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Monday —antique tractor show; 'Tuesday—-
Victorian clothing show; Wednesday—Old
Timers day; and Thursday—Country lime
Field day. complete with greased pig contests
and bluegrass music.
Then on Friday, the singing officially began
under the hare light bulbs strung through the
rafters of the shed About 3.000 singers, sit
ting on old wixxlen pews or lawn chairs,
overflowed into the field around the shed
One by one. the songleaders stepped up to
lead one song each Singing co founder loin
Holland, a David Lipscomb University pro
lessor, presided as master of ceremonies.
But the fun wasn't over yet Saturday includ
ed a youth program, and then the week built
to a crescendo on Sunday, when everyone
gathered for a morning worship service and
an old fashioned dinner on the grounds.
Although it began in 1969 as a simple, all
night singing conducted in the Diana C hurch
of Christ's frame building, the gatherings sixin
outgrew borrowed tents. T he tin shed was con
structed in 1971
Its unity will work constantly at
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fall group meetings, special study
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made himself available to all and
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course, churches must seek leaders
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"There are a phenomenal number of ways
churches are using small groups, ranging from
fellowship groups to strictly evangelistic
groups," said Bill Mcxxly. associate minister of
the Prestoncrest Church of Christ, Dallas.
Moody was a minister of the Garland
Road—now Highland Oaks—Church of
Christ in the early 1980s when it began
pioneering small-group use among mainstream
churches of Christ.
“Our society is moving toward de
personalization, and that means people are
hungry for the human touch. That's the ap
peal of the hit TV show Cheers.' People aren't
stupid. They know that an assigned friend is
no friend at all.” said Moody.
This month, John Payne, Jr. presented a
small group plan to the elders of the Wood
mont Hills Church of Christ in Nashville,
Tenn. “There is a need for a corporate
years, and his teams have won more than
100 trophies.
1b softball fans, Cy Tfoung is a living
legend. His jersey is in the softball Hall
of Fame In Rrtersburg, Ml, where it
belongs.
Last year, Ybung’s team, one of two
Douglasville Church of Christ teams, won
the World Church Championship in
Bossier Chy, La., church league softball’s
equivalent to the Wld Series.
Ybung organized the team several years
ago, and makes a special contribution to
the church to cover its expenses. It is tru
ly his team.
“I've always been interested in softball
I like to ptay it, and I've spomorod several
teams over the last 10 or IS years,” he said.
Young plays softball and racquetball to
keep in shape More amazing than the fact
that he plays competitively at age 81 is
that he still plays after suffering two heart
attacks and undergoing heart bypass
surgery.
In 1981, doctors were convinced he’d
spend the rest of hto career on the disabi
ed list. But Ibung still takes the mound
regularly, and has no immediate plans to
hang up his glove
How long does he want to continue?
“Vfell, I’m 81 years old now, and if 1 live
to be 100, that means I have 19 more years
left, doesn’t it?" he said, laughing.
See GEORGIA, page fa
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INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER FOR MEMBERS OF CHURCHES OF CHRIST / VOLUME 46 / NUMBER 6 / JUNE 1989
Showing off
Reuben Robinson of Nashville, Tenn., exhibits an antique tractor from his
collection to kick off the week of celebration at the 20th year of singing at
Diana, Tenn.
Zr’s early Tuesday morning, the ministers'
first day hack in the office after Sunday's hus
tie and hustle. They stand between the co]
feepol and the photocopier. talking in hushed
tones.
"Hell, our attendance drive fell on its face
again. I don 't understand it. Why can't we get
our members involved?" one asks.
"I don 't know. Mve tried everything. Even
the big speakers don't make much difference.''
the other replies
These woeful complaints are a familiar
jeremiad to church leaders troubled by sagg
ing attendance rates, impersonal church life
and stagnant growth.
But churches across the nation are increas
ingly willing to substitute small groups for
some all church assemblies as one way to help
harried church members maintain their com
mitments to faith, family and work
lalawi leaders give
•nd for training school
tUZU, MALAWI—The government of this east
r*can nation has donated I5 acres for the construction
• new (hurch of Christ Bible school that is expected
** finished in 2-3 years, according to missionary Dr
>*• D. Judd.
^hen complete, the project will rank the school among
(“tyest full time schools in Africa for training teachers
preachers among churches of Christ, he said.
Iudd. who has worked in Africa for 32 years under the
w»n of the Southside Church of Christ in Macon.
” B ,he director of the new school, which began classes
•"“rfiy church building earlier this month.
n*Prt’Pored facilities include two classroom buildings.
5 dormitory blocks, cafeteria/kitchen facilities, and a
nt Also included are gardens, laundries, a poultry
* and athletic fields.
See MALAWI, page 14.
Softball: ‘Cy’ Young leads church squad to world series
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.-lf you were
looking for Cy Young a hundred years ago
you’d go to the baseball diamond.
Young pitched his way into baseball’s
record books by winning 510 games, a
record likely to remain unbroken.
1b baseball fans, Cy Vbung is a legend.
His jersey is in the Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown. N.Y, where it belongs.
If you're looking for Cy Young today,
go back to the diamond. Dr. C B.F
Ybung—“Cy" to his friends- -has a lot in
common with one of baseball s best.
This Cy Ybung’s game is softball, and
at 81 years old. he slow pitches to players
half his age. The Douglasville. Ga, man
has played the game for more than 30
Small groups: churches opt for home meetings
meeting—a God-focus, worship and devotion.
But that doesn't meet the needs we have for
exchange and flexibility.” he said.
The plan, like many others around the na
tion, called for scuttling mid week Bible classes
in favor of weeknight mxtings in members'
homes. Payne said his two-year study of Acts
convinced him such mxtings are a powerful
tool for evangelism and Christian growth.
“We nxd to confess our faults, for instance.
But it's tough to confess your faults to the back
of somebody's head,” said Payne, a Bible and
missions professor at David Lipscomb
University.
Payne doesn’t believe simply tacking home
Bible studies onto a church's overloaded calen
dar is effective. “That would attract only the
dedicated and the desperate, not the main body
of the church." he said.
See HOUSE STUDIES, pa ;e H.
liana meeting celebrates 20 years of country singin’
[na. Tenn—What has bluegrass music
L hog calling contest, but isn’t a country
| What has homemade pies and ham
its. but isn't a bake sale?
he Diana Singing has all this and more.
kialh singin'.
L 20 years. ( hristians from the mid south
gathered in this rural, Giles County burg
hg with songleaders old and young, adept
kmateur I hey sing all types of music, in
ing foot stompers and hymns, old-timey
I and contemporary camp songs.
he Diana Singing attracts several thousand
stians each June and September. They ar
in buses and vans. RVs and campers.
;h transform the slxpy countryside into
tiling community for two weeks
■though the format changes from year to
1 this year the crowds began gathering ear
r the June 5 10 program. The wxk before
Friday and Saturday singing included an
)ing gospel meeting conducted in a big. tin
Id" built next to the church building
he 20th singing program included:
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