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Nazarene Missions International
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Renee Kindle
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Nazarene Youth International
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July 24-28
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J. Todd Keller
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Hello Allies,
It was so good to see you at this year's Harvest Party last week. Our team, led by NYI Vice President Josh Parker did a phenomenal job and 200+ enjoyed a crazy fun night. I got to talk to Paula Bard, a wonderful friend of mine from Bloomington First who made the drive to the Harvest Party so that one teen from her teen group could be reunited with her district Allies family. Paula represents just one member of our very strong NWIL team, youth pastors, workers and volunteers who put in substantial hours being Jesus to our teens. Thank you for the part you play in NYI & BE ENCOURAGED! We see you, need you, and appreciate you so much!
I want to see you at District Celebrate Life, January 28, 2017 at Pekin First. Celebrate Life is our strengthening event. We seek to strengthen our team, relationships, commitments to Christ, and the talents and skills that God has given us. I can't wait to see you.
And, pray for our youth pastors on the district as we will be attending the Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Conference next week in Cincinnati, OH. As a district NYI counsel, it is our pleasure to support these men and women who invest so much in our district youth! Pray that God will enlarge our vision and bless these pastors!
Let's Keep Talking About Jesus, Allies!
J. Todd Keller,
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Schedule 2016-2017
11/19 Rockford Samuelson Road
10/15 Quizfest - Kankakee
12/02-12/03 St. Louis Invitational
01/21 Galesburg
02/18 Sterling Invitational
03/25 New Hope
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www.barefootonline.com
Denise Vroman, NYI Quiz Director
-Ministry Call-
NMI with the collaboration of NYI and SDMI has been trying to compile a list of children and youth who have expressed a call into ministry. The goal of NMI's Ministry Call is to educate, inform and guide those children and youth called into ministry get as much help in following through with those calls. Being able to pray for them by name and introducing them to opportunities to develop in their particular area of ministry.
If you know of a student who feels called into ministry please let Ronda Hollars know by giving her a call at
815-875-1900
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Sunday School Discipleship International
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"Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20
As you are going,
THINK BIG:
Every relationship, every interaction, all inclusive.
And make disciples,
START SMALL:
You. Be one. Be a Christ-like disciple. Re-present Jesus.
Baptizing them, immersing them in Jesus,
GO DEEP:
Pray. Empty yourself. Sacrifice.
Ellyn Book
District SDMI Director
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Anne Whalen
District Children's Director
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Discipleship
Teaching vs. Discipling
- A teacher shares information. A discipler shares his life.
- A teacher aims for the head. A discipler aims for the heart.
- A teacher measures knowledge. A discipler measures faith.
- A teacher is an authority. A discipler is a servant.
- A teacher says, "Listen to me." A discipler says, "Follow me."
Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He now showed the disciples the full extent of his love.
Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around this waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel he had around him.
After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, "Do you understand what I was doing? You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord' and you are right, because it is I true. And since I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. You know these things-now do them! That is the path of blessing.
John 13: 1, 3-5, 12-15, 17
Jesus has given us an example to follow (as our Discipler). He shares his life with us; he aims for our heart, he measures our faith; he serves us continually, he says "follow me".
And Jesus says "I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. You know these things-now do them!"
THINK BIG. START SMALL. GO DEEP.
Blessings,
Ellyn
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Schedule 2016-2017
11/12/16 - Sterling
02/04/17 - Pekin
04/29/17- Peoria First
Rosie Furston
Children's Quizzing Director
Children's Ministry Workers
If you're on Facebook, check out the newly created group
NWIL Children's Ministry and request to join! We will be sharing children's ministry ideas, borrowing curriculum, bouncing ideas off one another and encouraging each other as we all seek to point kids toward Christ.
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Mark your
calendars
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The Relationship Factor Workshop
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The workshop, focusing on understanding and ministering to those with challenging behaviors, was presented twice in October. The workshop was sponsored by NWIL SDMI and presented by Pastor Irene Lewis-Wimbley.
It was attended by more than 80 participants, from over 15 churches across our district.
Some comments from the workshop survey:
- "Outstanding in so many ways."
- "Please offer this more often in more locations."
- "Thank you so much for this class. It helped me so much! I believe what I learned is going to help our kids."
- "Fantastic training. In fact, I am going to use this in my workplace (with adults)."
If you are interested in more information about this workshop, please contact Irene at
[email protected].
