LEADERSHIP UPDATE of the Southeast Region
Volume
4, Issue 6
July 2009
Pastors:
Please distribute this to your delegates, leaders & congregation
FROM RUTS
to RADICALS
Reports
of RIPPING THE ROOF and CREATING NEW OPENINGS are coming in:
A
congregation is serving its community thru a
medical clinic & finance classes
One
businessman has created a special blog
site to share inspirational stories and faith resources to initiate
spiritual discussions with professional contacts and friends
Some
members in a congregation are launching an off-site
service, targeting non-churched people who wont enter a church building
An
older congregation has decided to utilize FACEBOOK
to connect better with youth.
A
woman is starting a MOMS IN TOUCH prayer
group this fall (www.momsintouch.org)
A
congregation with blended music is assembling an additional, all contemporary band
A
church has linked with a school to distribute food backpacks to hungry students.
An
Anglo congregation is beginning ESL
classes to serve their changing neighborhood
What about you? What new outreach
are you doing? Keep challenging each other to get out of your ruts and try new
things in order to bless someone who hasnt yet been reached for Christ. Then
make sure your congregation takes time to pray over and celebrate new openings
that individuals and groups attempt. Remember to report to me your new
openings, because were tracking our progress throughout the southeast region.
In the spirit of RIPPING in order to
REACH others, Id like to reprint Bishop David Rollers recent newsletter article
about our heritage as Free Methodists . . . .
Something thats always bugged me about the FMC is we dont have a
clear origins story. Origins story is the telling of the passion that ignited
a movement. But whenever Ive told the story of how Free Methodism began,
peoples eyes have glazed-over, rather than blazed-over. Id start with There
were really 4 reasons for the birth of the FMC. Then Id talk about freedom
of the Spirit, freedom of the slaves, free pews and . . . I cant remember the
4th, its probably the most important. Probably something about
secret societies, which would inevitably segue the conversation in other
directions.
Really, the Origin Story of the Free
Methodist Church [can be described as the following] . . . Not too
far away and not too long ago a group of radical Christians chose to
whole-heartedly follow Jesus rather than maintain their security in the
hypocrisy of the established church. They gave up everything else to guard the
integrity and intensity of their desire to please God with their lives. This
integrity and intensity ignited a movement and the church flung out
missionaries across the American frontier, quickly planting churches as they
went. . . . We are the
children of those fruitful radicals. . . . . Now thats an Origins
Story!
Join me in continuing the legacy of
living as whole-hearted RADICALS for Jesus.
Supt/ Darrel Riley
RE-LIVE the 2009 ANNUAL
CONFERENCE MESSAGES
Each church has already, or will soon,
receive an audio CD of messages by
Bishop Roller & Supt. Darrel. Pastors: make copies for your leaders &
members, and ask them to listen to it in the car while traveling to work, and
at home as a family.
A free DVD of the messages is also available for congregational viewing; contact
Rileys.
OVERFLOW
CONFERENCE 2010 COMING
All
EAST conferences will meet with Bishop David Roller for a MEGA GATHERING in
Start
saving now: all fees are per person. On Line registration available soon.
Deadline Commuter, no lodging Includes Th & Fri Hotel:
Super
Early Bird by Nov 15, 2009 $175.00 $275.00
Early
Bird by Jan 31, 2010 $199.00 $299.00
Regular as of Feb 1, 2010 $225.00 $325.00
Children: $50 one
child; $85: 2 or more children in family (ages 2 12 yrs)
PRAY THAT
THESE PASTORS WILL
LEAD THEIR CONGREGATIONS
IN
RIPPING THE
ROOF and CREATING
NEW OPENINGS
Pray
daily for the following churches. Send greetings to one another. When you are
the prayer focus, please contact the Rileys to share your personal & church
prayer requests.
