Peak is a student-led Wednesday night devotional. That started on Harding\u2019s campus about 35 years ago. When Peak first started, it had tremendous success. Under the direction of The Original Rock House\u2019s College and Outreach Minister, Todd Gentry, and Rock House interns Daylan Moore and Carson Gentry, the ministry was revived.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great time of renewal and encouragement for the students.\u201d Moore said. \u201cWe believed it was time to bring it back.\u201d
\nThe Rock House supports over 25 home devotional groups on Wednesday nights, but when beginning plans for the spring semester, they still felt they were not reaching everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe weren\u2019t hitting as much of the student body with those as we would like,\u201d Todd Gentry said. \u201cSo, we decided to start peak back up to do just that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carson Gentry said they intentionally moved Peak to an earlier time so their home devotionals would not be affected and also in hopes that the groups they were not reaching would be more attracted to it.
\nMoore said Peak, also known as \u201cPeak of the Week,\u201d is designed to highlight what God has done through the first part of the week and encourage students to get through the end of the week.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I had to describe who we are at Peak in one sentence, I would say that we are a group of students seeking to encounter God for the sake of the world,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n
Junior Savannah Stripling attended the first week of Peak and said she was impressed with what she found.
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t know what to expect since it was new,\u201d Stripling said. \u201cBut I was so encouraged by it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stripling said the most encouraging part was how the passion in the hearts of the people and leaders was so evident.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is something that I will continue to go to because of the way they lead with truth and passion.\u201d Stripling said. \u201cI\u2019m excited about this new ministry, and I really think people should try it out at least once.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Carson, through the first two weeks, Peak has seen strong success. The number of people in attendance doubled after the first week and is only expected to grow.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are our greatest advocates of what we are doing and I am pretty confident that people will come back and bring people with them,\u201d Carson said.<\/p>\n
The Peak ministry meets every Wednesday night at 5:45 p.m. in the Administration Auditorium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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