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INFO: Register Here for Student Life Camp 2012!

Hey 6th and 7th graders!!

We are headed to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri this summer for Student Life Camp, June 4-8.  

This year's theme is:

2012 Theme: Audacious
"BE ON YOUR GUARD; STAND FIRM IN THE FAITH; BE COURAGEOUS; BE STRONG."

1 CORINTHIANS 16:13

The Christian life isn't easy and some would say it shouldn't be. So, how do your students look at their Christian life? Do they look at it as a chore? Do they look at it as a challenge? Do they see it as a journey and not a destination? We want to help your students live a life without boundaries. A life in which they are bold not just for the sake of being seen, but bold because they serve a God that is bold. A God that sees what they can become. How do they do that? They do that by Being on Guard, Standing Firm in the Faith. Being Courageous and Being Bold. Being Audacious.

Attached is more detailed information, which can also be found in the registration form below.

Register Here:  https://cornerstonelife.ccbchurch.com/w_form_response.php?form_id=262

The Basics:

When? June 4th - June 8th.
Where? Windermere Conference Center, Lake of the Ozarks, MO 
Parent’s Meeting – Sunday, May 13th at 10:30am in the Equipping Room
Price: $395. $50 deposit due upon signup. Full balance due at Parent’s Meeting.
Signup Deadline: Wednesday, March 28th
IMPORTANT Details (more details listed in the Student Checklist):
• Bus loads from Cornerstone at 4:40am on Monday, June 4th. Leave at 5am.
• Please provide your son or daughter with a sack breakfast
• No cell phones, iPods, mp3 players, or video games
• Rusty’s cell phone – 864-884-2988, Shane’s – 850-736-6958
• Spending money is encouraged (appx. $50.00 for snacks, apparel, books, CD’s, water activities, etc.)
• We will arrive back to Cornerstone at appx. 5:30pm on June 8th


Let me know if you have any questions and I am looking forward to seeing God move in the lives of 180 leaders and students on this trip!

Rusty
864.884.2988

 

Click here to download:
2012_SLC_Important_Info.pdf (110 KB)
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INFO: Register here for the 2012 Rosebud Mission Trip!

Hey 180 8th Graders!!

The 2012 Rosebud Mission Trip is for current 8th graders who are passionate to spread the love of Jesus Christ.  We’ll be evangelizing, serving, and loving children and their families on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. 

We’ll be part of the bigger vision to plant a church and see long lasting change on the reservation that only Christ’s transformation can bring.  Exciting things are happening on the Rez, as we continue to get closer to planting a church and our student exchange program is gains momentum.  We are seeking to bring back 15-20 pre-teen/teenage Rosebud students this summer! 

Throughout the week, we will be leading a kids’ camp for the Rosebud youth, playing with children during the day, and serving in various projects.  We’ll also take a day to tube down the Niobrara River in nearby Valentine, NE. 


For more detailed information about the trip details see the attached document, which is also located in the link below to register for the trip.

Register here: https://cornerstonelife.ccbchurch.com/w_form_response.php?form_id=263

Trip dates are June 16-23 in Rosebud, SD.

Registration Deadline and $50 Deposit Due Wed, March 30th
Price - $350 (Final Balance due at June 10 Parent’s Meeting)

Contact Shane Kelley(skelley35@gmail.com) with any questions.

Looking forward to a great trip this summer!

Rusty

Click here to download:
Rosebud_Info_2012.pdf (53 KB)
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BLOG: Xtreme Serve Stories!

Hey 180!

Check out these cool stories about what a few small groups did for the Xtreme Serve challenge last semester!

Andersen/Broussard Small Group (6th Grade Girls) 
For our Xtreme Serve, the girls decided to collect pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House. The girls raised SO many pop tabs!! 3 coffee cans full and around 7 large sandwich bags...too many to count! They are so passionate about this that we decided to continue our collecting for at least the rest of the school year. We would love for the rest of 180 to join us in collecting! Ronald McDonald houses are a place that feels like home for families to stay, while their loved ones are in continuous hospital care. Some families stay for a week, while others months. I personally used Ronald McDonald houses growing up and think they are a fantastic organization. (You can find more detailed information below.)

