((PKG))  CHURCH IN THE DIRT   
((Banner:  Church in the Dirt)) 
((Reporter/Camera:  Gabrielle Weiss)) 
((Map:  Mountain Home, Arkansas))
 
((NATS)) 
((Candy Byrd, Member, Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Soo-cow!  Come on girls!   
WeÕre gonna separate some cows, so that we can take some 
out to the church for a sorting tomorrow, and while weÕve got 
them up, weÕre going to band a couple of little bull calves and 
just maybe spray them with some fly spray.  Make them feel 
better.  
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
I didnÕt see any more that donÕt look like thatÕs all of them 
to me, but it may be.  
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
My wife and I ride a lot together.  So, itÕs a time when we can 
get out and just enjoy what GodÕs done for us.  Just the 
blessings that heÕs let us have with our farm and 
our land.  And we really praise God for it because itÕs a part of 
our lifestyle and being part of a 
Cowboy Church.  Not everybody has a horse, but thereÕs 
something about a horse that just makes everybody feel good. 
((Candy Byrd, Member, Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
I canÕt imagine how people donÕt believe that there is a god 
when thereÕs all this gorgeous stuff to look at.  Who do they 
think created it? 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
My name is Rick Byrd.  I live in Mountain Home, Arkansas, 
and IÕm a member and a trustee and an elder of Bar None 
Cowboy Church. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Canoeing and working cattle are like a test of your 
marriage.  You come out here and you want to do it one way 
and she wants to do it another way and you know, so itÕs a true 
test.  So, it should be fun, hopefully.  YouÕll see our Christian 
love for each other.   
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Try it again.  Shh, Shh.  Get up.  Get up.  Get up.  Get up.  Get 
up.  Get in there. 
((NATS)) 
((Candy Byrd, Wife of Rick Byrd)) 
You put the band on it, and spread it, and grab their testicles, 
and pop it off. 
((NATS)) 
((Candy Byrd, Member, Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
You have to make sure you get them both in there. 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
YouÕve got to get both testicles.  So, you want them to lose all 
those male tendencies.  Then they grow better, and they donÕt 
have that Ôwant to run over you so badÕ instinct and that kind of 
stuff.  You know, youÕre not raising them to breed.  So, weÕre 
raising them for beef.  So, this is what a beef cow is supposed 
to look like.  HeÕs going to be a meaty one.  One, two. 
((Candy Byrd, Member, Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
One, two!  
IÕm going to get my spur caught in there and fall down on my 
face. 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy 
Church))                          
We make it through most of the time without yelling at each 
other. 
((Dusty Sanford, Pastor, Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
For some reason, Candy really enjoys that banding. 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Yeah, yeah, she seems to get too much enjoyment out of it.  
((Dusty Sanford, Pastor, Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
I know. 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
We live on a farm.  We donÕt have a huge farm, but we have 
300 acres, and we have cattle that we run and a beef 
operation, and we have baby calves and that stuff.   
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
And then we have horses and we have all the other things that 
go along with it: chickens and dogs and cats and working dogs 
and working horses.  ItÕs our lifestyle, and so weÕre blessed to 
have that.  It fits right into the Cowboy Church mode.  The 
Bible will instruct us in something, and I can give you an 
example of how that affects my daily life here on the farm. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Uh oh, they see that IÕve got a lead rope.  They know that 
theyÕre going to go to work today.  
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
You see how we work around here.  We donÕt have a four-
wheeler.  We donÕt have a Polaris Ranger.  We get on our 
horse and we go check our cows.  The modern way is to have 
a drone.  You can check your cows, and thatÕs not something 
weÕll ever have here.  You donÕt have to worry about it being 
on Byrd Ranch. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
EverybodyÕs in.  Saddles are in.  Bridles are in.  WeÕre ready to 
roll. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Interesting thing, those horses always remind me of 
people.  You saw how those horses just, sort of, moseyed 
off.  They knew that I was going to catch them, but yet, they 
went to the far end of the pasture.  WeÕve got people at church 
that do that.  You know, God's calling them to do something 
and they start moseying away.  Eventually, GodÕll get that 
halter on them, and as soon as that halterÕs on them, you know 
youÕve been caught.  So, that halter is that holy spirit, and so, 
when you have that, you see you donÕt have to pull on 
a horse.  They just follow you.  ThatÕs just like we are with 
Jesus.  We just follow right behind, jump right in the trailer, 
donÕt resist.  ThatÕs the kind of stuff I like about the farm and 
relating to, just everything you do.  Jesus is in it. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church))
The Cowboy Church, theyÕre all over the nation.  WeÕre part of 
the Southern Baptist Convention, and what it is, itÕs people that 
just love the western culture, that lots of times donÕt feel 
comfortable in a traditional church.  You know, you just like to 
wear boots and listen to country music.  You have cows and 
horses to actually working on a ranch. 
