Friday, April 13, 2018

"Around the Region - Nancy Miller, SEANBC opens in Indianapolis and more!!!" The Global Church of the Nazarene Asia-Pacific in Kaytikling, Taytay, Rizal, Manila 1920 Philippines Volume 6, Issue 06 for Friday, 13 April 2018

"Around the Region - Nancy Miller, SEANBC opens in Indianapolis and more!!!" The Global Church of the Nazarene Asia-Pacific in Kaytikling, Taytay, Rizal, Manila 1920 Philippines Volume 6, Issue 06 for Friday, 13 April 2018

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 06 APRIL 13, 2018
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Former missionary to Solomon Islands passes away
Oklahoma City: Former missionary to the Solomon Islands, Melanesia South Pacific Field, Nancy Jane Miller went home to be with her Creator on Friday, March 30, 2018. She was 66.
Oklahoma City: Former missionary to the Solomon Islands, Nancy Jane Miller went home to be with her Creator on Friday, March 30, 2018. She was 66.
Nancy Jane Sides Miller was born on November 15, 1951, at Kansas City, Missouri. Nancy gave her life to Jesus as her Lord and Savior at a very young age, and she felt a call to missions as a young girl. This strong call to follow the Lord continued in her teens and young adult years. This led her to attend Bethany Nazarene College where she met George.
It was in 1987 that God opened the door of opportunity for Nancy and George to go to the mission field. They served on a two-month assignment at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital in Manzini, Swaziland. This trip was an affirmation of their call to go on full-time missions. In 1989, the Millers were assigned to Kudjip Nazarene Hospital, where they served for 10 years. Then in 1999, Nancy and George were assigned in Honiara, Solomon Islands. They were missionaries there for 15 years. In 2014, they moved to the Philippines for a one-year assignment in Philippine Nazarene College.
Nancy was a very strong support in missions. She used her skills and talents to serve the community. She taught pastors wives how to sew, she homeschooled her children, taught classes in Christian Academy and Bible School. She is also an encourager and a great motivator for the students to find their purpose to succeed in life.
Nancy is survived by her husband, George M. Miller, her mother, Virginia Sides, and one daughter and three sons; Gloria and Scott Nelson, Greg and Wendy Miller, Geoffrey and Churie Miller, and Gary and Beth Miller. She is also survived by fifteen grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at Western Oaks Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma City, on April 3, 2018, at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow at Red Rock Cemetery near Calumet, OK.
Please continue to pray for the Millers, especially George, as they deal with the loss of a wife and mother. We pray that the peace of our Lord will be theirs during this difficult time.
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Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College Opens Indianapolis Extension Center
SEANBC opens in Indianapolis adding to the several extensions currently has. Started with numerous meetings and involving several Nazarene churches making this event happen through God's deliverance and ways.
When Ray McCrary came to Indianapolis, Indiana, Southside Church of the Nazarene in 2012, he quickly realized the challenges of pastoring an aging white congregation in a community undergoing rapid social change [click here to read more].
“If we were to continue ministering to the south side of Indianapolis, we had to become multicultural,” McCary said.
Nothing in his previous ministry experience prepared him for this.
A neighboring pastor, Steve Rhoades of The Point Church of the Nazarene in Greenwood outside of Indianapolis, had begun an outreach to refugees who fled the ethnic and religious persecution in Chin State in Myanmar (Burma). Since the early 1990s, nearly 20,000 Chin have settled in the south part of Indianapolis. Steve introduced Ray to Pastor Kuihon Zozum of Bethlehem Matu Church, one of the many churches established by the Chin.
The Christian gospel came to Chin State in March 1899, nearly a century after Adoniram Judson, America’s first foreign missionary, arrived in Myanmar in 1813. The first Chin conversion occurred in 1905, and the gospel spread rapidly through the community. Today more than 90 percent of the Chin self-identify
as Christian.
After meeting Zozum, McCrary spent several weeks introducing the Chin pastor to the Church of the Nazarene, explaining its doctrines and holiness message. In March 2014, Southside invited Bethlehem Matu Church to begin meeting in the Nazarene facility. The two congregations have drawn close to each other through personal fellowship and a monthly Sunday evening worship time. The two pastors take turns preaching in English while someone else interprets the message in Burmese. After a year, Southside began hosting ESL classes as well as other outreach classes for the Chin community.
Zozum, along with his congregational leaders, prospective pastors, and other church leaders in the Chin community expressed a need for formal biblical and pastoral training.
Bill Kwon, chancellor of Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College in Bangkok, Thailand, came to Indianapolis for the 2017 General Assembly and met with McCrary and Zozum. Kwon is also the Myanmar country coordinator for the Church of the Nazarene and has established contacts with Chin communities across Southeast Asia. He helped draw up plans for an extension center in Indianapolis that will provide the ministerial courses needed to prepare pastors for new church plants among the Hoosier Chin community.
On 29 October 2017, Southside Church hosted a convocation led by Indianapolis District Superintendent Ron Blake and attended by two SEANBC visiting professors Gerald Duff and Carlton Harvey. Both congregations participated in the joyous occasion, with Harvey preaching the message.
The first course, “Survey of the Bible,” began on 15 January. Amos Enkawl, SEANBC faculty member in Bangkok, teaches the weekly lectures online in Burmese. Chin student classes in Singapore and South Korea join the pioneer class of six Indiana students (including Pastor Zozum). The Bible school offers 24 courses, meeting the academic requirements for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene.
The students view the lectures individually, and each Friday morning the class meets with McCrary. With Zozum serving as interpreter, McCrary reviews each lesson and leads a discussion related to the call to pastoral ministry. The Bible school is open to all Chin church leaders, whether they are within the Nazarene denomination or not.
“This gives us a wonderful opportunity to spread the Wesleyan message beyond our own ranks,” Blake said.
The new ministry is also changing the lives those leading the ministry.
“This has transformed my life and my ministry,” McCrary said. “Our congregation has gained an outward focus we did not have before. This has influenced the way we think about immigrants and their needs. We paid a price in these new opportunities and priorities, but it has made us healthier and stronger. I praise God for giving us this privilege of getting to know our neighbors and serving our changing community.”
Within the past four years, SEANBC has grown greatly. In the 2014-2015 school year, SEANBC had 189 students in their Course of Study program. By 2016 they were up to 200 students. In 2017, SEANBC had 600 students enrolled and increased the number of learning centers from 5 to 20. This number continues to grow as local churches are empowered to host students at the certificate level or higher and students are provided financial support through endowments and scholarships.
Click here to learn more about SEANBC endowment and student scholarships.
Source: Engage Magazine
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Dynamic Language Centre is accepting applications for full-time language teachers in their English language center in Penang, Malaysia. The newly renovated center has been in the business for over 15 years. While they teach many languages, children’s and adult English are their main focus. If you are an experienced children’s teacher, enjoy a wide mix of cultures from Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, and are looking for a rewarding career- we have an opportunity for you!
Dynamic Language Centre is accepting applications for full-time language teachers in their English language center in Penang, Malaysia.
The newly renovated center has been in the business for over 18 years. While they teach many languages, children’s and adult English are their main focus.
If you are an experienced children’s teacher, enjoy a wide mix of cultures from Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, and are looking for a rewarding career- we have an opportunity for you!
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