LEADERSHIP UPDATE of the Southeast Region

Volume 4, Issue 1 January 2010

Pastors: Please distribute this to your delegates, leaders & congregation

A FRESH START in a NEW YEAR

This Christmas season, Peggy and I visited with family up north, as we joined together around the table and the tree. We indulged in many holiday treats at the dinner table, and we enjoyed the giving and receiving of gifts as we sat around the Christmas tree.

The weeks of Christmas and New Years are nostalgic for me as a minister also - I have many memories as a church planter and pastor . . . . the honoring of families on Christmas Sunday who had had a baby during the past year, special gatherings for college students returning home on school break, the flurry of Christmas Eve services the early family service filled with non-stop action, noise & fun, and the reverent service at midnight marked by candlelight and choir.

But I think the holiday service I treasured most was the come and go New Years Eve communion service. For two hours that evening the sanctuary was lit by luminaries as soft instrumental music played. Families entered and sat in the pews as they followed a simple guide sheet. Then, when they were ready, families would come forward and I would serve them communion. Those desiring additional time with me would kneel at a particular section of the altar. They were the Beatitude believers those individuals and families humbled by difficult life experience or hard-won insight during the year - the newly divorced and widowed, families with job loss, physical and emotional needs, and strained relationships. As we knelt together in prayer, there were moments of confession, cries for strength and increased courage, words of gratitude to the God of all comfort, and requests that they would have the faith to believe in new beginnings in the new year.

My prayer for each pastor, believer and congregation is that as we begin the new year, that we will do so on our knees as well - laying down the burdens and fears of 2009, and asking for a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit for the new year. May we rise to our feet with renewed strength, increased joy and bold creativity to face not only the challenges in our own lives, but to also be joyful followers of Jesus who inspire others to seek the Savior.

Father,

We surrender this past year and give it up to You.

We give You our failures, our regrets, and our disappointments for we have no more use for them.

Now, make us a new people, forgetting what lies behind & pressing on toward that what lies ahead.

We give You all our hopes and dreams for the future,

Purity them by Your Spirit so that our will shall truly reflect Your will for us.

As we stand on the threshold of another year,

Encourage us by our successes of the past

Challenge us by the power of Your Word,

And guide us by the presence of Your Holy Spirit. Amen.

Supt. Darrel Riley

In 2010 may we be

INWARDLY HEALTHY, OUTWARDLY FOCUSED congregations

comprised of FILLED AND SPILLED believers

who work in unity to RIP THE ROOF and get others to Jesus.

REGISTER for OVERFLOW 2010

Doubletree Hotel, entrance of Universal Studios: 5780 Major Blvd. Orlando, FL 32819

The OVERFLOW Conference will take place April 22 24 in Orlando FL. All conferences along the East Coast will gather with our 3 bishops to begincelebrating the 150^th anniversary of our denomination, and to chart the course into the future. If you havent registered yet, its not too late - go to www.overflowconference.net and follow the 5 Step Registration Process. Cost options are available with hotel lodging, as a commuter (lodging elsewhere), or as a one-day participant.

SCHEDULE:

Thursday Session 1

7:00 - 8:30 pm THE Story

8:30pm RECEPTION FOLLOWS

Friday Session 2

9:00 noon OUR Story

Noon 1pm LUNCH at hotel

Friday Session 3

1:00 2:30 pm TELL the Story

3:00 4:30pm Annual Conference Sittings

4:30 7:00 pm DINNER on your own

Friday Session 4

7:00 9:00 pm LIVE The Story

Included is the Friday Night Ordination Service which is open to the public at no cost.

Saturday Session 5

9:00am noon The NEXT STEPS

COSTS & RATES:

Registration cost includes conference participation as well as 2 breakfasts, and one lunch

(Hotel prices are based on double occupancy;

for a single occupancy, add an additional $139.)

Super Early Bird Registration (expired)

NOTE: Balance is due by January 31

Early Bird Registration (until January 31)

Commuter: $199 Hotel: $299

Regular Registration (February 1 and after)

Commuter: $225 Hotel: $325

Family Rates:

1 Child: $50 2 or more children: $85

Single Day Tickets:

Thursday, April 22: $ 75

Friday, April 23: $ 100

Saturday, April 24: $ 75

ANNUAL REPORTING DUE BY JANUARY 31

Ushering in a new year requires the completing of a few reports by those in church leadership. Pastors and delegates should check this list twice to make sure all forms are turned in by January 31^st to the indicated recipient:

q On Purpose Process: Annual Report

Pastors are to send a copy of their Annual On Purpose Report to their DL or bring it to their January regional or district meeting.

q Year End Report: 2009 statistics filed electronically with Indianapolis

Each January a statistical review of your church from the year needs to be filed on-line with Indianapolis in preparation for publishing a new Yearbook.

q Appointments Reports: 2010 Confidential Reports & Benefits Changes

Pastors and delegates need to submit their hopes regarding upcoming pastoral appointments to Supt. Darrel. Additionally, those pastors enrolled in the Pension Program who have a change of status or compensation beginning in 2010, need to complete the Notice of Change of Status or Benefit Form and send it to HR (Human Resources) in Indianapolis by January 31.

REMINDERS, RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES

WAVE CONTRIBUTIONS:

Pastors & Treasurers: each church is being mailed 12 contribution forms for sending in monthly WAVE Fair Share payments in 2010. Please discard any old forms. Include your church number (same as your on-line login) to assure your church get credit for your contribution. Mail to the following new address: PO Box 368, North Chili, NY 14514.

