Belief Matters
“Our churched young people are adopting distorted beliefs about God, Christ and His Word. And these distorted beliefs are directly attributing to our kids making wrong moral choices.”
~Josh McDowell
According to Josh McDowell's extensive research about today's church-going young person:
63% don't believe Jesus is the Son of God
58% believe all faiths teach equally valid truths
51% don't believe Jesus was physically raised from the dead
70% don't believe an absolute moral truth exists
Why does belief matter? Those with such a distorted view are . . .
200% more likely to physically hurt someone
300% more likely to use illegal drugs
600% more likely to attempt suicide
Whether one fully accepts these startling statistics or not, one must admit that the culture today is having a negative impact upon our Christian young person and how and what they believe. At Harrisburg Christian School, we are committed to assisting the local Bible-believing church and the Christian family in transferring a Biblical belief system to our students. It has been our honor to partner with Central PA Youth Outreach and Josh McDowell Ministries in bringing Josh McDowell to the Central Pennsylvania area this Fall.
Josh McDowell Parent Seminar at Harrisburg Christian School
On Monday, October 17th (7PM - 10PM), Harrisburg Christian School will be hosting one of three Josh McDowell Beyond Belief Parent Seminars http://www.hcs.nu/documents/McDowellFlyer.pdf (660k .pdf) to be held in the region. THIS IS AN EVENT YOU CAN NOT AFFORD TO MISS. Whether you are a parent or grandparent of teenagers, a parent or grandparent of future teenagers, or an adult who cares about teenagers and their future, you will want to make this Josh McDowell Seminar a priority.
If you are unable to attend this event at Harrisburg Christian School, additional parent seminars will be held on Saturday, October 15th (9AM - 12PM) at Hershey Evangelical Free Church and Sunday, October 16th (3PM - 6PM) at West Shore
Evangelical Free Church. You may learn more about these sites at http://www.beyondbelief.com/events <http://www.beyondbelief.com/events/>.
Purchasing Tickets
You may purchase tickets to the parent seminars in the following manner: Purchase Tickets for the HCS Venue through HCS: Harrisburg Christian School has reserved 300 tickets for its venue. You may call the school office (717-545-3728) or e-mail the school (office "at" hcs.nu) to purchase tickets. Our discounted rate for this event is $8.50. Tickets are sold on a first come, first serve basis. Checks are to be made out to HCS. HCS will not accept ticket orders after Monday, October 3rd.
Purchase Tickets to Other Venues: HCS has made arrangements with the other venues to offer you the discounted group ticket price to the other venues. You may contact Tony Hunt at West Shore Evangelical Free Church (697-0226) and Craig Fenstermacher at Hershey Evangelical Free Church (533-4848). Make sure you tell them you are with Harrisburg Christian School in order to receive the discounted price.
Purchase Tickets through iTickets: You may purchase tickets to the parent seminar through iTickets (1-800-336-3206). There is no group discount through this option. The cost of the ticket is $15. A service charge may apply. Purchase Tickets through your Church: Many of our churches are involved in this event. Contact your pastor to determine what arrangements your church has made for tickets.
Josh McDowell Bold Truth Tour (Student/Parent Event)at Milton Hershey School
On Friday, November 11th (7PM - 10PM), Josh McDowell and SuperChic[k] will be hosting a Student Seminar and Concert at Milton Hershey School. Parents should attend this event with their children. Tickets will be available for purchase at the end of the parent seminars, through HCS' main office after October 17th, through iTickets (1-800-336-3206), and through your church. See this flyer http://www.hcs.nu/documents/McDowellFlyer.pdf (415k .pdf) for info.
Join the Team
There are many ways you may help with this event. Please prayerfully consider how the Lord would have you participate.
Pray: Please pray for these events. Pray for Josh McDowell and for the thousands of parents and students who will attend. Pray for the hundreds of volunteers who will organize and facilitate these events. Pray for a spiritual world view revival in Central Pennsylvania.
Attend with a Friend: Please register for these events early. Though these events are targeted for Christian parents and Christian young people, you are strongly encouraged to use these events as an outreach to unsaved friends.
Join the HCS Volunteer Team: Large events like these do not happen without dozens of people assisting in their facilitation. Please contact Mr. Puleo (ppuleo "at" hcs.nu or 545-3728, ext. 102) if you are willing to help. Volunteers are needed for the following teams:
Facility Team - Sets up prior to and cleans up after the parent event at HCS. Hospitality & Sales Team - Greets, directs, and seats guests at the parent event. Assists in resource sales of McDowell materials.
Ticket Team - Facilitates ticketing for the parent event at HCS from the placement of a ticket order to the collection of tickets at the event and the sale of tickets for the Youth Event.
Parking Team - Facilitates guest parking for the parent event at HCS.
Technical Team - Facilitates the technical aspects of sound and lighting for the parent event at HCS.
Security Team - Facilitates security at the parent event at HCS.
Youth Event Volunteer Team - Help by serving as an usher, ticket taker, stage-hand, work crew, resource/product seller, etc. at the Youth Event.
Youth Event Evangelism Team - Help counsel and follow-up with youth who come forward during the event. Questions
If you have any questions about these events, please contact Mr. Puleo (ppuleo "at" hcs.nu or 545-3728, ext. 102).
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