Asia-Pacific Region of The Global Church of the Nazarene in Rezal, Manila, Philippines' Around The Region News for Saturday, June 25, 2016, Volume 4 / Issue Number 23...Gas Explosion, Stolen Passports, Global News Update Video, Encouragement, Praises, Prayer Requests and More!
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A habit is any rote action you take based on a stimulus and leading to a reward. For example, when the alarm clock goes off, you get out of bed. Within a few minutes, you're eating breakfast. After awhile, you no longer think about it, you just do it. It is no exaggeration to say that habits are hardwired into your brain. Scientific research validates that concept; your habits are stored in a part of your brain called the basal ganglia.[1] That's why, when asked what you had for breakfast today or whether you brushed your teeth, you likely can't answer. You do these things without thinking about them.
The power of a habit is exactly that-it's something you do without thought or effort. That explains why bad habits are so hard to break, and why good habits are such a powerful force in your life. They function like an alarm clock-set it and forget it.
Here are some extremely powerful positive habits you should hardwire into your routine. Get them started, and they'll pay dividends for years to come.
Prayer
Make this the default setting in your life in two ways: (1) something you do daily before moving into work mode, and (2) your automatic response to any crisis. When you spend time centering yourself on God's mind and agenda, the default setting on your heart and emotions will be "calm."
Punctuality
It now seems fashionable to arrive a few minutes late, and tardiness is sometimes used as a badge of honor or a power move ("I'm so busy today!"). But it is a poor habit that stems from a scarcity mind-set ("I don't have enough time"). Successful people almost always arrive a few minutes early. They are respectful of their own time and that of others because they are focused on achievement.
Politeness
Politeness stems from a basic attitude of respect for others. We are polite when we see others as having equal value-or even greater value-than ourselves. Using words like please, thank you, yes sir, and no ma'am is a habit. It springs from a positive attitude, and it soon becomes second nature. For sure, our world could use a fresh baptism of politeness!
Physical Fitness Habits
The most frequent complaint that a primary care physician hears is "I'm tired." Much of the fatigue we feel stems from our poor habits with regard to self-care. We don't eat properly or exercise enough. Success in any area of life, including personal life, depends on having adequate energy. When you get consistent sleep, eat properly, maintain a healthy weight, and exercise regularly-you feel better! These positive habits don't guarantee happiness, but a good health regimen is a great predictor of future well-being.
I could list dozens more positive habits that grow organically from a positive attitude, things like writing your goals, planning your day, smiling, taking consistent time away from work, spending time outdoors, saving money, reading, and taking breaks during the day. You get the idea. Happy and successful people do positive things by routine, almost without thinking. These positive habits become the best predictor of their ongoing success.[Stan Toler]
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GAS EXPLOSION AT PINES CITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES
Baguio City, Philippines: Around 1:30pm local Philippine time, a gas explosion was reported at the Pines City Church of the Nazarene, in Baguio City, northern Philippines.
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GAS EXPLOSION AT PINES CITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES
Baguio City, Philippines: Around 1:30pm local Philippine time, a gas explosion was reported at the Pines City Church of the Nazarene, in Baguio City, northern Philippines.
One worker “Frank” received extensive burns and has been hospitalized. Please commit to pray for Frank’s healing and complete recovery. There is simultaneously a praise, as one of the church members who was pregnant had just exited the room when the explosion occurred and she was unhurt.
Initial reports indicate that there was possibly a gas leak from a propane bottle emitting fumes and when a worker lit the stove in the kitchen, the fumes ignited.
“It was like a grenade went off in the church,” said one of the members. “The ceiling came down, windows and doors were blown out.”
Please commit to pray for Frank and the rest of the church family at Pines City Church of the Nazarene.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
“It was like a grenade went off in the church,” said one of the members. “The ceiling came down, windows and doors were blown out.”
Please commit to pray for Frank and the rest of the church family at Pines City Church of the Nazarene.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
BLOG, FEATURE, SOUTHEAST ASIA, URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
PASSPORTS STOLEN – PRAYER REQUESTED. *** UPDATE – ANSWERED PRAYER
Southeast Asia: Team members in SE Asia are requesting urgent prayer. They are struggling today after having their passports stolen just hours ago. They are to leave for Home Assignment this evening and getting their passports re-issued is very difficult in a short time frame. Pray they are able to get their passports in time so that they can leave as planned. Pray that despite what happens, God will continue to give them peace.
May the Lord help them!
Thank you for your partnership in prayer.
