A Revolutionary Difference

See how you do on this quiz:

Quiz #1:

• Name the ten wealthiest people in the world.
• Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
• Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.
• Name eight people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize.
• Name the last ten Academy Award winners for best picture.
• Name the past decade’s World Series winners?

• Think of three people you enjoy spending time with.
• Name ten people who have taught you something worthwhile.
• Name five friends who have helped you in a difficult time.
• List a few teachers who have aided your journey through school.
• Name half-a-dozen leaders who inspire you

Winter Camp - Save the date: February 21 - 24! Middle School and High School students are heading to California for amusement parks, camping and more! You don't want to miss this! There will be more information to come, but contact Julie Biagi at julie@vailchristian.com if you have any questions.

November 4 - Bring Your Parent to Church: On this Sunday, our elementary children (K-5) are encouraged to invite their parents to come to their classes with them. This is a great opportunity for parents to find out what happens in CrossTown on Sunday mornings...come check it out! For more information, contact Julie Biagi at julie@vailchristian.com.

Kid's Night Out: Parents enjoy a date night out together or get your Christmas shopping done while our children's staff plays games, does crafts and eats pizza with your children. The event will be on Friday, December 7 from 5 - 10 p.m. at Empire High School in the gym. Ages 3-11 are welcome! Contact Julie at julie@vailchristian.com for more information.

So far we as a community have sponsored over 70 children in the Limpopo Area Development Project. This amounts to more than $36,000 per year that VCC has committed to its partnership with World Vision! It has been very exciting to witness how God has been leading our body to give sacrificially to care for His children. If you already sponsor a child, please remember to communicate with him through letters. Your sponsorship shows your child that he is loved and cared for by God, and God's love gives all children great worth. Your letters are an important way to reinforce that message of hope. If you do not sponsor a child and would like to do so, or if you would like more information on VCC's partnership with World Vision in Limpopo, contact meghan@vailchristian.com.

Trailhead...Begin the Journey February 24during the 10:45 service (BBQ March 2). Trailhead is where the VCC adventure begins. This class will walk you through our core values, our vision, our mission, and perhaps most importantly: opportunities for you to join the journey. Visit the kiosk in the courtyard or email tim@vailchristian.com for more information.

If you are interested in starting or joining a Community Group, or if you just want some more information, contact Tim Sheaffer at tim@vailchristian.com or Trent Schlecht at tanks@cox.net. You can also visit the Community Group page on our website at www.vailchristian.com.

Project 168 is a challenge for the VCC community to pray. There are one hundred and sixty eight hours in every week – Project 168 calls the members of the VCC community to pray during one of those one hundred and sixty eight hours every week.

• Pray that Vail Christian Church would be an influencing community, living the gospel incarnationally with our neighbors and friends.
  
  
• Pray that VCC would be committed to becoming a mature, one-minded community of worshipping believers.
  
  
• Ask God to help us engage in the progress of the gospel in ways that directly encourage and fortify the local community.
  
  
• Pray that your family would engage in good works among those in your sphere of influence, living the gospel and adding fuel to the revolution.
  
  
• Ask God to help you become so Spirit-filled and transparent that your ordered life of Christianity would be irresistibly attractive.

David Murrow is the director of Church for Men, an organization dedicated to restoring a healthy masculine spirit in Christian congregations.  For more than 20 years he has produced and written award-winning television documentaries, commercials, and specials. In his book Why Men Hate Going to Church, Murrow challenges church leaders with the question "What is it about modern Christianity that is driving men away?" In order to reach men, he advises churches to "adjust the thermostat" to embrace the masculine spirit: let men lead; give them tasks; encourage pastors to show strength and teach men through object lessons, letting them discover truth for themselves.  Murrow has a degree in anthropology from Baylor University and lives with his wife Gina and three children in Anchorage, Alaska.

David will be speaking at VCC on Sunday, December 2.  He will also be the speaker at a Men’s Breakfast held on December 1.

Baptism Event: The next baptism event will be December 9. If you are interested in being baptized, please contact tim@vailchristian.com. Students and children please contact julie@vailchristian.com.

Check out what our students and children were up to during Fall break!

We had 79 people participate in 30 Hour Famine and $1,213 was raised to feed starving children in Africa! That will feed about 41 starving children for a full month! It was a great experience of prayer, humility and relying on God to provide for our needs as well as the needs of those in Africa.

A group of high school students spent three days working on houses and leading crafts for kids on the Indian Reservation in Globe.





Our elementary children went to Apple Annie's to pick apples and pumpkins as well as to the Tucson Children's Museum.

We did a caving trip with our high school students where it was all about getting dirty!



 
Middle school students visited the Out of Africa wildlife park and hit the Arizona State Fair on opening day.

Rocky Point Mission Trip - November 8 - 11: We will be gathering our families and heading to Rocky Point, Mexico over Veteran's Day weekend to build some houses with Amor Ministries. We will be camping out and serving families in need of shelter by building them a house from the ground up. Amor Ministries typically builds an 11'x22', two-room home with a slab floor, stucco-finished exterior, two windows, and a door. An Amor house is a simple design, built according to the standards of the community so that a group without skilled labor or power tools can still complete the project. Register online or email ron.andler@gmail.com for more information.

Strategic Service Teams: SST’s are volunteers gathered together to serve within and outside the church. Volunteers are vital to Vail Christian and we look to them to facilitate environments and potentially lead people in a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Contact tim@vailchristian.com or ben@vailchristian.com for more information. You can also visit the Strategic Service Team page on our website at www.vailchristian.com.