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of Christ through Campaignssian. " Many campaigners told how theirevangelistic view had been broadened sincegoing on a campaign. Others said that sinceparticipating in a campaign the "GreatCommission" had been personalized tomean "Go ye means go me,"Second, campaigns were for the purposeof strengthening the existing congregations.While discussing her experiences during theScotland campaign, Mollie Daniel statedthat, "We worked with a congregation thathad only about 30 members of which theyoungest was 16 and the second youngestwas 35 years of age. The congregation wasvery excited and encouraged to have usthere. Before we came , this particular congregationwas using their baptistry forstorage. We left them with the personalchallenge to reach out." During many campaigns,local congregations worked with thestudents to help produce growth. Often, letterswere sent to Harding University statinghow much the students were appreciatedbecause of their success in the efforts theymade. In many cases, the most fruitful outcomeof their mission was evident after theteam left the location.Third, besides teaching others aboutChrist, and helping the local congregations,the campaigners found that their own faithwas strengthened during this time. Campaignsincreased their knowledge of the Bibleas well as improved their personal relationshipwith Christ. Senior Ronnie Martinsaid, "I felt that campaigns were very useful.I found myself growing and I did not have toknow all of the answers. I simply had to bemyself." Many campaigners felt more adequatein working with a congregation aftergraduating from Harding.Last, campaigns provided a means forstudents to utilize their God-given abilitiesand talents. The purpose of the parable ofthe talents being taught in Matthew25: 14-30, was that we should put to usewhat God had given to us. Many campaignerswere given the opportunity toteach, to lead songs and to se~ve in variousways they never had before. BlakeEubanks, a senior Northwest campaigner,stated, "There is no way you can tell howmuch you grow. You just grow a lot. I feltthe experience of campaigns has helped mea lot. I found the more you use, the betteryou get." Many students had been surprisedat the way God had worked in their lives toproduce good. Often, when we were seenat our worst, God could be seen at Hisbest ."An interesting aspect of campaigns wasthat all kinds of students with various majorsparticipated. The campaign groups containedmales and females from various ethnicand racial groups. It was amazing to seehow these students from variousbackgrounds could work together as "one"in Christ, attempting to reach a commongoal.Not only could memories be spiritual anduplifting, but many could also be seen as a"blessing in disguise. "Pete Teasley, a student-leader of theIowa campaign, said . "We were on' our wayback from Iowa and our bus broke down;we sat on the bus for about two hours singingand looking around at the trees. Finally ,a car stopped to help us and they just happenedto be members of the church ofChrist. They contacted their preacher whorounded up some of . the members whocame and gave us a ride to the congregation'sbuilding. We laughed and sang aboutanother two hours and soon had fallenasleep on the pews. Soon they took us toMcDonald's to eat. Then they let us usetheir bus to return to schoof. We madesome new frien>!s , and grew especially closeto one another. "Memories of campaigns varied fromsightseeing to the people themselves, butone of the greatest memories was th ememory of leading someone else to Christ.f:J1.f&Outreachability. The ability to reach out toothers is the main objective that Van Tate andJermane Lockwood expresses during an Out·reach meeting. - photo by James McCreary .Mission Accomplished. Don Shackelford, LV. Pfeifer and Ted Lloyd share inSights of World Mis·sions and how it can be accomplished. - photo by James McCreary.Reach out and touch someone. SophomoreDavid Martin intensely listens as John Reesegives advice on how to bring others to Christ .- photo by James McCreary.Special ihterest groups 71
Student AssociationSA Executive Officers. Gilbert, Dean, Stewart,Burt. - photo by Wes Holland.Student Association Takes ActiveThe purpose of the Student Associationwas to act as Hason between thestudents and the administration. When studentsfelt there was a problem on campus,they brought it to the executive council andthen they presented it to the administration.The SA started off the year with theFreshman-Transfer mixer, cartoon on thelawn and a watermelon party. The purposeof these activites was to help the newstudents to get acquainted with each otheras well as with returning students. It also,gave returning students a chance to get reacquaintedwith old friends.The SA sponsored many other activitesfor the students to enjoy. In December, thefirst "Battle of the Airbands" was presentedin the Benson Auditorium. Over800 students attended. After the Air Bandcontest, everyone was invited to the studentcenter for the "All School ChristmasParty."In January, the SA welcomed everyoneback to school with the second annual NewYear's Eve Party. Over 1000 students participatedin this activity. The party waskicked off with free doughnuts and hotchocolate for everyone. Live entertainmentwas provided by the Mark AllenBand. The band played a variety of musicranging from country to pop to rock tooldies. Around 11 :30, members of the SApassed out party favors - including hatsand noisemakers. At midnight balloonswere released from the ceiling, and theband accompanied the students in the traditional.renditionof Auld Lang Syne. TheSA ended the evening with a spectacularfireworks display on the Benson lawn.The SA welcomed a variety of entertainersto the Harding campus. These includedthe Wright Brothers, Bandana,Country Super-star - Lee Greenwoodand hypnotist Gil Eagles.According to President Mike Stewart,"Our major goals this year was to maintaina positive attitude on campus." He addedthat, "We are working to remove any barriersthat prevent students from having thisattitude toward Harding University."There were two major changes the SAachieved this year in trying to fulfill the ideaof "a positive attitude." The first policyconcerned late minutes received for notsigning out. In the past, if a student did notS .A. Class Representatives. Front row:Waterson , Hooper, Moshier, Collier. Back row:Smith, Reed, Cash, Zito. - photo by WesHoI/and."Carnations Anyone?" Aaron Bussard, Brad Gist, Sharon Glanton, Debbie Bowen and ReneeDaniels raises money to held send children to Camp Wyldewood through their annua( Valentine"sDay carnation sa/e. - photo by Angela Kays .72 Special interest groups
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