It's mid April, the Masters has wrapped up, the Braves are in full swing and it'll be Thanksgiving before we know it.  Time is flying but in a way, standing still.   Praying we all make the most of the time God has given to us, redeeming it for His glory.

I'm praying you've all heard the news shared this past Sunday and again yesterday afternoon,  regarding a possible ministry move for us as a family/ministry.  As I mentioned, this is a very difficult decision but one we are confident the Lord will continue to give grace and wisdom towards.  There is not enough space here for me to fully communicate the work God has been doing in my life to prepare me for this moment, speaking of the last 3-5 years.  But until recently the work being done was not clear.  But now uncertainty has been replaced with clarity.  For that I am thankful, even in the midst of the sadness that accompanies leaving.  Thankfully, if the Lord continues to lead, we will be close.  Same house, same school, same community and because of the cross, the same Kingdom!  Please continue to pray for us moving forward.  That request will be met with more specifics moving forward.  Above all, know our love for you and your kids is HUGE.  Words cannot express the appreciation we have for you to trust us and allow us to play a smart part in their lives.  We have never taken that for granted.  What a responsibility that is!   One we cherish, protect and LOVE to do.  We have always carried the thinking that the main disciple maker of each child is found in the home.  We are here to simply assist you, the disciple maker, in that process. I'll end before I start chapter 2.  Know we love you and appreciate your support and prayers.  The Lord is faithful.

We kicked off a new series last night entitled THE KING SPEAKS.  This is a short walk through the Sermon on the Mount.  All year we've been chasing the theme that in Christ we are free'd from sin and free'd to live.  How God brings this about is amazing and centers around the idea of a king.  It's ultimately HIS KING (Jesus) that God brings about the ability for us to walk, live, and stand in complete freedom.   We've chased this thought all year and now we end by hearing from the King himself.  Below is the video of this first sermon along with the sermon notes to better follow along.

It's that time of year again, time to start collecting information regarding our graduates.  We love this service, a time to honor and recognize the hard work of our graduating students.   We need your help in order to pull this off.   If you have a student graduating please follow THIS LINK - print out the form - and then give it to Andrew Toney by May 12th.   You can also run it by the church one day and hand it off to any of our staff.

One new thing we are doing this year is giving you the opportunity to set up a small table in the foyer to showcase and celebrate your graduate.  This will be a simple way for the church to see accomplishments, pictures, awards and honors.  This is not a requirement of course, simply another to allow Roopville Road to celebrate their big day and accomplishment.   

You will notice a spot on the form to let us know if you plan to set up a table.  We will get in touch with you regarding setting that up as the day draw closer.

We look so forward to this opportunity!

Hope everyone is enjoying their spring break week.  We had a great time being together last night for the few who stayed in town.  Lots of fun, a time in the Word and then some more fun with a new addition to the pre-Rock experience!   Also, HAPPY MASTERS WEEK!

Last night we continued working through our RedFlags series. The series is really simple - God has given us good gifts in life but often these gifts can turn into stumbling blocks! So far we have looked at Trends, Talents, Technology and Time.   Last night we looked at our Tribes.

Tribes are relationships we have and they come in various formats.  There are some relationships we choose and then there are some relationships we do not choose.  At the end of the day there is a close group we actually choose to be with.  This group is both a gift from God but as mentioned all throughout this series....they also bring Red Flags.

The key in this entire series has been the following questions:  

• How can I best use good gifts God has given for His glory and Kingdom?
• What are the possible red flags that are lurking in this pursuit?

Unfortunately we forgot to turn the sound system to the streaming device on leaving us with no audio.   All that to say we have no actual recording to offer.  But, we do have the notes we used.  We pray you'll look it over and continue the conversation with your own TRIBE!

Last week we sent you a survey to help us as we inch closer to a decision regarding summer camp.  We've had 32 responses but would definitely prefer more input.  As you can imagine, this is a very difficult decision.  We are currently working through the details of how to best use the space we currently have at Laguna Beach as well as any transportation issues that could arise.  Below are some things we're faced with as we consider summer camp 2021.  

• The amount of people staying in each room will be significantly smaller, alleviating some safe space.  Essentially this is having one person per double bed, rather than two.   This will greatly reduce the number of people we’re able to house for a week at camp.  For example, a room we typically use to house 14 people would now safely house 8 people.  Each room we have available has double beds.  In every instance, the double beds would be used for one person, rather than two.  These small changes add up, but we feel these are safe steps we need to take.  With these changes we are left with 80 beds for all those who attend or help lead at summer camp.  Once you factor in the necessary leaders, we are left with about 60 spots for students.  This would require us to possibly make camp a "first pay, first serve" event.
• Bus seating will be spaced out.  This could require additional transportation which we will cover with additional vehicles.
• With fewer people able to attend, the cost for camp will naturally increase.  This year’s cost for camp at the beach would be approximately $300/student.  We would also ask non-parent youth leaders to pay $100 to help offset cost.  Which is the number we would need in order to pay for lodging alone.  The church has been and will always be committed to the lives of our children/student.  Year after the year the cost for camp is offset in different ways.  Our charter bus rental is a gift from the church along with other church sponsored expenditures
• STAY-AT-HOME-OPTION - If we have to make the decision of doing camp at home, we will do everything we can to make it worth-while. Last year we were forced to make a quick decision to make it work - this year we would have sometime to make it a little more fun. Some elements would include outings possibly to SkyZone, Axe Throwing, parks, grilling out, the lake, the pool, different foods - who knows! This option would also allow flexibility and offers the potential for invitees as we would do a kick-off on Sunday night and meet in the evenings for our worship services! This option would also be a cheaper option, dependent on what events we did together! All to say the Stay-At-Home-Option doesn't have to be a lesser option. 
• The way you can help us is by taking this super quick survey HERE!

Happy Maundy Thursday! Click HERE to read all about Maundy Thursday.
Also, in case you haven't noticed... It's April Fools - BEWARE!!
Enjoy a good prank and laugh and check out what's up in the blog!

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Last night we continued working through our RedFlags series. The series is really simple - God has given us good gifts in life but often these gifts can turn into stumbling blocks! So far we have looked at Trends, Talents, and Time.
Last night we focused on Technology! We all love our phones, televisions, game systems etc... but so quickly that which was meant for good can be used for evil. Specifically, we look at how tech is a great gift of God. However, it is marred or stained by sin.  Thankfully, though, Jesus redeems technology and enables us to use it in a way that glorify God. The way we enjoy God's good gifts best is by ultimately enjoying God more thank anything.
Next week we will end our series checking out what Scripture says about our Tribes. 
If you missed out on the talk last night, check out the feed below and the print out!

