JUNIOR HIGH RETREAT!!

Believe it or not, it's time again for the Areawide Junior High Retreat! It's going to be another great year, and this year we'll be joined by a couple more churches' youth groups to make it an even more amazing event!  NOTE: If you're a parent and would like to come along, we would LOVE to have you! You'll be doing a GREAT service to these teens, and you're guaranteed to have a blast yourself!

Here's the rundown!

WHO? All Junior High (7th-9th) RAVE teens and their friends and families!

WHAT? An AMAZING weekend of worship and growth, surrounded by Jr High teens from all over the NWA! We'll have worship, play games, do the ropes course, and so much more!

WHEN? October 24-26, we'll leave at 7:00 (not 5:00!!) on Friday, and return around lunch time Sunday.

WHERE? Camp Siloam Springs in Siloam Springs! It's a great retreat center!

HOW MUCH? $50 (PLEASE PAY ONLY KEITH WHITEHEAD)

WHAT DO I BRING?  All your bedding (sheets/sleeping bag and pillow), all your own bathroom stuff, BIBLE, and weather appropriate clothing

Come be an important part of a GREAT weekend!

FAMILY NIGHT LIVE: ARKADIA!!

To call Arkadia a RAVE crowd favorite would be the understatement of the year! Last time we were there, it was so great to see generations coming together over and enjoying the beauty of vintage video games! We played unlimited games from the golden age of arcade and had a blast doing it!  Time to go back and do it again!! 

Here's the skinny..

WHO?  ALL RAVE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS!!

WHAT?  A great night of playing together, eating together, and worshiping together!

WHEN?  Sunday night, October 19th, at 7:00, wrapping up around 9.

WHERE?  Arkadia Retrocade (1478 N. College Ave, Fayetteville)

WHAT DO I BRING?  Just $3 to get in  NOW ONLY $2  (a GREAT discount from the usual $5 for UNLIMITED playing!), and GUYS BRING CHIPS, GIRLS BRING DRINKS!

Don't miss it!! See you there!!

AREAWIDE YOUTH WORSHIP!!

The event formerly known as "the EVENT", which was previously known as "Sunday Night Live" is back in action for the 2014-2015 school year!! These are GREAT nights of worship and fellowship with area youth groups, hosted by each of the churches you see in the picture here! We eat, we meet and greet, and we worship together with wonderful worship leaders and an awesome speaker! Here's the rundown!

WHO?  All RAVE teens and their friends and families!

WHAT?  An areawide youth worship with teens from all over the NWA

WHEN?  This Sunday night! We'll leave the church at 5:30 and carpool to Southside.

WHERE?  Southside Church of Christ in Rogers

WHAT DO I BRING?  Just a heart that's ready to worship!

See you there!!

FALL RETREAT: ALPHA AND OMEGA!!

Amazingly, it's fall retreat time again! This is an all ages escape from the world for a few days of growth, worship, bonding, and fun, all out in the beautiful fall weather! It's a weekend to catch your breath while growing closer to God in so many ways. This year is going to be extra special because we're being joined by teens from the churches that attend GVBC with us! Johnson, Mount Comfort, and Claremore are all bringing teens to worship and grow alongside us! We'll hear speakers from each group, and have what I have no doubt will be some of the most amazing worship ever! It's shaping up to be an AMAZING weekend!

Our theme is going to be ALPHA AND OMEGA, and will be a deep look into how God is the ALMIGHTY, the beginning and end, and is infinitely bigger than any of our worries, fears, or mistakes.

Here are the basics!
WHO? RAVE teens of ALL AGES, and as many parents as would like to come
WHAT? A weekend away in the beauty of fall to grow closer to God and each other
WHEN?  September 19-21 (we'll leave around 5:00 on the 19th, and return around lunch time on the 21st. NOTE: Arrangements are being made for those with extracurricular commitments! SEE ME IF THIS INCLUDES YOU!)
WHERE? Beautiful Sky Ranch Cave Springs
HOW MUCH? $78 for teens, $39 for parents and smaller kids
WHAT DO I BRING? Clothes, bedding (pillow and sheets or sleeping bag), BIBLE, ALL your bathroom needs

FNL MOVIE NIGHT: GOD'S NOT DEAD!!

Folks this movie has been making waves since it's release date!! What better movie to support than this!  This weekend we're gonna give it a go!  We're going join forces with the Children/Family ministry and show it on the big screen in the gym with popcorn and drinks and the whole nine yards! It'll start right after our 5th Sunday singing night, and for those who would like to stick around, we'll have some discussion and devo time right after. It's gonna be a GREAT night!  Come be a part of it!

Here are the details..

WHO? All RAVE teens/families PLUS this is a GREAT night to bring a friend or two!!
WHAT? Watching the hit movie God's Not Dead
WHEN? This Sunday night, August 31, at 7:00 pm
WHERE? The Rob Ave Family Center
WHAT DO I BRING? A friend and any snacks you would like to smuggle in (popcorn and drinks provided)

FAMILY NIGHT LIVE: VOLLEYBALL!!

Time again to come together as families to eat, play, and worship together!  These are always a blast, so come on out! Here are the details!

WHO?  ALL RAVE TEENS AND FAMILIES!
WHAT?  Playing volleyball and cards, having a cookout (THANK YOU BILL!!) and worshiping together!
WHEN?  THIS SUNDAY NIGHT from 7:00 to 8:30ish
WHERE?  At ROB AVE (previously was going to be at Veterans Memorial Park, but it's looking like rain)
WHAT DO I BRING?  Guys bring 2 liters, girls bring sweets!

SEE YOU THERE!!

SENIOR HIGH RETREAT!!

It's HEEEEERE!!  The spring is coming, and with it comes AWESOME youth stuff like the SENIOR HIGH RETREAT!!  And folks, this one is gonna be AMAZING.  I'm so pumped about this theme!  It's gonna be a DEEP DIG into our walk with God, the people we journey with, and what happened with each encounter on the road to Emmaus. This is gonna be GOOD STUFF.

There will be more info as we go, but the basics are already in place, so here ya go!

WHO?  ALL RAVE SENIOR HIGH (9th-12th) TEENS, THEIR FRIENDS, AND PARENTS
WHAT?  A time of digging, growing, learning, bonding, and worshiping together
WHEN?  April 11-13, 2014
WHERE?  Sky Ranch, one of the best of the best around
HOW MUCH?  $80 for teens, half price for adults (NEVER let price stop you. Talk to me, Keith, or Harry, and we'll handle it confidentially.)
WHAT DO I BRING?  Bedding, Pillow, toiletries, BIBLE, weather appropriate clothes, and any sports stuff you wanna bring.

This is gonna be a GREAT weekend.  Some of the leadership is gonna be taken on by our AMAZING bunch of seniors.  Don't miss out on this one!

SIGN UP TODAY OUTSIDE MY OFFICE OR EMAIL ME AND I'LL SIGN YOU UP!!