411 for Sunday, November 25th

Winter Retreat Info & Registration

Hey rbcstudents! Who is excited for Winter Retreat 2012?!
I know Nate, James, and I are! So you should be too.

Here's a little more information for you...
There WILL be a parent meeting next Wednesday, November 28th
at 7:30 pm in the FC.
So make sure to remind your parents.

If you haven't registered yet, you need to!
You can even do it online.
Just click on the Winter Retreat image above 

and it will guide you to our online registration page.

Here are some videos to get you excited about Winter Retreat...

A Note From Kate Leigh Ford.

Hello there rbcstudents! I’ve already had the opportunity to talk to some of you, and I look forward to getting to know all of you.  I am so incredibly excited to be a part of the rbcstudents staff! Some of you know me from a few years ago and some of you got the chance to hear me speak at Creative Night last week, but there are probably quite a few of you who know nothing about me.  First, let me introduce myself… My name is Katherine Leigh Ford, but you can just call me Kate.  I am from Denver, Colorado, but grew up here in lovely Springfield, Missouri.  I moved here when I was 10 after living in MANY different places.  I graduated from New Covenant Academy (Go Warriors!) and then quickly rushed off to Los Angeles for art school.  I studied Visual Communications in LA and got the opportunity to also be on staff at a church called Mosaic, which is really what led me to working in ministry.  After a series of different events, I made the difficult decision to leave my home in Los Angeles and move back here.  I moved here about four weeks ago, and God has made it so evident that this where I am supposed to be.  From the minute I found out about this position, it’s been so easy to see how God has been orchestrating my steps and I feel so incredibly blessed to be where I am.  Outside of my job here at Ridgecrest, I am an installation artist, painter, and blogger (feel free to visit my blog at Cordially-Kate.com). My favorite color is white… I have an extreme addiction to coffee… My favorite flowers are Craspedias and Peonies… and most importantly, I love Jesus. So there you go… Kate Leigh Ford in a nutshell.  If you have any questions or just want to talk, please let me know! 

rbcstudents small groups: Sunday, November 18th

What a wonderful and entertaining morning we had yesterday with rbcstudents.  This week we continued our new series, "Voices in My Head".  Yesterday we learned that the phrase "listen to your heart" can actually be quite dangerous.  Often times we do things according to our own desires, rather than according to God's desires.  We learned (and observed) that when we can only hear our own voice, things don't sound right.  Sometimes it can be difficult to discern between God voice, our own voice, and the voice of the enemy.  We studied a parable in John 10 about sheep and their shepherd.  We, just as sheep do, tend to wander where our own desires lead us.  Just as a shepherd is the best protection for sheep, Christ is the best protection for us.  As believers, we have God as our shepherd and therefore find joy and protection in Him.  This week we encourage everyone at rbcstudents to listen to God's voice carefully and see where He is leading you. Have a great week!

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