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Dr. Larry W. Leonard District Superintendent lwleonard@midsouthnaz.org 2015 HALFTIME As September rolls around so do other things which attract our attention.

But in the world of the MidSouth District Church of the Nazarene, it is half time. Yes, we are now at the half way mark of our 2015-2016 year. What usually happens at a halftime for a football team?

1 Dr. Larry W. Leonard District Superintendent 2015 HALFTIME As September rolls around so do other things which attract our attention. There is the new school year, (actually it began for most in August) which brings some stability to church attendance. Football at all levels has begun. But in the world of the MidSouth District Church of the Nazarene, it is half time. Yes, we are now at the half way mark of our year. What usually happens at a halftime for a football team? Three words pretty well sum up a halftime talk: Analysis of the first half; Adjustments aimed at correcting that which didn t work; and Action to make the second half successful and bring about a win for the team. How has your church handled the first half of our year? Are you happy with the progress you have made toward your ultimate mission? I would like to remind all of our churches of the challenge I made at the district assembly: The first challenge is spiritual: That we will continually be being fully filled with the power of the Holy Spirit every day. That we will be true New Testament, first generation, followers of Jesus Christ in everything we do. That at least one new believer will be added to the body of Christ in each fellowship every week. That each disciple will grow daily in knowledge, trust, and fruitfulness for Jesus Christ. That each church set one night a week that will be dedicated to prayer. That each follower bear witness to the fruit of the Spirit in all circumstances of life. The second challenge is practical ministry: That we begin our year by each church setting goals for intentional growth in all the avenues of ministry. That every area of ministry be guided exclusively toward the goal of leading someone to Jesus Christ. That each church conduct a monthly accountability check list of our progress in these ministry goals. That each church make course corrections as necessary each month in order to reach our goals. That each church have a year-end celebration party to praise God for the completion of our goals. Third is statistical integrity in accountability: That each church celebrate an increase in Sunday morning worship attendance. That each church celebrate an increase in the numbers of people being discipled each week. That each church celebrate an increase in the number of people who joined their fellowship as members. That each church celebrate an increase in baptisms. That each church report the church s income every month without fail to the Funding the Mission website at fundingthemission.org. That every church take the first fruits of each week s tithes and offerings and place 14% aside as holy unto the Lord. As we enter the second half of our year I encourage you to analyze, adjust, and act. I am praying for you and trusting God for victory for the sake of His kingdom.

Sunday School Make the Connection Rev. David Hill SDMI Chairman dcnaz3@comcast.

at Camp Garner Creek in Dickson, TN Friday - Sunday September 18-20 Dr.

Study leader, mother of three, and poignant retreat and conference speaker.

church retreats, and other special women's events.

Audiences will experience fellowship, being in God's Word and applying it to their lives. Information packets have been mailed.

net) Engage the Word is an exciting and easy 40-day emphasis that begins September 27, 2015 designed to develop life-long habits of daily Scripture

Details are at engagetheword.nazarene.org.

2 Sunday School Make the Connection Rev. David Hill SDMI Chairman People of Prayer Engaged in the Word Making Christlike Disciples The Annual MidSouth District Women s Retreat DO YOU HAVE AN AMEN, SISTER? at Camp Garner Creek in Dickson, TN Friday - Sunday September Dr. Carolyn Johnson, speaker Sandy Blackman, worship leader SDMI: Sunday School Discipleship Ministries International Carolyn Johnson is an educator, Bible Study leader, mother of three, and poignant retreat and conference speaker. She has spoken nationally as well as internationally and in various settings such as university chapels, on the radio, conferences, district and local church retreats, and other special women's events. Carolyn has one mission as a speaker to ignite a burning desire within listeners to know God in an authentic way. Audiences will experience fellowship, being in God's Word and applying it to their lives. Information packets have been mailed. If more information is needed, contact Ruth Chandler at (mcghee55@att.net) or Kelly Mixon, Registrar at (kcmixon@charter.net) Engage the Word is an exciting and easy 40-day emphasis that begins September 27, 2015 designed to develop life-long habits of daily Scripture engagement. SDMI, the American Bible Society (ABS), and gotandem are providing free online tools to make your campaign a success. Details are at engagetheword.nazarene.org. October 5-8, 2015 Central Church of the Nazarene, Lenexa, KS (Kansas City Metro) Registration closes September 20, 2015 Ignite is an annual conference hosted by Nazarene Children's Leadership Network (NCLN) for the purpose of resourcing and connecting children's leaders. ALL Children's Pastors, Teachers and Leaders are invited and encouraged to participate! It's an affordable, encouraging, life-giving reminder that we are part of a bigger story! Go to nazcln.org for all the information. Children s Bible Quizzing begins in October. Follow Dr. Digalot and Canteen the Camel on an exploration through Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. Contact Esther Simmons at (731) or estheresimmons2@gmail.com for detailed information.