23-June-2016 Update
We have received the following update from the team members:
“A little update – we were able to get our emergency passports this morning – and our visas are being processed – if all goes well, we will be able to leave tonight – just 24 hours off schedule! Thanks be to God, and thanks to everyone who is joining us in this journey through prayer!”
Praise God for answered prayer! Please continue to pray for this couple, the Visa processing, and their safe return to their sending country.
24-June-2016 Update from their social media page
Passports – check! Exit visa – check! Tickets – check! Packing…. six more hours….
Thank you for praying them through this, what is very difficult for man, is simple for God![Download Passports Stolen - Prayer Requested. *** Update - Answered Prayer as PDF]
PRAYER REQUESTED FOR FORMER ASIA-PACIFIC MISSIONARIES, THE MILLERS ***UPDATE!
Please keep George and Nancy Miller in your prayer as they settle back into life in the USA. They served nearly 27 years on the Asia-Pacific Region; 10 in Papua New Guinea, 15 in the Solomon Islands and the last 1 ½ years in the Philippines. Nancy was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension while living in the Philippines, and has been on the prayer page several times. Although she had shown signs of improvement after returning to the USA, she recently was taken to the ER with Tachycardia and Atrial Fibrillation. They are attempting to readjust her medications to see if that will help.
George and Nancy just closed on a house this past week, amidst their speaking schedule, but the house needs some work before they can move in. With Nancy’s frail health, this is not going quite as fast as hoped.
Please pray that Nancy will gain strength and that the heart issues will improve so that she can continue the speaking schedule with George through the summer months. Please pray for peace and wisdom for George as he cares for Nancy and works on the house in between speaking engagements.
***Update as of 24 June 2016
Nancy writes:
The medication change got my heart back to a normal rhythm.
I am feeling much better today and more hopeful that I can get back to where I was. I am able to rest and sleep better than I have in over a week.
Thank you for your continued prayers for George and Nancy.[Download Prayer Requested for Former Asia-Pacific Missionaries, the Millers ***Update! as PDF]
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PRAYER NEEDED FOR MISSIONARY FAMILY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA – *** ANSWERED PRAYER!!
Papua New Guinea: Please pray for missionaries Jeff and Susan Myers who are scheduled to fly to the U.S.A. for home assignment on June 15. There has been unrest in Papua New Guinea where the Myers serve and this has caused many offices to close, including the office that is processing the documents they need to travel. It is scheduled to be closed until June. 14.
Pray that Jeff and Susan will receive their paperwork and can fly out as planned on June 15. Pray also that as they wait, the Lord will give them extraordinary peace.
Who are the Myers…
Jeffrey and Susan Myers are missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene assigned to Kudjip, Papua New Guinea, where they have served since June 2001.
Jeffrey graduated from Olivet Nazarene University in 1987 with a B.A. in communications. He is an Ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene. His early years in PNG were involved in developing Nazarene Radio Ministry which is now completely run by one of our National pastors. Jeff is currently serving as the Melanesia and South Pacific Fields Church Development Coordinator. His role focuses on further developing the church in PNG specifically working with our church leaders and assisting the Field Strategy Coordinator.
Susan graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 1989 with a B.A. in biology. She received her Medical degree from The Medical College of Ohio at Toledo in 1993 and completed a pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron in 1996. Susan serves as a physician at Nazarene Hospital in Kudjip. She cares for patients of all ages in the pediatric ward, outpatient department and the emergency room. She has specific interests in identifying and caring for children with various forms of heart disease and in diagnosing and treating the many women in PNG with cervical cancer.
Jeffrey and Susan have two children, Jessica and Ethan. Jessica is a student at Mt Vernon Nazarene University. Ethan is nearing the end of his high school career and intends to join his sister at MVNU.
ANSWERED PRAYER!!! 14-JUNE-2016
Jeff Myers sent in the following update this morning!
“I am back from immigrations now and sitting at the missionary guest house where I am staying while in Port Moresby (POM). God is good and with the help of our liaison and an old friend we met while waiting at the immigration office, God worked and I now have our passports in my possession! We are good to go! We are very grateful to all who have been praying for the success of getting our completed passports and visas before we were scheduled to leave tomorrow. I thank the Lord for leading the way in getting them. I thought about the song, “The Lord knows the way through the wilderness, all we have to do is follow.”
Thank you all for your prayers! To God Be The Glory!!!![Download Prayer Needed for Missionary Family in Papua New Guinea - *** Answered Prayer!! as PDF]
Who are the Myers…
Jeffrey and Susan Myers are missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene assigned to Kudjip, Papua New Guinea, where they have served since June 2001.
