{"id":3331,"date":"2017-07-24T10:32:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T15:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/?p=3331"},"modified":"2017-07-24T10:32:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T15:32:05","slug":"student-spotlight-on-mckinley-terry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2017\/07\/24\/student-spotlight-on-mckinley-terry\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight on McKinley Terry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">McKinley Terry is a senior Management major with minors in English and History from Longview, Texas. He is interning at Alpine Church of Christ in Longview, TX as the youth ministry summer intern.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3335\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3335\" class=\"wp-image-3335 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Headshot1-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Headshot1-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Headshot1-150x140.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Headshot1-768x716.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Headshot1-490x457.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Headshot1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McKinley Terry<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><strong>Q: What have you done in your internship so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So far, I have helped lead classes for middle schoolers and high schoolers in our youth group, organized mission trips and social events, and helped our students better serve others throughout their community and the state of Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3333 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Camp_of_the_Hills1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Camp_of_the_Hills1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Camp_of_the_Hills1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Camp_of_the_Hills1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Camp_of_the_Hills1-490x368.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/Camp_of_the_Hills1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><strong>Q:\u00a0 What has been your favorite part of the internship?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My favorite part was definitely our recent mission trip to Camp of the Hills in Marble Falls, Texas. We served nearly four thousand meals that week to campers brought in by faith and community-oriented groups throughout Texas. I always loved going on this mission trip when I was in the youth group, so it was incredible to get to serve again as a leader and motivate our students to serve others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3336 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/McAllen_Group1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/McAllen_Group1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/McAllen_Group1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/McAllen_Group1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/McAllen_Group1-490x276.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/07\/McAllen_Group1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo ajU\">\n<div id=\":2mf\" class=\"ajR\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ajT\" src=\"https:\/\/ssl.gstatic.com\/ui\/v1\/icons\/mail\/images\/cleardot.gif\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Q:\u00a0 How do you see this experience aiding you in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My goal is to eventually teach at the university level, so working with young adults has helped me to understand the difficulties and opportunities in reaching and mentoring them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:\u00a0 What has grown you as an individual the most in this internship?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have seen first-hand the difficulties that non-profits such as churches face regarding operations, budgeting, and management. Having to balance the interests and management styles of separate individuals has helped me learn how to navigate what can often be chaotic situations without growing too frustrated and inefficient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McKinley Terry is a senior Management major with minors in English and History from Longview, Texas. He is interning at Alpine Church of Christ in Longview, TX as the youth ministry summer intern. Q: What have you done in your internship so far? 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