Hope you know we love you guys dearly and are thankful to serve you and with you!
Let us know if we can do anything for you!

Grateful, 
  Chris/Andrew

If April showers bring May flowers.....what do March showers bring?  I need your best response as a test to see how many of you are actually reading this.

Though I'm not quite sure of the above answer, I do know the month of March brings a sense of rest/recovery to our student ministry.  Typically we have our missions conference and DNOW during the month of March.  This year those plans shifted a bit due to Covid.  But March seems to be this halftime of the spring semester, both in our ministry and in life.  Summer  is a few months away.  Close enough to plan and prepare for, but not yet close enough to actually smell.  All that to say we hope and pray you consider to join in on the things of summer The Rock Leadership is currently planning.  While it may a a while off, we know it's coming.  We pray you'll stay connected and plugged in as these things come up.

With that said....what's coming up?  Keep in mind, these are primarily student ministry events.  There are obviously many other events church-wide to plan for and join in on.

We continued our series "RedFlags" last night.  A great series that looks at good gifts God has given and the various red flags that are also there.  Last night was all about our TIME.

Good afternoon!  Not gonna lie to you.  I had a nice little write up about spring, storms and pollen, ending with this nice little comparison to our spiritual lives.  And just like that, it was gone.  So rather than recreating that moment, I'll move on.  Just know it was probably the finest piece of writing you would have ever seen.  

The main reason for even writing about storms was in light of our services begin cancelled last night.  We hated to cancel but felt it best after reaching out to the local emergency services.  Better safe than sorry in those cases.  Thank you for understanding!

The good thing is we had been planning for Season 2 of the RockCast.  The RockCast is the podcast of our student ministry.  It's there to help students, leaders and parents of The Rock SM.  It's another tool we've made available.  As always, that podcast is available at most all podcast services.  It's also available on the front page of our website, therocksm.org,

We also decided to provide a video recording of the podcast, in light of us not being together last night.  Sometimes it's easier to engage when we have video and audio.  That video portion is attached below.  We'd encourage you to give it a listen or watch!

A few things to let you know about:

• GAME DAY at CENTRAL HIGH this Sunday at 1:30p.  This is a great opportunity to simply come and hang.  Hoping to see many students come out to that.
• DNOW was a huge success.  Thanks to all those who helped with that day!
• "FREE" Summer Camp details coming soon.  

Hello!  Really quick and to the point update today as we are in the final days leading up to GENESIS DNOW coming up this Saturday from 9:30a-5:00p.

Before we get to DNOW there is one "update" regarding our Wednesday nights.

We will continue to live stream/record our Wednesday services from this point forward.  The way we'll do this may look a bit different.  The majority of our views come in the days following the actual service.  For this reason we'll be starting the stream once we get to the sermon/teaching portion.  WE WILL CONTINUE TO START THE ROCK AT 6:45PM each week.  This allows us to have some fun in the beginning without taking away from any teaching and group time.  However, we will only stream/record once we begin the teaching. 

Many times it's hard to fully experience that early part of the service because of the group or stage games we do.  It's hard to capture that full experience and often times ends up being a little hard to engage.  So if you miss a service or need to join live online with us, don't fret if it's not streaming at 6:45p.    Typically that stream will begin around 7pm and you'll join us right at the teaching part of the night.

​With that in mind....here's our service from last night.

Here's a bulleted list of all you need to know regarding DNOW this Saturday.

• Students can arrive between 9:00-9:30a - Session 1 starts at 9:30a.
• All Sessions will be held in the main sanctuary. (BIG CHURCH).  This will allow us to spread out, in church groups.
• Cost is $20 and covers lunch, games, material, mask (in place of shirt.)
• We do have leftover shirts from last years DNOW for sale.  $5
• WE COULD USE 2-3 parents to help us during our lunch/break time.  11:00a-1:00p.  Email or text Chris if you'd like to help with this.  This will allow our leaders to actually spend time with their groups.  (Throwback to Acts 6:1-7.)
• If you are driving and staying.  You will need to park behind the new building by the cemetery or in the lower lot to the left of the CLC.  
• WE NEED TO KEEP THE SPACE BETWEEN THE NEW CHURCH, ROCK and CLC OPEN for lunch, games, snow cones, and foot traffic.
• Students need to bring a Bible, pen and $20 if they have not yet paid for DNOW.
• YOU CAN REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE HERE.
• We will be encouraging students to donate to a CAUSE this year.  We will share this CAUSE with them during each session.  Any amount helps.
• Students will need to wear masks inside.  A mask will be provided at the event.
• We are having chickfila sandwiches, chips and water for lunch.  They will also receive one free snow cone.  If this does not match up with dietary NEEDS, let us know.  *If they desire a rib-eye, potato and salad with ranch, they need to bring that with them.  Just bring enough to share with me.
• Consents, schedules and other info can be found on the DNOW page.
• We will be having an inflatable slide for students to enjoy during the lunch break.  If this is something you DO NOT WANT your student to do, please inform them and us. We will require students to wear mask and gloves while enjoying this treat.
  
• Students are more than welcome to join us throughout the day.  Of course our desire is for them to enjoy this full day, we do understand that life happens  Just take a look at the schedule and you can choose to best time to "jump in."    We have 2 main sessions, 9:30-11:00 and 2:00-4:00p.   I wouldn't advise showing up for lunch/games and then leaving.  
• Students can be picked up at 5pm.

This is a big list but I'm sure I've forgotten something.  Feel free to email, text or call should you have any questions.  Looking forward to seeing everyone Saturday as we finish up our journey through the first 15 chapters of Genesis.  These chapters share with us how God created and established all we know today.  Thankfully we get to experience life near the end of His great work being complete.  The promise of hope and help is now realized in Jesus Christ!  May we celebrate that with all our hearts, minds and lives.

See ya soon!
​Chris/Andrew

Good morning, happy March!   Let's jump right to it today.

We began a new series last night called RED FLAGS.  This series will help students identify how we can best use the good gifts/things God has given.  Trends, Time, Talents, Technology, Tribes are all good things.  But just like any other good thing, there are risks.  How can we best identify the red flags of these good gifts?  How can we MOST glorify God in this life?   

