CBC and Great Memories

There are some great memories that we share:

•7:30 am Old Testament classes in the basement of
Bowie Hall.(ZZZZ, sorry Dr. Harris!)
•Geek, I mean Greek Classes with Dr. Gary
McGee.(I know, I should have taken
another year.)
•Music Theory with Winnie Swaim – what a super
music teacher!
•And Acts Class with Opal Reddin - we had real
life application in those classes.
•Revivaltime Choir showed us how important it was
to pray and to wait on the presence of God.
•The miracles of lives changed, we talked about
it in class and experienced it in churches and at the Encounter in downtown
Springfield.
(FYI: The Encounter is where hippies became Jesus People -
a coffee shop before Starbucks.)
Those memories we will always have.

More Memories?
• Remember Spence Jones selling apples?Yelling at you across the campus?
• How about Tempos Choir?The Followers? Or The Couriers?
• John Maracle, a real Mohawk Indian, shooting arrows at his roommate?
(He had trouble finding roommates.)
• David Carr measuring skirts and hair length before chapel?
• Gary McGee’s VW bug on the steps of Welch Hall?
• Who knew that Chuck Wagon would pass Dr. Hortons’s test in Hebrews class?
• Randy Collins – the weekend his girlfriend came from home and the
Chiclets/Feen-a-mint switch?
• Malcolm Pavey running outside of Flower Hall after being covered in
shaving cream and car oil?
• Betty Spade being removed from the RT bus by firemen at the Seattle Space
Needle? (She exited on a stretcher,smiling and waving to Marty Gould. The
next day on the bus, Donnie Morphis told Bro. Mac, I refuse to pray for her! And
he didn't.)
• Dwight Westover praying for his groceries as he brought them into Boyd Hall
from his car – that saved a prayer before supper.
• The Best Donkey Basketball Player? Stan Buford!
• The sound and smile of a real southern girl, playing the piano in the music
hall? Wow! She sings alto, plays the piano and STILL looks good at
conventions!
FYI: I found her the first day of CBC, but it took her quite a while
longer to really hear God.

What Matters Most
What matters most is that we followed the Call of God. Like Eli did for Samuel, someone told us to listen and respond to the voice of God, and we did.

Our Greatest Concern
That should be the focus of our greatest concern. Who is helping the next generation hear the Voice of God and follow His Call?When was the last time you heard or preached a sermon on Following the Call of God?

How will we reach the Millennials with the Good News?
Answer: With Spirit-Filled Millenials who have answered the Call of God!

We are Pentecostal believers and God promised to confirm his Word with signs and wonders.They need to experience the presence of God like we did.Preaching and teaching the Full Gospel – that is what CBC taught us.

CBC = Challenged, Changed and Charged!
(I know that there is no “B” in there, sorry President Crouch)
If you are anything like me, CBC Challenged you, it Changed you and it Charged you! No wonder it means so much to us.

The Really BIG Question
Will you help the next generation follow the Call of God?That is the REAL legacy of CBC.You can help them with sermons, seminars, Sunday school classes, prayers and even with finances. How much does your church support would-be pastors and missionaries?

The challenge before us is to be changed and re-charged with the Call of God.The
Spartans may never again be a logo on a t-shirt… so what?
If Millenials are hearing the Call of God and Answering that Call …. the Gospel goes forward!

It is time to pass on the legacy. Until Jesus comes, we must keep making disciples of every nation. There is still a great work to be done. Whole nations need to hear the Word … there is still room at the cross.
So, let’s take it across the nation and around the world!
Who will answer the Call?

Where are they now?
Dr. Harris – Springfield
Dr. McGee – Heaven
Chuck Wagon – a made up name like Bill Fold & Poly Ester, they went to classes with us.
Dr. Horton - Springfield
Winnie Swaim – Heaven, playing the piano for King David’s Orchestra
Opal Reddin– Heaven
Cyril McLellan – Heaven, playing violin for King David’s Orchestra
Spence Jones – Pastoring in Chicago
John Maracle – Arizona , Chief/President of Native American Fellowship
David Carr – Pastoring in Springfield
Randy Collins – Somewhere in California
Malcolm Pavey – Unknown
Betty Spade – Unknown
Marty Gould – Kansas
Donnie Morphis – North Carolina
Dwight Westover - Heaven
Stan Buford – Springfield
Jan Bougher – Nixa
President Phillip Crouch – Heaven

Foot Note: Names have not been changed to protect the innocent, but some stories have been exaggerated to reach those who are more evangelistically challenged.


Tom Bougher – Adult Resource Consultant
Discipleship Ministries of the Assemblies of God
tbougher@ag.org CBC Class of 1974