Missionary Renegade: The Global Church of the Nazarene News in Lenexa, Kansas, United States Volume 1726 for Friday, 14 July 2017: "Missionary calling" The Global Nazarene Communication Network News "This week in the Church of the Nazarene..."

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The Global Church of the Nazarene News in Lenexa, Kansas, United States Volume 1726 for Friday, 14 July 2017: "Missionary calling" The Global Nazarene Communication Network News "This week in the Church of the Nazarene..."

The Global Church of the Nazarene News in Lenexa, Kansas, United States Volume 1726 for Friday, 14 July 2017: "Missionary calling" The Global Nazarene Communication Network News "This week in the Church of the Nazarene..."

Eurasia

Couple called to be missionaries at age 60+Bill and Theresa* never imagined that after 35 years of pastoral ministry and sending off their own daughter and her family to be Nazarene missionaries that they would hear God calling them to cross-cultural missions, too.
Today, the couple have been serving with Nazarene Global Mission for about a year. They are providing support and leadership development for the South Asia Field and living in Sri Lanka.
“We had been in our last pastorate seven and a half years, and started feeling the stirring of the nest,” Theresa said.
The couple assumed God was preparing them to move and pastor another church. They waited to see what God was doing.
For the rest of the story, see Engage magazine.
"Called to be missionaries -- at 60+" by Gina Grate PottengerBill and Theresa* never imagined that after 35 years of pastoral ministry, and sending off their own daughter and her family to be Nazarene missionaries, that they would hear God calling them to cross-cultural missions, too.

Today, the couple have been serving with Nazarene Global Mission for about a year. They are providing support and leadership development for the South Asia Field, and living in Sri Lanka.
“We had been in our last pastorate seven and a half years, and started feeling the stirring of the nest,” Theresa said. The couple assumed God was preparing them to move and pastor another church. They waited to see what God was doing.
Meanwhile, they visited their daughter, Shannon, with her husband Josh, and their children in Spain, where they were serving as Nazarene missionaries at the time. Josh encouraged Bill to consider volunteering to teach some theological education classes to Nazarenes in Spain through European Nazarene College during a sabbatical.
Bill and Theresa signed up to attend a Cross-Cultural Orientation weekend, which is required of potential volunteers before they are sent out on cross-cultural service. They were surprised that during the training, they felt God drawing them toward long-term mission. During the closing interview with a former missionary, they were told, “You could do so much more than just volunteer. We need you on the mission field.”
“When the missionary said that, the Lord just grabbed my heart in such a way I couldn’t speak,” Theresa said. “I waited to hear what Bill would say. Bill said, ‘If God calls us, we will go.’”
At the ages 62 and 63, they answered God’s call with a “yes!”
Theresa had originally sensed a missionary call when, as a child, she gave her life to Christ. Yet, she resisted that call until she was 16 years old. During a worship service at a Nazarene World Youth Congress, which was a global convention for Nazarene youth, Theresa submitted to whatever God would ask her to do in her life. With that final consecration, she fully expected God to send her into missions.
But God led her to a life of pastoral ministry with Bill in the U.S.
Yet, now that decision as a teenager to go wherever God would send her made the decision easy when the door opened to Sri Lanka. Arthur Snijders, director of the Eurasia Region, and Annemarie Snijders, missional assistant, were seeking mature pastors and leaders to provide support and development for leaders in Eurasia. They invited Bill and Theresa to serve on the South Asia Field.
When they announced their resignation and missionary call to their local church, Gateway Church of the Nazarene in Murrieta, CA, the congregation was excited to become a sending church – sending their own pastor family into global missions.
A number of young people thanked the couple for showing them it was possible to go into cross-cultural mission later in life, Theresa said.
“They had this idea that, if they don’t go to the mission field as a young person, they’ll never go to the mission field. That was the idea. It was encouraging to them to think, ‘I could still have some years of preparation.’ So I think that was a positive blessing.”

Based out of Colombo, Bill and Theresa serve the whole South Asia Field, which includes Nazarenes in Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Bill has been working with the leaders of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries to help further develop this indigenous ministry in Sri Lanka and Nepal. He has also visited Pakistan and is helping two churches there to be built this year. Bill has also been working with regional and field leadership to organize a new pastor education program for the field; it is now a 10-Percent Giving Special for Nazarene churches who want to give.
Theresa takes care of the mission finances and works in the office. She also serves with M+Power, Eurasia Region’s volunteer missions program, and is currently mentoring volunteers. She is working on a shipment of children’s books which will be delivered to each of the Sri Lankan child development centers. Where there is a need for support in ministry, she serves.
The couple enjoys working in the Eurasia Region along with Shannon and her family.
“It’s been a role reversal,” Bill said. “I’m not the dad anymore. Shannon knows far more about missions than I do.” [Last names omitted for security reasons.]