I said this last week and again last night, GOOD IS THE ENEMY OF GREAT.  God has great things prepared for his people.  If we simply establish good/average/ok as the pattern we may miss the great.  Red Flags help us identify trouble.  It's a warning that while the surface seems fine, there is danger lurking underneath.   Our hope is to help students see the great in these good gifts but seek wisdom on the potential snares that await.

Below is the video from last night as well as our notes.
​We hope you have a great weekend and we'll plan to see everyone Sunday morning!

Happy Thursday and Levi Strauss Day!  Yes, we really have a day set aside to honor a pair of jeans.  It's where we are I suppose.  Anyway, here are a few things we'd love for you to be aware of today, as you honor your own favorite pair of jeans! 

Just a few things we've got coming up quickly and one thing to go ahead and put on your radar as we approach summer.  It will definitely be here before we know it.

• DNOW - March 13th, 9a-5p:   DNOW looks a bit different this year but we will definitely have the opportunity to get together for this huge event.   Details can be found HERE, along with the registration link.
• DNOW HELP - Typically we would need host homes for DNOW.  With this year being a bit different, we now stand in need of other things.
  1. FOOD TRUCK type vehicle - We are hoping to set up a space outside to serve lunch.  We will be having snow cones as a treat but need another food truck type vehicle to serve lunch from.  If you have something like this or an idea of how we can pull this off, get with Chris or Andrew. 
  2. Volunteers - We'll definitely have many of our leaders helping with this event but could always use more.  If you're interested in serving food, holding a door, watching the halls or simply just "being here,"  let us know.
  3. Sign ups - WE DESPERATELY NEED STUDENTS TO SIGN UP IF THEY PLAN TO COME.  While the lack of having host homes may ease this burden, we still need to have a good idea of the number of students attending. 

We were able to finish up our time in Hebrews last night.  Our hope was simple, simply say what the Bible says.  Hebrews is a great book, though hard at times to follow.  It's a book that helps us see the greatness of Jesus and his impact in this world.  What is so great about Jesus?  What a question!   But a question that is answered all throughout Scripture, including Hebrews.   In a simple explanation, Hebrews teaches us that Jesus is Greater!   He's greater than all the "good" things of the Old Testament.  He fulfills or completes a work God began in the beginning, through different means.  Now this work finds it's home in the complete, finished work of Jesus.  That's great news.  That's Hebrews.

Last night we concentrated on understanding our response to this Jesus.  In light of all we've heard about how Jesus is greater, what now?  What is the right response to this?   Hebrews 11-13 help with this.  Below is both the sermon notes and video.  I pray you'll watch, read and apply as we partner together to lead students to know and follow Christ.

Happy Winter Break!   We definitely felt the impact of the break last night but enjoyed a more intimate time as a ministry.  Praying for safety and rest for all those traveling.  We missed you but realize a break is good every now and then.  But then again, your break may be a stress filled week as you try and figure out what to do with your child while you're at work, because your life/work is functioning as normal!  Many of our athletes are still practicing or have games, so the "break" is not really a "break." 

​Whatever situation this week finds you in we pray God is at the very center.  We look forward to having everyone back next week.  The rested, the weary, the wandering, the found are all welcomed at The Rock SM!

Frozen Frisbee (Feb. 21) - 1:30p:  Just a simple opportunity to get together and have some fun.  No talent required.  We'll play some ultimate frisbee and razzle dazzle (football/ultimate hybrid.)  Even if you don't play, it's a great time to come and be together.

DNOW (March 13) -  DNOW will be a 1 day event jam-packed with worship, teaching, eating, games - it'll be awesome!  You can REGISTER HERE - the cost is $20! If you have any questions let us know. We will need some volunteers to help us make it successful and safe. If you are interested in helping out let us know! As we get closer to the date, we will get some more info out! Keep an eye on your inbox for messages from us! 

SUNDAY SCHOOL -  Just a weekly reminder for you or/and your student to be sure to plug into a Sunday School class. Even if you are out, you can call into your class to stay somewhat connected.  This is such a great way to be with those in your grade for time in the Word.  Also, invite others into that class! ​

We decided to spend our time together in a big circle.  In light of the small crowd last night we felt it was best to embrace the intimacy that was readily available.  It was great to simply read and discuss the Hebrews 11 as a group.  For this reason we decided not to live stream, mainly because we didn't have enough microphones for everyone and the reality that once mic'ed up, most teenagers forget how to speak.

Hebrews 11 is such an awesome chapter.  It's the hall of fame of those in our faith, from the Bible.  Hebrews 11 sets the tone for the rest of the book.  It serves as a transition point from knowledge to action.  Of course there are things to apply in the beginning of the book, but it's here we notice a major shift to our response of all we've just heard, the previous 10 chapters.

It was neat to discuss this together.  From time to time it's good to make a big group small.  We saw this occur last night.  Of course our hope is to expand our number, but there are certainly things you can't always do in a large group.  Last night we were able to experience one of those things.   

Below are the sermon notes from last night.  Being that there is no video, we'd encourage you to read through these notes.   For our parents, the hope is that you are informed as to what we are sharing with your students.  For our students, it's an important to not miss one piece of the puzzle that is Hebrews.  Next week, we wrap up Hebrews by concentrating on the call in light of all we've heard.

Good morning, afternoon or evening.  Pray you're all doing well and prepared for the 6 weeks of rain.  Just in time for tennis, soccer, baseball and all the other outdoors sports!  Great time but even in this, God is good.

We've got a few things to let you know about today so we'll get straight to that stuff!

Frozen Frisbee (Feb. 21) - 1:30p:  Just a simple opportunity to get together and have some fun.  No talent required.  We'll play some ultimate frisbee and razzle dazzle (football/ultimate hybrid.)  Even if you don't play, it's a great time to come and be together.

DNOW (March 13) -  DNOW will be a 1 day event jam-packed with worship, teaching, eating, games - it'll be awesome!  You can REGISTER HERE - the cost is $20! If you have any questions let us know. We will need some volunteers to help us make it successful and safe. If you are interested in helping out let us know! As we get closer to the date, we will get some more info out! Keep an eye on your inbox for messages from us! 

SUNDAY SCHOOL -  Just a weekly reminder for you or/and your student to be sure to plug into a Sunday School class. Even if you are out, you can call into your class to stay somewhat connected. Also, invite others into that class! 

