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Fall is my favorite time of year. It is a refreshing time of year as the fresh

cool air begins to settle in after a long hot summer. During this fall season, I pray that our

student ministry will experience a time of refreshing. I want our students to examine their lives to see if they are

living in AWE of who God is. The GSSM vision is for students to experience the AWE of God through ACTIONS, WORSHIP, and

EVANGELISM. This fall is loaded with opportunities for all our students to experience the AWE of God in their lives. Parents, I encourage

you to challenge your students to get plugged in to what God is doing in and through GSSM. Great times are ahead for GSSM.

It is a joy to lead the GSSM staff. They are an incredible group of people who have incredible hearts to reach students for Christ. I would like

to welcome Alan Greenwood to our GSSM staff. Alan will work in our Student Ministry as well as in our Recreation Ministry.

If there is anything Rob, Kim, Alan, and Cindy can do for you, please let us know.

“Everyone was filled with AWE...” Acts 2:43

John CaddyLead Student Pastor

Rob DunningAssociate Student Pastor

Kim BaileyStudent Ministry Associate

Alan GreenwoodRecreation Assistant/Student Ministry Associate

Cindy FlemingStudent Ministry Assistant

LIVE. LOVE. REACH.

GSSM FALL DATES

October 17 • Fields of Faith for J High and High School (see article)

October 24 • Lecrae concert (see article)

November 3 • Knollwood Mobile Home Park Sports VBS from 2 - 5:30 p.m.

November 4 • J High bonfire at the Welch’s house from 7 - 9 p.m.

December 1 • J High & High School Mission of Love (see article) GSSM Hayride

January 4-5 • J High “Take Over” retreat in Little Rock - TBA

January 5 • Parent Blow Out for all parents of GSSM students

January 7-27 • GSFBC Fast (church wide) February 3 • Super Bowl party for all GSSM

February 15-17 • Family Retreat for parents and teens March 3 • J High SLT with 7th & 8th grade

March 13 • Dodgeball tourney at War Memorial Stadium for J High and High School March • Spring Break Mission Trips (church wide) Cleveland, OH – March 15-21 Mission Arlington – March 17-21 Nashville, TN – March 18-22 April 7 • J High SLT at Rob’s place from 7 - 9 p.m.

A publication of the Geyer Springs First Baptist Student Ministry

FIELDS OF FAITH

LECRAE CONCERTOCTOBER 24, 7:00 PM

Tickets $15

GS students will have front row seats.

DRIVE IN & DINE CHEESECAKE STYLE (SENIOR HIGH)

GSSM BREAKFAST CLUBS

WHEN? Sunday, November 4 after the evening serviceWHERE? Copeland’s in West Little RockCOST? Bring $10 to cover your cheesecake!

WHERE/WHAT? Students will be gathering at Chick-fil-A locations in West Little Rock and Bryant for a time of Bible study and fellowship.

WHEN? On the first and third Tuesday and Thursday of every month at 7:00 a.m.

• Tuesday-WestLittleRock/Hwy.10• Thursday-Bryant

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TAKE OVERJ High Retreat • January 4-6, 2013 • Little Rock • Cost: TBA Parents, this would make a great Christmas gift for your J High student!

WELCOME ALAN GREENWOOD!Hello! I am the new guy on staff at Geyer Springs, as I have been working with the Geyer Springs Student Ministry since August 13. Before coming to GSFBC, I lived in Arkadelphia for 26 years, which equates to my entire lifetime. In the fall of 2008, I graduated from Ouachita Baptist University, majoring in Mass Communications. For the majority of my time on campus, I focused on sports journalism as well as radio and television broadcasting. After graduating from OBU, I worked at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper in town as the sports editor and then started on staff at OBU in August 2009. It was

a blessing to serve in multiple roles on campus, including the Recreational Sports Director, Sports Information Director, and Hall Director at East Village dorms. Also during the past three years, I worked with students as an assistant youth pastor at First Baptist Church of Arkadelphia, focusing on men’s discipleship for high school young men.

My call to ministry began in 2008 as I founded the Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddles at Arkadelphia High School and Goza Middle School. God began a work in me after serving on three straight spring break mission trips to Panama City Beach with Beach Reach at OBU and through ministry opportunities at Arkadelphia High School and OBU. The experience of working with students at FBC Arkadelphia stretched me spiritually, giving me an opportunity to challenge students and mentor them through the difficulties of growth and maturity. In January, FBCA licensed me to the Gospel ministry, and I was blessed to receive a call to join the GSFBC staff

towards the end of this summer.

In the spring of 2013, I am going to marry the love of my life, Laura Elizabeth Sikes. Laura and I met at Ouachita Baptist and have been dating since September 2011. She is currently completing her master’s degree in Speech Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Central Arkansas and currently lives in Conway with her family. If you have a chance to meet her, she is the absolutely beautiful woman by my side with brown curly hair.

I would love to sit down and meet all of you in the coming weeks and months, and I am very excited to work with your students to challenge them and encourage them to live a purposeful lifestyle that honors God. Drop me a line at agreenwood@gsfbc.org or call me at 870-403-2519 if you ever need anything. I look forward to meeting all of you soon!

In Christ, Alan Greenwood

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WHAT? GSSM will roll out the red carpet for our homeless friends. Last year, close to 100 homeless people were our guests at the church. This year will be no different as we will offer them haircuts, manicures, clothes, a hot meal, and entertainment. WHEN? Saturday, December 1 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

WHO? 7th - 12th grade

WHEN? After Mission of Love December 1 from 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. We will meet at the church.

• Hot dogs• S’Mores• Hot chocolate• Barn worship

WHO? 7th - 12th grade

Bring your lost friends!

OPPORTUNITY TO SERVEHigh school students, if you would like to earn money for mission trips or retreats, here is your chance. Servers are needed for the women’s banquet on Thursday, November 8. You will need to arrive at 6:00 p.m. Wear black pants and a white shirt. Sign up in the student area.

Fields of Faith is a peer-to-peer event. Students invite their own classmates and teammates to hear fellow students share their testimonies and be challenged to read the Word of God and follow Jesus Christ. Gather with thousands of students from across central Arkansas.

WHEN? Wednesday, October 17 WHERE? At War Memorial StadiumWe will leave GSFBC parking lot at 6:00 p.m. and return to GSFBC at 9:00 p.m. COST? $5 (includes pizza, live band, and entertainment)Sponsored by FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)

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