FM INTENSIVE CLASS OFFERED in ORLANDO:

Its not too late! Contact Supt. Darrel immediately at 407-277-1428 if you want to enroll in the 3 day FM History & Church Polity class being offered Thurs. Sat., Jan. 21 23 at Asbury Seminary in Orlando FL. Class text books need to be pre-ordered and read before coming to class. Lodging & meal information will be sent with the class textbook list

UPCOMING SUPER SALAD BOWL to fight HUNGER in HAITI:

Youve heard the facts about widespread poverty and hunger in Haiti. Thousands are without food, resorting to eating mud cakes to silence their gnawing hunger pangs. We are responding to this preventable tragedy. On Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, all churches are being challenged to organize a Soup or Salad luncheon, pig roast, crayfish boil, or other appropriate regional meal after church or at game time. All donations are to go to Haiti Hunger Relief. We have set a goal of raising at least $12,000 in the southeast region.

CHECK out RELEASE! FMWM RESOURCES:

This past week each church / pastor should have received the FMWM PEOPLE Magazine. Its wrapped in plastic because it also contains your 2010 FM missions resources. This years Release! theme is based upon Luke 4:18 19, Jesus mission and ours. The enclosed DVD is filled with the following great resources and information:

12 missions video segments show 1 per month to your congregation

Sermon Resources, 5 small group Bible studies, and prayer guides

Bulletin Inserts, Childrens Activity Pages, Youth Resources, Picture Gallery, and more!

SOUTHEAST REGION MISSIONARIES:

Keep current with our missionary families at www.fmwm.org (then click on Missionaries).

Josh & Susy Fajardo (Spain) JFajardoM@aol.com

Josh announces the start of a 2^nd FM church plant, in neighborhood of Usera in Madrid

Mike & Maria Long (Greece) Longmm@the.forthnet.gr

Daughters Gina & Christi remained in MI over Christmas. Daniel Balzer (Ocala FL) continues his VISA experience with the Longs. Ron Balzer will visit his son Jan. 2 12.

Jack & Jeanne Munos (Haiti) haitiforchrist@yahoo.com

An 09 highlight was the Dec. Pastors Retreat led by Rex Bullock & Emmanuel Eugene. Jack & Jeanne Munos will present at the Global Impact Week at St. Petersburg: Cornerstone missions conference Jan 27-31:

EUGENE PETERSON at ASBURY SEMINARY, ORLANDO:

Feb. 1 3: Kingdom Encounter A Conversation with Eugene Peterson. Spend three days with the writer of The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language. Learn how to share Biblically in ways todays culture understands! Details at www.asburyseminary.edu, then click on Seminary Events: Kingdom Encounter in the very bottom lower right corner.

2010: EVERY PERSON A PASSIONATE PRAY-ER

Pray daily for the following churches. When you are the prayer focus, please contact the Rileys to share personal & church prayer requests. Send encouragement to one another.

JANUARY 2010	SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE	AL-GA or GCC CONFERENCE
Dec 27, 2009 Jan 2, 2010 New Years	Deeper commitment to Christ & increasing outreach effectiveness in the yew year	Deeper commitment to Christ & increasing outreach effectiveness in the yew year
Jan 3 - 9	Boca Raton: Edifying Lives Ministry CPP DL & Pastor Roberto Silva (Creuzeli) drrobertosilva@comcast.net	Acme, LA: Acme FMC Pastors Wade & Cindy Robinson Chapel37chick@yahoo.com
Jan 10 - 16	Bradenton: Orange Grove Pastor Steve Bell (Emily) Bellsj@aol.com	Deville, LA: Marthas Chapel DL & Pastor Monty Bower (Jo) mlbower@suddenlink.net
Jan 17 - 23	Brandon, Cristo La Senda CPP Pastor Sergio Peralta (Hicy) cristolasenda@hotmail.com	Deville, LA: New Hope FMC Pastor Fred Summers (Faye) frednfaye@suddenlink.net
Jan 24 - 30	Brevard Co.: Abundant Life CPP Pastor Jose Hernandez (Ada) jose.hernandez@asburyseminary.edu	Jonesville, LA: Oak Grove Pastor Ronald Wyncoop (G.G.) rwyncoop@bellsouth.net
Jan 31 Feb 6	Cape Coral Community Church Pastor David Rigby david@capecoralchurch.com	Olla, LA: Summerville Pastor Glenn Roark (Levena) LRoark71371@yahoo.com

JANUARY KEY EVENTS HIGHLIGHTED BELOW:

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE:

REGIONAL TRAINING EVENT LOCATIONS:

Bring your Annual On Purpose Report for your District Leader

Sat, 9 Regional Event: West Coast (9:30am lunch) St. Pete: Cornerstone & District MEG

Sat, 16 Regional Event: South FL (9:30am lunch) Hialeah: Ministerios Nueva Vision & MEG

Mon, 25 Regional Training Event: Central FL (6:30 supper 9pm) Orlando: First Spanish

Wed Sun, Jan 27 31: Global Impact Week at St. Pete: Cornerstone

• FM Missionaries Jack & Jeanne Munos from Haiti
• Pastor & Madame Pastor Eliodor Desvariste, senior pastor of Parc Chretian Church, the FM mother church in Port-au-Prince.
• Also Dean & Steffi Babcock, appointees to Malawi; Ken Kauffmans, appointees to a Creative Access area; and Dr. Art Brown, Director of FMWM

ALABAMA GEORGIA MISSION DISTRICT:

Thur, Jan 28 GA District Pastors Mtg, 9am EST - lunch Little Blessings Bldg. in Columbus

Discuss An Unstoppable Force, chapters 1 - 3

Bring On Purpose Process Annual Report with you

GULF COAST CONFERENCE:

Sun, Jan 31 GCC Pastors Mtg & Building Dedication Service at 3:30pm at Provencal FMC

Conference MEG Bd Meeting & Interviews will follow at 4:30pm, Provencal FMC