Evangel University - Lancer Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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, Communicators continue improving articipants in the 1980 Christian Communica- tions Seminar listened to speakers encourage them to improve the quality of their media efforts. The seminar, held March 20-21, challenged about 180 Christian communicators to Work Toward Excellence. General sessions and workshops were designed to bring ministers together with professional media people. A contest was held to recognize outstanding church media efforts, such as local church television programs, radio shows, magazines, news- paper advertising, etc. Awards were given at a banquet. Dr. Ben Armstrong, execu- tive director of the National Religious Broadcasters was the featured speaker at the ban- quet. Dr. Robert Spence, pre- sident of Evangel College, addressed the participants, setting three rules for excellent communication: to know, to feel, to demonstrate what you are talking about. The conference is spon- sored by the Office of The Director of Development. :3 President Robert H. Spence presents an award to Don Crace, minister of music at First Assembly of God, Aurora, Colorado. A question and answer panel, the 'Rev. Bill Snider, the Rev. Robert Strand, the Rev. Ronald Hastie, and the Rev. Del Tarr, give insights in striving for excellence. ce phone ,f. houm tit III ent 51V2 commented, . lking with people lg: . of the country. 3 K nd of the three '3 $4.. ,683 had been t pledges by 212 faculty and staff alumni, and Mt iliary members, ,270 was pledged ollege council end of Mayli . been pledged- mented as the -d, The results othing short Of 6 , Communications Seminar 83

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i W,W...JL. Area businesses participat- ed in the phon-a-thon by awarding prizes for outstanding work done by students. loe Castleberry, junior, received a jogging suit for spending about 38 hours calling for pledges and 20 hours finding callers for the three teams he headed. Christine Kolbe, freshman, won first place in the most hours of calling and the highest amount of money. She record- ed $8,473 in pledges in 51V2 hours, for which she won a trip. ln second place was Carol Cook, junior. She received a ring for 30 hours of calling. Alan Smith, sophomore, received a $25 gift certificate for 36V2 hours on the phone. Terry Smades, senior, and Phyllis Thompson, sophomore, both received a free steak dinner for fourth and fifth place, respectively. The largest single pledge was $5,000. Lori Fredrickson, senior, received an AMtFM radio with this pledge. 82 Phon-a- Thon junior Debbie Edwards smiles as she calls alumni, pastors, and others for pledges towards the new chapel. Students could place one call of their choice for every hour they worked. Three of the students who worked in the Phon-a-Thon, junior Debbie Edwards; sophomore, Steve Braker, and junior Dave Baca, fill in pledge amounts and check off names as they work towards the one million dollar goal. 3 Speakingy Volunteers spend three I I ello, I'm calling from ,Evangel College . . . Telephone conver- sations reiterated that begin- ning line 10,754 times as students talked with faculty members, pastors, alumni, council members, and friends of the college during the weeks of the One Million Dollar Phon-a-thon. Preparations for the largest telephone fund-raising pro- gram began in October, 1979, under the direction of Neil Eskelin, director of develop- ment, Harland Kingsriter, field representative, and Chuck Wetter, director of community relations. During the last week of a h ,9 . of February, 1980, action began. Letters from President Robert H. Spence were sent to every Assembly of God church, alumni, council member, and previous donor explaining the construction of the Chapel, which began that same week. On Wednesday, March 1, 1980, Eskelin presented the plan to the students during chapel. Students who volun- teered to call during the phon-a-thon received a free t-shirt to wear at home over spring vacation to promote the project. One week after spring break, the calling began. Students spent hours calling for pledges. Christine Kolbe, exceHence weeks on the phone freshman, spent 51V2 hours calling. She commented, I really loved talking with people from all parts of the country. ,. At the end of the three weeks, $219,683 had been recorded in pledges by 212 students, 39 faculty and staff members, 14 alumni, and 14, Ladies' Auxiliary members.f Another $237,270 was pledged by the college council members. By the end of May, $769,797 had been pledged. Eskelin commented as the project ended, The results have been nothing short of spectacular.'.'e

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Fireworks presents lively entertainment at Maranatha '80. An unfamiliar group to most students, they were well received by the cheering audience. Whether solo or with his back-up band, Phil Keaggy hypnotizes the audience with almost magical guitar playing. His finale, brought a standing ovation from the crowd. a 4 west, contemporary Chris- tian music festivals spread like wildfire across the nation. The flame, however, passed Springfield, Missouri until Maranatha '80 lit the Activities Building on Saturday, March 15. Andrus, Blackwood 8t Co., Fireworks, the Phil Keaggy Band, Gentle Expressions, the Tracy Zinn Band, Paul Clark, Denny Duron, and Daniel Amos each sparked the even- ing in their unique way. In spite of an approximate $7000 loss and a few formid- able problems, senior Bill Liles, Association of Evangel College Students tAECSt vice-presi- Howard Tripp dent, felt that the festival was Hound Tripp Contemporary, classics: from Middle Ages to 1980 A - F rom north, south, east, and in every way worth the effort. Liles and the AECS Activi- ties Board learned from the problems that plagued the festival. Plans for making the Maranatha festival a tradition continued, and Maranatha '80 ' set a precedent for all future Christian musical festivals in Springfield. 1 x An evening New York skyline illuminated the stage in the Activities Building on Saturday, March 29, as students crowded on the floor to Escape through the 1980 Spring Fling. Emcees Cheryl Jarvis, jun- ior, and Carmen Hammer, sophomore, lured the t audience V