Disciple In “The House”
By Tim Tyson
Generation gaps disappear at “The
House Teen Center” in inner-city
Marion, where teens come to hang
out with College students and adults
ministering the love of Christ.
“The House...” is an interde
nominational ministry for youths
that offers a safe zone on Friday
and Saturday nights for high tech
recreation and the occasional con
cert. Recreational options include
Billiards, multiple game consoles
such as Game Cube and X-Box, and
foosball.
Since this summer, though, there
have been two burglaries resulting in
over $2,000 in lost property. Items
stolen have included Playstation 2’s,
Game Cube’s, and other game plat
forms. The second time a break-in
occurred Wal-Mart sold new game
consoles at a discounted price.
Wednesday November 20* the
Christian Heavy Metal band Disciple
will minister to young hearts at 7
pm. Montreat College students are
welcome to come and have fun with
the teens. During the afternoon the
House is open for eager volunteers to
help set up.
Co-Founder Randy Olson has seen
amazing changes in the lives of teens
that frequent “The House”. “Kids
that wouldn’t give you the time of
day at the beginning now come up
and say ‘hey’ and what’s going on in
their lives.” Since the doors opened
this summer 4 teens have given their
lives to Christ..
Olson remarked that they are
always looking for college age vol
unteers to come a hang out with the
kids. In the Marion there are roughly
5,400 teens that fit the age bracket
for House ministry. 75 teens hung
out at the House Friday Nov 8 and
it jumped up to 110 the next day Sat
urday Nov 9, It is possible to allow
more teens in but as Randy Olson
expressed more college volunteers
arc needed.
If students arc interested in help
ing they should contact Randy Olson
at (828) 652-037. “The House” is
located at
90 East Court Street,
Marion, NC. 28752.
Customizing for Success
US Navy Seeks Spiritual Leaders
By Lyndsay Mayer
The United States Navy is hunting
for spiritual leaders of all religions to
guide the armed forces with “Honor,
Courage, and Commitmenf’ in this
time of crisis.
Chief Warrant Officer Tim
Dodson, an officer recruiter based in
Charlotte, encourages young people
to consider the military for at least
a single tour of four years. “Navy
chaplains have his [or her] own
community, doing basically the same
thing they would be doing in the
civilian sector - acting as encourag
ing spiritual leaders,” says Dodson.
“Chaplains are hard to come by.
because of their extensive educa
tional background. There are at least
twenty billets to fill this year [in the
Chaplain Corps],” Dodson adds.
While twenty may not sound like
many, it is comparatively high when
considering the over-all spectrum of
officer duties in the navy. Navy chap
lains serve the Navy, Marine Corps,
and Coast Guard, with the highest
variety of possible duty stations of
all officer occupations.
The Navy will pay seminary
students who enroll in the reserves,’
utilizing their active drill sessions
for Navy Chaplain Corps education.
Upon graduation from seminary.
Flag Football ‘Gets
Smoked’ in Pensacola
Officer Candidates will attend Offi
cer Indoctrination School (OIS) in
Newport, RI, where they will receive
additional instruction on naval tradi
tion, military structure and function,
and other leadership dynamics. They
will graduate OIS with the other
naval Officer professionals such as
lawyers, doctors, and dentists, enter
ing the fleet at the rank of 0-2, or
Lieutenant junior grade (LTjg).
Starting 0-2 salaries reach the
mid-$40,000 range, and duties entail
ministering to people from all walks
of life. Benefits include a 30-day
paid vacation per year and health and
dental coverage.
Warrant Officer Dodson is seek
ing motivated students interested in
ministry, and who are searching for
an adventure after graduation. He can
be reached for more information at 1 -
800-662-7568.
By Kendell Milton
Student activities director, Ken
Sigler, haulcS a flag football team
to Pensacola Florida for a regional
flag football tournament, November
9-10. Andrew Jones, Luke Patterson,
David Williams, Phil Duvall, Collin
Williams, and Dan Zuidema made
Montreat’s Team.
Before the tournament, Sigler
said, “We hope to win at least a
couple games on Saturday. The
whole team is excited and motivated
to play! We’ve held a couple prac
tices this week. We’re just going to
have fun and compete!”
“We got smoked,” says player,
Andrew Jones in retrospect, “It was
so much fun though.” Montreat lost
every game.
Southern Mississippi won the first
game against Montreat 19-0. Host
team. West Florida smashed our
small-town team 38-0 m the second
battle. “That was sad,” said player
Luke Patterson.
The regional championship
included teams from University of
Southern Mississippi, Kentucky
University, Auburn University,
Florida State, Florida University,
University of New Orleans, Alabama'
A&M and a host of other small and
big schools.
The team lodged at First Presby^;,
terian Church in Pensacola, FL. In'
gratefulness for their hospitality, Ken ■;
Sigler brought the church some gifts
from the Montreat College Bookstore.
Funds for the trip came from the
Intramural budget. Mike White,
intramural director, ‘presented Sigler
with the information and the means •
to go. “We want to thank him for
allowing ojs this opportunity!” says
Sigler. . • i
By Ernest Mazzatenta,
SPAS professor of communication skills
Each of us customizes our driving
experience. We choose either to keep
both eyes on the road or one eye on
the coffee and one eye on our hair.
We choose to either raise the seat-
back or lower it, turn on the radio or
leave it off, use our cell phone con
stantly or only when we have good
reason to. We choose to wear a seat
belt or ignore it. We choose to drive
fast or slow, carefully or carelessly.
How we customize our driving
experience determines how we drive.
And these choices, in turn, determine
how effective we are as drivers.
Likewise, we customize our
speaking experience - sometimes
consciously, sometimes not.
We can choose to be stiff and fear
ful, or we can decide to be poised
and calm. What mindset we pick
- positive or negative — will decide
the matter.
We can choose to think first and
speak second — or the other way
around. We can choose to speak like
Bugs Bunny or Barney Fife or find a
middle ground. We can choose to use
an expressive voice or a monotone.
We can choose to sway and teeter
- or move only when our words
compel us to.
Yes, every time you open your
mouth, you customize your speaking
experience. And your choices, like
those you make in driving, determine
how effective you arc going to be in
speaking.
Which is it for you? Are you cus
tomizing to succeed or choosing to
fail?
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