The North Carolina Baptist LITERACY MISSIONS NEWSLETTER Number Fifty-four April 2018

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1 The North Carolina Baptist LITERACY MISSIONS NEWSLETTER Number Fifty-four April 2018 Barbara Martin, Literacy Missions Coordinator The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina EQUIPPING FOR THE JOURNEY May the God of peace equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may He work in us what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Hebrews 13:20-21 ANNUAL LITERACY MISSIONS CONFERENCE BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION OF NORTH CAROLINA Saturday, August 18, 2018: First Baptist Church 414 Cleveland St, Durham, NC Saturday, October 13, 2018: Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Main Campus) 7200 E. WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC As Literacy Missions volunteers, we often ask ourselves, How can I be better equipped to teach my students, to serve my students, to be friends with my students, to share Christ with my students? When you attend the Literacy Missions Conference this year, you ll have the opportunity to become better equipped to teach, to serve, to witness, and most of all, to be pleasing to God and to give Jesus Christ the glory as you serve. We will again have two one-day conferences, August 18 at the First Baptist Church in Durham, and October 13 at the Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte. The conference programs will be nearly identical. Outstanding, nationally known presenters will be with us: Glenda Reece, Ron and Dot Whitmire, Tom and Carla Pless, Cheryl Tarr, Daniel Knutson, Brenda Forlines, Becky Wuerzer, Asad and Pat Hashimi, Marc and Kim Wyatt, Hoyle Edwards, and Jeni Martin Johnson.

2 Page 2 NC Baptist Literacy Missions Newsletter April BREAK-OUT SESSIONS Sessions on August 18 at First Baptist Church in Durham NC All sessions except the last one, Where the People Live by Marc and Kim Wyatt will also be offered at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte on October 13. Warm it Up, Cool it Down! by Tom and Carla Pless This session allows the participants to experience warm up/cool down activities as they relate to common ESL topics. Practical planning tips and creativity pointers make these warm ups and cool downs an effective tool to add to lesson plans. Pictures in Your Pocket by Tom and Carla Pless Picking' up pictures, puttin' em in your pocket This session focuses on using pictures in your ESL classes, perhaps in ways you've never used them before. You will leave this session with many more picture ideas in your pocket. Pronunciation and Other Parts of ESL Woven Together by Glenda Reece How can pronunciation put listening, speaking and reading all together? Let s learn how to do it in the classroom or tutoring situation. Glenda Reece A Workshop on ESL/Bible. How to teach English and the Bible at the Same Time by Glenda Reece A learn and practice session using parables. Citizenship 101 by Daniel Knutson, USCIS Community Relations Officer Attend this session to gain a general overview of the USCIS, its missions and function, including its history, sources of immigration law, USCIS programs, visas, humanitarian programs, naturalization, and unauthorized practice of immigration law.

3 April 2018 NC Baptist Literacy Missions Newsletter Page 3 Understand Islam and Loving Muslims for Christ by Asad and Pat Hashemi What do we have to offer Muslims? They have been given mixed and sometimes wrong information regarding Christianity and Christians. How can we make a difference in their lives so that they see love and feel the healing touch of Jesus Christ? Help Them Take the Next Step Citizenship by Brenda Forlines Many of your students would like to become U.S. citizens, but do you have a class that can help them learn what they will need to know to pass the interview? This session will offer helpful suggestions related to teaching a class, such as lesson plans and curriculum, the application form, practicing for the interview and the process for becoming a citizen. Oral Interactions Within Your Class by Becky Wuerzer In this session you will learn strategies to promote oral communication within your ESL class. You will leave better equipped to foster conversation and stimulate discussion. The ideas presented will include little or no prep work. Literacy Missions A Ministry of the Whole Church by Chase Jenkins Description: Many church literacy-as-missions programs are led by passionate people with a deep desire to see disciples made through acts of service. However, as these teams are busy about the work of the ministry, it s easy to be seen as a silo within the church; your church is of course supportive of the work, but is there a corporate awareness and ownership of the ministry? What strategies exist to onboard and train new volunteers? Is your ministry structure sustainable, growth-ready, and reproducible? Join us as we consider strategies and approaches that helps your ministry to be seen as a ministry of the whole church, healthily supported as long as the Lord allows. IMB's Creation to Christ by Jeni Martin Johnson Learn about a user friendly way to share the gospel in any setting using IMB's Creation to Christ. Pictures have been added to make it simpler for children and youth to understand. This method could be used in both TCY and ESL/Bible." Where the People Live by Marc and Kim Wyatt Practical ways to reach refugees and immigrants for Christ through Literacy Missions where they actually live in our community.

