Kaleo Academy is providing a virtual Mission trip from December 28-30. The program is for all ages and will focus on the work of three different EFM Missionaries and their mission fields. Contact Katy Moran (katy.moran@barclaycollege.edu) if you have interest. Go HERE for more information about this and other Kaleo Academy activities.
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Jon Clark has accepted a call to serve as pastor of Back Creek Friends.
Caleb VanderHeyden has accepted a call to become the new youth pastor at Lynn Friends. Caleb recently graduated from Valor Christian College in Columbus, OH. He had worked as a volunteer with his church’s youth group for four years at his home church in Aledo, Illinois, before deciding to attend Valor in 2016. While at Valor, he helped with both the youth ministry and children’s ministry at World Harvest Church.
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Mooreland Friends will have their “Famous Ham & Bean Tent” October 23rd, 4-7 pm, and October 24th, 12-7 pm. It will be at the church, 108 N Jefferson, Moore-land. It will be a drive-thru with ham & beans, whole hog sausage sandwiches, peach cobbler, coke products, and water. All proceeds will go to missions.
Danville Friends will hold their annual Chicken & Noodle Dinner, Saturday, November 7. The dinner will be "call ahead" or "drive-by carry out," beginning at 11 am and going until 6 pm. Also, Danville Friends will have a "Operation Christmas Child packing party," November 8, for the shoebox ministry.
Wabash Friends will honor those who have served the church this past year with a "Volunteer Appreciation Banquet", Sunday, November 15, 6:30 pm. Also Wabash held a "Family Pumpkin Painting" event, October 12.
Knightstown Friends will hold a "Trunk or Treat" on Saturday, October 31, from noon to 2 pm at the new outdoor basketball court directly south of the Academy building.
From the Advancement Committee: In the past, Teens For Christ brought Indiana Young Friends together for spiritual growth, fellowship, sharing of gifts, and outreach throughout the yearly meeting. Indiana Young Friends became a yearly meeting-wide youth group to support our children, especially those in monthly meetings who did not have a local youth group. Our ministries to youth remain vital. We must ensure the strength of our efforts to teach, challenge, encourage, and love our young folks. Our efforts to raise funds for the 2022 budget (which includes youth):
$10,563.00 Received
$12,400.00 Unpaid Pledges
$22,963.00 Total
From the Christian Service Committee: Indiana Yearly Meeting took leadership in prison reform throughout Indiana. Along the way, the efforts of several IYM leaders ended up influencing other states around the country. What needs are evident in your community? How is your monthly meeting serving those who are in need? Keep on sharing the love of Jesus Christ to our broken world.
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The 2020 Friends Multiplication Conference registration website is now online at FriendsMultiply.org. IYM is offering full-price scholar-ships for the first 35 people from our yearly meeting who sign up by October 31. Contact the yearly meeting office for the scholarship code to be used in your online registration. Ed Stetzer will be the keynote speaker. Click HERE to view a brief promotional video by Ed Stetzer.
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Adult Sunday School Curriculum: It’s time to order study booklets ($6) and large-print teacher guides ($10) for the winter quarter (December – February.) Contact the yearly meeting office before November 1 to place your order. Several congregations have a standing order, and we would be glad to establish one for your church, also. Click HERE to view or download a video of this week’s lesson written by Greg Hinshaw and taught by Pat Byers.
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Evangelical Friends Mission: Click HERE for the latest information from Evangelical Friends Mission. In-coming General Superintendent, Pat Byers, will be traveling to Yorba Linda, California, in early November to attend the EFM Board meetings. Pat will represent IYM on that Board as IYM is now an Associate Member of EFM.
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The theme for the 2020-2021 IYM Youth and Camping events is: NOW is the Time (2 Corinthians 6:1-2). This theme was launched by speaker Josh Cortez at the virtual Youth Invasion that took place this past Sunday at Dewart Lake Friends. The next event for 6th-12th graders is the Fall Impact retreat at Quaker Haven. Registration is open at qhcyouthprogramming.com. A list of COVID precautions is coming soon.
Mark your calendars NOW for the next Youth Invasion at Carmel Friends (January 17, 5-8 pm) and Winter Sneak (February 5-7).
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Quaker Haven recently had a large group cancel on the weekend of October 30, 31 and November 1. If your Sunday school class, small group, or any other groups or individuals would like to spend some time retreating during this beautiful Fall season, Quaker Haven is the perfect place to do that! Contact the camp with any questions.
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Upcoming IYM Events:
10/27 6:30 pm; Program Committee via Zoom
11/11-13 Friends Multiplication Conference
11/14 9:30 am; Representative Council at Bethel Friends
11/16 4:00 pm; Advancement Committee via Zoom
11/23 6:30 pm; Program Committee
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Good Morning!
The topic of a recent Pastors Toolkit was, “How is the Pandemic Re-Shaping the Church?”
An article by Carey Nieuwhof observes that, “a growing number of church leaders are seeing a mere 20-40 percent of their congregations coming back to the pews after the Covid-19 lockdown, and while that might improve in the future, few believe their numbers will bounce back to pre-lockdown levels. Even before the onset of the virus many congregations had experienced a decline in attendance from younger churchgoers. Nieuwhof has cited data showing that, “churchgoers across the country have been rethinking their once-routine Sunday morning experience,” and suggested, “a return to a format that had already stopped resonating before the crisis is likely not the best move.”
Most acknowledge the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, as the largest church in the world with 480,000 attendees! A key moment in the church’s history came when David Yonggi Cho, a founding pastor plagued by ill health, suffered a physical collapse while leading a baptismal service in 1967. In re-sponse, the church was reorganized into cells meeting in the homes of cell leaders, a revolutionary concept at the time. The cell concept turned out to be an outstanding success. From 125 cells in 1967, the church has grown to several thousand cells since.
What are the revolutionary measures your church will need to take to re-shape the way your congregation functions in the future? We all probably long for the good old days of 2019, but 2020 may be one of the greatest opportunities presented to the church in our lifetime. How does Jesus want to build His church in this day?
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