Mrs. Mary Friedeman NMI President friedy@bellsouth.net Thanks to all who came to the mission area gatherings for the recent district tour.

. The Alabaster Offering goes toward the purchase of land and construction of churches, schools, medical facilities, and homes for missionaries and national workers.

Remember the MidSouth 100th anniversary project Goal: $10,000 These funds will send a shipping container to Kudjip Nazarene Hospital in Papua, New Guinea.

Completion date for this project is December 31, but we d love to beat the deadline! When you submit contributions. either online or by check, please reference project #112153.

The Nazarene Hospital Foundation collects medicine, medical supplies, equipment and cash donations for the hospital.

3 Mrs. Mary Friedeman NMI President Thanks to all who came to the mission area gatherings for the recent district tour. It was a pleasure to fellowship with folks from across the MidSouth district with a heart for the world! September is.. The Alabaster Offering goes toward the purchase of land and construction of churches, schools, medical facilities, and homes for missionaries and national workers. Alabaster funds help provide land for many Work & Witness projects. Remember the MidSouth 100th anniversary project Goal: $10,000 These funds will send a shipping container to Kudjip Nazarene Hospital in Papua, New Guinea. All the medicines and equipment have been donated; our job is to get them there! Each shipment contains an average of $850,000 worth of vital supplies. Completion date for this project is December 31, but we d love to beat the deadline! When you submit contributions. either online or by check, please reference project # NMI: Nazarene Missions International For those who shop on Amazon, there is a way for your purchases to benefit Kudjip. The Nazarene Hospital Foundation collects medicine, medical supplies, equipment and cash donations for the hospital. Your purchases from Amazon can automatically send a donation to the Nazarene Hospital Foundation. Go to and set up an account which enables Amazon to donate.05% to NHF every time you purchase. This donation won t be added to your purchase price; it comes directly from Amazon. Missionary Tour with Tim and Michelle Eby September 16 September 17 September 18 September 19 September 20 September 21 September 22 September 23 7:00 p.m. Gray's Chapel 7:00 p.m. Lawrenceburg Grace 9:15 & 10:45 a.m. Columbia Grace 6:00 p.m. Portland 6:00 p.m. Dover Church of the Nazarene

Rev. Jason Underwood NYI President jason@gccnaz.org The past few weeks the song Back to school, Back to school from the movie Billy Madison has been rolling around in my head.

We have said goodbye to seniors that we have spent countless hours with, and we are welcoming a new group of students. We are truly excited about ministry with you in the year ahead.

In all we do this year my prayer is that we lean on John 3:30 He must become greater; I must become less.

This event serves as the district prelim to TNT at TNU in April, but it is so much more than that.