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York, Pennsylvania

Roy Carnahan passes awayRoy Elden Carnahan passed away on Saturday, 1 July 2017 after a year of declining health.
Roy Carnahan was born on 19 April 1927 in Wadsworth, Ohio, the only child of Kent and Bertha Carnahan. He was educated at Kent State University Elementary School, De Puyster Junior High School, and Theodore Roosevelt High School, all in Kent, Ohio. During high school, he drove a delivery truck for Getz's Hardware Store. Most of his life he spoke of accompanying his Uncle Harlan on the morning milk-delivery route.
He entered Eastern Nazarene College in 1944, traveling with the Evangelistic Association and singing bass in traveling quartet groups. At ENC he also met Doris Jackson of Rochester, New York. They were married after graduation in 1948 and moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where Roy attended the Nazarene Theological Seminary, graduating in 1951. The couple accepted an assignment in Potsdam, New York, where there was a church building but no congregation. Their first son, Elden, was born there.
After a successful pastorate in Potsdam, the couple moved to Rochester, New York, and began another new congregation there, Calvary Church of the Nazarene, and helped establish a Spanish congregation. During this time, sons Stephen and Geren and daughter Sherril were born. In 1966, the couple and their family accepted an assignment at First Church of the Nazarene in Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1969, Carnahan was elected superintendent of the Washington District of the Church of the Nazarene (now the Mid-Atlantic District) and served in that position until retirement from full-time ministry in 1992. As superintendent, he started churches in Baltimore and Washington and began the district's venture into Haitian, African-American, Korean, and Spanish ministries. During those years, he served on the Board of Trustees of Eastern Nazarene College and rose to become chairman. He was granted a Master's of Divinity degree upon completion of his book, Creative Pastoral Management.
In retirement, Carnahan served on the staff of Stillmeadow Church of the Nazarene in York, ministering to shut-ins and elderly church members.
Carnahan’s interests included cars, photography, travel, history, camping, and long walks with the family and their dogs. Three times he led his family on a cross-country camping trip and served on mission teams to many countries. Until the last months of his life, he was an avid reader and always ready to discuss the latest book he had read.
Roy is survived by his wife of 68 years, Doris Carnahan, and his children, Elden and wife, Mary, of Laurel, Maryland; Stephen and wife, Judith Taylor of Auburn, Maine; Geren and wife, Cheryl, of Hampton, Virginia, and Sherril Mohnkern and husband Mark of Petersburg, Pennsylvania. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make all donations to Nazarene Compassionate Ministries c/o Church of the Nazarene, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66220. Services will be held on Wednesday, 5 July at 1:30 p.m. at Stillmeadow Church of the Nazarene, 400 Stillmeadow Lane, York, PA 17404. [NCN News submissions]

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Nazarenes in the News
Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members.
Ohio church partners with food pantry to help people affected by heroin epidemic
Drexel, Ohio
(Fox45, 8 July) It's an area dealing with heroin overdoses and deaths.
In fact, one street in Drexel has been dubbed "Morgue Avenue."
A local church is hoping it's found a way to help some of those struggling get their lives on the right path.
The church pastor said people in Drexel feel they've been given up on.
He wants to show them that's not true.
For the rest of the story, click here.
South Africa youth pray against crime
Cape Town, South Africa
(News24, 4 July) Youngsters from crime-ridden communities have come together to pray against crime.
Younger members of different churches in Factreton, Kensington and Maitland have started a group called United Youth Movement.
The members are all younger than 35.
Involved churches include Church of the Nazarene, Assembly of God and Pentecostal Church.
For the rest of the story, click here.
Stories to share? Send them to news@nazarene.org. [Compiled by NCN News]