Jeffrey graduated from Olivet Nazarene University in 1987 with a B.A. in communications. He is an Ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene. His early years in PNG were involved in developing Nazarene Radio Ministry which is now completely run by one of our National pastors. Jeff is currently serving as the Melanesia and South Pacific Fields Church Development Coordinator. His role focuses on further developing the church in PNG specifically working with our church leaders and assisting the Field Strategy Coordinator.
Susan graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 1989 with a B.A. in biology. She received her Medical degree from The Medical College of Ohio at Toledo in 1993 and completed a pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron in 1996. Susan serves as a physician at Nazarene Hospital in Kudjip. She cares for patients of all ages in the pediatric ward, outpatient department and the emergency room. She has specific interests in identifying and caring for children with various forms of heart disease and in diagnosing and treating the many women in PNG with cervical cancer.
Jeffrey and Susan have two children, Jessica and Ethan. Jessica is a student at Mt Vernon Nazarene University. Ethan is nearing the end of his high school career and intends to join his sister at MVNU.
ANSWERED PRAYER!!! 14-JUNE-2016
Jeff Myers sent in the following update this morning!
“I am back from immigrations now and sitting at the missionary guest house where I am staying while in Port Moresby (POM). God is good and with the help of our liaison and an old friend we met while waiting at the immigration office, God worked and I now have our passports in my possession! We are good to go! We are very grateful to all who have been praying for the success of getting our completed passports and visas before we were scheduled to leave tomorrow. I thank the Lord for leading the way in getting them. I thought about the song, “The Lord knows the way through the wilderness, all we have to do is follow.”
Thank you all for your prayers! To God Be The Glory!!!![Download Prayer Needed for Missionary Family in Papua New Guinea - *** Answered Prayer!! as PDF]
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Monday, June 20th, around 1:30pm local Philippine time, a gas explosion was reported at the Pines City Church of the Nazarene, in Baguio City, northern Philippines.
One worker "Frank" received extensive burns and has been hospitalized. Please commit to pray for Frank's healing and complete recovery. There is simultaneously a praise, as one of the church members who was pregnant had just exited the room when the explosion occurred and she was unhurt.
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GAS EXPLOSION AT PINES CITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES
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Monday, June 20th, around 1:30pm local Philippine time, a gas explosion was reported at the Pines City Church of the Nazarene, in Baguio City, northern Philippines.
One worker "Frank" received extensive burns and has been hospitalized. Please commit to pray for Frank's healing and complete recovery. There is simultaneously a praise, as one of the church members who was pregnant had just exited the room when the explosion occurred and she was unhurt.
BLOG, FEATURE, NEWS, PHILIPPINE-MICRONESIA, URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
GAS EXPLOSION AT PINES CITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES
Baguio City, Philippines: Around 1:30pm local Philippine time, a gas explosion was reported at the Pines City Church of the Nazarene, in Baguio City, northern Philippines.
One worker “Frank” received extensive burns and has been hospitalized. Please commit to pray for Frank’s healing and complete recovery. There is simultaneously a praise, as one of the church members who was pregnant had just exited the room when the explosion occurred and she was unhurt.
Initial reports indicate that there was possibly a gas leak from a propane bottle emitting fumes and when a worker lit the stove in the kitchen, the fumes ignited.
“It was like a grenade went off in the church,” said one of the members. “The ceiling came down, windows and doors were blown out.”
Please commit to pray for Frank and the rest of the church family at Pines City Church of the Nazarene.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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Southeast Asia
A prayer request was sent out for Team members in SE Asia as they were struggling after having their passports stolen just hours prior to leaving for Home Assignment.
Getting their passports re-issued is very difficult in a short time frame, and after obtaining emergency passports they would still need a visa stamp from their host country which can, in many cases, take days.
People across the globe prayed that God would continue to give them peace, and assist them in this seemingly impossible task of obtaining new passports and visas within just a few hours.
...And God answered! Their update on social media said it all!
Passports - check! Exit visa - check! Tickets - check! Packing.... six more hours....
PASSPORTS STOLEN – PRAYER REQUESTED. *** UPDATE – ANSWERED PRAYER
Southeast Asia: Team members in SE Asia are requesting urgent prayer. They are struggling today after having their passports stolen just hours ago. They are to leave for Home Assignment this evening and getting their passports re-issued is very difficult in a short time frame. Pray they are able to get their passports in time so that they can leave as planned. Pray that despite what happens, God will continue to give them peace.
May the Lord help them!
Thank you for your partnership in prayer.