There will be sports tournaments both for middle and high school students, worship services to begin and end our event, various local Nashville artists performing, a solid arts competition

4 Rev. Jason Underwood NYI President The past few weeks the song Back to school, Back to school from the movie Billy Madison has been rolling around in my head. Our students all around the midstate are back in the classroom. In youth ministry this is the beginning of a new year for us as well. We have said goodbye to seniors that we have spent countless hours with, and we are welcoming a new group of students. We are truly excited about ministry with you in the year ahead. Together we have the chance to shape students to make a life long commitment to Christ. In all we do this year my prayer is that we lean on John 3:30 He must become greater; I must become less. MidSouth Momentum NYI: Nazarene Youth International Momentum, the newly merged Extravaganza/District TNT event, will be held on Trevecca s campus this year, November 13-15, This event serves as the district prelim to TNT at TNU in April, but it is so much more than that. It s an opportunity to share and grow in the gifts that God has given us and to worship and celebrate him through these gifts. There will be sports tournaments both for middle and high school students, worship services to begin and end our event, various local Nashville artists performing, a solid arts competition with fantastic judges that are looking to help students develop their gifts, an amazing after-party hosted by our friends at TNU and more! The cost of the event is $50 for students competing in the event, $25 for non-competing students, and $20 for adults. More detailed information along with registration forms will be available mid-september at midsouthnyi.org and by from info@midsouthnyi.com. If you re not on our ing list, go to midsouthnyi.org and click on "contact us. From there you ll be able to send us your information to be added. We can t wait for Momentum! See you in November! Stay up to date with us here:

5 Attendance Report for August Capital Mission Area SS AM Bread of Life Community BridgePoint Brookhaven First...NR... NR Crystal Springs DaySpring Community Hazelhurst Hillside Community Jackson Emmanuel...NR... NR Meridian Fitkins Memorial Meridian Northside New Beginnings Christian One Accord Community Quitman Vicksburg First Vicksburg Hispanic Clarksville Mission Area Camden Clarksville First Clarksville Grace Clarksville Hope Riders Biker Clarksville Korean Clarksville Park Lane Dickson Lighthouse Dover...NR... NR Erin Fulton Gray s Chapel Griffin s Chapel...NR... NR.Jason Chapel Long Creek Paris Pine Hill Waverly Woodlawn Community Costal Mission Area Crossroads Gloster Gulf Coast Family Hattiesburg First Iglesia Taller del Maestro Laurel Bresee Laurel First LifeLine LifePointe Community Long Beach Community Magnolia Palabra de Vida Prentiss...NR...NR Victory Praise & Worship Center Waynesboro Trinity Columbia Mission Area Columbia First...NR... NR Columbia Grace Elmore Fly Jones Chapel Lawrenceburg Grace Lawrenceburg Vaughan Lewisburg First Mount Wesley-Akin Nashville New Life Korean Pleasant Point Savannah Spring Hill Restoration Comm Summertown Hills Mission Area Clarksdale Cleveland First...NR... NR.Columbus First SS AM Divine Grace Sunflower Fellowship Greenville First Grenada First Houlka New Albany Oxford/Oxford Hispanic Pearson Chapel Ripley Hispanic Rosebloom Sentobia N.O. Nabors...NR... NR Starkville Wesley Comm Tupelo Union...NR... NR Way of the Cross Memphis Mission Area Covington...NR... NR Crossroads Community Dyersburg Memphis Calvary Memphis Eastside Memphis Emmanuel Memphis Faithful Believers Memphis Friendship Memphis Grace Memphis Holiness Tabernacle Memphis Hope Tabernacle Memphis New Hope Memphis Refreshing Springs...NR... NR Millington Southaven Southaven Spanish Nashville North Mission Area Ashland City Faith Comm Gallatin Goodlettsville Hendersonville Hermitage Highland Joelton Madison Madison Hispanic Nashville Bethel Nashville First Nashville Grace Nashville Inglewood Nashville Whites Creek Old Hickory Portland Springfield Nashville South Mission Area Brentwood Concord Comm Franklin Comm of Faith Gateway Community Kingston Springs Nashville Bell Road Nashville Blakemore Nashville Christ Nashville Community Fellowship...NR... NR Nashville Donelson Nashville First Calvary Korean Nashville Glencliff Hispanic Nashville Kaleo Nashville Trevecca Comm Nashville Trinity Nashville Westwind Comm TOTAL