On behalf of the SDMI Council, a special thank you to Irene for sacrificing her time and sharing her knowledge with us to benefit God's kingdom. We also thank Peoria First and Sterling First for not only hosting this event for us, but for their exceptional hospitality.
Discipleship IS relationships. THINK BIG, START SMALL, GO DEEP.
Ellyn Book, SDMI Chair
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Are exciting things happening in your church? We would love to share it with our district family. Please send a short article and pictures to
NWIL District Office
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 For generations, Nazarenes have supported the World Evangelism Fund. Together, we've accomplished so much in our first 100 years. Join us on a journey into the next 100 years and partner with the Church of the Nazarene to make Christlike disciples in the nations. In our new plan for Funding the Mission, the World Evangelism Fund is the vehicle through which we deliver the message of hope - and your church drives our mission more than ever before.
The report below may not reflect actual end of year numbers. Corrections and updates are still being made.
October 2016 Report
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When you look around, you can't help but notice it: God has blessed us in so many ways. The psalmist calls on us to "sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy" (Psalm 107:22). When we give back, we recognize God as the giver of all good things. We remember now so that we never forget: it's All From Him.
"All From Him" is the theme for the 2016 Thanksgiving, or Thank, Offering. Together, we join in prayer and preparation for this annual emphasis in the Church of the Nazarene. As our gifts come together through the World Evangelism Fund, we make Christlike disciples in the nations. We remember God's generosity toward us and respond by giving back and spreading the gospel around the world.
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Date: JANUARY 28, 2017
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: Pekin First
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
ONU CELEBRATE LIFE
May 11-13, 2017
Questions: Kim Brock, District CL Director
309-231-5875 (cell) or 309-346-3053 (church)
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It's that time of year again: time to make plans to attend SuperStart 2017! SuperStart is a high energy event designed specifically for 5th and 6th graders. The event takes place in Bloomington on
March 10th & 11th and is a weekend that your pre-teens don't want to miss! Please see your local Children's Director for more details, or visit the district website.
Questions: Lori Bradshaw, District SuperStart Director
Important Information below:
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Dynamic Church Planting International
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Churches Planting Churches
Churches trained across NWIL District to think about what it looks like to reproduce! The following completed Churches Planting Churches.
Mike Stipp (Eureka Grace & Bloomington Grace), Dean Potts (Smithfield), Irene Lewis-Wimbley (Sterling First), Todd Keller (Point of Change), Jim Buchanan (Havana), Lloyd Brock (Pekin First), Cheryl Sherwood (Pekin First), Brett Smith (Bakersfield First) Trainers: Kim Smith (DS of Iowa), Jeff Stark (Bridgeway)
Church Planting Essentials
Fantastic class of Northwestern Illinois pastors and leaders who completed Church Planting Essentials class! Thank you Scott Sherwood and Kevin Donley for teaching this class. Kingdom building is taking place.
Scott Sherwood (DS of NWIL), Dave VanHouwe (Eureka Grace), Ronda Hollars (New Hope), James Book (DA of NWIL), Trish Wilson (Rock Island), Rita Lovell (Sunnyland), Lisa Abbott (Rock Island), Mark Abbott (Rock Island), John Spohn (North Side), Jesse Pierson (Bridgeway), Ray Barker (DCPI-NWIL), Marcus Rensberry (North Side)
Certified DCPI Trainers
Two more Certified Trainers to help provide us with Church Planting Kingdom Building tools! Irene Lewis-Wimbley (Sterling), Jesse Pierson (Bridgeway)
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BGS announces theme for General Assembly
click below for full article.
Indianapolis, Indiana
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SAVE THE DATE
June 21-30, 2017
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11/10 - POPS - Galesburg
11/12 - Children's Quiz - Sterling
11/15 - DAB - Ottawa
11/15 - SDMI Meeting - Peoria
11/19 - Teen Quiz - Rockford Samuelson Road
12/01 - MST/ZF Meeting - Peoria First 9:30am-2:00pm
12/02-03 - St. Louis Quiz
12/08 - POPS - New Hope
01/12 - POPS - Rock Island
01/17 - SDMI Meeting 6pm Peoria
01/17 - DAB - New Hope
01/18 - BOM Prep Day - Peoria First
01/19 - BOM Interviews - Peoria First
01/21 - Teen Quiz - Galesburg
01/26 - MST-ZF online meeting 9:30am-11:30am
01/28 - Celebrate Life - Pekin First
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