Welcome

12-12:15pm (15 min)

Praise Reports

  1. Mary Weaver insurance resolved – surgery January
  2. Sharma’s mouth healing well.
  3. Nashville Trip went well

Prayer Requests

Class

  1. No technical difficulties

Johnson’s

  1. Dad’s job – hard, go smoother, protection, to be used well in a yucky place.
  2. Dr. Shari Price @ Panera Bread – Liver Cancer, stage 4, not saved, show how to breath the love of God to her. Pray for salvation – why bad things happen to good people

Dutton’s

    1. Michael Dutton – asthma
    2. Arisa’s Friend – Salvation
    3. Marsha Bates (Ms. Sharma’s mom) – Ongoing healing
    4. Neighbors – daughter’s dying, anybody not saved would be
    5. Sharma’s Finger

Gonzales’

      1. Grandmother In-Law – Living situation w/daughter, sister coming to stay with her. Wisdom & discernment for future living arrangements.

Monoskie’s

  1. Tamara Mom– Get grandma settled into new home

Hogans

  1. Christmas Show – pray that everyone that they learn their part, stay healthy, goes smoothly, no technical issues, God would use to reach people for his glory
  2. Grandma’s Trip – Travel mercies

Spicer’s

    1. Jen Spicer – Continued healing
    2. Grant – 6 wisdom teeth removed

Past Stoa Members

    1. Mary Weaver – Breast Cancer surgery in January
    2. Porras – make new friends, get of shell become more social, make move to Flagstaff/Prescott go smoothly
    3. McGarvie – Mr. McGarvie Salvation
    4. Mr. Walker – medical issue gets resolved

    Persecuted Church

    1. China 

Announcements

Arise Team Building Event

Local Tournaments

Fall Tournaments

Grand Canyon Challenge

  • COMPLETED!!!

Cactus Clash

  • COMPLETED!!!

Spring Tournaments

Camelback Classic

Northwest Christian School
16401 North 43rd Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85053

  • Thursday-Saturday,
    March 19-21, 2020
  • All Debate
  • All STOA speech events
  • Novice Impromptu
  • Juniors Tournament
  • Registration Opens: Tuesday, February 25th at 8:00 AM (MST)

Arise & Shine Challenge 

The Odyssey Preparatory Academy
6500 S Apache Rd
Buckeye, AZ 85326

  • Saturday, April 25th
  • All STOA speech events
  • Novice Impromptu
  • Juniors Tournament
  • Registration Opens: TBD

California Tournaments

Desert Gem

The Garden Fellowship
79733 Country Club Dr
Bermuda Dunes, CA 92203

  • Thursday-Saturday, January 23-25, 2020
  • All Stoa Speech Events (does not include novice impromptu)
  • LD Debate
  • Juniors Competition
  • Registration Opens: December 13th, 7am (PST) = 8am our time

Inland Challenge

Immanuel Baptist Church
28355 Base Line St
Highland, CA 92346

  • Friday-Saturday,
    February 12-15, 2020
  • All Stoa Speech Events (does not include novice impromptu)
  • All Stoa Debate Events
  • ***Inquiring about Juniors Competition
  • Registration Opens: January 1, 2020 @ 5pm

1st BREAK

1:30pm – 1:45pm

Speech Activity

Activity

  1. APOL Thesis Statement Submission Review
  2. APOL Thesis Statement Submission Award
  3. Credible Source Review

Apologetics

Determine thesis statements for APOL General Questions.

  1. Determine which question you are answering from this list.
  2. Go to the Rough APOL Thesis Statement Builder.
    • Fill out this form to get close to your final thesis statement.
    • There will be instructions that you will receive after you’ve filled this out.
  3. Fill out the Final APOL Thesis Statement Builder.
  4. There will be a prize for the most new and/or revised thesis statements submitted.

Suggested resource:  StudyLight,org

 

Tables

Table 1 – Juniors

  1. Noah Hogan
  2. JJ Miller

Table 2 – Seniors

  1. Keagan Johnson
  2. Violet Spicer
  3. Nathan Hogan

Table 3 – Seniors

  1. Katherine Johnson
  2. Emma Miller
  3. Jadyn Monoskie

Table 4 – Seniors

  1. Holly Spicer
  2. Arisa Dutton
  3. Kamila Gonzales