Vol.046.June.2008
Dr.
John H. Calhoun, District Superintendent, E-mail: jcalhoun@norcal.org
Northern
Editor: Kay
Clark, E-mail: kay@norcal.org, 925-680-0538
(District office)
Web page: http://www.norcal.org
Contents
Pages 1-2 Dr. John Calhoun,
Church Health Implementation
Pages 2-3 Updates on Churches & Pastors, District
Assembly Election Results
Pages 3-4 Meritorious Service Medal to Chaplain, Major
Abner Valenzuela
Pages 4-5 Pastors’ & Spouses’ Retreat Information
at
Pages 5-6 Nazarene Missions International News
Pages 6-7 Sunday School Ministries News
Pages 8-10 Nazarene Youth International News - Regional
Quizzing Meet at PLNU,
Page 11
Dr. John H. Calhoun, D. S.
Servant
Leaders,
Most of
you have used the Church Health Survey by now. Some have asked for help
in taking practical steps toward implementing change for the "Minimum
Factors" on your results.
Lonnie
Bullock of
You are
asked to attend the first in a series of training events called Church Health Implementation. There
will be two of the "eight quality characteristics" covered on each
day of the series.
The date
of the first event is Saturday, August 16, 2008 at
Future
events will be announced later.
All
pastors and lay leaders are asked to attend.
Here are
the steps needed from you in preparation:
- Take immediate steps to conduct a new Church Health
Survey if your last one is more than 12 months ago. Contact Lonnie
Bullock for a new packet at Lonbullock@aol.com.
Cost is now $225 and there is some financial assistance if needed.
- Return your survey to Lonnie Bullock by June 30.
- RSVP with Kay at the District Office.
Bring your lay leaders in order gain traction in implementing change in your church.
The two
quality characteristics to be addressed on August 16 will depend upon the
prevailing need shown in the results of the surveys that you will be taking.
Be
Healthy, Make Disciples, Train Disciple Makers
Blessings,
John
Calhoun
Pastors - use
this link to see the annual written reports of our pastors:
http://www.norcal.org/webfiles/2008%20Pastor’s%20reports/
District Advisory Board – NEW Members
Elders – John Calhoun, (D. S.)
chairman;
Lay – Marcia Bundy, Nancy
Fong, Mark Potter, Russ Sweeden
Elder DAB: 
Rev. Wilmer Guido
Lay DAB: Dr. Mark Potter
Lay -
Sunday School Ministries Board
Elder SSM - Rick Bassett
Lay SSM –
General
Assembly Delegates 2009
Elder Delegates –
Elder
Alternates – Nancy Clayton 1st,
Rick Bassett 2nd, Brad Edgbert 3rd
Lay Delegates – Bob Borbe,
Lay
Alternates – Nancy Fong 1st,
This award was given to Chaplain, Abner Valenzuela. His parents are Revs. Andy and Ricareda
Valenzuela, pastors from our
Meritorious Service Medal Give to
Chaplain, Major Abner Valenzuela
THE
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE
PRESENTS, GREETING: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE
THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
TO
CHAPLAIN,
MAJOR ABNER P. V. VALENZUELA FOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE 14 JULY
2005 TO 21 APRIL 2008
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Chaplain, Major Abner P. V. Valenzuela
distinguished himself in the performance of
outstanding service to the
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND
Special Order: G-379 Condition: 6 PAS: LPOJFD9~ RDP; 19
MARCH 2008
AF FORM 2228, AUG 98
Rowayne A. Schatz., Jr.
Brigadier General, USAF
Commander, 314th
Airlift Wing
Pastors and
spouses join us at the beautiful
Dates
are: Monday, Sept. 15th
- Thurs. Sept. 18th
The costs for
3 nights are (includes 9 meals a day meals):
Deluxe: $331 per person couple
$662
Standard: $269 per person couple
$538
Economy: $211 per person couple
$422
Cost for 2
nights and 6 meals:
Deluxe: $232 per person couple
$464
Standard $190 per person couple
$380
Economy $148 per person couple
$296
Remember,
there is an extra charge of $35 per night for singles staying in a room.
