Vol.039.August.2007
Dr.
Editor: Kay
Clark, E-mail: kay@norcal.org, 925-680-0538
(office)
Northern
Web page: http://www.norcal.org
Contents
Page 1 Table
of Contents & Message from Dr. John Calhoun, D. S.
Page 2 Information on Pastors’ & Spouses’
Retreat; Rev. Wilmer Guido
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6 NYI
Perspective from
Page 7 NYI
– The Big Picture
Page 8 Sunday
School Ministry
Page 9 Nazarene
Missions International; Pray for Our Military and Their Safety
Our
Church, Our
Great reports are coming in regarding our
youth ministries. Everything I hear is
that Nazarene Youth Congress was unusually anointed by the Holy Spirit and many
of our students made lifetime commitments to follow Jesus. Some report as having been called into
vocational ministry.
Dr. John
H. Calhoun
District
Superintendent
We continue to hold up our youth in our prayers.
Pastors’ and
Spouses’ Retreat
Rate Information
Where:
Dates: Sept. 17 – 20, 2007
Starts: Dinner at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17th
Ends: Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday,
Sept. 20th
(Check-in 4:30 p.m. & Check-out 9:30 a.m.)
Package Rates for “DOUBLE”
Occupancy (3 nights 9 meals)
Deluxe $308 per
person
Standard $250 per
person
Economy $196 per
person
Package Rates for “SINGLE”
Occupancy (3 nights 9 meals)
Deluxe $308 + $105 ($35 per night) = $413
Standard $250 + $105 ($35 per night) = $355
Economy $196 + $105 ($35 per night) = $301
The Rev. Wilmer Guido Accepts New
Assignment
Dr. Calhoun has
appointed Rev. Wilmer Guido to a full-time position of Hispanic Ministries
Coordinator with the approval of the District Advisory Board. Rev. Guido
has held this position on a part-time basis while also planting our
His responsibility is to assist in
starting new Spanish speaking congregations wherever there is a possibility.
The first of these new starts is with
Rev. Guido will give more attention
resourcing our existing Spanish speaking congregations and help other host
churches that envision a Spanish speaking ministry. As of now there
are three other host churches that hope to add this ministry in the near
future. Maybe other churches want to do so also.
We depend on your prayer work for this
endeavor.
50 Years of God's Faithfulness
1957 – 2007
Saturday evening we had a banquet with 230 in attendance enjoying
great food and fellowship. Following dinner we adjourned to the sanctuary for a
photographic trip down memory lane, followed by many sharing “remember when” as
well as special music by those that in past years shared their musical gifts
with the church during worship! Rev.
We were
blessed to have celebrated with us, former members, family and friends that
came from eight states as well as many cities all across
Jacob’s Well Band – Sunday evening service
Rev. Marvin Pounds ran in the
Rev. Elmer Guido is the new pastor at
El
Shaddai Church deeply expresses thanks to
Rev. Leonel Cruz (with
his wife, Rev. Elvia Cruz and children in picture) is the new pastor at the
This appointment is with approval of the District Advisory
Board.
Dr. John Calhoun, D. S., installed Rev. Edwin Weaver as pastor
of the
Rev. Michael Bell, from Central California District, will be
arriving at the
NYC- Perspective
from
Our kid’s lives will never be the same
is echoing in my heart this last week as we reflect on all God did on our trip
and is still doing. One of our students asked God on the trip, “Why am I
the only Christian in my family?” and found himself on his face in prayer for
his whole family. We are already seeing answers to those prayers as his
sister is coming to youth group this next week and the parents seem to have an
openness to the church. We had three students coming from very broken
families finding freedom in new ways and turning away from the world and
embracing Christ. One of our girls has new freedom in her worship and has
come home feeling continual freedom (which is a HUGE step for her). Three
of our eight students were called into some form of full time ministry (Missions,
youth ministry and urban ministries)! God’s Spirit moved in powerful ways
in our group and we are still seeing the affects!
Our students came home and shared at
youth group this last week about how they “fully surrendered their lives to
Jesus Christ” and challenged the youth not present at NYC that they could
too. “It does not take a trip to
Pastor
District All Nighter is going to
be held once again at
DIRECTIONALLY
CHALLENGED? So are we!
