BBQ at the Herbsts, Thursday!

BBQ at the Herbsts!!! Yes, it will be amazing! This is your big chance to escape from campus for a few hours, hang out with a ton of great friends and have a great time. Come for dinner and fun. We will be having BBQ for dinner!! After dinner we will discuss any questions people have. Questions will be kept anonymous and the discussion will be amazing. Everyone is welcome!! Come meet new friends and eat free food! There will also be time for some of you to sit in the hot tub afterwards! Meet for rides at the Union Bus Stop at 6:00. Call Nate at 970-946-9045 or Erin at 970-394-4131 for info. Get the invite on facebook here. 

Connect in the amphitheater Tuesday at 7:30 (SLC 119 if it rains)

Connect is an amazing community of friends. We have more fun than anyone on campus. Connect is a group that focusses on authentic friendships and growing closer to God. Connect meets every Tuesday on campus. This Tuesday we will meet in the amphitheater at 7:30 pm (if it rains we'll move into SLC 119). This week we'll be doing a raffle at the start and giving away a new Ipod Touch, itunes gift cards, Serious Texas BBQ gift cards, a Durango Joe's coffee card, t-shirts and more. After that we'll have a short message, music and close it all out with pizza and hanging out. Please come hang out and bring any friends who'd like to come as well. Get the facebook invite to this week's event here, friend Nate here or like the Connect page here. See you Tuesday!!!

Oh, yeah, the raffle items as of now (Sunday night):

And a short video about some of the fun at Connect:

Rides to local churches!

Hello dear college students! It's been great meeting you all. Meet at the Union bus stop (by the post office) on campus Sunday at 9:30 am for rides to local churches. Be ready for a spontaneous trip to the coffee shop or lunch afterwards just in case! Hope to see you tomorrow!

Join us for the BBQ!

It's time to BBQ and hang out!!! The Huge kick off BBQ at Santa Rita Park is Saturday, August 27th at 5 pm. Rides will leave the Student Union bus stop at 5 pm. You can also just meet us there if you like (Get directions here). Please come and join us! You can get the facebook invite by clicking here and let us know you'll be joining us (but you can always just show up even if you didn't RSVP). This will be a great time to have good food, make a ton of new friends and have a blast. We'll be playing frisbee, basketball, volleyball and just hanging out. It will be a blast. As always, it is free. Hope to see you there! 

Dealing with Doubt

Dealing with Doubt: "C.S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity that as an atheist there were many nights he went to bed doubting the whole thing but as a Christian..." Click here for more!

Growing with Jesus!

Growth requires intentionality. These classes will help you grow in your walk with God!

1. Who's on the Throne? (All growth starts here!)

2. Identity: Who are You and Why are You Who You Are?

3. Growing with God.

4. Growth Boosters.

5. The Strength Cycle.

6. Abundant Life.

7. Your Next Step.

8. Freedom.

9. Remembering Your First Love (Jesus).

10. Christlike attitudes.

11. Being Thankful.

12. Living without Hypocrisy.

13. Beat Pornography.

14. Conquer Unbelief.

15. Living without Fear. (Get more on that here and here).

16. Freedom from Insecurities.

17. The life motivated by faith.

Connect Crushing Fear!

Dakota's Story

Ashlie's Story

Why Jesus?

Joseph's Story

Witnessing for the First Time!

Michael's Story

Moab!

Truth Survey

Laura's Story

Student Stories 1

Student Stories 2

Ronnie's Story

Student Stories 3

Debates, Forums and Random Topics

Debates, forums, Q&As & other stuff:

1. Who's on the Throne? (Seriously, don't debate or answer questions without this!)
2. Debate on the Existence of God & Morality.

3. Q&A: Relationships and Sex.

4. Student Q&A.

5. DCC Q&A.

6. TRC Evangelism Q&A.
7. A Discussion About the Great Commission.
8. Defeating Sex Slavery.
9. 2003 KDUR Abortion Interview.
10. Busting the Abortion Industry - An interview with Lila Rose.
11. Personhood and Abortion Debate.
12. End Abortion Now.
13. A discussion on where the world's at and where it is going.
14. A discussion on faith, hope and love.

Evangelism and Discipleship Training

All believers are called to share their faith. Check out some of these classes for evangelism training and ideas.

1. Who's on the Throne?
2. 5 tips to SHARE your faith!
3. Share the Good News.
4. Good News vs. Bad Lies.
5. Words are Necessary.
6. Basic Evangelism Training.
7. Sharing Your Testimony.
8. Evangelism Workshop Pt:1
9. Evangelism Workshop Pt:2
10. How to fearlessly bring Christ into any conversation.
11. How to Share Your Faith with Confidence - Pt. 1.
12. How to Share Your Faith with Confidence - Pt. 2.
13. Evangelism Q&A.
14. Following up with Someone After Sharing the Gospel with Them.
15. Basic discipleship 1.
16. Basic discipleship 2.
17. The Great Commission.

Relationships and Society

The world around you might seem like it is all on fire. Our society is chaotic and relationships are confused. Get some of the answers to these issues in this class.

