August 2014 Volume 66 Number 8

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1 August 2014 Volume 66 Number McSwain Drive West Columbia, SC (803) SOUTH CAROLINA LEADERSHIP TEAM Dr. Eddie Estep District Superintendent edwardlestep@aol.com Mrs. LaNora Jensen NMI President nmi@scnazdist.net Dr. Jim Thrower SDMI Chairman swaymin@yahoo.com Rev. David Snodgrass NYI President ddsnodgrass@gmail.com Mrs. LaNora Jensen Treasurer treasurer@scnazdist.net Rev. Alan Pullen Camp Manager awpullen@hotmail.com

2 Midland Valley Community Brittany Estep Pageland Rose Memorial Matt Jenkins, Alyssa Jenkins Simpsonville LifeSpring Jim Pettit, Greg Segur Spartanburg Casa del Alfarero Wilian Roman, Cintia Roman, Alex Roman, Hector Velasquez, Joaquin Lopez, Lisette Cruz, Johnny Sepulveda, Shirly Sepulveda Summerville Mack McClellan, Sara Jayne McClellan. Alyssa McClellan, Jay McClellan Transitions: Rev. Harry Widener is serving as interim pastor at Greenville First. Dr. Jim Stocks is serving as interim pastor at Fort Mill. On Sunday, June 29, 2014, Walterboro First Church celebrated a baptism service in which 17 were baptized in the Edisto River. It was a beautiful service led by Pastor Roland Evans, who was leading his first baptism service as pastor, with Elwood Stith assisting. There were over 50 in attendance. Congratulations to Dr. Jim and Dr. Judith Stocks, who will be celebrating their 50 th wedding anniversary on August 23, Cards of congratulations can be sent to P.O. Box 3087, Rock Hill, SC Sportman s Banquet, September 27, 2014 at 6 p.m. Winnsboro First Church of the Nazarene 650 Ninth St. Winnsboro, SC (For registration Information) Pastor John Powell (Batesburg) undergoing oncology treatment Dr. Jim Bearden (former SC DS) Janice Lee (District SDMI Treasurer) undergoing treatment for cancer Jean Pratt (Hartsville First pastor's spouse) undergoing treatments for multiple myeloma An awakening movement of the Holy Spirit on the South Carolina District Progress toward the 2020 Vision (100 churches) for South Carolina District Ministry Team Retreat: October 9-12, 2014, North Myrtle Beach. Because of expenses associated with pastors attending M15 (February 2015) and PALCON (June 2015), we are moving up the Ministry Team Retreat for the church year to avoid conflicts with these other two events. Church Planting Training: November 17-21, 2014, and January 26-30, 2015, at the D. Moody Gunter Camp & Retreat Center. Offered in English and Spanish. Mission 2015 (M15): The USA/Canada Region Mid- Quadrennial Conference will take place February 9-11, 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference theme will be Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future. Eddie Estep s new book, Who s Got Your Back? can now be preordered on Amazon at a 10% discount. Release date is October 1, (continued on next page)

3 (continued) Hollywood Super Bus ministry, partnering with Charleston Sea Islands church, has now expanded to Johns Island The South Carolina District bids farewell to Pastor Paul and Erin Johnson and Graham and Ellis, who have accepted the call to pastor the University North Church in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Dr. Roland DuBay was installed as pastor at Beaufort on Sunday, July 27, Rev. Alan Harkey (Janet) was installed as pastor at Honea Path Genesis on Sunday, July 13, August 16 D I S T R I C T Prime Time Area Leaders' Meeting, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Florence Family Life NMI Council Meeting, 10 a.m., District Office NYI District Bible Quiz Meet C A L E N D A R September NYI Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., District Office Prime Time Event, Pelion SDMI Council Meeting, 10 a.m., District Office 26 DAB, 6 p.m., District Office 20 NYI District Bible Quiz Meet 31 Statistics Due in District Office 28 Statistics Due in District Office September 1 Labor Day (District Office Closed) 30-October 1 NTS Preaching Conference

