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Peek Inside:
Where Civilization is Heading in 2001
January 1, 2001
To
celebrate the new millennium we polled our subscribers (you are on the list,
right?), to see where our world is heading in the new year. Topics ranged from
music, technology, preaching and hair. (We are
Apostolic, you know.)
Basically
we asked readers to share what’s coming and what’s going (or deserves to
go). Voters responded from around the world, and here are the results. When you
throw away those Hot Sticks and CD players for more modern technology,
remember—you heard it here first.
Music
in 2001:
Hot
Group/Soloist: Mary Mary, Raze, The Livingstons
So
80s: dc Talk, Point of Grace, Backstreet Boys, Carman
Websites
in 2001:
Visit
this URL: www.apostolicchurch.com,
www.ebay.com, www.napster.com
Next
Dot.com Failure: www.ebay.com, www.priceline.com
Technology
Cars:
Eye Catcher: Dodge Viper, PT
Cruiser, Volkswagen Jetta
Eye Sore: Dodge Neons,
Volkswagen Beetles, Pontiac Aztec
Gadgets
and Toys:
Everyone
wants… Playstation 2, mp3 players, DVD players
Notable answers: “Me,” “Money, a date, the perfect mate and
perfect children.”
Yawn!
Nintendo, Computers, Tickle Me Elmo
Notable answers: “Barney,” “Al Gore”
My cell phone is cooler than yours because…
“It plays 800 different
songs.”
“You paid more.”
“It glows in the dark.”
“It has candy inside.”
“My mother
isn’t 90% of my used minutes.”
Apostolic
Subculture
Rising
Young Minister (in alphabetical order):
Josh Drumm,
Nashville, TN
Thomas Friend,
Heath, OH
Steve Gautreaux,
Baton Rouge, LA
Michael Maupin,
Knoxville, TN
Paul Pamer,
Barberton, OH
Jason Sciscoe,
Beaumont, TX
Eric Steiner,
Carmel, IN
Mike Underwood,
Barberton, OH
Jason Varnum,
Belleview, FL
Notable
answer: “Don’t want to say; they will all get the big head.”
Hot
Conference
1.
National Youth Convention;
Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ (ALJC NYC) http://www.aljc.org/dates.htm
In 2001:
Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN
Thanksgiving
week
2.
Because of the Times
http://www.thepentecostals.org/bott/index.htm
In 2001:
The Pentecostals of Alexandria, Alexandria, LA
Jan. 23-25
3.
Youth Explosion; Apostolic World Christian Fellowship
(AWCF) http://www.apostolictemplechurch.org/YouthExplosion.htm
In 2001:
Apostolic Temple Church, Inc., 2221 S. Ironwood Drive, South Bend, IN
August 1 - 4,
2001
4.
UPCI General Conference
http://www.upci.org
In 2001:
Louisville, KY
October
9 - 14, 2000
Notable
answers: “Okinawa” “3rd Annual Texas Barbeque
Conference”
Most
over-sung Praise Chorus:
“Send It on
Down,” “I Found a New Life,” “I Feel Like Praising Him,” “We’ve
Come to Praise Him,” “If You Can Use Anything Lord (You Can Use Me),”
“Can’t Stop Praising His Name,” “My Soul Says Yes (To the Lord)”
Notable
answers: “Everybody Dance Now” “I don’t think anything giving God
praise is over sung.”
Apostolic
style:
In
for Women’s fashion/hair: slick hair, diva hair, fat curls, crooked
part, knee-high boots
Out:
The Poof, Perm, Hot Sticks, French Twist, Platform Shoes
In
for Guys’ fashion/hair: Sticking up/Messy, Short
Notable
answer: “Just brush it.”
Out:
Sticking up/Messy, Straight-up Front Flap
Notable
answers: “For the love of God please let it be the *n sync I-just-got-outta-bed
look.” “Parted-in-the-middle-1800s look.”
Three
Best Things God Did for Me in 2000
Notable
answers:
“1. Discovered
ninetyandnine.com 2. Watched
‘Ernest Rides Again’ 423 times on vacation. 3. God healed my back.”
“Gave me
strength, brought me through my first year of high school and gave me a
growing church.”
“Met a
wonderful man in life. God gave me a new apartment. God sent my parents to a
new mission field.”
New
Year/Millennium Wishes
Notable
answers:
“I hope to
more clearly see His will done in my life. I hope to have peace about my
personal life and see my loved ones come back to the Lord.”
“Finish my
senior year, find direction in my life, win a soul.”
“1. God spoke
a clear word of encouragement and direction to me. 2. He allowed me to witness
to several people, one of whom received the Holy Ghost. 3. He kept me through
trials, temptations and tests.”
“A date.”
So, how do you
feel about the answers? Write us and tell us where our readers went wrong and
where they were on target. After all, it’s your year!
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