Hebrews is a book that explains how Jesus completely and finally satisfies the requirements of the law and the judgement of God.  The Old Testament is filled with thing and offices, established by God, to bring His people back into a right relationship with Him.  The only problem is these things weren't perfect, we needed something greater.  Enter Jesus.

Hebrews walks us through how Jesus consumes these roles and offices become the "something greater" we all desperately needed.   Last night we looked at sacrifices, perhaps the easiest of the OT things to see.   Below is both the video and sermon notes.   We pray you'll take it in and continue the conversation at home.  We all stand in need of this message.

I'd feel a lot better about this cold weather if it'd just go ahead and snow... 
But nonetheless, happy Thursday! 

Last night we continued working through the book of Hebrews, it was a lot of fun and sadly we only have a few weeks left in Hebrews before we jump into something new! 

The book of Hebrews teaches us a bunch of things... one of the biggest things it teaches us though is that Jesus is greater than anything and everything in this life. The author of Hebrews is writing to a group of people who are new Jesus followers, and they are being persecuted for that. The problem is that they are thinking about giving up, going back to their "old" way of doing. things. Their old way of doing things according to the Old Testament is a through religious sacrifices, washings etc... it was a lot. The thing that we find in the New Testament though is that through Jesus, all that "stuff" is done. Jesus satisfies it all. This wasn't a work that just came about when Jesus showed up. Rather, it was the plan all along. The author of Hebrews quotes God's promise to make a "new covenant" with his people from Jeremiah 31:31-34 (Check this out, its cool!). The problem with the Old Covenant is not that God made it wrongly, but that we couldn't keep up our end of the bargain. It needed something more, we needed something more - that something more and greater is Jesus. 
So the encouragement for us today, don't give up... put down the disappointments, the worries, the trying so hard to please and satisfy and trust in Jesus. Our place with God is secured, not because of us or what we do, but in and through Jesus... who he is, what he has done, what he is doing now for us and in us. 
​Last night we had some trouble with the livestream, for that I am sorry. Hopefully we will be back up and running next Wednesday! 
However, the sermon is below if you want to check it out!

DNOW (March 13) -  DNOW will be a 1 day event jam-packed with worship, teaching, eating, games - it'll be awesome!  For now, students can sign-up in the Rock for DNOW! - the cost is $20! If you have any questions let us know. We will need some volunteers to help us make it successful and safe. If you are interested in helping out let us know! As we get closer to the date, we will get some more info out! Keep an eye on your inbox for messages from us! 

SUNDAY SCHOOL -  Just a weekly reminder for you or/and your student to be sure to plug into a Sunday School class. Even if you are out, you can call into your class to stay somewhat connected. Also, invite others into that class! 

FIREHOUSE TAKEOVER - We had a great time in the Firehouse Children's Ministry serving with Michael and his crew this past week. We will periodically have an opportunity to do this. If you missed it and have a desire to serve in that way, keep an eye and ear open for updates about the next one!

We love you guys and are thankful for you! 
See ya soon!

​Chris/Andrew

Welcome back! Hope you have had a great week this week!

Last night we continued working through the book of Hebrews. We talked about who Jesus is and why he is greater. The book of Hebrews is written to some folks who were ready to give up on the faith because their suffering had become overwhelming. The author of Hebrews is encouraging them to continue and not give up on Christ! We looked at how Jesus is the Great High Priest who understands us. That's encouraging - Jesus understands us. He understands us because he was tempted as we are and he suffered as we do. When you feel overwhelmed and like you can't do it, know that Jesus gets it and we can run to him! 
If you missed last night the video and sermon will be attached below!

We'll keep it simple this week. Two things: 

DNOW (March 13) -  DNOW will be a 1 day event jam-packed with worship, teaching, eating, games - it'll be awesome!  For now, students can sign-up in the Rock for DNOW! - the cost is $20! If you have any questions let us know. We will need some volunteers to help us make it happen and safe. If you are interested in helping out let us know! As we get closer to the date, we will get some more info out! Keep an eye on your inbox and messages from us! 

SUNDAY SCHOOL - Every week we meet in Sunday School in the Rock, please encourage your student to join us each week. We have some great Sunday School teachers who love your students and the Word. We gather in the Rock at 9:30a to pray together and then head back to classes. If your student isn't connected to a SS class, text Chris or Andrew and they'll get them connected! Sunday School is a great opportunity for students to grow deeper in their walk with Christ and grow closer to other students their own age. 

Hope you guys know we love you and are always here for you!
See ya soon!

Grateful,
Chris/Andrew

Happy rainy Thursday! Hope your week is going great, it's almost Friday!

Last night we continued our walk through the book of Hebrews. The focus of Hebrews is simply Jesus. The author's message is that JESUS IS GREATER... greater than everything. The Hebrews are facing suffering and persecution for their faith in Jesus. They are considering turning away from the faith and going back to their old ways. The author of Hebrews is writing to them to consider Jesus and persevere in their faith!
Last night we saw how Jesus is greater than Moses and how he ultimately provides rest for those in him. Consequently though, for those who don't believe, there is no rest. The good news those is there is rest in Jesus; for you, for me, for those in Christ! 
Today, likewise, we need to consider Jesus. Often our lives get wacky, hectic, and down-right overwhelming! Today, consider Jesus with me!
If you missed last night the sermon notes and the video will be linked below!
Hope you can join us next Wednesday night as we see how Jesus is our High Priest who understands us!

DNOW (March 12-13) - Currently we are communicating with other Student Pastors in the area who usually team up with us to pull DNOW off. As you all know, this season of ministry has been quite interesting with the current pandemic. We have tried and are stilling tryin to do things that are wise, safe and enjoyable for students! At our last DNOW meeting we discussed DNOW being a 1 day event jam-packed with worship, teaching, eating, games - it'll be awesome! No decisions other than the date have officially been made yet. As we start to nail stuff down, we'll let you know!
*For now, students can sign-up in the Rock for DNOW!
FIREHOUSE HELP - We've got a cool opportunity to serve in the Firehouse with the children's ministry on January 31st. It'll be a complete takeover. Rock students and leaders will participate in everything from worship, teaching, games and more. It'll be a lot of fun and a great opportunity to serve. If you're interested shoot Chris an email or text! 
SUNDAY SCHOOL - Every week we meet in Sunday School in the Rock, please encourage your student to join us each week. We have some great Sunday School teachers who love your students and the Word. We gather in the Rock at 9:30a to pray together and then head back to classes. If your student isn't connected to SS class, text Chris or Andrew and they'll connect you!  

