Point Man Encouraging men to be leaders in the home, church and community to create a strong , spiritual family and nation. Mo r than 1 ooo m n ga thered in the Benson Audito ri um for the "Men's L ad r hip Conference" to listen to Dr. Stev Farrar sp eak on the deteri ora ti on o f the Am eri can family and the male's role in s treng thening it . The s minar, formerl y known a th "Po intman Conference," drew an audience of m o r than soo Harding s tudents who gathered for about e ight hours on Dec. 2 and 3 to hear Farra r urge them to be I aders in the ir hom es , churches and in th nati on. "He to ld us many s to ri es about times l1e stood up fo r the ·silent majorit y,"' junio r Darren Gow en sa id. "He seem ed to prac ti ce w hat he p reached ." Farrar is the pres ident of Men's L adership Mini s tri s in Dallas .Texas . He ho lds a doc tora t from Dallas Th o logical Seminary and is the autho r o f two books about family and male leadership . The nam e for the s minar and the use o f th word pointman arose fom th Vi etnam w ar wh r the p o intman w as tl1e one sen t into the fi Id firs t to scout out a s ituation and mak sur it was sa fe for the r t o f th pl atoon to fo llow . Farrar said m en need to take that position in tl1eir families and b com r spons ible for the w ellb ing o f the ir w ives and child ren . His who le message centered on \ 'a lerie Coner - Snrnsctale. ,\riz . Psychology Kapp<i K<ippa Kappa (Secrc· tary. I listorian. Sun;,huw Director) . ,\ lpl1a Cl11. Kappa Sigma K<ipp<i Queen. De<11 l's List. Harding L'ni,·ersity 1n Florence. Pst Chi. Chris lLJ Caw - Paris . Tenn . I luman Resources . Chi Omega Pi (President. Treasurer. Social Direnor. ICC Repre entaltH'). Alpl1a Cl1i. Amer ican Stucl ies. <impaigns 1Russia1 . De<11Ys Lis t. French Club. I lmcl1ng Unt\'ersi ty in Florence. JOY 1sp1rttual Life Dtrecton Wl1o·s Who. Society for I luman Resources M<inageme1 11 . Phi Eta Sigma. Delta ~ t u Delta . ,\f iche/le C/1ancller - Lew1s,·ille . ,-\rk 1\ ccoun1 ing. Phi Delta . Chee \ \ 'ee Chono - Singapore. Republic ol Singapore. Marke ting. t\ lph<t Chi. c\mcrican ~ l <trke11ng .-\SSOCta tion (Vice President for Finance. ompetitiOt l Te<tm). De<11Y!> List. Delta ~ t u Del ta. Phi Bew Lambcla . Ki111l w rlu Cl w rry - ;\ustin. Texas Nurs ing. Sco11 Cl1ism - secircy t\rk. t3iology . Hick Chirry - Bossier C11y. La . :>. tan<igement T11a11s . Ccimpaigns (I lonclur<is). C<impu;, ,\ l1111stry !Studern Leetureships). College Repu/J/icnns . Concert Cl1oir. DcatYs List. Delta ,\l u Delta. I lcirding Uni,·ers11y in Florence. lntrnmurcils. In tercollegiate 1\tl1le11c. 1Tenrns 1. 5:\.\ 1 S.A. Comm111ee (I lomecoming. Spiritual Life). Student Impact. Volun teers in Support of Aclmissions. Who·s W/10. .\lel inclo Ci!Julo - Hinckley. 01110 ~ t atll. Pl11 Delta. Banet. De<in·s List. Phi El<'l Sigma. Jessico Clurk - Po\\/la1a11. :\rk Eng/ts/VJ 11s1ory Ec luca11on . Kil Re Ta. ,\mencan S1u<l 1c~. Bancl . C<imp;ugns. Dea1l°s List. I tarcling Universi ty in Engl<t tl<I. Kapp;, Deli a Pt. Pl11 . \lph<i The1a. Hesiclent / \ ssistant. Sigma Tau Oelta. Universi ty Chorus. Uni\·erslly Singers. Pl1i Eta Sigma . Ket iin Clecll'er - Hopk1ns,·t11e . Ky. ~ 1anagemen1 TNT. Dcan·s List. Del ta tu Delta . lntramurnls. SA Class Representati\·e 1sopl1omore). Studen t Impact. A n no Clcmcnrs - Dothan. ,\la Biology Ka He T<t .. \ lph;1 Chi. American 1ud1es. Bcincl . Campus ~ 11rns1r) . Dean·s List. I larcl1ng L'ni\·ers11y 111. lorence. St udern Impact. U!ll\'ersi ty Chorus. WllcYs Who . Choct Clo r/1i cr - West Mernpll1s. Ark . Youtl1 Min istry . f> cop I c 52 s (' 11 i () ,. s a counter-a ttack w ith wh ich m en could work to save the ir families . Whil e turno ut for the sem inar was very s trong, it was no t un til a fterward that th value o f t11e seminar w as trul y appr c ia ted. "I don't unders tand w hy mar Harding guys d idn't at tend the sem inar ," fres l1m an Dan Johnson sa id . "It was s tu ff everyone ne ded to l1ear ; the informa ti on was so pertinent ." These conferenc s and much o f the aw areness in the Chris tian comm un ity concerni ng the need for s trong families and especiall y male leadership s temmed from a quote by Dr. Jam es Dobson 1 o yea rs ago. He wro te , "The w es tern worl d s tands at a g reat c rossroads in hi s tory. It is m y opinion tha t our very surviva l as people will depend upon tl1e p resence or abs nc of mascu line 1 adership in m illions of homes ... . I be lieve w itt1 every thi ng w ithin m e that husbands l1old th keys to the preserva ti on o f the famil y." Perhaps mos t encouraging about the in teres t shown in the conference w as the wi lling spirit o f those who w ent and w l10 recognized the need for their leadership and ff o rts to improve their families' rela ti onships . - Jenny Ty ree
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