6 Funding the Mission giving Unified & TNU as of August 31 World Evan. & P & B as of August 31 Funding the Mission Funding the Mission Unified TNU WEF P & B Reported Income Income Updated Ashland City Faith Community $106, /31/2015 $6, $3, $10, $3, Brentwood Concord Comm $128, /31/2015 $3, $2, $5, $2, Bread of Life BridgePoint $16, /31/2015 $ $ $ $ Brookhaven First $ Camden $9, /30/2015 $ $ $ $ Clarksdale $18, /9/2015 $ $ $4, $ Clarksville First $51, /30/2015 $1, Clarksville Grace $206, /29/2015 $8, $4, $11, $4, Clarksville Hope Riders Bikers $18, /21/2015 $ $ $ $ Clarksville Korean $33, /26/2015 $1, $ $1, $ Clarksville Park Lane $118, /31/2015 $3, $1, $3, $1, Cleveland First $40, /23/2015 $1, $ $2, $ Columbia First $35, /18/2015 $1, $ $1, $ Columbia Grace $379, /31/2015 $14, $8, $19, $8, Columbus First $1, Covington $6, /14/2015 $ $ $ $ Crossroads $94, /29/2015 $2, $1, $2, $1, Crossroads Community $58, /30/2015 $1, $ $5, $1, Crystal Springs 0 $45.58 $45.58 $ $80.00 DaySpring Community $104, /1/2015 $8, $4, $5, $2, Dickson Lighthouse $29, /30/2015 $ $ $2, $ Divine Grace Sunflower Dover First $11, /20/2015 $ $ $ $ Dyersburg First $1, /19/ Elmore $11, /30/2015 $ $ Erin $182, /31/2015 $4, $2, $19, $3, Fellowship Fly $37, /7/2015 $1, $ $2, $ Franklin Community of Faith 0 $2, $1, $2, $1, Fulton First Gallatin First $187, /27/2015 $10, $5, $11, $4, Gateway Community $239, /18/ Gloster $15, /8/2015 $ $ $ $ Goodlettsville $280, /16/2015 $5, $3, $16, $6, Gray s Chapel $ Greenville First $11, /7/2015 $ $ $ $ Grenada First $12, /29/2015 $ $ $ $ Griffin s Chapel $54, /31/2015 $2, $1, $2, $1, Gulf Coast Family $44, /2/2015 $1, $ $2, $ Hattiesburg First 0 $1, $ $1, $ Hazlehurst $8, /30/2015 $ $ $1, $ Hendersonville $46, /31/2015 $1, $1, $2, $1, Hermitage Highland $16, /23/2015 $ $ $1, $ Hillside Community Houlka $9, /31/ Iglesia El Taller del Maestro $16, /26/2015 $ $ $ $ Jackson Emmanuel Jason Chapel $96, /30/2015 $3, $2, $3, $2, Joelton $4, /19/2015 $ $ $ $82.00 Jones Chapel Kingston Springs Laurel Bresee $2, /10/ Laurel First $ /19/ Lawrenceburg Grace $35, /9/2015 $1, $ $1, $ Lawrenceburg Vaughan $7, /10/2015 $ $61.97 $ $ Lewisburg First $17, /31/2015 $ $ $ $ LifeLine LifePointe Community $20, /25/ Long Beach Community $6, /27/2015 $ $ $ $ Long Creek $17, /27/2015 $ $ $1, $ Madison $9, /31/2015 $ $98.33 $ $98.33 Madison Hispanic $38, /17/2015 $1, $1, $2, $ Magnolia $15, /21/2015 $ $ $ $ Memphis Calvary $308, /31/2015 $11, $6, $16, $6, Memphis Eastside Memphis Emmanuel Memphis Faithful Believers Memphis Friendship $51, /30/2015 $1, $ $2, $1, Memphis Grace $124, /11/2015 $4, $2, $6, $2, Memphis Holiness Tabernacle $12, /28/2015 $ $ $ $ Memphis Hope Tabernacle $9, /30/2015 $ $ $ $ Memphis New Hope $30, /31/2015 $ $ $1, $ Memphis Refreshing Springs Meridian Fitkins Memorial $67, /11/2015 $2, $1, $2, $1, Meridian Northside $23, /1/2015 $ $ $1, $ Millington $12, /31/2015 $ $ $ $ Mount Wesley-Akin Chapel $27, /30/2015 $1, $ $1, $ Nashville Bell Road $ Nashville Bethel $96, /23/2015 $ $ $2, $2, Nashville Blakemore $34, /4/2015 $ $ $1, $ Nashville Christ $0.00 4/1/2015 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Nashville Comm Fellowship $13, /31/2015 $ $ $ $ Nashville Donelson $29, /26/2015 $1, $ $1, $ Nashville First $976, /25/2015 $26, $12, $44, $18, Nashville First Korean