A lot going on and a lot coming up. Know that we love you guys and are thankful for you!
See ya soon!
​
Grateful, 
- Chris/Andrew

Well, I turned 48 yesterday.  I got a pillow, some sour candy, and we had stewed tomatoes and rice, peas, and smoked sausage for dinner after church, and I'm completely happy about all of those things!  Suzanne would say my new tires also count towards my birthday.....and Christmas....Valentine's day and so on, you get the point.  So put tires on that list.

My point in this is "my how things have changed!"  Things change with age right?  I'm not even talking about the physical things, but rather the mindset or perspective.  I would have been fine with the sour candy at age 12 but a little dismayed with any of the rest.  You know what I didn't wake up expecting yesterday morning?  A trip with a few friends to the Double Dip Depot for some Ice Cream and Presents.  Better yet, a fantastic night out to the Showbiz Pizza Place.  I forgive you and understand if you're not familiar with either place.  One was local and the other has since given way to the Chuck E Cheeses of the world. But never fear, you can click here for a blast back to the past.  I wasn't expecting anything when I woke up yesterday, just simply thankful for another day.  I was thankful for the meal, the pillow, the time in the Word with students and leaders who I love.  But again, this would not always have been the case.  My perspective has changed.  Time, maturity and the grace of God has a way of changing you.  Thanks for all the birthday wishes, not expected but appreciated!  I'm thankful for another year and also thankful the Showbiz Pizza Place didn't scar me for life.

We continued our Jesus is Greater series last night by seeing how Jesus is Greater than the Angels.  That may sound a little stranger, considering our knowledge of Angels.  So, how does this part of Hebrews help us in this life?  Great question,  part of the answer is below.  I've attached both the sermon notes and video below.  Enjoy, engage and apply!

Happy Thursday!  Really hoping you all had a great start to this new year and are ready for whatever God has in store for us in 2021.  With so much fear, anxiety and darkness at every corner, I pray we as followers of Christ would simply BE what we ARE, Salt and Light.  Little is much when God is in it.   So be encouraged to take your little, or your "a lot,"  and make much of Jesus today.  May our conversations (posts) be seasoned with the grace and mercy that has been shown to us through Jesus.

January and February tend to be pretty slow months for our ministry.  Just as we allow some time in August for students to be acclimated to school and the new schedule, we do so during January and even parts of February.  It's a "Sabbath" type time.  We still meet, have some events, but not too much.   Below are some events we have planned over the next few weeks.

• High School Refuel - January 15/16 here at the Church.   Unfortunately the Covid numbers and risk remain high.  With this in mind we will follow the same model of our Middle School Refuel.  This proved to be a good time together and we trust our High Schoolers will have a great time together in this way.  This will no doubt change a few things but thankfully those who have signed up have already cleared their schedule to attend and those who weren't able to go due to it being out of town can maybe hop in on a few sessions.   We'll send out more details the first of next week.  For now, the new cost is $20 which includes a shirt, two meals and some other goodies.  Students will arrive at the ROCK at 7pm and we'll wrap up on Saturday around 5pm.  There is the option to stay the night or go home and return on Saturday morning.  Again, more details coming but for now, this is our plan.
• Frozen Frisbee - January 17th - In light of our Refuel Change we will continue our hangout on the third Sundays with some frozen frisbee.  This will take place at the Central High School football field.

​Each Saturday and different times of the week we have many of our students/leaders helping with Roopville Road Basketball.  This is a great way to serve and support.  If your student is interested in helping during the games have them connect with Garrett Eason.

We began a new series in Hebrews last night called "JESUS IS GREATER."   This series will help us learn more about Jesus.  We peek behind the curtains and learn how Jesus is the Greater One.  Last night was simply an intro.  But in this intro we saw the big idea itself, the reality that Jesus is the ultimate and final expression of who God is and how God loves.  What a great reminder that Jesus is the final spoken word from God.  Jesus is the period.

Below is the recording from last night.  We did have some audio issues towards the end.  In light of this I've included my notes.  Unfortunately I deviated from them towards the end.  I would say you missed the best part...but that would be corny!

Hope you enjoy and hope it encourages and challenges you to consider your response in light of this Greater One!

Merry Christmas!  I know we may have said that already but it's ok to say it more than once right?   So from Andrew and myself, and all the leaders of The Rock SM, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We truly do love serving and partnering with all of you.  We have the best parents and students in the world.  We treasure every opportunity to be together in person or online.  The task of helping students, leaders and parents to know Christ and make Christ known is never ending.  There will always be a need for this task.  In fact, Christmas helps us stay committed to this task. Christmas is a beautiful reminder that God keeps His promises.  That's encouraging in light of the promise that God would help us in the task He's given to us.  The task is to do exactly what our ministry is about, know Christ and make Christ known.  So thank you for yet another year of this being done.  It may have looked a bit different, but by God's grace and with His help it was done!   Please join us in praying for yet another great year.  I can't begin to imagine what 2021 will look like.  What I do know is this, God holds our future in His hands. He is capable and can be trusted.  He keeps His promises!

• MIDDLE SCHOOL REFUEL - We are coming off a great time together for Middle School Refuel.  I'm so full and so encouraged.  Refuel is always a favorite trip of mine and this year did not disappoint.  While it looked different, what is most important remained the same. We journeyed through Galatians and were encouraged at the amazing reality that in Christ we are free!   Thanks to all who helped make this trip happen!
• HIGH SCHOOL REFUEL - We are currently still praying through this trip. Basically we are waiting to see the latest Covid trends.  We want to be smart in this, like with the Middle School trip.  We will communicate all we know, as soon as we know it.  We have a few options but simply want to make the most wise decision.  Join us in prayer for that to happen!  In the meantime students can sign up.  This is very important as we continue to order shirts.  So this shirt deadline is December 30th in order to have shirt here on time.  And the shirts do look pretty cool.
• NO ROCK on December 23rd & December 30th.  Enjoy the time off with family.  We'll continue our walk through our FREE theme by walking through Hebrews on January 6th.  What does it mean for Jesus to be KING?  Why should this matter to me?  How does it change how I go to school and live my life?  Does it even matter?  Some good, relevant questions as we dig into a better understanding of how King Jesus brings freedom to His people.

