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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

SoCal District November Newsletter from The Southern California Administration District Church of the Nazarene in Murrieta, California, United States for Tuesday, 6 November 2018

November 2018 Newsletter

Pastor to Pastor

Dr. H.B. London passed away October 16 at his home in Palm Desert, California and was laid to rest on Saturday. A graduate of Pasadena Naz and NTS, he served the church in multiple capacities and recently pastored Friendship Church in Palm Desert. London was founder and director of the Pastor to Pastor ministry. He challenged us to dream the impossible dream -- dream God’s Dream. “A new dream”, H. B. announced, “is the first step to conquering doubt and fear of failure.” It inflames the hope dripping from Christ’s words, “all things are possible with God.” (Mark 10:27). London called us to dream past our pain, past the enemy’s lies, and past the church’s weaknesses. Dreamers find new ways to accomplish ministry. (London, 1994). Be sure to frequently articulate God's dream for you! -- TT.

Completing the Course of Study

Rev. Sergio Hernandez (Apple Valley Hispanic) and Rev. Alex Iniguez (San Jacinto) were recognized October 31, 2018, at Wildomar COTN for completing the 24 COSAC modules through SELA. SELA is accredited through the Hispanic expression of the ATS, and the coursework accepted by PLNU, Fuller, and Azusa towards a BA degree. Congratulations!

Appreciation

We thank Rodney Kilgore for his excellent work as the editor of the SoCal District Newsletter and Webmaster for the SoCal site. Rodney is focusing on a degree that requires several new languages for him. That time demand has left little margin for his continued responsibilities on the district. We love his wit and spiritual insight as he managed to keep our community informed of events. May God continues to bless his life.

Congratulations

USA/Canada Regional Recognition

2016-17 Top 20 Most Conversions Amongst Growing Churches.
#7: Indio Las Palmas Community (Pastor Ric Martinez)

2016-17 Top 20 Most Conversions + Baptisms + Growth as a percentage of 2015 Worship: #5: Indio Las Palmas Community (Pastor Ric Martinez)

2016-2017 Top 100 Evangelism Index (2015-2017 Conversions, Baptisms, Worship Growth, Converts, etc.)

#4 Indio Las Palmas Community (index: 1356) (Pastor Ric Martinez)

#42 Highland Community Cross (Index 416) (Rev. Rob Miner)

#63 San Jacinto Shepherd’s House (Index: 336) (Rev. Tom Ritchie)

#87 Murrieta Gateway (Index 278) (Rev. Kevin McDonald)

Congratulations Rick, Rob, Tom, and Kevin!

New Way to Pay Allocations

Use Funding the Mission for All Allocations

https://fundingthemission.org/

The method for conveying your district allocation has changed. Pastors, please contact your treasurer and instruct them to include the payment of the District Unified Allocation through the same website they use to make the WEF and P&B payments. No longer send your payment to the district office. Note that the District Unified payment includes the Education budget, Home Missions, District Operations, and Auxiliary budgets. The percentage is 7.25%. For assistance please contact David Difalco (ddifalco@yvnazarene.org), Shanae Brown (shanae.socalnaz@gmail.com), or the site’s “support” page.

Faith Promise: An Excellent Means For World Evangelism Giving.
I can personally attest to the crucial role Faith Promise played in helping churches I pastored. We practiced first-fruit storehouse stewardship above local church financial obligations. God financially blessed the churches, and all allocations were paid in full annually. Members and non-members alike testified to amazing stories of God's invention into their lives to meet their faith promise. It saved us from adopting a survival mode operationally and from considering our connectional responsibility as a church tax.

Typically, the invitation to Faith Promise is given to the church community on Sundays utilizing missionaries on deputation as keynotes. Retired pastors and missionaries, NMI council members, and our NMI President Brenda Ritchie can be called on to share about Faith Promise. For more information see https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/faithfaq.htm

Fresh Start 2019
February 9, 2019, @ Bloomington “The Bridge” COTN
Theme: Intentional Discipleship

Keynote Speaker: ALAN HIRSCH is widely considered to be a global thought-leader on missional movements and Leadership. He has worked with churches and organizations across the world, but mainly in North America, Europe, and Australian. Practical steps to intentional and purposeful discipleship are happening in every church for all ages.