((NATS)) 
((Unknown woman)) 
TheyÕre super friendly Christian people to be around, and we 
just enjoy the life of horses, and we get to bring them out here, 
and associate and be with other people that like to do the 
same things we do. 
((NATS)) 
((Unknown woman)) 
ItÕs nice and close to home, thatÕs why we like to do it.  And we 
just like to chase cows.  ItÕs fun! 
((NATS)) 
((Unknown man)) 
IÕve been coming to Bar None Cowboy Church for ten years 
now.  I got saved when I was sixty years old.  We have several 
rodeos a year, and several thousand cowboys and cowgirls 
come through this building every year, you know.  So, we want 
to share the gospel with them. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
When we have activities there at the church, we know that, 
you know, weÕre somewhat letting the world come in 
there.  Rodeo guys love to drink a beer, and one of our 
sayings is, ÔIf thereÕs no beer cans in the back of the trucks 
outside, then weÕre not, we donÕt have the right 
audience there.Õ 
((NATS)) 
((Dusty Sanford, Pastor of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Good Morning.  Everybody doing alright?  Alright. 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Our new pastor DustyÕs been here for a year, and his focus 
has really been on making sure that people know that, you 
know, weÕre all sinners, even the saved ones of us.
     ((Dusty Sanford, Pastor of Bar None Cowboy Church))
If you donÕt have the Holy Spirit living inside of you, you wonÕt 
escape the devil.  You know why?  Because heÕs already got 
you.  
((NATS)) 
Number twenty-seven.   
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Some people feel like they donÕt deserve church.  And so, you 
donÕt catch us throwing stones at people because youÕve been 
divorced, or because you drink a beer, because you chew or 
dip, or any of these worldly things.  None of thatÕs going to 
send you to hell.  But if you donÕt know Jesus Christ as your 
lord and savior, thatÕs going to send you to hell. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
I used to think how strange it was, when I was growing up, that 
churches would have a basketball court, and itÕs similar to 
that.  So, the goal of bringing those kids into the basketball 
court, were to be able to tell them about Jesus Christ.  And 
really, our arena is used for that same purpose.  We call 
it Church in the Dirt.  And some of the looks on their faces are, 
sort of, interesting when you tell them that, because theyÕre 
there for a sorting.  But it is at Bar None Cowboy Church and 
so, when you come there for any activity, youÕre going to get to 
hear about Jesus Christ.  We donÕt bar anyone except the 
devil.  Sometimes we say we bar one, and thatÕs the devil. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Alright, as we always do, weÕll start with a word of prayer, and 
weÕll get going.  Lord, weÕre so thankful for this day, just 
especially thankful for this arena and just the fact that it is a 
church as well, Lord.  We just ask you to be with us as we 
ride.  Keep us safe.  Keep the livestock safe.  Keep the 
horses safe.  Let us all have fun and let the glory of God be 
shown.  To Jesus ChristÕs name we pray. Amen.  Alright, 
Tiffany will be calling out the teams here in just a second. 
((NATS))  
((Announcer)) 
Alright, looks like your cattle are ready.  Flag is up.   
Number two, number two.  
Thirty seconds. 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Oh, they got him.  Good job David!  We never did get him 
way back, did we? 
((NATS))  
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Like to talk cowboy.  
((Dusty Sanford, Pastor of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
I mean out of all the lifestyles, all over the world, the number 
one thing about America has been the American cowboy. 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
My grandpa was a cowboy.  I remember just, you know, 
breaking colts right out there in the front yard of his 
house.  And so, when I did that, I broke my colts right 
down there, out in front of this house, soÉ.. 
((Dusty Sanford, Pastor of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Will Roger said, ÔIf you find a job you like, youÕll never work a 
day in your life.Õ  And thatÕs the cowboy way.  If I wasnÕt here, 
thatÕs what IÕd still be doing.  ThatÕs what I was doing until I 
came here to be pastor, working on a ranch in Oklahoma. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
WeÕre going to eat old number 89.  That was our cow we 
raised.  Her ear tag was number was 89.  So, thatÕs who weÕre 
eating on tonightÕs steak.   
((NATS)) 
((Dusty Sanford, Pastor of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
Alright, yÕall ready to eat?  Brother Dusty? 
We thank you, Lord, for keeping us safe today, where 
everybody was out riding and just working around the ranch 
here.  And Father, we just thank you so much for JesusÉ.. 
((NATS)) 
((Rick Byrd, Elder of Bar None Cowboy Church)) 
How do I feel when IÕm on a horse?  ThereÕs just that 
feeling that thereÕs really nothing else going on in the 
world.  When we ride around, we just know that Jesus is with 
us at all times, and He provided all of this for us.  He provided 
all, all the green grass for the cows to eat.  When youÕre sitting 
on the back of a horse and youÕre looking between its ears, 
and you see GodÕs nature, and itÕs just truly a testimony to 
God, of His power, and what He can do. 
((NATS))