4 Page 4 NC Baptist Literacy Missions Newsletter April BREAK-OUT SESSIONS Sessions on Oct. 13 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte NC (Main Campus) All sessions except the last two, Using Music to Teach ESL by Ron and Dot Whitmire, and English Grammar for Dummies by Hoyle Edwards will also be offered at First Baptist Church in Durham on August 18. Warm it Up, Cool it Down! by Tom and Carla Pless This session allows the participants to experience warm up/cool down activities as they relate to common ESL topics. Practical planning tips and creativity pointers make these warm ups and cool downs an effective tool to add to lesson plans. Pictures in Your Pocket by Tom and Carla Pless Picking' up pictures, puttin' em in your pocket This session focuses on using pictures in your ESL classes, perhaps in ways you've never used them before. You will leave this session with many more picture ideas in your pocket. Pronunciation and Other Parts of ESL Woven Together by Glenda Reece How can pronunciation put listening, speaking and reading all together? Let s learn how to do it in the classroom or tutoring situation. Glenda Reece A Workshop on ESL/Bible. How to teach English and the Bible at the Same Time by Glenda Reece A learn and practice session using parables. Citizenship 101 by Daniel Knutson, USCIS Community Relations Officer Attend this session to gain a general overview of the USCIS, its missions and function, including its history, sources of immigration law, USCIS programs, visas, humanitarian programs, naturalization, and unauthorized practice of immigration law.

5 April 2018 NC Baptist Literacy Missions Newsletter Page 5 Understand Islam and Loving Muslims for Christ by Asad and Pat Hashemi What do we have to offer Muslims? They have been given mixed and sometimes wrong information regarding Christianity and Christians. How can we make a difference in their lives so that they see love and feel the healing touch of Jesus Christ? Help Them Take the Next Step Citizenship by Brenda Forlines Many of your students would like to become U.S. citizens, but do you have a class that can help them learn what they will need to know to pass the interview? This session will offer helpful suggestions related to teaching a class, such as lesson plans and curriculum, the application form, practicing for the interview and the process for becoming a citizen. Oral Interactions Within Your Class by Becky Wuerzer In this session you will learn strategies to promote oral communication within your ESL class. You will leave better equipped to foster conversation and stimulate discussion. The ideas presented will include little or no prep work. Literacy Missions A Ministry of the Whole Church by Chase Jenkins Description: Many church literacy-as-missions programs are led by passionate people with a deep desire to see disciples made through acts of service. However, as these teams are busy about the work of the ministry, it s easy to be seen as a silo within the church; your church is of course supportive of the work, but is there a corporate awareness and ownership of the ministry? What strategies exist to onboard and train new volunteers? Is your ministry structure sustainable, growth-ready, and reproducible? Join us as we consider strategies and approaches that helps your ministry to be seen as a ministry of the whole church, healthily supported as long as the Lord allows. IMB's Creation to Christ by Jeni Martin Johnson Learn about a user friendly way to share the gospel in any setting using IMB's Creation to Christ. Pictures have been added to make it simpler for children and youth to understand. This method could be used in both TCY and ESL/Bible." Using Music to Teach ESL by Ron and Dot Whitmire Learn teaching techniques and resources for using music to help your ESL students learn English. English Grammar for Dummies by Hoyle Edwards Learn a better way to teach English grammar for both children and adults.