4 Greenwood Community Church has sent a 31-member Work and Witness team to Guatemala. They will split into three teams in Guatemala: Team #1 doing construction at New Vision Church of the Nazarene, team #2 doing medical clinics at the Nazarene clinic in the capital city, and team #3 doing child evangelism in different areas during the week. DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS FOR District Advisory Board: Dr. Eddie Estep, Richard Coleman, Bill Harmon, Ben LaPlace, Kyle Poole, Brent Walker, Mark Alison, David Ferguson, Jimmy Haynes, Iwana Ridgill, Dorothy Waldron Trustees to Trevecca: Dr. Eddie Estep, Mike McAdory, Wendel Nixon, Jim Taylor Carolinas School of Ministry Board: Dr. Eddie Estep, Larry Wagner, Rodney Lindsay, Billy Williams, Jerry Branham, John Powell

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8 2014 NMI Convention We were honored and blessed to have Dr. Lindell and Dr. Kay Browning with us at the 72nd Annual NMI Convention. The Brownings spoke on the work on the Eurasia Region and requested prayer specifically for the Christians in Iraq. Dr. Kay read Psalm 121, which has been the scripture they have claimed as their promise while they have served in the Middle East. They shared reflections on their service over the years: (1) Incredible opportunities for evangelism, training, and outreach are now possible in the Middle East due to globalization, the advancement of technology, and the Internet. (2) When faced with difficult and important decisions in our lives, God will give one heart and one mind. (3) Make every effort to keep a balanced outlook on the world you live in. (4) Plans and strategies for ministry are important, but always leave room for the mysteries of God. (5) The church is in good hands. God is calling young people to do new things, in new places, in new ways. The South Carolina District gave $544,987 to the World Evangelism Fund. We are 113.3% for World Evangelism Fund. You are making a difference because of your support of World Evangelism Fund and by overpaying the World Evangelism Fund. Congratulations to the following churches that paid/overpaid the World Evangelism Fund: Ashwood, Bamberg, Batesburg, Beaufort, Bennettsville First, Bishopville, Camden First, Cayce, Charleston Calvary, Charleston Sea Islands International Community, Chester, Clemson-The Bridge, Clover, Columbia Abundant Life Fellowship, Columbia First, Columbia Grace, Duncan LifeSpring Community, Florence Family Life, Fort Mill, Greenville First Greenwood Community, Hartsville Calvary, Hartsville First, Honea Path Genesis, Lancaster SonLight Community, Lexington Shepherd, Lugoff Faith, Manning New Start Community, Midland Valley Community, Moncks Corner, Myrtle Beach-The Connection, New Ellenton New Life, Orangeburg First, Orangeburg Memorial, Pelion, Rock Hill Emmanuel, Rock Hill First, Rock Hill Grace, Rock Hill Trinity, Simpsonville LifeSpring Community, Summerville, Sumter Calvary, Sumter First, Sumter Wise Drive, Wallace, Walterboro First, West Columbia Central, West Columbia First, Winnsboro, and York. The top percentage and dollar over-payers were: Ashwood, Batesburg, Chester, Greenville First, Hartsville Calvary, Hartsville First, Lexington Shepherd, Rock Hill Grace, Rock Hill Trinity, and Sumter Wise Drive. JESUS Film teams have reported 67,554,734 evangelistic contacts* from January 1998 through July Of these contacts, 12,702,695 (18.8% of contacts) have indicated decisions for Christ with 5,304,942 (41.8% of decisions) initial discipleship follow-ups. There have been 47,176 preaching points started. *JESUS Film and other tools