Sometime we all need to be pointed in the right direction. This seminar for youth workers and functions
as a compass to guide students into the ongoing story of God and His
people. Interactive, current, entertaining,
and motivational. In our picture
youth ministry offers a fresh approach
to post-modern youth ministry workers professional and volunteers come away
challenged and refreshed.
Norcal
NYI & SDMI are networking to provide this seminar Saturday, August 25th
at Livermore Discovery Church, located at 5860 Las Positas Rd., Livermore, CA
94551.
Clear
your calendar in order to attend this event, and keep watching for more details
through e-mail!
B.C. Forbes, the man who founded Forbes magazine, said, "You
spell success: T-E-A-M-W-O-R-K." Cooperation is a key principle to good
organization. I read recently that geese can fly 72 percent farther when
they're in formation than when they fly by themselves.
When we cooperate together, when there is teamwork, there is great
growth. Cooperation is a greater motivator than competition, and it lasts
because you feel like you're together on a winning team.
Good organizations provide a supportive climate of trust and
teamwork. In the Bible, when referring to Christians in the church, the phrase
"one another" is used 58 times. It's as if God's saying, "Get
the message! Help each other!" There is no such thing as Lone Ranger
Christians. We are together in this. We're a team. There is tremendous power in
cooperation.
God can overlook almost anything in a church, but God will not overlook
disunity. In the first 10 chapters of Acts, 10 times it says,
"they were of one accord … of one heart … unified." When you have
unification like they did in Acts, you’ll have the power of Acts.
Snow is a beautiful demonstration of what God can do with a bunch
of flakes. Snowflakes are pretty frail, but if enough of them stick together
they can stop traffic. Alone, I couldn’t have made much of an impact on the
Is TEAMWORK happening in
the Discipleship Ministries of your local church? If not, then what are
you doing to promote the TEAM SPIRIT?
If YOU
notice a ministry struggling, then perhaps God is calling you TO PITCH IN AND
HELP!
Open
invitation: If you have a TRANSFORMATION
STORY from your local church, would you be kind enough to share it with The
Bridge? Let's celebrate how God is changing hearts! Let's celebrate the
new lives that are coming into His kingdom! E-mail me at pastor@salinasnewlife.org, and I'll pass it along to The Bridge editor.
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JESUS Film Harvest Partners Update
Praise
the Lord for how He continues to work through the ministry of JESUS Film
Harvest Partners. Since January 1998 to July 17, 2007, more than 7.8 million
people have indicated decisions for Christ, and there have been over 2.4
million initial discipleship follow-ups. There have also been 12,417 new
mission churches started, and 20,588 new pastors are in training.
PRAY FOR:
The
following three families have left the
o
Randy and Mary
Jane James —Africa Region (
o
David and Rosie
Kerr and family—Caribbean Region
o
Eric and Linda
Zane and family—Asia Pacific Region (
Pray
for each of these families as they continue to transition to life on the field,
that they will sense the Lord’s presence and provision.
LINKS stands for "Loving, Interested Nazarenes, Knowing and
Sharing."
The LINKS
program of the Church of the Nazarene is a network of personal connections between
missionaries and Nazarenes around the world. Missionaries are assigned to
districts and, then on the district level, connected to local churches. This
gives each church an opportunity to become personally acquainted with the
missionary family and their field of service. Typically, churches send
packages, cash gifts, cards, and other remembrances to their LINKS
missionaries.
In
return, the churches feel a sense of involvement with the world mission
enterprise of the church through regular correspondence from the missionaries,
updates from their field, and even through deputation services while the
missionaries are on furlough. The missionaries are encouraged, knowing people
care and pray for them.
Do You Know the
ABC’s of LINKS?
A—Always
pray for your LINKS missionaries.
B—Become
acquainted with your LINKS missionary family through correspondence.
C—Concentrate
on your LINKS cash assignment and requests by your missionaries.
Send
Christmas, birthday, and anniversary cards (always send them early to
allow for overseas delivery time).
By
Carolyn Bott
Pray for our Men and Women in the
Military