Joshua Crozier,聽Current North Park Student

My favorite part about CHIC was realizing just how big the Body of Christ is. Over 6,000 other teenagers and leaders from around the nation gathered together to worship God, grow in their faith, and make lifelong memories. If you鈥檝e never been to CHIC, I suggest diving deep into the base camps, go hard on the fields, worship in ways you never have before, and soak up the messages of the speakers.

This week three years ago was incredibly formational to me; I still remember messages that were shared, the bands that played, and the friends I made at CHIC 2015. I also remember the screaming North Park student volunteers handing out t-shirts and telling us about the University. Because I grew up in the Covenant Church, CHIC was not the first time I had heard of North Park, but I remember learning more about the University from the excited volunteer students.

Dr. Rajkumar Boaz Johnson,聽Professor of Biblical & Theological Studies

CHIC is truly exciting! I have attended every CHIC since I started at North Park in 2003. Every parent wants their kids to turn out to be good kids. All Christian parents want their kids to turn out to be good followers of Jesus. CHIC is a great place to see this come to fruition.聽Most churches have very small youth groups, and young people feel so alone. But at CHIC it is awesome to be with 6,000 other young people who are shouting and rejoicing, and jumping with joy.

I am always thrilled about every opportunity to speak into the lives of these young people. And it is such a joy to see CHIC students come to North Park. Even if the Holy Spirit uses one word I say, to influence a student鈥檚 choice to come to North Park, I am satisfied.聽It is always a joy to shape the minds and hearts of these young people, so that they are able to go out and change the world. CHIC and North Park are once-in-a-life-time experiences that these young people will never forget.

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Gigi Santos,聽Current North Park Student

Listening to my youth group friends recount their experiences at CHIC was so life聽fulfilling聽to me that I decided to volunteer with 萝莉社. Volunteering at CHIC was very exhausting because we were working different parts of the event and had long days. However, I enjoyed every single moment of those long days because I engaged with other volunteers and staff and students; we were simply doing life together that week.

Going as a volunteer was a great opportunity for me and remains relevant in my life because I was able to grow in my faith and be vulnerable enough to share about my experiences with people who were very intentional with me that week. CHIC also allowed me to build relationships with people through which I can continuously share with others what God’s doing in my life.

That鈥檚 also what I love most about being at North Park: there is a community that has walked alongside me throughout my time here. I love that the friendships I’ve built here are intentional friendships and a great support system academically and with my journey with Christ.

I am excited about going to CHIC again this year because I loved watching all the good things God was doing in the lives of the students, staff, and volunteers. Simply being there together, putting ideas together to help students explore where they stand in their faith, and watching them take it into their own hands makes CHIC an incredible experience聽as a North Park student聽volunteer.