6 Page 6 NC Baptist Literacy Missions Newsletter April 2018 Liz Tablazon, BR Staff Writer N.C. literacy missions pioneer turns 100 Sally Lennon, a former long-time member of Winter Park Baptist Church in Wilmington, N.C., spent more than 40 years teaching Adult Reading and Writing (ARW) and English as a Second Language (ESL) throughout North Carolina, more than 20 other states and four countries. Lennon celebrated her 100th birthday Jan. 12. When she started teaching adults how to read and write and training new literacy tutors in 1968, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSC) did not have organized literacy missions yet. She was a true pioneer, said Barbara Martin, BSC literacy missions consultant. According to Marsha Cook, a retired North American Mission Board (NAMB) missionary, Lennon was one of the first to participate in a Laubach Literacy workshop and become certified as a tutor through what was then the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, later renamed NAMB. She helped churches and other volunteer groups begin these ministries also and even went overseas to teach missionaries how to minister and reach people for Christ using these two literacy missions ministries, ESL and ARW, Martin said. She says her greatest joy was helping people learn how to read the Bible for the first time in their lives. Lennon s friend, Clara Huff, told the Biblical Recorder about a young artist from Japan named Tatsuro, who Lennon hosted in her home for three weeks. Lennon instructed him to visit an international church upon returning to Japan, so he could learn English and come back to the United States to live with relatives. He went, became a follower of Jesus and later led his family to faith. Back home in Japan, he began offering art lessons for children every Saturday, teaching them Bible stories through drawings. Tatsuro wrote in a letter to Lennon, I want to express my joy that God has not only given me the opportunity to know you, but also led me to His salvation. Such great joy I never imagined in my life. It s more important that I learned about Jesus than to come to the United States to live with my family. (continued on page 7)

7 April 2018 NC Baptist Literacy Missions Newsletter Page 7 Cook and Huff said throughout Lennon s work in literacy missions, she trained more than 2,000 ESL tutors who, in turn, taught English to thousands. She trained more than 1,000 literacy tutors who helped adults earn GED diplomas, college degrees and jobs. Her devotion to literacy missions led to the growth of Chinese, Korean and Spanish-speaking churches. Lennon and her husband, Woodrow, also volunteered together at the International Seamen s Center at the Port of Wilmington for 25 years. She continued serving there after Woodrow died in The port saw about 8,000 seamen arrive every year from 35 countries. For decades, Lennon told them about Jesus, praying they would go back home and tell others. Even now at 100, Sally is still reading the prayer calendar every day and praying for missionaries on their birthdays, said Huff. Early in her life she decided there were certain ideals she wanted for her life: to love God and serve Him, to love people and do mission work, and to take care of her health and always be ready to fulfill the Great Commission. Sally and Woodrow were married for 54 years and have three children, four grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. She now lives near her son in Winston-Salem, N.C. This article is copyrighted by the Biblical Recorder and BRnow.org. Used by permission. Working to Improve Student Talk Time How can a teacher avoid TTT (teacher talking time) and obey the 80/20 Rule of teaching and facilitation in a volunteer ESL class? Here are a few tips. Chorally read as much as humanly possible in the class. You can model the rule, little story, Bible verses once. Then the class can repeat with you chorally from 3-5 times. Remember that lots of repetition is key in language learning. Focus on building stamina. Remember that a student can be in an English class or working situation for years without having to speak much English. He or she needs help with longer statements and passages. Chose longer written materials or string shorter sentences together to help build stamina. Have each student in the class individually read the paragraph or material. For beginners, use the Q and A, and Chain drill, and let the students ask and answer questions. Ex. What is your pain level today? A: My pain level is 0 (or 2 or 5 or whatever) and go around the small or larger group. The teacher models, and monitors. Glenda Reece

The North Carolina Baptist LITERACY MISSIONS NEWSLETTER Number Fifty-Three August 2017

The North Carolina Baptist LITERACY MISSIONS NEWSLETTER Number Fifty-Three August 2017 Barbara Martin, Literacy Missions Coordinator 919-781-2253 The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina martin.grandmother@gmail.com