23-June-2016 Update
We have received the following update from the team members:
“A little update – we were able to get our emergency passports this morning – and our visas are being processed – if all goes well, we will be able to leave tonight – just 24 hours off schedule! Thanks be to God, and thanks to everyone who is joining us in this journey through prayer!”
Praise God for answered prayer! Please continue to pray for this couple, the Visa processing, and their safe return to their sending country.
24-June-2016 Update from their social media page
Passports – check! Exit visa – check! Tickets – check! Packing…. six more hours….
Thank you for praying them through this, what is very difficult for man, is simple for God![Download Passports Stolen - Prayer Requested. *** Update - Answered Prayer as PDF]
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Global Ministry Center
Greetings, Global Mission team!
I'm very pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Nell Becker Sweeden will join Global Mission as the director of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) on June 27, 2016, and will be relocating to Kansas City this September.
In addition, the board of NCM Inc. unanimously voted to elect Nell as CEO. We believe that her leadership over both areas of NCM will continue to build a great level of synergy for this ministry of the Church of the Nazarene.
Nell has served in various capacities with NCM over the past 12 years, most recently as education coordinator. Her areas of expertise include international development, educational initiatives, and theology. While serving as education coordinator, Nell also served as assistant professor of theology and Richard B. Parker co-chair of Wesleyan Theology at George Fox Evangelical Seminary.
Her recent accomplishments have included the publication of Church on the Way: Hospitality and Migration.
Becker Sweeden has a strong call and passionate heart for compassionate ministry.
"I am fascinated by how Jesus' compassion is described in the Scriptures as an urge in his gut, or a compulsion, to respond with love to people who are suffering," Becker Sweeden said. "A key piece of this for me is continually placing myself in the margins of our world to live out Christlikeness within communities and through relationships."
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Greetings, Global Mission team!
“It was like a grenade went off in the church,” said one of the members. “The ceiling came down, windows and doors were blown out.”
Please commit to pray for Frank and the rest of the church family at Pines City Church of the Nazarene.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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Southeast Asia
A prayer request was sent out for Team members in SE Asia as they were struggling after having their passports stolen just hours prior to leaving for Home Assignment.
Getting their passports re-issued is very difficult in a short time frame, and after obtaining emergency passports they would still need a visa stamp from their host country which can, in many cases, take days.
People across the globe prayed that God would continue to give them peace, and assist them in this seemingly impossible task of obtaining new passports and visas within just a few hours.
...And God answered! Their update on social media said it all!
Passports - check! Exit visa - check! Tickets - check! Packing.... six more hours....
Follow the link to read how they prayed each step of the way!BLOG, FEATURE, SOUTHEAST ASIA, URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
PASSPORTS STOLEN – PRAYER REQUESTED. *** UPDATE – ANSWERED PRAYER
Southeast Asia: Team members in SE Asia are requesting urgent prayer. They are struggling today after having their passports stolen just hours ago. They are to leave for Home Assignment this evening and getting their passports re-issued is very difficult in a short time frame. Pray they are able to get their passports in time so that they can leave as planned. Pray that despite what happens, God will continue to give them peace.
May the Lord help them!
Thank you for your partnership in prayer.
23-June-2016 Update
We have received the following update from the team members:
“A little update – we were able to get our emergency passports this morning – and our visas are being processed – if all goes well, we will be able to leave tonight – just 24 hours off schedule! Thanks be to God, and thanks to everyone who is joining us in this journey through prayer!”
Praise God for answered prayer! Please continue to pray for this couple, the Visa processing, and their safe return to their sending country.
24-June-2016 Update from their social media page
Passports – check! Exit visa – check! Tickets – check! Packing…. six more hours….
Thank you for praying them through this, what is very difficult for man, is simple for God![Download Passports Stolen - Prayer Requested. *** Update - Answered Prayer as PDF]
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Global Ministry Center
I'm very pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Nell Becker Sweeden will join Global Mission as the director of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) on June 27, 2016, and will be relocating to Kansas City this September.
In addition, the board of NCM Inc. unanimously voted to elect Nell as CEO. We believe that her leadership over both areas of NCM will continue to build a great level of synergy for this ministry of the Church of the Nazarene.
Nell has served in various capacities with NCM over the past 12 years, most recently as education coordinator. Her areas of expertise include international development, educational initiatives, and theology. While serving as education coordinator, Nell also served as assistant professor of theology and Richard B. Parker co-chair of Wesleyan Theology at George Fox Evangelical Seminary.
Her recent accomplishments have included the publication of Church on the Way: Hospitality and Migration.