Have a great weekend and we hope to see you all Sunday morning.  Simeon's Song!  Jesus is the greatest expression of God's love and has come to redeem the world.  I can't wait!

​Chris

Happy Thursday to all!  Christmas is here.  The time for breaks, too much food, last minute gift ideas or the dreaded remembering that you need that one last gift.  Whatever your lot I pray "IT IS WELL" is the message ringing in your ears.  While there seems to be so much going on around us that can easily distract and deter us from this one reality, we pray you cling to the promise that God is good and always working!  The King has come and has brought a peace that passes all understanding.  May we all worship and live in light of this peace this Christmas.  With that said, Merry Christmas from The Rock SM!

Our planned bonfire did not happen last night due to weather.  In light of this we retreated back indoors and enjoyed a creative walk through the Christmas Story.  We sang, read, laughed and loved as we celebrated Christmas together.  There was no live stream due to there being some "non-mic'ed" moments.  But I do trust your students were encouraged and reminded that Jesus has come and his life is the greatest gift.

We are planned and ready for Refuel.  We've shared with you our schedule and changes but wanted to share that again, along with some other details.

• REFUEL is Sunday through Monday.  Overnight is an option. But we do need to know at check in if your student is staying.
• All students will arrive at The Rock at 8pm.   We will have a check-in inside, temp check, and then a quick orientation/game . We'll jump into our session pretty quick.
• Cost is $20.
• Students not staying overnight can be picked up at 10pm and brought back for breakfast at 8:30am on Monday.
• All students need to bring one snack item, a Bible, Pen (preferably one highlighter), a notebook, good attitude and a mask.
• Overnight students need to bring an air mattress, sleeping bag, pillow and a change of clothes.
• Students can be picked up at 4:30pm on Monday.   If that changes we'll make you aware well before then.
• Important:  Any student with any type of symptoms needs to stay home.  No reason to take a chance.

If you have any questions please email or text Chris/Andrew. 
Though we hate to have to change up Refuel, we're thankful this option is available.


Again, have a great Christmas and we hope to see you all Sunday Morning!

Hope you're all having a great Thursday.  Praying for many of you who are sick and dealing with different things. Please know you have a ministry and family here at The Rock that are praying for you and fighting with you.

Next week we'll have our annual Tacky Christmas Party.  This will be a bit different as we'll be in the far back left of the church property.  We'll have some folks showing you where to go but you can head to the back left of the cemetery to park.  Comforting I know.  Regardless, we'll be in the field just away from this spot.  You'll see the lights, smoke and fire.  Our night will be simple.  We'll read the Christmas story from Luke 2, enjoy some hot chocolate, maybe sing some carols and then just hang out, safely.   We'll need you help with this.  You can help by reminding your student to bring and wear a mask while also following all the directions from our leaders as we're together.  We don't want to get to lax in our safety stuff as we get comfy with the new normal.

By now you've probably heard about our changes for our Middle School Refuel trip.  We hated to do this of course but felt it was necessary.  The good news is we can still accomplish the heart of the trip.  We can be together, study together, have fun together and then do so closer to home.  I've sent out a few details but quickly want to again list some broad details.   We'll have more specifics next week, after another round of leaders meetings this Sunday.

• Students arrive at 8pm on Sunday night, December 20th.
• Students are to be picked up TBD on Monday afternoon. (est. 4:30-5:30pm)
• Students have the option to stay overnight or be picked up Sunday night and then magically re-appear Monday morning (a time will be given later for this option.)
• We will have breakfast and lunch on Monday.
• Any student with any symptom of sickness will need to stay home.
• Each students needs a mask.
• We will cover the entire book of Galatians in a creative, interactive and hopefully fun way.  We pray the students will leave knowing the heart behind this amazing letter which will bring them comfort and hope in light of faith in Christ Jesus.  We pray students will leave with a confidence that they can read the Bible, understand it, and apply it on their own.  We desire they slowly become independently dependent in their faith in Christ.  We desire they own their faith.  We realize they are young, we also realize they are the most able to develop these principles now.  But we will strive to make this time together fun as we learn together how to read and apply God's Word.
• Cost will be $20 and will cover shirt, food and some material cost.
• Any parent already paying the original price can contact Chris to figure out how to handle any reimbursement or applying that to another trip.  If you haven't already.
• We will send out a "what to bring" list next week along with any opportunities for you as parents to assist, if you desire to do that.

Again, while this isn't plan A we realize God can still be glorified and sought after.  We plan to create a jam packed overnight event for our middle schoolers.  We ask and hope you'll be praying as the planning and carrying out of that plan go forth.

At this time our High School Refuel trip will be as planned.  We will communicate any changes or plans closer to that event.

Our last official Rock of 2020 was last night.  Yes, we will be meeting next week but it's our Tacky Christmas Party.  If the weather helps that will actually be outside, in the field to the far left of the campus and we'll have a bonfire.  So not exactly a normal night.

Last night was all about what Jesus said about himself.  Our short Christmas series was spent looking at this King that was promised way back when.  We've seen what the Old Testament folks said and what God himself had promised.  Now we see what Jesus himself says.  It was a great night together.  It's below if you missed it or want to see it again.

Happy December!  We made it.I sure do love this time of year and am always reminded of the hope we have in Jesus.  This hope is not seasonal but there's just something about the newness that Christmas brings.  It seems to rejuvenate the reality of hope that is always present, offering an opportunity to refocus on that which matters most.    

We have a few things that are inching closer and closer.  Follow closely and let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

• TACKY CHRISTMAS & BONFIRE, DEC. 16th  - We're adding a little heat to our annual Tacky Christmas gathering.  This year we'll be outside and around the fire.  We'll have hot chocolate and some games.  We'll also settle our hearts around the Word and in song as we reflect one last time as a ministry on the King who is coming.  

 

• MIDDLE SCHOOL REFUEL - Deposits are due and final payments will be due Dec. 13th.  For more information or to register/pay, please visit our  Refuel PAGE.   T-shirt order are past due for Middle School but please go ahead and get this done for the High School trip.  Keep in mind we have options....a maroon and hunter green shirt.  Choose wisely.

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• NO ROCK during Christmas.  That would be December 23rd and 30th. 

