Barnyard Bash

Crowley’s Ridge College will sponsor the 17th Annual Barnyard Bash, on March 7, 2008, featuring a Hee-Haw type comedy show and Porky’s Barbecue. The event will be held in the Gay Carter Activities Center. Dinner will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. For ticket information, please visit http://www.crowleysridgecollege.info/barnyardbash.php.

Spring Sing & Youth Forum

The annual Spring Sing & Youth Forum, which takes place each Easter weekend at Harding University, will be held March 20-22, 2008. To buy tickets or find out more information, visit http://www.harding.edu/springsing/.

Christeens 2008

The annual Christeens Youth Rally will be held at the West Side Church of Christ in Russellville, February 22-24. Featured guests and speakers include Watershed, Theatron, Chris Buxton, and Wess Howell. For more information, visit http://christeensyouthrally.com/.

Christian Music

Visit sites of various Christian music groups to listen, buy albums, view tour dates, and meet the singers:

• Acadisc.com — Links to various a capella Christian music groups.
• Acapella.org — Site of Acapella Ministries
• Ambassadors — from Freed Hardeman University
• Belles & Beaux — from Harding University
• Britt/DeLoach — Music of Rodney Britt and Steve DeLoach
• Cornerstone — from Faulkner University
• First Day — Christian music ministry
• Good News Singers — from Harding University
• Impression — from Lipscomb University
• Revival — from Kansas (They sing the background song for the Lads to Leaders video on this site.)
• Sounds of Glory — from Texas

Downtown Announces Scholarship Fund

The Downtown congregation has a new scholarship fund in place. This fund is for any member or members of the Downtown congregation who are interested in pursuing a degree or certificate of completion in pulpit ministry, youth ministry or missions. The goal of the fund is to assist recipients while attending an elder-approved college or university. Money designated for recipients will go toward tuition, books or living expenses as decided by the elders.

Several areas of criteria must be met. Candidates must:

• Display an evangelistic fervor
• Submit a written purpose statement
• Maintain a certain grade point average
• Demonstrate an honorable Christian life while a recipient of the scholarship fund

In addition to funding provided in the church’s budget, individuals may contribute to the fund anonymously or in the form of an honorarium or memorial.

Those interested in the scholarship fund may pick up an application at the church office.

Making a CASE for Christian Higher Education

Making a CASE for Christian Higher Education

Complete Education

Christ-centered higher education integrates faith and learning in ways that shape a person for a complete life.

Academic Excellence

Students in Christian colleges and universities are taught by faculty who bring expertise in their specific discipline and rigorous standards of scholarship to the classroom.

Social Encouragement

A healthy campus environment, positive peer pressure, trustworthy mentors and a strong sense of Christian community combine to create the balance and boundaries essential for security and growth during the college years.

Eternal Perspective

Christian colleges and universities reinforce eternal priorities first established in students’ homes and churches.

Note: January is National Christian Higher Education Month. The Christian Higher Education Foundation, comprising Christian colleges and universities throughout our fellowship, is promoting the value and unique benefits of attending a Christian university. Please visit www.cofcchef.org for more information.

Rod’s Column: January 20th

Here is a story that appeared in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette on January 10, 2008.

Jane Hambleton, 48, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, has found a buyer for her 19-year-old’s car after running an ad in The Des Moines Register that reads: “OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who obviously don’t love teenage son, selling his car. Only driven for three weeks before snoopy mom who needs to get a life found booze under front seat. $3,700/ offer. Call meanest mom on the planet.”

This story made it into the main stream media. Mrs. Hambleton was interviewed and explained she had hundreds of calls supporting her parenting method. Way to go Mrs. Hambleton!

If you’re a teen reading this and you can’t figure out why a parent would do such a intelligent thing, it’s time you sat down to talk with your parents. If you feel they’re too uncool for a chat with such a hip teen as yourself, I would be glad to explain their archaic point of view!

Mexico Mission Trip

Plans are already underway for the annual mission trip to Rio Bravo, Mexico, which is held each July. Last year a record number of workers from Downtown joined forces with over 200 people from congregations throughout the Read more

Youth Outreach University 2008

Youth Outreach University will be conducted January 25-27, 2008, on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas, located in Conway. YOU is not a youth rally but a youth conference on evangelism. The weekend is designed to Read more

Rod’s Column: January 13th

Youth Outreach University is almost here! Our teens are showing a lot of interest this year. I want to remind the adults that they are welcome to come and attend the keynote speakers. Y.O.U. will include 32 teachers covering a wide range of topics.

Most of the topics teach teens how to help others learn about Christ. However, there are other classes to spark interest in God’s word such as the class on angels taught by Ed Myers. Ted Knight teaches a class on recognizing those who are in danger of suicide.

This year, just like last year, there are classes specifically designed for young ladies with teachers like Kim Wilson, Sherry Pollard, and Angela Almond. Carroll Sites, Ed Myers, Joe Jones, and Robert Swain are the only four teachers returning this year. Their classes are always packed. These classes cover salvation, angels, Revelation, and Romans and they are excellent.

Get your teen excited about this opportunity. You can still register, you might not get the shirt, but you’ll get an eternal education.

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