LEADERSHIP UPDATE of the Southeast Region
Volume 5,
Issue 7
August 2010
Pastors:
Please distribute this to your delegates, leaders & congregation
REFLECTIONS
on a
Recently Peggy and I made our annual summer trek north. Time
was spent visiting our sons and Peggys side of the family in Indianapolis, and
then it was on to Nashville TN for the annual Riley reunion. Although we make it to Indy fairly often, the
gathering in Nashville is definitely just a once-a-year event. Relatives fly
and drive in from as far away as Fairbanks AK, Seattle WA, and Dallas TX.
Certainly the cost of transportation and lodging could be spent on more exotic vacation
trips like cruises or beach condos or mountain cabins, but instead the Riley
clan has chosen to meet in the middle of the nation to invest in renewing our
bonds with one another. Its not a glamorous schedule: Day 1 is golfing or antiquing,
concluding with taking over a shopping mall food court for dinner. Day 2 is
gathering at a rented church fellowship hall for a mid-morning through late
evening day of eating, talking, picture taking, and games Wii for the more
active and board games for others. And Day 3 is Sunday worship together before
going our separate ways.
This years gathering was especially
interesting because of a special presentation of our roots as the Rileys . . . or more accurately . . . the ORiley clan. It
began with distributing a folder to each family, which included a family tree
diagram & photocopies of old pictures of our ancestors. A retired uncle had
spent the past year amassing information from internet searches, phone calls,
etc. to piece together a narrative of our family and to introduce us to
distance relatives. This was followed by a special panel discussion where all
the senior members of the family sat together and they were asked questions by
younger generations about what life was like when they were growing up toys
they played with, chores they did, difficult events they faced, and decisions
they were proud of. As stories unfolded, we began to see grandma and Aunt
Shirley and Uncle Dennis as real people, not just relatives, and we gained
respect for their lives and learned from their wisdom.
In many ways, General Conference 2011 next July will be a gigantic family reunion,
celebrating the 150th anniversary of the FMC. Yes, there will be extra
expense and inconvenience to go to New York, but it will be worth the
investment. It will be a sacred time of re-tracing our heritage, bonding with
distant relatives, and asking questions which will equip us to better meet the
ministry challenges and opportunities of todays world.
In preparation for this historic gathering, get involved
in the following ways:
The
Light
& Life magazine theme for 2010 is HOLINESS read articles
in each issue
The
General Conference website is up and running: www.GC11.org,
providing registration details, as well as general conference information
for all
Sunday, August 22, is Celebration Sunday (our FM
founding was Aug 23, 1860); a video clip will be available for download and
viewing in all church at www.reelfm.tv
Our
Bishops have designated the 23rd
of each month as a Day for Prayer & Fasting in preparation for
General Conference now through June 2011.
Sesquicentennial Celebrations only
occur once participate and be able to tell generations to come what it was
like to have been present at this momentous event.
Supt. Darrel Riley
LIVE
THE STORY, TELL THE STORY:
www.livethestorytellthestory.com
I DARE
YOU CLICK ON IT!
I
know . . . youve been meaning to click on the website above, but you just
havent taken time to do it. Well, heres the challenge go there and take a
peak - youll be glad you did. There are lots of resources there, including
video downloads for all sorts of applications. Click on the MEDIA tab, and
youll find 2 sets of videos to view or download:
FEATURED
VIDEOS: The 5 main addresses from the April Overflow
Conference
ALL
VIDEOS:
over 20 resources provided by others. A couple of personal favorites:
My Life (you dont have to be perfect to count for
God)
Dancing Guy (leadership: how a lone nut becomes a
leader of a movement)
If
were going to be the Company of the Creative, we need to check out new
things!
ATS
offers SMALL GROUP WEBCAST on August 26
Dr. Lyman Coleman (developer of the
Serendipity Bible & small group resources) & Dr. Daryl Smith will lead
a one hour seminar Thursday Aug 26, 2:00 3:00pm EDT, to explain how small groups can become the way people are cared
for and ministry is done. When the registration link is online, pastors will be
sent the information.
EVERY PERSON A
PASSIONATE PRAY-ER
Pray daily for the
following churches. Send greetings to one another.