We began our last series of 2020 last night by looking at the coming of the King.  We spent our time looking back at prophecies made regarding this king and then looked at how Jesus actually fulfilled those prophecies.   This gives us hope and confidence as we walk with Him today.  Below is the video from last night.  

Love you all and thankful for your partnership in the gospel!

Happy Tuesday!  In case you haven't heard, it's RockFeast Week!  With that in mind, we're coming to you a little earlier than usual with the Weekly Update.  Before I forget,  shout out to all those who have helped put this together last minute. You all are awesome!

As a reminder, if you are unsure why we do this RockFeast, please visit the RockFeast page.  It's not just an off night.  This night is an opportunity for many of our Rock students to experience that large family meal.  I'm sure we'll even have that uncle or aunt show up who pinches cheeks and gives noogies, socially distanced of course.

Some things to keep in mind as we prepare to gather tomorrow. 

• IF YOU AREN'T FEELING WELL, STAY HOME.  We must be careful in all our gatherings, especially in this special night together.
• WE WILL BE IN THE GYM.  More room to spread out.
• Any parent wanting to come help, come on!  We'll have a role for you in some form or fashion.  If this is you, be here at 6:30pm. 
• With this in mind, all those serving, food or drink, will be required to wear a mask and gloves.  We will also require all students to wear a mask as they go through the serving line.  Our leaders will handle the plate and "food getting" from start to finish and then hand off the finished product to the student.  From there, they will go back to their table and enjoy the feast!
• BRING A MASK - WEAR A MASK.  Yes, you can take them off to eat!  Please take them off to eat.
• We will be in the gym.
• If you are bringing food, please arrive no later than 6:45p.  We'd hate to have to wait on broccoli to begin our meal.  FYI, no broccoli will be served at The RockFeast.
• In an effort to do our best to ensure a safe meal, we will be in the gym and have our tables spread out, limiting each table to a specific amount.
• We will need to be prepared to totally clean the gym after our Feast!  Please stay and help us as we clean and move table back to their homes.
• THERE WILL BE NO LIVE STREAM THIS WEEK.  But we'll have pictures posted of us enjoying our Feast together.
• WE WILL BE IN THE GYM.​

A few things we have coming up you need to know about.

• Turkey Bowl - November 22nd at 1:30p at Central Middle School.  Whether you plan, cheer or just sit there, we'd love to have you come hang out!

• Refuel Winter Retreat - Our Middle School trip is coming up very soon.  Keep in mind, we have a trip for the Middle School and a separate trip for our High School students.  Both trips are at the same location, Pigeon Mountain Crossing in Lafayette, GA.   Please visit our Refuel page for more det​ails.  We have a shirt design, you can see those at that page.  For now we need to know who is going, deposits paid and shirt choices nailed down.  I'll be updating the online form to include the shirt choices.  Really hoping your student is able to attend their retreat weekend!

• THERE WILL BE NO ROCK NEXT WEEK - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Andrew and I, along with Laykin and Suzanne are so thankful for each of you.  The opportunity we each have to partner with you in leading these students to know Christ and make Him known is such a privilege. We do not take this lightly and eagerly wait for every opportunity to love on and pour into you and your students.  Thank you for trusting us and allowing us to work out this calling in our lives.   We hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving week and are reminded of the goodness and faithfulness of God.  It is He who has first loved us.  May we all reflect that same love to a world that so desperately needs it.

Good morning!  Of course it could be afternoon or evening when you read this.  Whenever it is, I'm thankful you're reading.  Please don't be alarmed by the length of the opening. Just having a little moment this morning as I keep chewing on the message and hope of the Faithful series as well as the central theme and message of all of Scripture.


My love for the Word of God has grown each year.  My dedication to read it and apply it is never where it truly needs to be, but my heart is to daily give it everything I have.  What does it deserve?  It deserves my attention, priority, careful study, uninterrupted devotion, and among many other things, it deserves my allegiance.  Above all other things the Word of God deserves these things and more.  This really began to click for me once I not only "knew" each book of the Bible was connected, telling the same story, but then as I actually saw these things, my relationship with God's Word totally changed.  For that reason, I often have "moments" to where I simply stand in awe of both the simplicity and power of God's Word.  Sometimes those "moments" spill over to this blog and you get a rather lengthy intro!  So, sorry about that.  But really,  I'm not sorry.  This is part of the way I can share my story. 

We do not aimlessly and blindly pick a random passage for the night.  We think through it, we plan for it, we devote much time in thinking through the big picture.  We don't just plan for a year, we plan for a 7 year cycle.  We work hard to ensure the whole counsel of God is communicated, explained with the hope of it being applied. We work tirelessly to ensure the Word makes sense to us, as teachers and leaders.  Then and only then can we pray and hope it finds a home in the heart and lives of our students. 

Last night for me was a night of hope, confidence, assurance, peace and a pressure relief.  God has provided a king that can change our forever.  Do you realize the hope and peace that comes from that statement?  I can now walk through this life and stand confidently,  despite all life brings my way.  The good, the bad and the in between that life brings stands no chance against my God.  I can face any situation because the King has come and when he came, forever changed... forever.  This has encouraged my heart so much and my prayer last week and this very morning is that each student, leader and parent who hears this message will also walk away with a confidence that is not easily shaken.  I pray we all walk away encouraged to tell our story, a story of how a king has changed our forever.

In just a few short weeks we'll celebrate the birth of a child.  This child would be no ordinary child.  In fact, the forever King mentioned in 2 Samuel 7 is the King we'll celebrate this December.  Is God faithful?   Yes!   How do we know?  We could each list countless ways God has been faithful to us recently.  But the Bible is filled with accounts that show us the faithfulness of God.  Our experience and stories of God's faithfulness in our story further cement the reality that God is indeed faithful.  There is no shadow or turning in Him.

May we worship Him today in light of this faithfulness and serve with Him with every breath and ounce of energy in our lives.   We serve a faithful God who has given a faithful King.

Very little left to say.  Below is the video from last night as well as the Sermon notes.

Praying everyone is well this Thursday afternoon!  {Insert election joke here}  {Also insert reminder that God is in control here}.

With all that said, let's move straight to some updates!

We entered our second to last sermon in the Faithful Series.  It's been good to follow this story and see how God's faithfulness to Israel can help us in our own walk with God.

