet. For lunch or dinner. We don’t create those opportunities, and thus can only rely on Friday gatherings, or cell groups, or whatnot... yet, there is another way of growing together.
As a first year, I hesitated on getting involved with CCF. Perhaps it was due to the high school fellowship I came from, which was ran by older councilors and people who are just so much more...”Christianly” than myself. They were the older kids. They were the ones pulling 95% average in Diploma IB. They were the ones that can play piano and guitar and sing. They were the ones that can tell you what bible verse is good for what situations. And so, the role of servers within fellowship was placed on a pedestal. Something that you must be “good enough” to do. I was told all these titles was just a distraction, but I didn’t understand it at the moment...and decided that serving should be left to those more Christianly.
Yet this term, I was proven wrong. With encouragement from the upper years, I got involved in various CCF projects, each with their long nights, last minute panicking and technical difficulties. What did I get out of serving at projects such as Lifesong and Grad Dinner? Technical knowledge, definitely. A bit of planning and design skills. Enjoyed the occasional sunset (nothing you Engineers reading this don’t know about). But the most invaluable things must be the fellowship I had with my fellow servers.
In serving, you are placed with fellow CCF’ers. You chat and discuss random things. And you get to see things from their point of view. Like lunch and dinner, this is another created opportunity, to build on those 3 hours we are together for every Friday. Just because you don’t feel like you have the requirements, it doesn’t mean you can’t serve. God has granted you something. If you don’t know what your gifts are, pray about it. If you are eager to find out, serve. It will bring out something. And it would be up to you to decide to build on it or not.
Most importantly, serve because of the chance to fellowship and grow with your brothers and sisters. Growth is not a solo event. You must have discussion...you must be challenged...you must have prayer. CCF is only an organization. It will not force to you grow if you are passive about it. You must be willing to seek and to knock, for you to really gain anything out of it.
Whatever preconception you may have about serving, it may be time to reconsider them. It is not just the more visual roles that needs to be done. The little stuff in the background are important also. We must make the picture complete. A house cannot stand divided against itself. CCF is not about the house. Rather, it is about the people who resides in the house.
Just remember. Everyone who has/is serving with CCF right now...we all came from somewhere. Take it from me. A term ago, I was just another frosh, in a sea of faces. Today...well. I’m still just another frosh, but the growth and learning and the fellowship and bonding I have had with my brothers and sisters...it is just too invaluable. Things like Engineering...or Project Manager...or Audio-video Technician. They're all distractions too. If we can do it, then so can you.
Reference and Thanks to: the UWCCF Grads of 2006 (some areas from above were quoted directly from Jane Huang, Michael Yung and Eric Cheng). The Lifesong Team of W06. Participants of the Winter Retreat. Grad Dinner Organizational Team. And lastly, Sr.Rock fellowship leadership of 2002.
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