NOTICE
Cowboy church has reached a lot of people in the cowboy culture... it has reached more local hometown cowboys or the members of the local cowboy church.
Travel is a BIG part of a rodeo contestant's life. A cowboy must learn how to travel well to be ready to perform well when he gets to the rodeo.
Now days there are all kinds of rodeo associations across America... kids, junior, high school, college, amateur, and professional rodeo; plus all the various bull riding, roping, and barrel racing associations. Almost every weekend, all over the nation, some kind of rodeo event is taking place.
And praise God, now days there are all kinds of Christian cowboy ministries that are spreading the Gospel at those rodeos. At most rodeos a "cowboy church" service will be held if possible; or sometimes a quick Bible study or service "before or after the rodeo" may be offered instead. RODEO MINISTRIES has been doing that very thing full-time since 1994!
However, we have found that although "cowboy church" at the rodeo is aimed to reach the rodeo contestants... the truth is that most of the "real" rodeo contestants don't make it to those services very often. It's not that they don't want to attend... but due to their schedule, they just don't have time!
Many pro cowboys competing in the roughstock events get to a rodeo by airline & rent-a-car, but others drive 100's of miles to get to a rodeo. After that cowboy arrives, he will use every spare minute to sleep or rest; shower or clean-up; eat a good meal if he can; find a good place to park; check-in at rodeo office (pay entry fees, check the draw, etc); prepare his rodeo equipment and his body for the upcoming ride; and then focus his mind on "riding to WIN".
The roper or barrel racer has usually driven a long way while pulling a horse trailer. Many times they arrive at the rodeo grounds in the middle of the night, seeking to find a dry, level place to park their rig. Next, locate the nearest water faucet and a safe place to rest the horses. Then, almost the same routine... rest, shower, food, business, prepare equipment, etc., but most of all... taking care of all the horse's needs too.
Those are common examples of some of the things that usually happen before a contestant even competes in the rodeo arena. And that's also why many contestants never make it to the cowboy church service right before the rodeo.
Almost all rodeo contestants, as soon as a rodeo is over, are in a hurry to be somewhere else. Most "full-time contestants" are in a hurry to "hit the road" and jump in their rig to head to another rodeo. The "week-end contestants" are in a hurry to get home because they have to get up early to go to school or work the next day. Therefore, not many stay for a church service held after the rodeo.
A cowboy church service on Sunday morning is always best... but of course it only works if the rodeo has a Sunday performance. Even then, many contestants have headed home or are traveling to another rodeo.
But praise God... most of the Christian cowboys & cowgirls in rodeo today were saved at a cowboy church service!
not ashamed to recognize the Holy Spirit's anointing
Cowboy church has reached a lot of people in the cowboy culture... it has reached more local hometown cowboys or the members of the local cowboy church.
Travel is a BIG part of a rodeo contestant's life. A cowboy must learn how to travel well to be ready to perform well when he gets to the rodeo.
Whether young or old, full-time or part-time, rookie or veteran, cowboy or cowgirl, timie or a roughie... if you're a Christian
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