You can
contact kay@norcal.org to make
your reservations, or call the district office at (925) 680-0538, and Kay will
be happy to assist you. More information
will follow in the July issue of “The
Bridge”.
World
Ever
wonder how the Lord will reach everyone around the world before He comes
again? It is amazing to hear of the
stories that are coming out of the smallest villages in the darkness of the
jungle. Yes, the Lord is using Radio,
the Internet, and Television to reach a lost world. The Church of the Nazarene broadcasts 94
programs in 73 countries, 30 languages and dialects for a total of 7,012
broadcasts. However, we still have 122 countries yet to reach with the good
news of Christ with the World
A
teenage listener to Rated PG a Nazarene radio program in the
The
Did You Know…
How Can Your Help?
Crisis Care
Kits are needed to replenish the supply that is rapidly being used due to the
tornados, earthquakes, cyclone, as well as the first hurricane of the season
that just hit
http://www.ncm.org/pdf/crisiscarekit.pdf
Send your
Crisis Care Kits in Banana Boxes to:
Nazarene
Relief Shipments
Attention: Liz Murtland
Hands of Hope
Make sure to follow up with a
check to the General Treasurer for $12.00 per banana box to help get the crisis care kits
to the destination of the disaster.
LINKS Missionaries
At
District Assembly, every church was given a new LINKS missionary! Have you contacted yours yet? Whom do you have? Are your missionaries retired on furlough or
spreading the gospel in the field? Do
not let another month go by without letting them know you care, with a card or
a letter.
What's New?
New Formats. We need to hear from you! Below I have outlined
two new formats under consideration to help us connect with you and
meet your needs. Please review both of these and give your
feedback.
Chat Rooms. We have a new technology that will allow us to set
up chat rooms. Would you be interested in participating in a live
chat room for discipleship and ministry education purposes? The private
chat room would be by invitation only because the current technology will only
allow us to have 12 simultaneous users. We can expand the technology to
accommodate more simultaneous users if there is enough interest. There would be
a set time when we would meet in the chat room to discuss a specific topic and
the chat would last 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Conference Calls.
Would you be
interested in a conference call structure? Here is how it would work. You
would have a toll number to call and you would listen to the host of the
call briefly talk about a specific subject. The line would then be
opened for you to ask questions and connect with others on the call.
If you would have an
interest in participating in one or both of these formats, please e-mail me at clt@nazarene.org or call
toll free at US +1 8882432767 Call . Be sure
to let me know what time of day you could participate and what topics
you would like to see discussed. You can also take the poll on the home
page (www.discipleshipplace.com)
which will help us gauge the level of interest.
Leadership Tools. We have added many new Practical Tips articles.
Meet A CLT Participant. This month we are featuring Dr. Larry Wagner, who has
been doing an outstanding job of leading CLT classes in his
church. Because of his leadership in this area, he has had an
opportunity to help another church on his district do CLT classes. If you or someone you know has a
story to share send a brief bio and picture to clt@nazarene.org!
New Poll. Take our
new poll which is located on the lower left of the home page at www.discipleshipplace.com.
What's Coming?
Discovering the Old & New
Testament. We will be replacing Encountering the Old Testament and Encountering the New Testament
With Discovering the Old Testament and Discovering the New
Testament. We have received several
requests for us to make this change and this is in process.
Meeting Your Needs. In the last poll 46% of you said that you struggle most with prayer life and 18% said accountability was an area of struggle. We are making plans to come alongside you in your walk with Christ and provide some accountability and prayer tools. More will be coming in the next month.
John Comstock
CLT Coordinator
Toll Free: US +1 8882432767 Call E-mail: clt@nazarene.org Web: www.clt.nazarene.org
REGIONAL QUIZ MEET AT PLNU
On April 5th
Norcal had its District Children's Bible Quiz meet for the Book of
Genesis. It was a great time with Bible
quizzing Competition, Memory Verse testing, music, food, cotton candy, a
jumphouse, and ending with awards and announcement of who qualified to go to
the Regional Bible Quiz Meet at PLNU. It was a great time for all!
