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Nazarene Missions International
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Carole Eatock
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September 8 - Rockford First
September 22 - Bloomington First
October 13 - Galesburg First
9:30am-12:30pm
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REGISTRATION LINKS
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September 8
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September 22
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October 13
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**Adult Sponsors must go through Ministry Safe Training**
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 September 14-15
Deadline to register is: September 3
Cost: $35
Let us roll out the red carpet for you and your youth group on September 14-15, as you take an up-close and personal look at Olivet Nazarene University! You can sit in on a college class, spend the night in a resident hall and dine in Ludwig Student Center. Designed specifically for high school sophomore and junior youth group members, Red Carpet Days will be an exciting event that you will not want to miss. Your $35 registration fee covers meals (a dinner, a breakfast and two lunches), sleeping accommodations, and all other RCD activities.
STUDENT REGISTRATION
YOUTH SPONSOR REGISTRATION
SCHEDULE
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Nazarene Youth International
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Mark your calendars
July 22-26, 2019
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Bible Quizzing Information
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2018
06/25-30 - Q2018 - MidAmerica
09/15 - Smithfield
11/17 - Rockford Samuelson Rd
11/30-12/01 - St. Louis
2019
01/19 - Cuba
03/16 - Galesburg |
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Red Carpet Days
at Olivet
September 14-15, 2018
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Celebrate Life
District: January 26, 2019
Olivet: May 16-18, 2019
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 -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 contact
Matt Jones
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JULY 8-14, 2019
"Nazarene Youth Conference (NYC) is a vibrant, life-changing youth event held every four years in different locations across the United States and Canada. High School students from all around North America belonging to the Church of the Nazarene gather together in a time of worship, teaching, and community outreach, united by a common belief in Jesus Christ."
"Love God. Love Others. Simple, but challenging. Sometimes described as two pillars of following Jesus, we will explore the connective nature of our relationship with God and others while learning what it means to live out His love in our world."
Below is the NYC 2019 Goole Folder. Please click for all details.
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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.
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Ellyn Book
District SDMI Director
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Lisa Abbott
District Children's Director
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If you haven't already, please join the newly created Facebook group
NWIL Children's Bible Quizzing
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Information will be posted regarding upcoming meets and events.
Schedule 2018-2019 
11/03/18 - Galesburg
02/02/19 - Pekin First
04/20/19 - Peoria First
Rosie Furston
Children's Quizzing Director
Children's Ministry Workers
If you're on Facebook, check out
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
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The Extra Mile has been busy this year!
We have been building a relationship with the South Side Office of Concern in Downtown Peoria and we have had the privilege of volunteering at the Veterans Haven Home for Homeless Veterans ran by the S.S.O.C.
The Veterans Haven is a transitional home that can house up to 15 veterans at a time. The Vets can live at that the Haven, while the South Side Office of Concern works with other organizations such as the Veterans Administration to get care and funding for them and ultimately get them into permanent housing. The program, is in its fifth year, and has a 94 % success rate of veterans not returning to homelessness.
On the Extra Mile's first visit in May, we spent a day on yard beautification such as, weeding, raking, picking up trash and providing a new The Extra Mile donated an outdoor table, chairs and umbrella to give the guys a comfortable place to relax. We also replaced a worn out American flag on the front of the residence.
On July 12th the Extra Mile and a team from Caterpillar, joined forces and provided another day of service to the veteran's home. A portion of the group continued the on-going yard beautification, scrapping, preparing and weatherproofing the deck and wheelchair ramp, while the remainder of the team worked in the house preparing and painting the main hallway of the home.
The Extra Mile also provided lunch for the team and the residents, giving everyone time for a meal and fellowship.
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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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Ministry Team Conference & Retreat - September 24-26, 2018
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formerly Pastor & Spouse Retreat)
Registration deadline: August 20
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For generations, Nazarenes have supported the World Evangelism Fund. Working together, we accomplish so much as the Body of Christ. Become a part of missions work and partner with the Church of the Nazarene to make Christlike disciples in the nations. In the Funding the Mission plan, the World Evangelism Fund is the vehicle through which we deliver the message of hope - and your church drives that mission.
JULY 2018 Report
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Black Hawk Zone Mission Rally
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Tuesday, August 21
7:00pm
Dwight & Carolyn Rich
Quito, Ecuador
Roseville Nazarene
295 W. Broadway
Roseville, IL
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September 14-16, 2018
Galesburg First Church of the Nazarene.
Cost: $35
(Includes registration fee and two meals; course materials provided free of charge)
Church Planting Essentials (CPE) is church planting "basic training." It is ideal for church plant pastors. The materials were created by Dynamic Church Planting International, based upon years of working in mission areas where the church is expanding rapidly.
It is 3 full days, and teaches how to:
- Organize and refine your vision, purpose, strategies, and timeline early, so that you have a clear plan for the future.
