Cowboy Church

CC asks in comments:

I'm curious - what exactly is a Cowboy Church?

I can't speak for all of them, but we are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.  A cowboy church is a Christian fellowship that celebrates the Good News of Jesus Christ from  a perspective of the rancher, the farmer, the country folk.  It's a way of worshiping that  seems to be growing.  I know that there are several Cowboy Churches within a hundred miles of us, and some of them are associated with different denominations, but the basic similarity is that we tend to reflect a cowboy philosophy.

The largest part of our physical plant is a rodeo arena.  We use it regularly, something multiple times per week.  For example, this Thursday night, we have what we call Prayer and Practice. We'll open the arena about 6:00 and horse trailers will start arriving.  We'll set up barrels and let the girls practice their barrel racing.  We'll work with new equestrians and help them along, and abut 7:00 we'll have a short devotional.

On Friday night, we'll have our monthly rodeo.  We rodeo normally on the third Friday night of the month and minister to whomever shows up.    We also make the best hamburger in the area.

Cowboy Church is a place where folks who like boots and chaps and cowboy hats can share the Good News with like-minded souls.  We're going to love everyone who shows up, and we hope that we can share our faith with them.  Not everyone who rodeos with us attends church, but it's a good outreach for the community.