The top red level quizzer was Alving Solomon (
As far as the blue level quizzers- we were able to send 2 teams this year! The top church team on the District was
Way to go!
Our District All Star team consisted of- (back row) Noelle Pounds, Cody
Spinadel, Eileen Sipsy (
Not only did they do exceptionally well as teams, there are a few individuals
we would like to mention for their own personal achievement!
Out of 2
rounds, Nicholas Allard, Micah Fitzgerald,
We are so proud of each and every one of our Norcal Children Bible quizzers;
red level and blue level, whether they qualified to go to PLNU or not! Each one spent time and made the effort to
learn a little more about God and His plan for their life. Most quizzers learned between 16 and 20
passages of scripture, and everyone learned so much! Each one heard stories about Abraham, Isaac,
Joseph, (and more!!!!) and learned how God working in the lives of the
people in Genesis could apply to their life today! And what is really
exciting is that every one of them had fun doing it- and these things will last
a life time! Eternally even!
If you are already a part of Children's Bible Quizzing, keep up the good
work! If you are not yet participating,
prayerfully consider it, and think about how this could change the life of your
church, by changing the hearts of the children and leaders involved! The children are our future, and what better
way to prepare for the future of our church, than preparing our children's
hearts, minds and futures with the Word
of God!
In the fall, we will begin the study of Exodus!
Until then, enjoy your summer! We will get out information as it gets
closer, but until then, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact
me.
Lynnette Medina
Norcal Children's Bible Quiz Director
lynnette1973@msn.com or
US +1 9256892417 Call
Junior High/Middle School Camp
Who: For all students who
are in the 5th grade and entering the 6th grade in the
fall up to students who are in the 8th grade and will be in the 9th
grade in the fall. Those who are in the
8th grade and entering the 9th grade can go to either of
the camps. The youth worker/pastor can
make the decision of which camp the student should attend.
What: District Camp- this
is an amazing opportunity for our students to grow in Christ together. We have lots of fun camping, hiking, rafting,
singing, and eating good food.
When: Wednesday June 25th to Saturday June 28th
Where: We will be camping
at Rock n’ Water on the
Cost: $300 (We might be able to offer minimal scholarship.)
Deadlines: Registration and First
Payment Due May 14th
Phone: (408)628-9622 or
(408) 270-7646
E-mail: amer@thepoint.cc
High School Camp
Who: For all students who
are in the entering the 9th grade and are graduating from High
School. If you have college students
that are interested in going to camp please contact the camp director or
Donabel and we can talk about it.
What: District Camp where
students from all over the district gets together to worship, grow in the Lord
together. We also have lots of great
time water skiing, wake boarding, and tubing.
For one whole week we will live in houseboats under the stars.
When: Monday
July 28 – Friday Aug. 1
Where:
Cost: $300-
(We might be able to offer minimal scholarship.)
Deadlines: Registration
and First Payment due June 1st
Phone: (925) 685-4343
Email: elapp@concordnaz.org
If you have
any questions, please do not hesitate to call or e-mail any of us. We want to do all we can to help you and your
students get to camp. It is an
experience you don’t want to miss. A
High School
Many
blessings,
Pastor
Phone: (707) 712-9408, & E-mail: donabelcmartin@sbcglobal.net
Prayer
You are
encouraged to register for the PLNU Regional Prayer
The
registration deadline is June 23rd.
This
will not be a prayer seminar or a
throw-back to prayer meetings of yesteryear. The 48-hour summit will be a time
for guided prayer with leaders who will direct us. New to our Global Prayer
Initiative team is Rev. Carla Sunberg, who serves in
If you are
planning to attend the prayer summit, you may register on-line at www.NazarenePastor.org. Should you have any questions, feel free to
call us at (800)306-7651.
Grace and
peace,
Rev. Michael
W. Stipp
Nazarene
Communications Network
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