Becker Sweeden has a strong call and passionate heart for compassionate ministry.
"I am fascinated by how Jesus' compassion is described in the Scriptures as an urge in his gut, or a compulsion, to respond with love to people who are suffering," Becker Sweeden said. "A key piece of this for me is continually placing myself in the margins of our world to live out Christlikeness within communities and through relationships."
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NEW DIRECTOR OF NAZARENE COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES ANNOUNCED!
Greetings, Global Mission team!
I’m very pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Nell Becker Sweeden will join Global Mission as the director of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) on June 27, 2016, and will be relocating to Kansas City this September.
In addition, the board of NCM Inc. unanimously voted to elect Nell as CEO. We believe that her leadership over both areas of NCM will continue to build a great level of synergy for this ministry of the Church of the Nazarene.
Nell has served in various capacities with NCM over the past 12 years, most recently as education coordinator. Her areas of expertise include international development, educational initiatives, and theology. While serving as education coordinator, Nell also served as assistant professor of theology and Richard B. Parker co-chair of Wesleyan Theology at George Fox Evangelical Seminary.
Her recent accomplishments have included the publication of Church on the Way: Hospitality and Migration.
Nell studied Spanish and theology at Point Loma Nazarene University and holds a Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary. Additionally, Nell completed her Doctor of Philosophy at Boston University in practical theology with specializations in Wesleyan theology and church and society.
Nell is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
I am deeply appreciative of the gift that Nell has been to our church. She has the unique ability to bring clarity around the connection of what we believe theologically and how we lovingly serve the world. This practical engagement demonstrates not only Nell’s training but also her genuine heart for the church and relentless pursuit of the heart of Christ. I am excited for Nell’s leadership, for the ways in which she will bring great expression to why we serve, why we love, and why we follow the Nazarene. As Nell was concluding her process of discernment, she shared with me how this opportunity has brought her back to the core of her vocational calling. Praise the Lord! It has been thrilling to see the way God has led Nell to accepting this role, and I look forward to the ways God will continue to use her to lead Nazarene Compassionate Ministries.
Join me as we pray for Nell’s transition, pray for her family as they move to Kansas City, celebrate her arrival, and welcome her to our team!
Your brother,
Verne Ward
세계 사역 팀께 인사를 전합니다!
넬 베커 스위든(Rev. Dr. Nell Becker Sweeden) 목사님이자 박사님이 2016년 6월 27일부로 나사렛 긍휼사역(Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM)) 디렉터로 세계 선교국에 합류하고, 9월에 캔사스 시티로 이사할 것을 알리게 되어 기쁘게 생각합니다.
또한 주식회사 나사렛 긍휼사역 이사회는 만장일치로 넬을 CEO로 선임했습니다. 나사렛 긍휼 사역의 두 분야에 대한 그녀의 리더십은 나사렛 교단의 이 사역을 위해 많은 수준의 시너지 효과를 계속적으로 만들어 나갈 것입니다.
넬은 지난 12년간 나사렛 긍휼사역의 다양한 분야에서 섬겨왔고 최근에는 교육 간사로 일했습니다. 그녀의 전문 분야는 국제 개발, 교육 개발, 신학입니다. 교육 간사로 섬기는 동안 넬은 조지 팍스 복음 신학 대학원에서 조교수와 웨슬리 신학 리차드 파커 공동의장으로도 일했습니다. 최근의 업적 중에는 『도상의 교회: 자선과 이민』(Church on the Way: Hospitality and Migration)이라는 책의 출판이 있습니다.
넬은 포인트 로마 대학교에서 스페인어와 신학을 공부했고 나사렛 신학 대학원에서 신학 석사(Master of Divinity) 학위를 받았습니다. 또한 보스톤 대학교에서 실천 신학으로 철학박사 학위를 마쳤고 전공영역은 웨슬리 신학과 교회와 사회입니다. 넬은 나사렛 교단에서 목사안수를 받았습니다.
넬이 우리 교단을 위해 봉사한 재능으로 인해 깊이 감사 드립니다. 그녀에게는 우리가 신학적으로 믿는 것과 사랑으로 세계를 섬기는 것을 연결시키는 일을 명확하게 하는 데 특별한 능력이 있습니다. 이 실제적 능력은 넬의 훈련뿐 아니라 교회를 위한 열정과 그리스도의 마음을 따르는 일에 있어 주저함 없는 실천을 보여줍니다. 그녀의 리더십을 통해 우리가 왜 봉사하는지, 왜 사랑하는지, 왜 예수님을 따르는지에 대해 그녀가 보여줄 것을 생각할 때 마음이 흥분됩니다. 심사숙고를 마칠 무렵 그녀는 이 기회가 어떻게 자신을 소명의 핵심으로 다시 불렀는지 제게 말했습니다. 주님을 찬양합니다! 이 사역을 수락하기까지 하나님께서 넬을 인도하신 것을 생각하면 놀랍습니다. 그리고 나사렛 긍휼사역을 이끌기 위해 하나님께서 그녀를 어떻게 사용하실까를 기대합니다.