1. Who's on the Throne? (Relationships are doomed to fail without this foundation!)
2. Agape Unconditional Love.

3. God is Your Loving Father.

4. Friendship with God.

5. Loving God.

6. Dating, Relationships & Marriage.

7. Sex.

8. Valentine's Survival Tips.

9. Our Marriage: Part 1 - How we got here.

10. Our Marriage: Part 2 - Where we're at.

11. Godly Husbands.

12. Q&A on Relationships and Sex.

13. Understanding the Times (more here)
14. Drowning in a Sea of Lies.
15. Hope During the Recession in the Economy.

16. Trusting God will Provide.

17. What God is doing Around the World.
18. The Israeli / Palestinian conflict (New)

A Foundation for Ministry

All mature believers are called to be involved in the Great Commission, reaching this world for Christ and discipling younger believers. Here are a few classes that will help you lay a solid foundation for ministry.

1. Who's on the Throne? (Ministry won't work without this!)
2. The Challenge.
3. Having the Right Perspective in Ministry.
4. The Greatest Revival in History is Imminent.
5. Ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit.
6. A Life of Impact.
7. A Heart of Prayer.
8. Spiritual Warfare.
9. Influencing Others for Christ.
10. Faithful with little for the sake of the little.
11. Motivation to Serve God.
12. Leading without Insecurities.
13. Expanding Your Expectations!
14. God does great things through small ministries!
15. 5 Keys for Reaching Young People for Christ.
16. Learn how to prepare and teach a lesson from scripture.
17. Producing fruit for God.
18. Be 100 times more fruitful!
19. Our role in God's plan.
20. The Great Commission.

Becoming Mature in Your Faith

Becoming Mature in Your Faith is a class for those who have grown significantly in their walk with God and are ready to begin being more outward focused.

1. Who's on the Throne? (Maturity begins here!)
2. Taking initiative in your walk with God.
3. Jesus the Revolutionary!
4. Staying on fire for God.
5. Committed to Jesus.
6. Spiritual gifts and talents discovered.
7. Spiritual gifts and talents invested.
8. Life, Death and an Eternal Perspective.
9. Humility.
10. Self-discipline.
11. Managing your money.
12. Thinking Biblically. (Get the "Myth" busters class here).
13. The Cost of Discipleship.
14. Passion for Christ.
15. Faith that Moves Mountains.
16. Knowing God’s Will for Certain.
17. Eternal significance & Life Purpose (More on finding your purpose here).
18. Taking Risks and Living a Life of Adventure.
19. Take a Stand at College.

A Foundation for Christian Maturity

No matter who you are, the Connect classes on Christian maturity will help you lay the foundation needed for God to use you in huge ways! Enjoy:

1. Who's on the Throne?
2. You are God's Masterpiece, His Signature Work.
3. Lives that Please God.
4. Living Water.
5. Jesus' View of my Sin.
6. Seeing My Sin how God Sees It.
7. Understanding and Beating The Sin Cycle.
8. Experiencing Complete Victory Over Sin.
9. The Fear of God.
10. Surrender: Victory in Retreat.
11. Hope.
12. The endurance inspired by hope.
13. Confident, Bold and Strong!
14. Getting Real with God.
15. Dependence on God.
16. The Fruit of the Spirit!
17. Standing Strong.

Getting Started with God

Here are some of the Connect classes on getting started in your walk with God. Whether you're a new believer or not, these will definitely encourage you a ton!

1. The Love of the Father.
2. God is Passionate About You.
3. God is Real and Relevant. (More on that here)
4. Experiencing Christ's power.
5. Encountering Jesus.
6. Responding to His call.
7. Kingdom Citizens.
8. Following Christ as Lord.
9. Living and walking by faith.
10. Faith, hope and love. 
11. Power of the Holy Spirit.
12. The Spirit filled life.
13. Who's on the Throne?
14. The Bible (More on God's Word here)
15. Prayer.
16. Obeying God.
17. Worship.
18. Keeping Your Eyes on Christ.

Apologetics

Connect's basic apologetics classes will help you know what and why you believe what you do and how to defend that. 

1. Who's on the Throne? (Apologetics needs the right foundation!)
2. The Top 12 Lies You'll Hear in College
3. 21 Signs you’re being lied to.
4. Reasons to Believe
5. Is That True?
6. 5 Reasons Naturalism Fails
7. The Big Bang
8. Creation or evolution: where does the science lead?
9. Why Trust Jesus?
10. Ignorance Interrupted - A review of Jesus Interrupted and Bart Ehrman
11. Are the Gospels Myth or Reality - An interview with Dr. Craig Blomberg
12. Irrefutable Evidence for Resurrection!
13. More Evidence for the Resurrection - An interview with Dr. Gary Habermas
14. Religion, Spirituality and Christianity
15. New Age or Ancient Truth - An Interview with Dr. Groothuis
16. The Problem of Pain (More on that here)
17. The Truth About Heaven (more on heaven here)
18. The Truth About Hell (more on hell here)
19. Dealing with Doubt. (More on that from Dr. Gary Habermas here).
20. Trust, Faith, Science and Skepticism.
21. Be Confident in Your Faith
22. Conquer Unbelief
23. True Tolerance and Diversity (New)
24. The Trilema (New)
25. Evolution and Intelligent Design (New)
26. Evolutionary Biologist Defends Creation (New)
27. Religious Pluralism (New)