Sowers for the Lord scatter gospel seed in effort to save every reachable soul •Youth Corps members perform evangelistic tasks in a diversity of areas Christianity is coming alive in the lives ofstudents at Harding through Youth Corps, an organization which provides opportunity for students to practice the theories they have learned in the classroom. Youth Corps started in 1990 to provide youth ministry opportunities for students and, at the same time, help area congregations. Its parent organization, Timothy Club, also includes Alpha Chi Malachi and Tentmakers. All youth ministry majors must join some branch of the Timothy Club in order to meet their graduation requirement. Youth Corps has six ministries in which its members can use their various talents. Operation Youth provides congregations with youth ministry teams for a semester or year. Theatron is a Christian drama group. Project Outreach is an informative assembly geared toward telling high school seniors what they can expect as college students. Joyful Hearts is a clowning ministry which offers students the opportunity to become certified clowns. Each year, the Youth Corps organizes a lock-in for all area youth, held in the Ganus Athletic Center. The sixth area of ministry, Quick Fix, provides congregations with youth ministers, song leaders, preachers or whatever last-minute services the congregation may need to bring their worship service together. Youth Corps held meetings every first and third Tuesday of the month. According to Dan Stockstill, assistant professor of Bible and sponsor for Youth Corps, the meetings provided practical information for students in different ministries. Stockstill found that students' involvement is bene-ficial to all. "Students become a valuable asset to the congregation, providing a bridge from adolescence to adulthood," he said. "Harding's image has also been improved by students visiting area high schools through the Project Outreach ministry." Clay Daniel, a junior math major, joined Youth Corps because he enjoys workingwith the youth. His involvement began in the spring of 1994 when he came up with the idea for Theatron as entertainment for the annual lock-in. He has been active ever since. 'We try to write our own scripts with messages that are on our hearts," Daniel said. "Seeing the impact you have on these kids' lives makes all the time and effort worth it." Paul Swaim, a junior youth ministry major,joined not only for the different opportunities he could gain byworkingwith others, but also for the ability to help people, especially the youth, have better lives by giving them direction. "I would definitely recommend that all those interested in working with the youth join," Swaim said. Youth Corps offered many ministries geared for all types ofpeople. "There is something for everyone; it is not just limited to youth ministry and Bible majors," Swaim said. - Christie Rogers Youth Corps. First Row: Phillip McKinney II, Kari Stephenson, Becky Henry, Sara Healy. Second Row: Ron Sisson, Paul Swaim, Kent Jobe, JeffMcGlawn, Dan Stockstill (faculty sponsor). Photo by Christie Mangrum. DonMclaughlin speaks to the Timothy Club during a retreat at Camp Tahkodah. Timothy Club, a union of Youth Corps, Tentmakers and Alpha Chi Malachi, promotes activities for spiritual growth. Photo by Candice Fenske. Youth Corps ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----=-o-rg_a_n~iz-a~ti~o-ns~..... 185
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