Registration (Includes lunch, materials, childcare, etc…): Pre-registration - $15 per person by February 1, 2019. At the Door - $20 per person. Please pre-register for the number of people you are planning on attending. Bring one check from your church.

M19 Conference
Kansas City, MO
February 11-13, 2019
T: 913.577.2830
W: http://www.m19conference.org
https://vimeo.com/297329141/e52528691a

Flourishing in Ministry Study

(Pastors should have received this information from Clergy Development). The Flourishing in Ministry Study provides a tremendous opportunity for our pastors to gain insight into ways to assess and improve their well-being as well as to provide information that can inform efforts to prepare and support those called to vocational ministry in the local church. Nazarene clergy across the USA/Canada Region who are assigned as pastors and associate pastors have received details on how they can participate. Although the window for participating in the survey remains open through November 21, 2018, participation this week and next is especially important. A Spanish-language version of the FIM Survey should be available early in the new year, and we will be able to open up the study again to those pastors at that time (their results will be combined with those received this fall). Results will be available at M-19

Women's Retreat 2019

Mark March 15-17 on your calendars to join us at the Town & Country Hotel in San Diego. Dr. Janine Metcalf is our speaker and theme is "Women of HIS Story." Early Bird registration ends Nov. 30th. Cost is $150.00 plus room fees. Don't miss this powerful District Event. Click here to register.

NYC 2019

For all teens, parents and pastors of teens - NYC 2019 will be held in Phoenix, AZ and promises to be an amazing time of fun, fellowship, spiritual growth, and profuse sweating. Click HERE for more event information.

Local Church Needs

SD Mid-City: In need of Children’s classroom tables/chairs. Contact Rev. Becky Modesto at beckymodesto@gmail.com
SD Living Water: Searching for a Children’s Pastor or Director to provide pastoral teaching, care, and love to the children of Living Water Church of the Nazarene and to the neighborhood of San Diego’s East Village, with particular attention to children on the streets, in local shelters, and in local low-income housing. Stipend: $500/month (90-day probationary period). Contact Rev. Chris Nafis at chris@livingwaternazarene.com
Prayer: Pastoral Transitions for Gateway and El Centro.

Teen Quizzing

If you or your church have been thinking about pulling a team together for this year, it's not too late but you will need to act fast. Here is the schedule for the year:

Saturday Dec 1 - John CH 1-10 (District Quiz at Escondido)
Saturday Jan 19 - John CH TBD (CA Grizzlies Tournament at Fresno)
Saturday Feb 2 - John CH 1-17 (District Quiz at Gateway)
Saturday Mar 9 - John CH 1-21 (AZ District Invitational at Prescott, AZ)
Saturday Apr 6 - John CH 1-21 (District Finals at Mission)
Friday May 24-Monday May 27 - John CH 1-21 (Elev8 Field Tournament at PLNU)

If you have questions, contact Jerry Goodwin at jerrygoodwin@wildblue.net

Missions Trip for Graduating Seniors

Many churches around the country have a practice of sending their graduating seniors on a Missions Trip each year. The NMI Council is coordinating a trip to Haiti during the 3rd week in June 2019, with an approximate cost of $1,300. What a powerful gift a church can give their youth that will have a life-long impact on their lives. Start making your plans now!

Kids Quizzing

Here is the tentative schedule for the 2018/2019 quiz year. Please contact Mary Mitchell if you are willing to host an invitational quiz on December 1st.

Invitational Quiz #2: December 1, 2018 - TBD
Invitational Quiz #3: February 2nd, 2019 - Gateway
Invitational Quiz #4: March 16th, 2019 - Parkway Hills
District Quiz: April 6, 2019 - Mission
Regional Quiz at PLNU: May 11, 2019 (for those who qualify)

The Curriculum from Word Action can be ordered using this web address: http://www.gokidsquiz.com/

If you would like to also order the CD or DVD of the verses, they can be purchased on Hide and Keep’s website: https://www.hideandkeep.com

SoCal Round-Up 2019

Make plans now to join other campers and Caravans participants May 17-19 at Indian Hills Camp in Jamal, CA. For more info contact Janet Crow (Crow-janetloma@cox.net)

Field NYI Newsletter
The Southwest Field NYI has a lot going on.
Be sure to keep your local church connected by visiting www.southwestnyi.organd by subscribing to their monthly newsletter here.

District Events Calendar

NOTE: This calendar reflects what has been conveyed to the District Office.

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