- Use Biblical principles for church planting in everything you do.
- Recognize and avoid common church planting "land mines."
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Large Hopefulness Conference
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Large Hopefulness Conference 2018: Embracing the Adjacent|Possible
a conference offered to you by:
Point of Change Church of the Nazarene
10/30-11/4, Bloomington, Illinois
We all go through seasons of discouragement in ministry. If we are not careful, we can become discouraged leaders leading discouraged teams. We believe that a little focused curiosity can reveal large hopefulness for you and your church. By being curious about yourself, your leaders and congregation, and your city, you can begin to appreciate every detail that God has already deposited into your life and ministry. Are you ready to experience the large hopefulness of the adjacent possible?"
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NWIL District Prayer Force
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Every Person Prayed for and Discipled!
Wouldn't it be awesome if every person living in Northwestern Illinois was being prayed for by name? We have a strategy to do just that! We envision that every man, woman, teen, and child in every one of the 30 counties across the District are being continually prayed for by name specifically for their eternal salvation and faithful discipleship.
2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." Therefore, every person deserves
to be prayed for by name.
If you would like more information about the prayer force,
contact:
Ray Barker
(309) 645-7716 (phone or text)
raybarker@aol.com
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The Mission: Unleash the Gospel
February 11-13, 2019
Kansas City, Missouri
Mission 2019 (M19) is the mid-quadrennial conference for pastors, lay leaders, and students on the Church of the Nazarene's USA/Canada Region with an emphasis on mission and evangelism. This conference gives Nazarene leaders an opportunity for training, encouragement, and networking. Plenary sessions, workshops, exhibits, worship, and instruction are all part of the creative and motivational M19 agenda focusing on the theme "The Mission: Unleash the Gospel."
The conference will take place in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Kansas City Convention Center. Hotel reservations can be made at the Marriott, Crowne Plaza, or the Aladdin Holiday Inn Hotel. All are within walking distance of the Convention Center. The Marriott Downtown is the headquarters hotel for M19.
Conference Cost is $79.00 per person. Register before October 31, 2018, for the early bird discount - only $39.00!
Plan to join us February 11-13, 2019, to discover and celebrate what God is doing in the USA/Canada Church of the Nazarene!
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General Assembly & Conventions 2021
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General Convention June 23 - July 26, 2021
General Assembly June 27-July 2, 2021
Indianapolis, IN
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Restoration Men's Conference
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RESTORATION
MEN'S CONFERENCE
October 12-13, 2018
A conference calling men of all ages
to lead transformational lives as spiritual leaders in the home, church, workplace, community,
and to impact society at large
Location: CENTENNIAL CHAPEL - One University Avenue
Olivet Nazarene University - Bourbonnais, Illinois
A dynamic Christ-centered two days with keynote speakers, inspirational music, restoration stories, fellowship, prayer, communion, praise, and encouragement.
Conference Begins at 9:00am
October 12 - 3 sessions (Morning, Afternoon, Evening)
October 13 - 2 sessions (Morning, Afternoon)
Conference Concludes at 4:30pm
Registration Now Open
$25 before September 1
$35 after September 1
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~2018~
09/11 - DAB 6:30pm - Peoria First
09/08 - Children's Mission Day - Rockford First
09/13 - POPS - Pekin First
09/14-09/15 - Red Carpet Days - Olivet
09/14-09/16 - DCPI - Galesburg
09/15 - NYI Quiz - Smithfield
09/20 - MST/ZF - 9:20am-2:00pm - Peoria First
09/22 - Children's Mission Day - Bloomington First
09/24/09/26 - Ministry Team Conference & Retreat (Pastor & Spouse)
10/02/10/03 - Board of Trustees 0 Olivet
10/06 - NYI Fall Party - Pekin First
10/11 - POPS - Crossbridge (Ottawa)
10/16 - SDMI Meeting - Peoria
10/18 MST/ZF online mtg. 9:30am-11:30am
10/26 - Olivet Homecoming
11/3 - Children's Quiz - Galesburg
11/8 - POPS - Galesburg
11/10 - NMI, NYI, SDMI Meeting 9am - New Hope
11/17 - NYI Quiz
11/20 - DAB - 6:30pm - Peoria First
11/30-12/1 - St. Louis Invitational - St. Louis
12/13 - POPS - New Hope
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News from the NWIL District Office
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We are pleased to announce that our District Administrator,
Rev. Jim Book, has been certified with the Myers & Briggs Foundation as a Certified Practitioner of the MBTI step I & step II instruments. We look forward to using this training in our ministerial preparation program and other applicable ways. You can contact
Rev. Book
if you would have interest in using these instruments and training in the ministry of your local church.
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J. Todd Keller
Minister. For more information, be sure and visit our
