John Maxwell Company Writer Speaks to First Year Experience Students
Takoma Park, MD (October 4, 2018) Washington Adventist University recently welcomed Jason E. Brooks, Content Development Officer and Speaker for the John Maxwell Company, to campus for a First Year Experience (FYE) assembly.
This year, FYE is participating in an inaugural leadership program with the John Maxwell Leadership Company and students are reading the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth.
Brooks’ presentation focused on the book and his 14 year journey to growth. In 2004 after the death of his daughter, he went into deep mourning and his life took a dive. He quickly realized that he needed to work on growing himself and discovering his purpose in life. Now working with the Maxwell Company he states that he would have never dreamt that his life would end up here.
“My calling from God is to unlock the brilliance in other people,” shared Brooks.
Transitioning from youth pastor to senior pastor to radio writer, Brooks seeks to help others avoid regrets later in life. He reminded the student that they are at the perfect place in their life to question who they want to be and not just what they want to be.
“I really wanted to put a face to the book and bring someone who could share his personal story with the students,” said Becky Barker, First Year Experience Coordinator
Brooks has also authored his first novel, “EJ Lee and The Golden Door.”
Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. Approximately 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the university’s nine graduate and 42 undergraduate programs. The 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.
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