The Good News - January 2010 Miami Issue

Miami Edition | January 2010 vol. 2, no. 9 By Karen Fortner Granger THE GOOD NEWS If the name Rocketown sounds familiar, you may know it as the record label of hit-song man, Michael W. Smith. What you may not know is that it’s also the name of a... More

Miami Edition | January 2010 vol. 2, no. 9 By Karen Fortner Granger THE GOOD NEWS If the name Rocketown sounds familiar, you may know it as the record label of hit-song man, Michael W. Smith. What you may not know is that it’s also the name of a mega-popular youth center in Nashville. And now, there’s a Rocketown youth center in Pompano Beach. It looks like it’s going to be a rising star, too, just like its Nashville parent. Executive Director and former NFL player, Clay Shiver, is excited about how well the program has been received in its first few weeks of existence. Rocketown Florida is a 13,000square-foot entertainment facility with a music venue, a café, and a recreation center that offers programming geared toward middle-school and high-school students. “It’s not meant to compete with the church or local youth ministries; it’s a bridge between the community and the church family,” says Shiver. “We provide a INSIDE www. GoodNewsFL. org PARENTAL HALFTIME What would I have Less