Last night was all about how God proves his faithfulness to us in the middle of the junk.  David was constantly dealing with Saul's threats and pursuits.  Don't we find ourselves dealing with the same thing?  Sure, you may not can remember being hunted down as you hid in a cave but, we've been pursued and threatened all the same.  And in the midst of all of that....God is Faithful.  

Below is the video from our time together last night.  Our internet dropped in the last few minutes but the meat of the sermon is still there!   BUT....we also have a transcript of the sermon notes to get the full scope!

Praying everyone is doing good after the rough night.  Many have lost power and experienced damage to their homes.  If you need help with anything please let us know!

If you're day has been hindered or interrupted and you're now bored, curious what to do today, we've got you covered.  Below are some things we've got coming up as well as the video from last night.  So take a few minutes and catch up on everything The Rock SM has going on.

Thankful for each of you and the opportunity you give us to partner with you as we strive to help each student come to know Christ and make Christ known.  We're here for you and with you but will never seek to replace you.  Our heart is to simply come along your side as you disciple your children and seek to please God in this amazing journey that is parenting.  

Hallelujah Night (Drive thru style)  |   October 31st:   ​This great night of ministry will look a little bit different than years past but it is still going down!  The best thing to do is to get in touch with your teacher and see how you can chip in and help ministry to all those visiting the church that night.  There are plenty of ways to serve!

HAPPENING NOW | SS IN PERSON: We are now meeting in person for Sunday School!  Please be aware that students will meet together in The Rock at 9:30a for a few minutes and then go to their actual classroom.  We're excited this day is finally here and hope to see you all at 9:30a.  Don't forget to bring and wear your mask!

REFUEL |  Sign-ups are underway in the back of the Rock! For all the info click HERE!

INVOLVE BOARD |  Our students are busy!  We are so excited for the many opportunities they have to do what they do for the glory of God.  We want to not only celebrate that but support them in person.  The only way for us to do this is to know when they're doing what they do.  So get your student to list their "thing" on the involve board in The Rock.  You can also email or text us the info.  Help us celebrate and support you guys!

ROCKCAST |  The RockSM has a new podcast! Episode 6 just went out last week, you can find it and the old episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts! Or click HERE to subscribe and download!

Rock Feast |  We are currently discussing and considering what and how to do our RockFeast.  For some general information about Rock Feast, check out this page.  But we prepared for the sign up genius to go out soon to help us prepare to possibly feed our students.  

Last night we continued our series in 1 Samuel by looking at a very familiar story, David and Goliath.  I won't repeat all that you can hear or read below only to say this....Our God is Faithful and there is NOTHING TOO HARD FOR HIM.  We have the choice today to believe that and walk in that confidently OR we can choose to walk in our strength, thinking everything begins and ends with us.  Our choices reveal what we truly believe to be true about God.  I pray we all walk in the confidence that there is truly NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD.

Happy National Nut Day!  No really, it's National Nut Day.  Your random fact of the day.
Another fact is that our students are busy and all over the place.  We're so excited God gives us avenues to live out the Gospel.  We had volleyball yesterday, football and softball today.  We'll have another round of band competitions coming this weekend along with Cross Country and Golf the following week.  Not to mention the clubs, classes and other extra stuff.  Way too much to list.  All that to say, our students are busy which by default means you parents are also busy.  May God give us strength and wisdom as we wake up each new day.  Seeking to use each "packed" day for Him and His glory!

  Below are some updates we'd love for you to know about as we look back and look ahead.

Last night we continued our study in 1 Samuel, a series called Faithful.  It's a beautiful story that shines a bright light on the faithfulness of God. Throughout this story and throughout our story there are many moments of weakness from God's people.  There are many times when, if left on our own, we would surely fail miserably.  But thanks be to God, his faithfulness is well, faithful and sure and steady.  We see this last night in the story of God's people.  That God would be faithful in the midst of their choices going badly.   Below is the video and sermon notes from last night.

Thank you all for the opportunity and privilege to partner with you and your family in the Gospel.  God is faithful and our hope is to help students come to know Him and make Him known.  See you all Saturday night!

HAPPY FALL BREAK! Hopefully you are enjoying your fall break and have spent it recuperating and reenergizing!  (Yeah right... we never spend breaks resting, ha!) Regardless, I hope you are having a great week!
We had a great night last night and have a lot coming up, check the details below!

Last night we continued through our series, FAITHFUL, walking through the book of 1 & 2 Samuel. It's been great thus far! Last night we saw how God is faithful even when we choose wrongly. No doubt, daily, we make poor choices, we choose things over God, even though he has been graceful towards us - we still walk away. Though we are undeserving God is FAITHFUL to continue his pursuit of us. It is encouraging to know God will pursue us even when we don't pursue him. That doesn't give us permission to slack off. Rather, it gives us confidence that as we are pursing him when we fail, he is graceful! 
If you missed the sermon from last night, check out the video and notes below!

OCT. 18| ULTIMATE FRISBEE: we will be getting together this Sunday, Oct. 18th at Central Middle School football field to hang out and play ultimate frisbee together! We had a great turn out last time! If your not into frisbee, come and still hang! Grab a bit to eat after church and we'll see you at the field around 1:30p!
OCT. 24| TRUCK STOP MINISTRY: Saturday, Oct. 24th, we are headed to the the truck stop in Temple to hand out bags to truckers. This is a really neat experience and great mission. If you are interested shoot Chris or Andrew and text/email and they'll get you connected.
OCT. 24| ROCKLAB: Next Saturday, October 24th will be our next ROCKLAB! This is a time where we take a section of Scripture and take a deeper dive into it! Our last two went great and we know this one will be just as great! We are going to dive deeper into 2 Samuel 7! Invite a friend!
OCT. 25| SS IN PERSON: Starting Oct. 25th, we will finally be able to meet physically together for our Sunday School classes! This is great news and we are extremely excited! If you get sick or are out of town, don't worry - we will still have the Google Hangout option available! Feel free to invite a friend!
REFUEL: Sign-ups are underway in the back of the Rock! For all the info click HERE!
INVOLVE BOARD: for those of you that don't know, we have a board in the Rock where student can write down their events for the RockSM leaders to see how and when they are involved. This is a great opportunity for relationships to be strengthened. Just throw up your schedule on the board and will come and check it out!
ROCKCAST: The RockSM has a podcast! Episode 6 just dropped yesterday, you can find all of these wherever you listen to your podcasts! Or click HERE to subscribe and download!