Broussard
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Ronald McDonald House: http://rmhc.org/ ; Pop Tab Info:http://www.rmhdesmoines.org/how-you-can-help/pop-tabs 

-Alyssa Broussard


Barrientos/Kelley Small Group (8th Grade Boys)
For our Xtreme Serve, we RAKed - that is, R(andom) A(ct of) K(indness) - two lawns that were filled to the brim with leaves. We completely filled up Joel’s truck and Omar’s SUV with leaves and drove them out to the Haverkamps’ field, where the leaves met their fiery demise. But not before we had some fun wrestling and making spectacular football catches in the huge leaf pile. The guys don’t know this yet, but we’ll be shoveling some random driveways (sorry, no clever acronyms for this one) at some point this winter! If you want yours shovelled, let me know :)

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-Shane Kelley
 

Brekke/Thorsbakken/Butikofer Small Group (8th Grade Boys)
We helped move straw bales for Brekke's Town & Country Store. They donated money to our group which we then used to purchase items for a family through the Wishing Tree Project at the Huxley Clothes Pantry.

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-Josh Butikofer

 

WOW! What awesome ways to serve God and to serve God's people!

INFO: If You Really Care, Don't Send A Text.

Hey 180 students and parents!

As text messaging is one of the most popular ways to communicate today, the FCA devotional below really connects with me and with the message Joel gave Wednesday night about powering down and spending time with God, or getting "Synced Up".  

Since our relationship with God should affect everything we do, it is important to make sure we devote quality time and intentional communication to that relationship.  As my wife says, "if you really care, don't send a text."  I feel this is true especially with our relationship with God.  As texts are great for communicating quickly and efficiently, they just can't convey the emotion of verbal communication or replace the impact of quality time spent with someone you care about. The same is true of God.  

Thanks to Perry Balke for sending this on and if it convicts you like it did me, let it drive us all back to spending time God!

 

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Texting God 
Thursday, January 19th, 2012 

READY: 

"You will call to Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." 
- Jeremiah 29:12-13 

SET: 

Have you ever had a time in your life when you wanted to be pursued and listened to? As human beings, we naturally desire to be in relationships, to have open lines of communication with others. Have you ever wanted that with someone who didn't reciprocate?

There was a time in my own life in which I was pleading with God to re-establish an open line of communication with a friend. And I was asking Him to allow it to be through verbal communication, not another all-to-familiar text message. But when that didn't happen, I couldn't understand why He wasn't answering my prayers. I then realized that He was answering, just not in the way I expected. The Lord used that situation, as He often does, to teach me a lesson about the kind of communication He desires from each of His beloved children.

Although text messages are a popular form of communication and allow for quick and easy interaction, they are very impersonal. While text messages can complement verbal communication, any relationship of depth cannot be based on or centered around them.

Through my own situation, I felt God saying, "I want more than text messages from you." I started thinking about how often I simply "text" God throughout the day, sending up quick prayers (usually prayer requests) without any follow-up. While it is awesome to be able to talk to God at any point during the day, He wants more than just "text messages" from each of us. He wants us to pursue Him, to be rooted in prayer. He desires that we be open and honest and that we open up our hearts to Him — to not only ask but to praise. He will listen!

Prayer is our opportunity to communicate with Him. He craves a deeper relationship with each of us, where we talk to Him in depth, as well as listening to Him through His Word (the Bible) and the Holy Spirit.


GO: 

1. Do you take time to communicate with God through more than text message-like prayers?
2. When was the last time you spent quality time really talking to God?
3. Have you ever spent time trying to let Him talk to you through the Bible and the Holy Spirit? 
4. How can you start to pursue God more in depth today? 

WORKOUT: 

Psalm 119:164
Matthew 6:9-15
1 Thessalonians 5:17 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nicole Rapagnani is an FCA Area Representative in Southwest Louisiana. For more information about FCA please visit FCA.org.

 


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BLOG: Baptism Form for Dec. 7

Hey 180!

The deadline to sign up for baptisms during the Dec. 7 service is Dec.2.

