Claim Your Campus: pray for your local student body and teachers…

Tickets are sold at Alternative Fuel Coffee House, the Mustard Seed, and at the Door. $25 for each session.

Armbands can be purchased by Thursday, February 4, for a savings of $10 per person; $65 for the whole weekend.

Contact David Scoggins, YCE Director: North Central Region, for more information:
PO BOX 7460
Bismarck, ND 58507
(214)-499-1052 cell

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Join Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center for Rebecca St. James in concert and presenting her new movie.

Friday, February 19th, 2010 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM
First Assembly of God – Rapid CIty, SD

Tickets: $15 each
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More information at http://www.carenetpartners.com.

That’s a lot of acronyms… I know.

FCA = Fellowship of Christian Athletes

H.O.P.E. = Helping Others Pursue Excellence

FCA H.O.P.E. = a weekly gathering of students from all backgrounds, schools, and color that gets together each Tuesday morning at the Central High School’s theater to worship God and pray for our generation.

“When?” 6:50 AM in the morning. “That’s early!” I know. “Why?” Because it’s powerful when God’s people gather together for one cause… to worship and pray, right on campus grounds.

“Anyone can come?” Yes. Any high school student. Regardless if your from Stevens High School, Central, or home schooled. It doesn’t matter. All are encouraged to attend.

If you haven’t made it yet you’re missing out! The first and third Tuesday of every month have a “service format” (with worship and a message) while the second and fourth Tuesdays have a focus on intercession and prayer.

So… one more time. Tuesdays @ the Central High School Theater from 6:50 AM to 7:20 AM. See you there!

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We are going to read the book “My Generation” by Josh Riebock together and discuss it at our March 3rd, BHYW Network gathering at Alternative Fuel.  Pick up your copy here.

Title: My Generation
By: Josh James Riebock
Publisher: Baker Books
222 pages | soft cover | $14.99

This is the most honest book I have read in a long time. Josh’s writing style reminds me of Donald Miller in his “Blue Like Jazz” book. “My Generation” is a book filled with numerous stories in a unified theme; more-so than just one continuous story line. The focus of these real-life stories is on the Millennial Generation or “Gen-Y”. Josh gives us a broad, sweeping glance into both his life and the lives of many that he has come across in his time as a youth pastor, member, and friend of this generation.

What is it that the Generation Y – the teenagers in our student ministries – are thinking and feeling when it comes to the church and Christianity? Why are they graduating from youth group and leaving the church? Why are they feeling disenfranchised? What’s at the core of their emotional make-up and how do we respond and reach out to them? These are several of the questions that were brought to light in a very unique and fresh way through Josh’s writing.

I love the approach that this book takes. I think everyone wanting to reach or impact the Millennial Generation should pick this one up. It’s inspiring, thought provoking, passionate, raw, engaging, and challenging. My copy is filled with earmarks that I plan on going back to and reading again. Visit Josh’s web site at http://joshriebock.com for more.

- review originally written for the Foursquare Church

• WHEN: New Year’s Eve, December 31st @ 7:00 PM; doors open at 6:30 PM
• WHERE: Belle Fourche Area Community Center
• COST: $15 per person in advance or $19 the day of the event; food not included with cost of the event
• FEATURING: Article One, Rick Smith, indoor pool with 80′ water slide, inflatable games, pizza and pop, 3 and 3 round robin, basketball, indoor soccer, dodgeball, and “Hold the Ropes Room” for prayer and writing to locally based missionaries.

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Here’s a highlights video from one local student ministry that attended last year’s event.

Need some encouragement?  Watch this…

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Come together to be a part of the larger community of Black Hills area students and “rock out” with FireFlight, Remedy Drive, and Abandon as part of The Hope Tour, sponsored by Christian Life Center. Go here for the details and to purchase your tickets!

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