넬이 이 사역을 위해 옮기는 과정과, 그녀의 가족들이 캔사스 시티로 이사하는 것을 위해 기도해 주시고 그녀의 부임을 기뻐하며 우리 팀으로 환영하는 일에 저와 동참해 주시기 바랍니다.
여러분의 형제,
번 워드
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Global Ministry Center
Disciplemaking in the U.S. has become a major challenge in recent years, especially among the Millennial Generation (adults born after 1980). The Pew Research Center reports that Millennials are much less likely than prior generations to embrace Christianity, and more than one in three Millennials now say they have no religion - a 10 point increase since just 2007.
The declining number of young Christians and the growing ranks of the non-religious are due largely to higher losses of young adults raised in Christian households. Evangelicals, like Catholics and mainline protestants, have seen heavy recent losses among young adults. According to the Pew research, there are about one-third fewer evangelical Christians among the Millennial generation compared to their grandparents' generation.
The Next Generation Project of Indianapolis, Indiana, is actively working to meet this growing challenge. Larry Barnett, director of the Project, wants to help congregations be effective in making disciples of the next generation. He hopes to help the next generation thrive and grow in their Christian faith as they transition into adulthood.
Disciplemaking in the U.S. has become a major challenge in recent years, especially among the Millennial Generation (adults born after 1980). The Pew Research Center reports that Millennials are much less likely than prior generations to embrace Christianity, and more than one in three Millennials now say they have no religion – a 10 point increase since just 2007.
The declining number of young Christians and the growing ranks of the non-religious are due largely to higher losses of young adults raised in Christian households. Evangelicals, like Catholics and mainline protestants, have seen heavy recent losses among young adults. According to the Pew research, there are about one-third fewer evangelical Christians among the Millennial generation compared to their grandparents’ generation.
The Next Generation Project of Indianapolis, Indiana, is actively working to meet this growing challenge. Larry Barnett, director of the Project, wants to help congregations be effective in making disciples of the next generation. He hopes to help the next generation thrive and grow in their Christian faith as they transition into adulthood.
The Next Generation Project is a research initiative to understand why so many young adults are now leaving Christianity. Over the past five years, through three large national studies, the Project has explored the reasons behind the higher recent losses of young people from Christianity. Barnett is now applying the insights from this research to training U.S. Christians to become more effective in discipling the next generation.
Next month, through Sunday School and Discipleship Ministry International’s the Discipleship Place, Barnett will host two webinars based on his research. On July 7, he will host “Why Younger Americans are Leaving Christianity,” where he will discuss the major drivers of the recent decline of Christianity among younger Americans. On July 21, Barnett will host “The Hidden Key to Effective Disciple-Making,” which will detail practical insights from this research for helping the next generation thrive and grow in their faith.
The webinars are offered free of charge. Registration is available through thediscipleshipplace.org.[SDMI USA/Canada]
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A-P Region - Member Care
Boundary noun, bound·ary \ˈbau̇n-d(ə-)rē\
1. : something that shows where an area ends and another area begins.
2. : a point or limit that indicates where two things become different.
What is it?
A boundary, defined by Dr. Brene Brown is, "what's ok and what's not ok." I like to think of boundaries as that which I say "no" to in order to protect what I've said "yes" to. It's a place of accountability that tests my integrity to my core values. Boundaries are proactive, not reactive.
Boundaries allow us to direct our energy and attention toward that which we've identified as our core values and purpose.
The article goes on to offer helpful ideas about how to clarify our core values. And once we have done this, we can can see what changes may need to be made to set healthy boundaries.
Some excellent insights and tools for healthy ministry and life!
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Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary
The Asia-Pacific Region would like to congratulate Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS), as they hold their very first Commencement Exercises for the doctorate degree in Holistic Child Development.
The event will be held on June 28, 2016.
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As General Assembly 2017 draws closer and planning increases by the day, the Church of the Nazarene's General Secretary's Office requests opinions from Nazarenes around the world on their expectations for the event.
