Although the focus of RTR will surely be the August 7 concert, this is a truly comprehensive initiative bringing together youth, church leaders and everyday Christians.

Seminars

RTR Involvement Seminars took place in March, training both pastors and youth leaders to practice effective follow-up discipleship with new Christians. See below for more training events.

Breakfast

Christian Life Assembly will be hosting a Pastor’s Breakfast at 9 am April 10. It will be an opportunity for all pastors to hear about RTR’s upcoming initiatives.

FM 4:19

Following that will be FM 4:19, a training seminar teaching youth how to reach out to non-believing friends, and how to grow in their own faith. This takes place April 30 – May 1 at Pacific Academy, and features The Afters.  

Action  

There will also be opportunities to serve others in various ways. In June and July, the BGEA will be organizing Community Action Service Projects for “the body of Christ to share God’s love in a tangible way.”

RTR organizers emphasize that this campaign can only be a success if the Christian community fully embraces it.

To get involved, contact: http://new.grahamfestivals.org

– Shara Lee

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CHRISTIAN LIFE & WITNESS COURSE

The Christian Life and Witness Course will be held in a number of local churches May 3 – 22. Like FM 4:19, it is designed to build relationship with God, help participants become more comfortable sharing their faith, and help them learn how to take care of new believers.

Classes are free; no registration is necessary. Course books and materials are provided without cost. Participants attend one class per week for three consecutive weeks, at one of these locations:

Christian Life Assembly
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
Abbotsford Christian Assembly
Glad Tidings Fellowship
Maple Ridge Alliance Church
White Rock Baptist Church
North Langley Community Church
Abbotsford Christian Assembly

To be a counsellor at Rock the River Tour West, participants must complete this course.

Besides touring with tobyMac this year, Skillet (top) will be performing at Rock the River. Also appearing will be downhere and Starfield –  each of whom has made the cover of Options, Canada’s Christian youth magazine.

April 2010