__________________________________ccp__ ~ CCP bOASTS 40 GRAdUATES Begun in the fall of 1974, the Ch ri stian Communications Program was designed to provide men 21 years of age or o lder an intensive two-year program of study in preparation for full-time gospel preaching. During these four years, 92 men have enrolled in the CCP and 40 graduated. It is anticipated that another 40 will graduate by july, 1979. Students have come from 26 states and seven foreign countries. The men who have entered the classes have been house painters , construction workers, engineers, pharmacists, sc hoo l teachers, missionaries, preachers, crim inal investigators, truck drivers, barbers, retired military personnel , salesmen, social workers , chem i sts , factory workers, ai rcraft flight controllers, athletic coaches, professional football players, retail store managers, and farmers. The program is operated as an autonomous unit of the college; however, regular college teachers do t he teaching. In the Delta class which enrolled in August ; there were 17 men from 11 states and two foreign countri es. Seven of these men held the baccalaureate degree and others had some college work. One had a degree in pharmacy and another had a Master's degree in school administration . In the Gamma class, scheduled to graduate in july, there were 25 men from 15 states and two foreign countries . Seven of these held the baccalaureate degree with one holding a doctorate in law. Ed Sanders has served as director of the CCP since it began. joe jones was appointed assistant director this spring since a more intensive recruitment program has been planned for 1978 to offset the negative effect that the instabi lity of the national economy and inflation have had upon th~ program. Plans are now bei ng implemented to have every member of the Bib le faculty spend some time teaching in the CCP so that the students can benefit from the varied experiences and background of these men . Extensive laboratory work in preaching and partic ipation in campaigns and personal work supplement the intensive study program. Most of the students work for an extended time with One of the congregations in central Arkansas. Tom Blakney, Searcy, AR Daye Cordry, New Carollton, MD Dick Corwin, Muscatine, IA Bob Cowles, Blytheville, AR Bob Crawford, Anocortes , WA Jerry Culbertson, Kennett , MO Louis Garcia, Hattiesburg, MS Ray Gentry, Royal Oak, MI Nor.n Hole, Bentonville, AR Tim"Hall, New Castle , IN Cart Hardy, Cleveland, MS Randy Harris, Channahon, Il John Hoffman, Fortuna, NO Marl Howell, Austin , TX Greely Kirlpotridt, Aberdeen, MS David Lomb, Delight, AR Bob Lyons, Martinez, GA Norman Martin, Mendenhall, MS Thomas Menges, Hope, AR Norm Morgon, Searcy, AR Stephen Porker, Dallas , TX James Poe, Benton, KY Roy Ramsey, Fort Gibson, OK Lorry Sawyer, lebanon, TN Rudy Schellekens, The Hague, Holland John Shepherd, Christchurch, New Zealand Stan Small, Modesto, CA Frans Spelter, Schiedan, Holland Mike Suiter, Salina , KS Ridtard Trexler, Jacksonville, AR Steve West. Fayetteville , AR Russell Whisenhunt, Knoxville, TN CCP DIRECTOR Ed Sanders prepares . his notes during a faculty outing at Camp Tahkodah. CCP • 155
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