Students, if you are interested in being baptized, then discuss this with your parents and fill out the form below:

https://cornerstonelife.ccbchurch.com/w_form_response.php?form_id=220

Once you fill out the form, we will review them and follow up with each student.

We are excited for the service on Dec. 7 and can't wait to see the students of 180 step forward in proclaiming obedience to Christ!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Rusty

Baptism Form for Dec. 7

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Hey 180!


The deadline to sign up for baptisms during the Dec. 7 service is Dec.2.


Students, if you are interested in being baptized, then discuss this with your parents and fill out the form below:

https://cornerstonelife.ccbchurch.com/w_form_response.php?form_id=220

Once you fill out the form, we will review them and follow up with each student.  

We are excited for the service on Dec. 7 and can't wait to see the students of 180 step forward in proclaiming obedience to Christ!

Let me know if you have any questions.


Rusty

BLOG: The Blessing of Sabboth

Hey 180 Parents, 

I just want to thank you all for what you do.  I know that most of you have full schedules and on top of that you make 180 a priority for the students and for that I cannot thank you enough.  

I have been challenged recently by the Lord's command to Sabboth one day a week in order to rest and recharge.  I thought you all might enjoy this article (below), even though it is geared towards full time youth ministers I am sure it will speak to many of you with busy lives.  I know the "Sabboth Moments" were a great reminder for me to stop for 5-20 minutes every once in a while in order reconnect with the God of the Universe who I am doing all this for.

Have a great weekend and Sabboth!

Rusty 

Days Off: A Response

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Sabbath.  It’s a wonderfully biblical, churchy word for ‘take-a-load-off-before-you-implode!’ 

Our souls need respite.  Our Spirit cries out for rejuvenation.  And, yet, Sabbath days just seem hard to come by.  Whether it’s the subtle deception from the enemy that I’m ‘being lazy’ or the long list of ‘non-ministry’ things that need to be done in the wake of doing ministry without a Sabbath – I have a really difficult time unplugging for an entire day.  (Not denying its importance or the command of Scripture – just being honest.)It never fails.  When I finally DO achieve a true Sabbath day, within the next 48 hours I’ve lived six years of ministry and walked a million roads of hot coals and broken glass.  Right back I go to the life I’ve come to recognize as most familiar…..

I am learning that Sabbath, although commanded for one day each week, is not JUST for that day….kind of like orange juice and breakfast.  I am learning to appreciate and revel in Sabbath moments. Taking the long way to work (which entails all of an additional five minutes) because it allows me to drive along the beach.  Stealthily making my way to the student center merely to sit in solitary confinement for twenty minutes.  Coming home an hour early so I can cook something for the family because I WANT to, not because I have to.

Finding Sabbath moments has simply come to mean, in my life, recognizing my tank-filling activities and embracing them without guilt.  I can find five minutes for a little extra drive time.  I can embrace uninterrupted peace and quiet in the student center for twenty minutes (as long as it is devoid of students!).  I can occasionally slip out of the office an hour early for a little ‘Iron Chef’ time!

But Sabbath moments can’t replace a true Sabbath day of rest in our lives.  Sabbath days are deep, abiding, dedicated hours.  We were reminded yesterday that Sabbath days are a true gift to us from God.  Sabbath moments are more like a Hallmark card. The right word at the right time – a commercial that would be laughable if it weren’t so timely and heart-melting – a smaller investment in achieving the same sentiment.

I have five Sabbath ‘moments’….they vary in length from five minutes to half a day.  To make effective use of them, I had to identify them.  What are yours?  Enjoy them.  (And take a day off, too!)  - Darren Sutton




BLOG: 20/20 Children of the Plains

Hey 180, 

Below is a link to a documentary that ABC 20/20 recently did on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. I HIGHLY recommend watching this.  

This gives a fantastic real life picture of what life is like on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.  Pine Ridge is about 40 miles from the town of Rosebud where we have most of our relationships as a church family.

I recommend watching it with the family!

http://abc.go.com/watch/2020/SH559026/VD55148316/2020-1014-children-of-the-plains