Solid Rock-Climbers for Christ
A Community of Climbers Sharing God’s
Love
Email Update –
Volume 6, Number 6 (Issue 110)
April 8,
2005
By Calvin
Landrus, National Director
Contents:
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Red Rock Rendezvous
Review
Want to know how to make God laugh?
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Top TEN Action Items for
2005 (#8, #7, #6)
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Red Rock Rendezvous Review
Psalms 33:10-11 says, “The LORD foils the plans of
the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of
the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all
generations.” An amusing way to say those verses is “Want to know how to make
God laugh? Tell Him your plans!”
How the Red Rock Rendezvous came together was a “God
thing.” I had been trying to get Solid Rock on the RRR agenda in many
ways. But as I registered in early January, I had no specific
opportunity.
Last fall, I had offered the event organizers some of our
endorsers as instructors. The
offer was not accepted. However, God still orchestrated the entire
situation and made some music of it.. Jeremey Collins, chief illustrator
for Rock and Ice, was assigned to be a rep for his company and offered to do
live painting for the event. As he created art in front of a
rain-drenched but enthusiastic crowd of climbers, God’s plan became
evident. Out of the blue, another SRCFC endorser, Kitty Calhoun, suddenly
appeared on the event’s list of instructors. As I got to know her in
person, God’s plan was evident.
The notes of God’s plan continued to play out in many
ways: Another Solid Rocker, Grant Walker of Alaska, did a CORE strength
training seminar; Harold and I were asked at the last minute to be volunteers
as campground hosts; Anne, Joelene and Brandon were able to volunteer at the
event; We encouraged a new member from New Mexico; I met several Solid Rockers
from the Las Vegas area; And we had a wonderful worship service in Calico
Basin.
The piece reached its pinnacle on Monday morning when we
were breaking camp. One of the participants arrived with a closed
attitude toward us as Christian climbing, campground hosts. As the
weekend progressed, several of us fought through his outer shells and began to
develop a relationship with him. During our parting conversation, he willingly
received a “Tobin Tract.” Please pray that he responses to the
message. I do thank God for putting together a great piece of
music!
See shots of the event at http://www.srcfc.org/activity1/rrr05.asp
and see Harold being instructed in big wall climbing by Beth Rodden and Tommy
Caldwell at http://www.mgear.com/pages/events/RRR05/rr05images.aspx?page=5.
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Top Ten Action Items 2005
As
a different way to review Solid Rock’s purpose, I would like to suggest a list
of the Top Ten Action Items we can take on in order to grow in our
purpose. Remember, SRCFC exists to encourage, equip, and empower
climbers to reach other climbers for Christ through personal witness and group
outreach. The Action Items #8, #7 & #6 are described in this
update (#10 and #9 are described in Email Update #108 – will be
posted soon).
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q 10. Climb with a Solid Rocker
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q 9. Use the Partner’s
Directory
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q 8. Invite a Christian climbing
friend to join Solid Rock
Although
I believe Solid Rock – Climbers for Christ should exist, I believe it doesn’t
need to exist for the mission of Solid Rock to happen. As Christian
climbers, we should feel compelled by the love of God (2 Corinthians 5:14) to
share the Good News with our unsaved climbing partners. I did that for
fourteen years before SRCFC existed. However, the value that Solid Rock
adds to your efforts to reach-out and the value you add to Solid Rock’s efforts
multiplies the influence we can have on climbers. Many of you know other
Christian climbers who are not members of Solid Rock. Take a moment to
invite your climbing buddies to become members. Email them this link to http://www.srcfc.org/default1.asp
to get them started in learning about SRCFC.
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q 7. Become an Annual Donor,
then a Grade VI Giver
From the parable of the
“Sower and the Seed,” several concepts can be gleaned: The seed is the Word of
God, the sower is a follower of Christ and seed is scattered among people with
varying receptivity to the Word of God. One thought that is left out is
“Who provides the seed?” We can’t sow seed we don’t have! In
other words, we can’t spend money that isn’t given. God is the provider
of the seed. But He moves through His followers to give for the seed He
wants scattered. Although it’s not a required, it’s crucial that every
member of should give something for annual donation (suggested amount $30 – see
member incentive and giving instructions at the end of this update ).
Then many of us can be giving beyond that. For most of us, climbing
a route of a Grade VI requires multiple days. A “Grade VI” Giver is
committed to making multiple donations during the course of a year, e.g. a
monthly commitment.
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q 6. Obtain Training and
Outreach Resources
One of the great ways
Solid Rock can add value to your efforts to reach out is to provide resources
and tools that train and equip you to do outreach. At http://www.srcfc.org/resources/tools.asp
you can view and order the following resources: Member Handbook, Outreach
Business Cards, T-Shirt, Climber's Tracts, Logo Decal, Logo Beanie, The Way
Runner, Climbing Community Religious Survey, and Event Planning. To be added
soon: Many of the paper resources will be down-loadable as PDF files and
printed!
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events, and other information about Solid Rock. If you know any other
climber who would like to join in reaching other Climbers for Christ, please
have them contact us at srcfc@bendbroadband.com
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WARNING!!!!! Activities
described and depicted within this update carry a significant risk of personal
injury or death. Rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, and all other
outdoor activities are dangerous. Solid Rock / Climbers for Christ does not
recommend that anyone participate in these activities unless they understand
the risks involved, are experts, have qualified professional instruction, and
are willing to personally assume all responsibility associated with those
risks.