JULY 2009 |
|
AL-GA or GCC CONFERENCE |
June
28 July 4 |
Pastor Javier Mendoza (Martha) hosannaministriesfmc@yahoo.es |
Tucker, GA: Pastor Serge Bonhomme (Ledia) Sbonhomme2003@yahoo.com |
July
5 - 11 |
Pastor
Jose Del Toro ( deltoroj@live.com |
DL
& Pastor Monty Bower (Jo) mlbower@suddenlink.net |
July
12 - 18 |
Pastor
Joseph Cyprien (Carmene) Iferdieu
Rifin (CMC) |
Pastor
Fred Summers (Faye) |
July
19 - 25 |
Pastor
Henley Perry ( Hperry2008@hotmail.com |
Pastor
Ron Wyncoop (G.G.) rwyncoop@bellsouth.net |
July
26 Aug 1 |
Pastor
Kent Schroeder ( Cara
Sharich (CMC) |
Pastor
Wade & Cindy Robinson Chapel37chick@yahoo.com |
AWESOME SUMMER
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
SUMMER IN THE SON:
One Day Practical Seminars at Asbury Seminary,
Pastors
and Leaders - Enrich your ministry! Register for 1, 2 or all 3 seminars. Each
are held from 9:00am 4:00pm EST, lunch provided. Cost is $15 per workshop or
$35 for all 3. For more information or to register, call 407-482-7500:
July 16: Creative Celebration
of the Sacraments; led by Dr. Kandace Brooks
August 6: Learning to Speak
Human: Preaching for 21st Century
August 20: Mentoring Leaving
a Jesus-Shaped Legacy; led by Dr. Daryl Smith
WILLOW CREEK
LEADERSHIP
For your church to
reach its redemptive, life-giving potential, it must be well led. Bill Hybels
Go
to www.willowcreek.com/summit for satellite locations throughout the
PARTNER
with our SOUTHEAST REGION MISSIONARIES:
Recent
newsletters, blogs and support information on each family are available on-line
at www.fmwm.org
(then click on Missionaries tab). You can also email them:
Josh & Susy
Fajardo (
Congratulations! The Federation of
Evangelical Churches in
Mike & Maria
Long (
Daughters Gina & Christi, students at
Jack & Jeanne
Munos (
The Munoses request protective prayer for
AL-GA MISSION
DISTRICT:
GA
DISTRICT: There
will be a District Pastors Mtg on
Tuesday, July 7 at
GA:
GA:
GA:
Tucker area:
Haitian church planting pastor Serge Bonhomme & family will move to the
GULF
COAST CONFERENCE:
ADULT
RETREAT:
Adult Ministries is sponsoring an overnight retreat Oct 16 17 at The Wesley
Center in
WELCOME NEW PASTORAL
FAMILIES:
Military Chaplain
Mark Williams,
wife Monica & 4 children (Madisyn, Abigail, Evan & Caleb) have
transferred to Patrick AFB. Their new address is now
OTHER ADDRESSES:
Retiree Dick &
Diane Keep:
Retiree Ed &
Donna Pannell:
New
PREPARE FOR
THESE FALL EVENTS:
SEPTEMBER REGIONAL TRAINING EVENT DATES & LOCATIONS:
Bring a copy of your
May - August summer Trimester On Purpose Form
for your DL:
Sat, Sept 12:
Gather
9:30am, meeting 10am lunch. Hispanic MEG Bd to meet afterwards
Sat, Sept 19: West
Coast Site at St Pete: Cornerstone (Sr. Pastor Rex Bullock)
Gather
9:30am, meeting 10am lunch; District MEG Bd to meet afterwards
Mon, Sept 21: Central
FL Site at
MENS 2009 SAC RETREAT
includes MEN AT THE CROSS Conference
October 9 11 is a block-buster weekend for men! SAC retreat men will attend
the Men
at the Cross Conference being held in the Sun Dome in Tampa (www.menatthecross.org)
Friday evening through Saturday afternoon, then go to Avon Park Holiness Camp
to spend Saturday late afternoon through Sunday morning. Cost for the Men
at the Cross event, Saturday night lodging at
Pastors: get a discounted rate of $68 if
you bring 2 or more men with you.
Register with Michael Boyd at Cornerstone:
ALL -
CONFERENCE OCTOBER GATHERING: RIP FEST
Reserve
Friday - Saturday, October 23 & 24, on your calendar! Cornerstone in St.
Pete will host RIP FEST! as we
continue building upon our 09 Annual Conference theme of RIPPING THE ROOF.
Keynote Speaker: J. R. Rushik, innovative church planter from