9 Making Christlike Disciples. It s the heart of the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19. It s the essence of our denominational Mission Statement. It s what every follower of Jesus has been commanded to do until He comes again. I am convinced that most everyone who has been in the church for any length of time knows what we ve been commissioned to do. Pastors preach on it and teachers teach it regularly. What I am not as convinced about is that we are actively engaged in seeking to fulfill it. Disciple making is not something we can do in our spare time. As one would plant a garden and then meticulously care for it until the harvest, discipling also requires that attention and care be given in leading someone to faith and fruitfulness in Christ. Here are a few observations about disciple making that I think we should keep in mind as we seek to fulfill the call of the Great Commission: We must serve and live under the authority of Jesus. Jesus knew His disciples would need a source of power beyond their own to accomplish the mission He was giving them, and we do, too That source was to be himself Jesus told them that all authority in heaven and on earth had been given Him by the Father. They were to go in the authority brought by His living in them. Accepting His commission would lead them to an Upper Room, prolonged prayer, and a fiery baptism that would alter their lives forever. There they learned a simple yet profound spiritual reality. You cannot experience the authority of Jesus to serve Him until you come under His authority to lead you. We must act on His command to Go It is a literal impossibility to fulfill the Great Commission unless we are willing to Go. The where, when, and what to do when we get there are up to Jesus, but go we must if we are to disciple the nations. Scripture is clear that His vision was for the world, but it began for the disciples and will for us in our Jerusalem. We must all seek to be disciple makers. Everyone can be involved in making disciples for Jesus To be an effective disciple maker does not require multiple soul-winning courses but having a heart that cares for the souls of men. It will require that we involve ourselves in building relationships with others in such a way that they will see the sincerity of our love and concern for them. It will likely be out of this genuine Christian concern for them that opportunity will come for us to share our faith in Christ with them. Finally, we must do this until He comes again Our mission is not finished Jesus is coming again one day for His church, and my prayer is that when He does, He will find us going and making disciples of all nations.. In His Service, Dr. Jim Thrower August 16, 2014 Prime Time Area Leaders' Meeting, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Florence Family Life

10 The goal of the SCNYI Leadership Team is to help equip pastors, youth pastors, youth workers, and parents of our district families with the tools & resources needed to lead this generation into a dynamic life in Christ We have been working hard to establish and streamline our efforts to help make your job of loving on students much easier and more efficient. We are currently in the process of collecting addresses and phones numbers of all our district youth leaders to try and make our distribution list more effective as we increase communication. If you are not currently on the ing list and would like to be, contact us at scottandtammiecrandall@googl .com and we will be happy to add you to the list. south carolina nazarene youth international Elected Representatives Adult Reps: Robert Caulder Donna Dabbs College Reps: Merari Lopez Emily Kelly Sr. High Reps: Jackson Poole Bethany Rupert Jr. High Reps: Kurtis Poole Kara Hayes District Leadership: NYI President David Snodgrass dsnodgrass@camdenfirstchurch.org Vice-President Wes Steisslinger wes@greenvillenaz.org NYI Secretary Tammie Crandall scottandtammie@googl .com NYI Treasurer Brandie Smith brandie2981@yahoo.com Save The Date(s) August 23rd Quiz Meet at Camden First September 4th Council Meeting September 20th Quiz Meet October 25th Quiz Meet November Breakaway To Receive FREE Twitter Texts from our District NYI Text: Message: you can find us at: southcarolinanyi