Funding the Mission giving 2015-2016 Unified & TNU as of August 31 World Evan.

7 Funding the Mission giving Unified & TNU as of August 31 World Evan. & P & B as of August 31 Funding the Mission Funding the Mission Unified TNU WEF P & B Reported Income Income Updated Nashville Glencliff Hispanic 0 $ $ $ $ Nashville Grace $367, /31/2015 $11, $6, $19, $7, Nashville Inglewood $23, /6/2015 $ $ $1, $ Nashville Kaleo 0 $ $ $ $ Nashville New Life Korean $11, /31/2015 $ $ $ $ Nashville Trevecca Community $442, /31/2015 $12, $7, $17, $7, Nashville Trinity 0 $2, $1, $3, $1, Nashville Westwind Community $3, /2/2015 $ $61.00 $ $61.00 Nashville Whites Creek $29, /7/2015 $1, $ $2, $ New Albany First New Beginnings Christian Min Old Hickory $82, /31/2015 $3, $1, $4, $1, One Accord Community Oxford $39, /30/2015 $1, $1, $ Palabra de Vida Paris First $17, /5/2015 $ $ $ $ Pearson Chapel 0 $1, $ $1, $ Pine Hill $51, /12/2015 $1, $1, $2, $ Pleasant Point $7, /31/2015 $ $ $ $ Portland $132, /31/2015 $4, $2, $6, $2, Prentiss Quitman Ripley Hispanic Rosebloom $43, /31/2015 $1, $ $1, $ Savannah $15, /31/ $ Senatobia N.O. Nabors Memorial $6, /13/2015 $ $ $ $ Southaven $1, /10/2015 $ $ $ Southaven Spanish Spring Hill Restoration Comm $68, /1/2015 $4, $1, $3, $1, Springfield First 0 $ $ $1, $ Starkville Wesley Community $14, /16/2015 $ $ $ $ Summertown First $12, /30/2015 $ $ $ $ Tupelo 0 $ $ Union Vicksburg First $40, /31/2015 $1, $ $1, $ Vicksburg Hispanic Victory Praise and Worship Ctr $13, /16/2015 $ $ $ $ Waverly First $195, /2/2015 $7, $4, $10, $4, Way of the Cross $4, /26/2015 $ $91.46 $ $91.46 Waynesboro Trinity $4, /30/ Woodlawn Community $90, /24/2015 $3, $1, $4, $1, Total $6,458, $221, $118, $335, $129, We appreciate churches utilizing Funding the Mission and reporting the monthly income. If you need any assistance, please contact the District Office at (615) 255~2929 and we will be glad to assist you. District Leadership Retreat September 28 ~ 30 (Monday Wednesday) Gulf Shores Alabama TREVECCA CELEBRATION october 16 This is going to be an exciting day event with musical guests THE ISAACS, SUE DODGE, AND REDEEMED. Lunch is provided in the registration fee of $35 per person or in groups of 10 or more $30 per person. Registration available online at trevecca.edu/treveccacelebration.

Dr. Larry W. Leonard District Superintendent

Dr. Larry W. Leonard District Superintendent lwleonard@midsouthnaz.org 2016 THE BIBLICAL ENDORSEMENT FOR SABBATICAL Sabbaticals have a long history. In biblical times, sabbatical years occurred every seventh