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Flags of the Nations: Additional World Areas
Trinity Family Midtown Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City, Missouri, commissioned and purchased this flag to serve as a reminder of areas that can not be represented in the weekly Flags of the Nations series. The colors of the flag were chosen because they are representative of the flags of every nation in the world, each incorporating at least one of the colors of the flag.
Since September 1, 2009, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center (GMC) proudly flies a flag each week of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. Leaders were invited to send a national flag to be flown at the GMC alongside the flag of the United States*. The national flags rotate weekly, and photos of them raised are sent to the church leaders of that country.
This week: Additional World Areas
In this endeavor, however, not all Nazarene churches have been identified by world area. This flag represents those Nazarenes and churches in “Additional World Areas.”
In the 2016 annual statistics, these areas reported 253 Churches of the Nazarene, 144 of them officially organized, and 16,568 total members.
* = The weekly highlighted flag is raised on the middle of three poles in compliance with U.S. government protocols. It flies to the left of the GMC host-nation United States flag, which flies above the host-state flag of Kansas. The Christian flag flies on the third pole.
The Global Ministry Center is the mission and service hub of the Church of the Nazarene.

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USA/Canada

Open enrollment for life insurance now availablePensions and Benefits USA is holding open enrollment for group term life insurance through 30 September 2017 for persons under age 50. This means eligible ministers (or church-employed laypersons) and spouses may apply for Nazarene Supplemental Group Term Life coverage from Aetna Insurance without proof of health.
“Every year we hear from district superintendents who contact us about ministers who die unexpectedly,” said Don Walter, director of Pensions and Benefits USA. “In many cases we can help the bereaved with a stipend, but it’s not enough to support a family over time. Our supplemental group term life insurance is very affordable and offers financial protection for a family in case the unexpected happens.”
During open enrollment, a new or additional $10,000 in Nazarene Supplemental Group Term Life Insurance coverage is available to eligible ministers or church-employed laypersons. A maximum of one-half of the new or additional amount of coverage is also available to dependents. This offer is extended to eligible church employees, spouses, and dependents who were no older than age 49 before 1 January 2017, and who have not been denied coverage since 1 January 2009.
Visit this link to learn more about Nazarene Supplemental Group Term Life insurance, including rates. Click here for an application. For a personal quote, contact help@pbusa.org or 888-888-4656. [Pensions and Benefits USA]

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Moving Ministers: June 2017Compiled by the General Secretary's Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region.
Roles included in the latest report are pastor and pastoral service. Entries were received in June 2017.
To view the June report, click here.For previous reports, see usacanadanazarene.org..
Moving Ministers

Thursday, 13 July 2017 from Thursday, 1 June 2017 to Friday, 30 June 2017

Rev. Anita L. Adkins from Pastoral Service Sweetwater Sweetwater TN to Pastoral Service on 5/1/2017 Athens Athens TN

Rev. Philip B. Anderson from Pastor Twin Lakes McLoud OK to Pastor on 6/4/2017 Grand Saline Grand Saline TX

Rev. Phillip Anderson from Pastor College Church of the Nazarene, University Avenue Bourbonnais IL to Pastor on 3/22/2017 Community Cup Bourbonnais IL

Rev. Brandon B. Baker from Pastoral Service Bedford Lambertville MI to Pastoral Service on 4/24/2017 Monroe Monroe MI

Rev. Daniel Black from Unassigned Eastern Michigan Flint MI to Pastoral Service on 4/24/2017 Adrian First Adrian MI

Rev. Peter "Ben" Boeckel from Pastoral Service Richardson Richardson TX to Pastor on 6/4/2017 Grangeville Grangeville ID

Rev. David Cardenas from Pastoral Service Danville Spanish Prison Ministry Danville IL to Pastoral Service on 4/3/2017 Chicago Emanuel Spanish Chicago IL

Rev. Michael D. Castello from Unassigned Northwest Indiana Valparaiso IN to Student on 4/3/2017 Southwest Oklahoma Mustang OK

Rev. Joseph Claus from Student Indianapolis Camby IN to Pastoral Service on 6/11/2017 Indianapolis First Indianapolis IN

Rev. E. Robert Craft from Pastoral Service Chicago Heights Chicago Heights IL to Pastoral Service on 4/3/2017 Lombard Lombard IL

Rev. Michael Todd Dixon from Pastor Hamilton Millville Avenue Hamilton OH to Pastor on 7/9/2017 Williamsburg Williamsburg IN

Rev. Stacey K. Dockery from Pastoral Service Sweetwater Sweetwater TN to Pastoral Service on 5/1/2017 Beulah Chapel Sweetwater TN