|
AUGUST 2010 |
|
AL-GA or GCC
CONFERENCE |
|
Aug
1 - 7 |
Pastors
montanajoy@embarqmail.com |
Pastor
Ronnie Hampton (Elsie) choirboy_71202@yahoo.com |
|
Aug
8 - 14 |
Pastor
Daryl Smith (Carolyn) daryl.smith@asburyseminary.edu |
Pastor
Kenneth Lukens (Evangelene) 2166
Highway 135 Winnsboro, LA 71295 |
|
Aug
15 - 21 |
Orlando, First
Spanish Pastor
Juan Grullon (Lucy) revjdg@yahoo.com |
Pastor
James Andy Bunn (Christi) Bunn5@charter.net |
|
Aug
22 - 28 |
Pt Charlotte: New
Vision Fellowship Pastor
Larry Jones (Laurie) LDJones99@yahoo.com |
Pastor
Keith Cowart (Pam) keith@ccclive.org |
|
Aug
29 Sept 4 |
St. Pete:
Cornerstone Community Ch Pastor
Rex Bullock (LaWanda) rex@tampabay.rr.com |
Fayetteville Pastor
Greg Nitchman (Jeanne) |
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 (
Mike & Maria
Long (
Jack Munos (
Rick & Cookie
INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE
NEWS
SOUTH ATLANTIC
CONFERENCE:
Upcoming Dates:
SEPTEMBER REGIONAL TRAINING EVENT LOCATIONS:
Bring a copy of your Summer Trimester On Purpose Report for your District Leader:
(Summary of May -
August 2010)
Sat, 11
Regional Event:
Sat, 18
Regional Event: West Coast (9:30am lunch) St
Pete: Cornerstone
Mon, 20 Regional Event: Central FL (6:30
supper 9pm)
Pick up your RIP FEST
II POSTERS at the September training event.
NEW: Sat, Sept 18: MEG
BD MEETING: Immediately following the West Coast Regional
Training Event at St. Pete: Cornerstone, Supt Darrel will lead a MEG BD
Meeting. All district & conference MEG Bd members are asked to attend. 1:00 2:30pm.
Fri Sat, Sept 24
25 SAC
LADIES RETREAT at
Hope
Owsley, FM missionary to
RIP FEST II: LIVE THE STORY, TELL THE
STORY:
Friday & Saturday: October 22 - 23
Youll want a front row seat to this
years All Conference Rally at St. Pete: Cornerstone. BISHOP ROLLER will
share more about the Community of the Creative
JACK MUNOS will share about his life
since the January 12th earthquake in
There will be reports of creative NEW OPENINGS and LEHMAN GRANT stories.
Save the dates and make plans to bring
all your leaders to this weekend of inspiration.
Conference News:
Pastor Montana Mormur arrives home this
week following his triple by pass heart surgery while on vacation in
CMC Rhonda Stapleton heads up Samaritan Village in Orlando, a
ministry to help women transition from addiction toward healing, wholeness
& productivity in society.
Pray for Rhonda and
SVI. Check out their website: www.samaritanvillage.net
Donations of gently
used clothing and household goods are needed for the opening of Transitions,
a Resale Boutique, located at the Fashion Village Shopping Center, 3851 E
Colonial Dr. (Email if you have items: samaritanvillage@gmail.com)
A contract has been
placed on a residential home for
transitioning women; $60,000 must be raised before Aug 31. Pray about what you
& your church can contribute.
GULF
COAST CONFERENCE NEWS:
Fri Sun, Aug 20
22: Supt
Darrel will be in the
Sat 21
9:30
Coffee, 10-12 Meeting, Noon Lunch; bring
delegates & all leaders.
Sun 22 Supt Riley preaches at
AL-GA
CONFERENCE NEWS:
Upcoming Dates:
Sunday, Aug 15: Supt Riley preaches
at Word of Life in
FM History &
Church Polity Course
will be offered in GA on 2 weekends. This is a required course for anyone
considering becoming a CMC, and it is also an excellent introduction to anyone
interested in learning more about the FMC.
Contact Supt Riley (seregionfmc@aim.com
or call 407-277-1428) immediately for more information or the book list:
FM HISTORY: Sat, Aug 14, 9am 5pm. Site: Word of Life FMC
in
FM CHURCH POLITY, Saturday & Sunday, Oct 2 & 3:
Sat,
Oct 2: Break Out Session during ALL CONFERENCE RALLY at Christ Comm
3 6pm Session immediately following
ALL CONF RALLY at CCC
Sun,
Oct 3: 2 5pm. Site: Browns Mill FMC in
Saturday, Oct 2:
AL-GA ALL CONFERENCE RALLY DAY with Bishop Roller
The
OVERFLOW CONFERENCE in April was a phenomenal event, but many congregational members
were unable to attend due to the distance. NO PROBLEM! BISHOP ROLLER is coming
to us!
Saturday, October 2, a day rally will
be held at Christ Community Churchs new facility in Columbus GA. Thats plenty
of time for all PASTORS, DELEGATES & CHURCH LEADERS to clear their
calendars and make attendance a priority.
The
RALLY DAY will be an incredible time of inspirational storytelling and
equipping, as we learn from Bishop Rollers heart and gain tools to LIVE THE
STORY and TELL THE STORY with others.. Each
church should bring at least 15 attendees for this special time with Bishop
David & Yvonne.
Sunday, Oct 3: Supt Riley preaches
at Browns
Around the Conference:
NEW CAMPUS: Congratulations to Senior Pastor Keith Cowart and
Pastor Brad Wilcox and Mishawn have moved. Their new mailing address is
Elder
Lewis Bunn and Amy have moved. Their
new contact information follows:
Pastor
Greg Nitchman & Jeanne at
The
Huntsville: Acts Church closes on
July 31. Church Planter Jeff Curry and Doug Wall are returning to