FELLOWS REFLECTIONS

“Friendship improves happiness and abates misery by doubling our joys and dividing our grief.” — Cicero I’ve been in the fellowship program for nearly seven weeks now, and I have been greatly blessed to be part of such a wonderful program. I’ve enjoyed the seminars, events, retreats, and roundtables, but the thing that surprises me most is that I can call these people my friends. Going into the program, I wasn’t sure how well the group would gel. During the first week of actu

Before the Fellows year started, I traveled down to a small Shenandoah farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. It was the first time I had ever done a prayer retreat alone, and my preparation had been less than ideal. As the silent hours grew larger and larger, a feeling of intense anxiety began to sink in. A question bounced around in my head: “Why did I even show up to this place…Can’t I just pray anytime and anywhere?” But over time, the external silence led to internal silenc

Five years after his last youth retreat, Andrew Quick returned as a sixth-grade boys’ leader and discovered that the most meaningful moments happened in the middle of joyful, pillow-fueled chaos.

Coming to Washington, D.C. from Indian Trail, NC was a bigger adjustment than I expected. Here's how I found my footing, and why it ended with a casserole dish. From the very first day, the Fellows Program at The Falls Church Anglican has been a blessing. Everyone I've met has been delightful, helpful, and inspiring. I've been amazed by the generosity of the staff, the other Fellows, my wonderful host family, the Malms, and the many other hands that lift this program up. Th

What a week we have had! Between moving in, the Fellows retreat, and the various activities put on for us and by us, there’s hardly been a moment to sit back and reflect on it all. But that’s the beauty of the Fellows Program. We stay busy all year long because there is so much to learn and experience. Already, we’ve grown close as a group through sharing our testimonies, entering seminary together, and bonding over shared hobbies like pickleball. God has been working in us a