Rev. Wendy J. Eaton from Unassigned Eastern Michigan Flint MI to Pastoral Service on 4/24/2017 Flint Central Flint MI

Rev. Enosh P. Fee from Pastoral Service Orchard Ridge Washington MI to Pastoral Service on 4/24/2017 Flint Central Flint MI

Rev. Scott R. Fulcher from Pastoral Service Albany Grace Point Albany OR to Pastoral Service on 7/1/2017 Columbus West Broad Galloway OH

Rev. Autumn D. Howard from Pastoral Service Flint East Flint MI to Pastoral Service on 4/24/2017 Family Community Goodrich MI

Rev. Jennifer R. Jensen from Pastoral Service Lombard Lombard IL to Pastoral Service on 4/3/2017 Danville Cedar Grove Danville IL

Rev. Alison K. Weinstock Johnson from Pastoral Service Olathe Faith Journey Olathe KS to Pastoral Service on 5/14/2017 Springfield Grace Springfield MO

Rev. Chad E. Johnson from Pastoral Service Olathe Faith Journey Olathe KS to Pastor on 5/14/2017 Springfield Grace Springfield MO

Rev. Jason Lipscomb from Unassigned Eastern Michigan Flint MI to Pastoral Service on 4/24/2017 Flint West Flint MI

Rev. Robert Paul Mansfield from Unassigned Northeastern Indiana Marion IN to Pastoral Service on 4/3/2017 Kankakee Westbrook Kankakee IL

Rev. R. Mark Montgomery from Pastor Lansing BreakThrough Lansing MI to Pastoral Service on 7/1/2017 Winter Haven First Winter Haven FL

Rev. Wes L. New from Pastoral Service Kokomo First Kokomo IN to Pastoral Service on 4/23/2017 San Diego Mission San Diego CA

Rev. Luckner Noel from Pastor Palmetto Point Palmetto Point Bahamas, The to Pastor on 5/1/2017 Toronto Kennedy Road Star of David Haitian Toronto ON Canada

Rev. Darwin L. Pressler from Pastor United Community Plainfield IN to Pastor on 7/1/2017 Rising Sun Rising Sun IN

Rev. Twila Jean Pressler from Pastoral Service United Community Plainfield IN to Pastor on 7/1/2017 Rising Sun Rising Sun IN

Rev. Charles M. Russ from Pastor Philadelphia First Philadelphia PA to Pastor on 4/24/2017 Lake Worth First Lake Worth FL

Rev. Judith L. Sifferd from Pastoral Service Rochester Calvary Community Henrietta NY to Pastoral Service on 5/1/2017 Laurel Laurel DE

Rev. Michael D. Smith from Pastoral Service Huntington First Huntington WV to Pastor on 6/25/2017 Hartsville First Hartsville SC

Rev. Dana L. Spaite from Pastoral Service CrossRoads Chandler AZ to Pastoral Service on 6/1/2017 Phoenix Renovation Phoenix AZ

Rev. Jeremy L Stimac from Student Chicago Central Bourbonnais IL to Pastoral Service on 4/3/2017 Danville First Danville IL

Rev. Jacob Story from Student Southwest Oklahoma Mustang OK to Pastoral Service on 4/3/2017 Oklahoma City Western Oaks Oklahoma City OK

Rev. Brian D. Thick from Unassigned Eastern Michigan Flint MI to Pastoral Service on 4/24/2017 Port Huron First Port Huron MI

Rev. Joseph E. Thomas Jr. from Unassigned West Texas Hurst TX to Pastor on 5/26/2017 Bethel Community Arenzville IL

Rev. Christopher F. Walton from Pastor Tempe Tempe AZ to Pastor on 5/7/2017 to Carlsbad Las Flores Carlsbad CA

Rev. Tina Wilson from Pastoral Service Tempe Tempe AZ to Pastoral Service on 4/1/2017 Chandler First Chandler AZ

Rev. Joshua W. Woods from Pastoral Service Port Huron First Port Huron MI to Pastoral Service on 4/24/2017 Williams Lake Waterford MI

Rev. Jimmy D. Wright from Pastor Manchester Manchester TN to Pastor on 6/26/2017 Tullahoma First Tullahoma TN

Rev. Kenneth E Wright II from Pastor UpLinC South Bend IN to Pastor on 5/4/2017 Carlinville First Carlinville IL

Rev. Trevor A. Young from Unassigned Northwestern Illinois to Pastoral Service on 5/1/2017 Kokomo First Kokomo IN