11 BUDGET PROGRESS report Thank you for your faithful stewardship and for the difference you are making across South Carolina and around the world We are grateful to all of our churches for their support of the World Evangelism Fund, Trevecca Nazarene University, Pensions & Benefits, and the South Carolina District Fair Share. Eddie Estep, District Pastor Church July Fair Share TNU Paid YTD WEF Paid YTD P&B Paid YTD Aiken Ebenezer $ $ $ $ Ashwood $ $ $0.00 $ Bamberg $ $91.13 $ $91.13 Batesburg $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Beaufort $ $ $ $ Bennettsville First $ $ $ $ Bishopville $ $ $ $ Camden First $ $ $ $ Cayce $ $ $ $ Charleston Calvary $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Charleston First $0.00 $0.00 $ $ Charleston Sea Is.Intern'l Com. $ $ $1, $ Cherrydale Hispanic $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Chester $1, $ $1, $ Clemson - The Bridge $0.00 $14.00 $58.00 $25.00 Clover $ $ $0.00 $0.00 Columbia Abundant Life $ $ $ $ Columbia Emmanuel Korean $70.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Columbia First $0.00 $1, $0.00 $0.00 Columbia Grace $ $ $ $ Duncan LifeSpring $ $ $ $ Florence Family Life $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Fort Mill $ $ $1, $ Georgetown $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Great Falls $95.75 $36.35 $88.86 $36.35 Greenville First $4, $1, $3, $1, Greenwood Community $ $ $2, $ Hartsville Calvary $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $10.00 Hartsville First $ $ $ $ Honea Path Genesis $ $ $ $ Lancaster SonLight Com. $ $ $ $ Laurens Cornerstone $9.04 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Lexington Shepherd $1, $ $2, $ Lugoff Faith $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Manning NewStart $1, $ $1, $ Midland Valley Community $3, $2, $5, $2, Moncks Corner $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Myrtle Beach $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 New Ellenton New Life $ $91.14 $ $91.14 Orangeburg First $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Orangeburg Memorial $ $ $ $ Pageland Rose Memorial $ $ $0.00 $ Pelion $ $ $1, $ Rock Hill Celebration Place $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Rock Hill Emmanuel $ $ $0.00 $0.00 Rock Hill First $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Rock Hill Grace $ $ $0.00 $0.00 Rock Hill Trinity $0.00 $ $2, $ Seneca $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Simpsonville LifeSpring $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Spartanburg First $0.00 $ $0.00 $ Summerville $1, $ $1, $ Sumter Calvary $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Sumter First $2, $1, $3, $1, Sumter Wise Drive $ $ $1, $ Wallace $ $69.12 $85.08 $36.00 Walterboro First $ $ $ $ West Columbia Central $1, $ $3, $1, West Columbia First $1, $ $1, $ Winnsboro $1, $ $2, $1, York $ $58.11 $ $58.00 TOTAL $31, $17, $44, $17, DISCIPLESHIP m i n i s t r i e s JULY 2014 SS AM Low Country Mission Area Beaufort Charleston Calvary Charleston First Charleston Sea Is. Intern'l Com Hollywood Trinity Bible Fellowship Moncks Corner Summerville Walterboro First Lower Midlands Mission Area Aiken Ebenezer Bamberg 8 23 Batesburg Midland Valley Community New Ellenton New Life Orangeburg First Orangeburg Memorial NR NR Pelion Midlands Mission Area Cayce Columbia Abundant Life Columbia Emmanuel Korean 8 10 Columbia First Columbia Grace Lexington Shepherd West Columbia Central West Columbia First Winnsboro Pee Dee Mission Area Bennettsville First Bishopville Camden First Hartsville Calvary Hartsville First NR NR Lugoff Faith Pageland Rose Memorial Wallace Piedmont Mission Area Chester Clover Fort Mill Great Falls Lancaster SonLight Com Rock Hill Celebration Place Rock Hill Emmanuel Rock Hill First Rock Hill Grace Rock Hill Trinity York 6 13 Santee Mission Area Ashwood Florence Family Life Georgetown NewStart 4 6 Manning NewStart Myrtle Beach Sumter Calvary Sumter First Sumter Wise Drive Upstate Mission Area Cherrydale Hispanic Clemson - The Bridge 6 5 Duncan LifeSpring Greenville First Greenwood Community Honea Path Genesis NA 39 Laurens Cornerstone 8 10 Perry Correctional Center NA 15 Seneca Simpsonville LifeSpring Spartanburg Casa del Alfarero NA 75 Spartanburg First TOTAL