The denomination's 29th General Assembly and Conventions are 21-30 June 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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In addition, the board of NCM Inc. unanimously voted to elect Nell as CEO. We believe that her leadership over both areas of NCM will continue to build a great level of synergy for this ministry of the Church of the Nazarene.
Nell has served in various capacities with NCM over the past 12 years, most recently as education coordinator. Her areas of expertise include international development, educational initiatives, and theology. While serving as education coordinator, Nell also served as assistant professor of theology and Richard B. Parker co-chair of Wesleyan Theology at George Fox Evangelical Seminary.
Her recent accomplishments have included the publication of Church on the Way: Hospitality and Migration.
Nell studied Spanish and theology at Point Loma Nazarene University and holds a Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary. Additionally, Nell completed her Doctor of Philosophy at Boston University in practical theology with specializations in Wesleyan theology and church and society.
Nell is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
I am deeply appreciative of the gift that Nell has been to our church. She has the unique ability to bring clarity around the connection of what we believe theologically and how we lovingly serve the world. This practical engagement demonstrates not only Nell’s training but also her genuine heart for the church and relentless pursuit of the heart of Christ. I am excited for Nell’s leadership, for the ways in which she will bring great expression to why we serve, why we love, and why we follow the Nazarene. As Nell was concluding her process of discernment, she shared with me how this opportunity has brought her back to the core of her vocational calling. Praise the Lord! It has been thrilling to see the way God has led Nell to accepting this role, and I look forward to the ways God will continue to use her to lead Nazarene Compassionate Ministries.
Join me as we pray for Nell’s transition, pray for her family as they move to Kansas City, celebrate her arrival, and welcome her to our team!
Your brother,
Verne Ward
세계 사역 팀께 인사를 전합니다!
넬 베커 스위든(Rev. Dr. Nell Becker Sweeden) 목사님이자 박사님이 2016년 6월 27일부로 나사렛 긍휼사역(Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM)) 디렉터로 세계 선교국에 합류하고, 9월에 캔사스 시티로 이사할 것을 알리게 되어 기쁘게 생각합니다.
또한 주식회사 나사렛 긍휼사역 이사회는 만장일치로 넬을 CEO로 선임했습니다. 나사렛 긍휼 사역의 두 분야에 대한 그녀의 리더십은 나사렛 교단의 이 사역을 위해 많은 수준의 시너지 효과를 계속적으로 만들어 나갈 것입니다.
넬은 지난 12년간 나사렛 긍휼사역의 다양한 분야에서 섬겨왔고 최근에는 교육 간사로 일했습니다. 그녀의 전문 분야는 국제 개발, 교육 개발, 신학입니다. 교육 간사로 섬기는 동안 넬은 조지 팍스 복음 신학 대학원에서 조교수와 웨슬리 신학 리차드 파커 공동의장으로도 일했습니다. 최근의 업적 중에는 『도상의 교회: 자선과 이민』(Church on the Way: Hospitality and Migration)이라는 책의 출판이 있습니다.
넬은 포인트 로마 대학교에서 스페인어와 신학을 공부했고 나사렛 신학 대학원에서 신학 석사(Master of Divinity) 학위를 받았습니다. 또한 보스톤 대학교에서 실천 신학으로 철학박사 학위를 마쳤고 전공영역은 웨슬리 신학과 교회와 사회입니다. 넬은 나사렛 교단에서 목사안수를 받았습니다.
넬이 우리 교단을 위해 봉사한 재능으로 인해 깊이 감사 드립니다. 그녀에게는 우리가 신학적으로 믿는 것과 사랑으로 세계를 섬기는 것을 연결시키는 일을 명확하게 하는 데 특별한 능력이 있습니다. 이 실제적 능력은 넬의 훈련뿐 아니라 교회를 위한 열정과 그리스도의 마음을 따르는 일에 있어 주저함 없는 실천을 보여줍니다. 그녀의 리더십을 통해 우리가 왜 봉사하는지, 왜 사랑하는지, 왜 예수님을 따르는지에 대해 그녀가 보여줄 것을 생각할 때 마음이 흥분됩니다. 심사숙고를 마칠 무렵 그녀는 이 기회가 어떻게 자신을 소명의 핵심으로 다시 불렀는지 제게 말했습니다. 주님을 찬양합니다! 이 사역을 수락하기까지 하나님께서 넬을 인도하신 것을 생각하면 놀랍습니다. 그리고 나사렛 긍휼사역을 이끌기 위해 하나님께서 그녀를 어떻게 사용하실까를 기대합니다.
넬이 이 사역을 위해 옮기는 과정과, 그녀의 가족들이 캔사스 시티로 이사하는 것을 위해 기도해 주시고 그녀의 부임을 기뻐하며 우리 팀으로 환영하는 일에 저와 동참해 주시기 바랍니다.