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In Memoriam
The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 10-14 July 2017.
June Brooks, 84, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away 12 July. She was a retired minister, serving in California, Arkansas, and Kentucky. She is survived by her husband, Gerald Brooks.
Eunice Fechner, 91, of Bethany, Oklahoma, passed away 10 July. She was the widow of retired minister John Fechner, who served in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas. John Fechner passed away in 2011.
Warren Foxworthy, 74, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away 8 July. He was a retired minister, serving in Texas, West Virginia, Virginia, and Indiana. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Foxworthy, in 2013.
Rosemary Green, 91, of Canton, Illinois, passed away 14 July. She was the widow of evangelist James Green, who served in Indiana. James Green passed away in 2009.
Jeanette Moulton, 90, of Rockville, Maryland, passed away 11 July. She was the widow of retired minister Ralph Moulton, who served in Florida, Georgia, Ohio, and Oklahoma. Ralph Moulton passed away in 2005.
Trudie Poe, 101, of Zephyrhills, Florida, passed away 8 July. She was the widow of Leslie Poe, who passed away in 1978.
Margaret Whitlatch, 92, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away 11 July. She was the widow of retired minister Forrest Whitlatch, who served in Iowa. Forrest Whitlatch passed away in 2014.
For previous editions of In Memoriam, see the "Passings" section by clicking here.
Note: Please join us in prayer for the families who have lost loved ones. Click on names for full stories, funeral information, local online obituaries, and/or guest books (if available). To submit an entry of a minister or church leader, send to news@nazarene.org. [Compiled by NCN News]

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Human Resources
GMC employment opportunitiesPeople are our most valued resource. Our committed employees are involved in "Making Christlike Disciples in the Nations" in 162 world areas.
The Global Ministry Center Human Resources Office professionals strive to deliver the highest possible service to our employees, and are responsible for the recruitment, placement and retention of qualified individuals to staff the ministry and administrative positions of the GMC. The many employee services include compensation and benefit administration, payroll, employment, employee relations, training, counseling, organizational communication and events, and workplace programs.
*Volunteer opportunities for GMC ministries are available now. Email jveigl@nazarene.org for details.
Employment OpportunitiesCandidate Development Specialist (Full time)
Global Mission – Mission Personnel Office
Description: The person in this position will assist with candidate development, coordinate and assist with events, work independently and with a team, and perform a wide variety of responsibilities with a high level of confidentiality.
Office Assistant (Full time, temporary – 3 to 6 months)
Global Mission – Mission Personnel Office
Description: The person in this position will assist the office with various tasks relating to the application, screening, and training of volunteer missionaries and/or missionary candidates.
To obtain additional information for GMC positions, please call 913-577-0500 and ask for Human Resources.

Nazarene Bible College
To learn more about positions available at the NBC Administrative Offices, visit nbc.edu/jobs. All positions are located within the Global Ministry Center in Lenexa, Kansas.
Location of Global Ministry Center Positions
The GMC is the administrative hub for the Church of the Nazarene denominational ministries in 162 world areas. The GMC is conveniently located in Lenexa, Kansas, with easy access to I-35 and I-435 and within short driving distance to Kansas City International airport. All GMC positions report to this location.
Our Non-Discrimination Policy
The Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center offers equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, race, religion, creed, sex, or veteran status. The Global Ministry Center is an “at will” employer.
Our Faith-Based Organization
We are a faith-based organization. Acceptance of our Christian Code of Conduct is required and membership in the Church of the Nazarene is required for certain positions. The GMC and applicable remote work sites are smoke-, alcohol-, and drug-free Christian workplaces.
Application Processing
Our Human Resources Office receives and processes many employment applications annually for a limited number of positions. While we regret that we cannot respond to each applicant, we do contact those individuals possessing the skills, education/training, and experience that best match the requirements of the open position for which the application was submitted.
An application must be completed by all applicants and an application must be completed for each position for which one wishes to be considered. Applications are retained for one year. Resumés are not necessary for entry-level positions, but they are preferred for professional level positions.
Applying for Employment with the GMC
Application forms may be requested by calling 913-577-0500, emailing humanresourcesgroup@nazarene.org, or obtained in person from Human Resources at the Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, Kansas, 66220, Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 4:30 U.S. Central Time. Completed applications may be mailed or emailed to the attention of the Human Resources Office.