여러분의 형제,
번 워드
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Global Ministry Center
Disciplemaking in the U.S. has become a major challenge in recent years, especially among the Millennial Generation (adults born after 1980). The Pew Research Center reports that Millennials are much less likely than prior generations to embrace Christianity, and more than one in three Millennials now say they have no religion - a 10 point increase since just 2007.
The declining number of young Christians and the growing ranks of the non-religious are due largely to higher losses of young adults raised in Christian households. Evangelicals, like Catholics and mainline protestants, have seen heavy recent losses among young adults. According to the Pew research, there are about one-third fewer evangelical Christians among the Millennial generation compared to their grandparents' generation.
The Next Generation Project of Indianapolis, Indiana, is actively working to meet this growing challenge. Larry Barnett, director of the Project, wants to help congregations be effective in making disciples of the next generation. He hopes to help the next generation thrive and grow in their Christian faith as they transition into adulthood.
Disciplemaking in the U.S. has become a major challenge in recent years, especially among the Millennial Generation (adults born after 1980). The Pew Research Center reports that Millennials are much less likely than prior generations to embrace Christianity, and more than one in three Millennials now say they have no religion – a 10 point increase since just 2007.
The declining number of young Christians and the growing ranks of the non-religious are due largely to higher losses of young adults raised in Christian households. Evangelicals, like Catholics and mainline protestants, have seen heavy recent losses among young adults. According to the Pew research, there are about one-third fewer evangelical Christians among the Millennial generation compared to their grandparents’ generation.
The Next Generation Project of Indianapolis, Indiana, is actively working to meet this growing challenge. Larry Barnett, director of the Project, wants to help congregations be effective in making disciples of the next generation. He hopes to help the next generation thrive and grow in their Christian faith as they transition into adulthood.
The Next Generation Project is a research initiative to understand why so many young adults are now leaving Christianity. Over the past five years, through three large national studies, the Project has explored the reasons behind the higher recent losses of young people from Christianity. Barnett is now applying the insights from this research to training U.S. Christians to become more effective in discipling the next generation.
Next month, through Sunday School and Discipleship Ministry International’s the Discipleship Place, Barnett will host two webinars based on his research. On July 7, he will host “Why Younger Americans are Leaving Christianity,” where he will discuss the major drivers of the recent decline of Christianity among younger Americans. On July 21, Barnett will host “The Hidden Key to Effective Disciple-Making,” which will detail practical insights from this research for helping the next generation thrive and grow in their faith.
The webinars are offered free of charge. Registration is available through thediscipleshipplace.org.[SDMI USA/Canada]
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A-P Region - Member Care
Boundary noun, bound·ary \ˈbau̇n-d(ə-)rē\
1. : something that shows where an area ends and another area begins.
2. : a point or limit that indicates where two things become different.
What is it?
A boundary, defined by Dr. Brene Brown is, "what's ok and what's not ok." I like to think of boundaries as that which I say "no" to in order to protect what I've said "yes" to. It's a place of accountability that tests my integrity to my core values. Boundaries are proactive, not reactive.
Boundaries allow us to direct our energy and attention toward that which we've identified as our core values and purpose.
The article goes on to offer helpful ideas about how to clarify our core values. And once we have done this, we can can see what changes may need to be made to set healthy boundaries.
Some excellent insights and tools for healthy ministry and life!
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Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary
The Asia-Pacific Region would like to congratulate Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS), as they hold their very first Commencement Exercises for the doctorate degree in Holistic Child Development.
The event will be held on June 28, 2016.
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As General Assembly 2017 draws closer and planning increases by the day, the Church of the Nazarene's General Secretary's Office requests opinions from Nazarenes around the world on their expectations for the event.
The denomination's 29th General Assembly and Conventions are 21-30 June 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Asia-Pacific
Do you remember seeing a particular story in one of our weekly newsletters?
Are you wishing you could send a copy of a previous newsletter to a friend? Be sure to check out the Around The Region Weekly Newsletter Archive.
This newsletter is a ministry of your Asia-Pacific Regional Communications Office. Please submit questions or comments to: Regional Communications Coordinator
Connie Aebischer - Editor - Around the Region News
Writers: Laurice Maggay, Rebecca Moisio
World Mission Communications Asia-Pacific
Ortigas Avenue Extension
Taytay, Rizal, Philippines
Around the Region is released each week on Saturday. If you have news to share, please forward to our office by Friday at noon (PHT).
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