MISSION, STRATEGY, FOLLOW-THROUGH

October 2012 Dr. Larry W. Leonard District Superintendent tnnazdist@aol.com MISSION, STRATEGY, FOLLOW-THROUGH Over the past three weeks as I have driven across the Tennessee District, I have watched the green foliage on our majestic landscape become outlined in scarlet and gold. October is here with its annual reminder that as winter approaches, time is quickly passing. It prods us to realize that the Tennessee District has completed one-third of our fiscal year. As we begin the second third of our church year, our thoughts should turn to following through on the mission and strategy proposed in the vision report of the district superintendent at our district assembly this summer. We must remain focused on the five proposed strategies to assure the success of our mission: 1. Partnership Connections: The Tennessee District Ministry Resource Center has intentionally partnered with Columbia Grace in the launch of Restoration Community Church of the Nazarene, our district s newest church in Spring Hill. In September, Columbia Grace celebrated the sending of Pastor Derek Hunter and 50-75 people who will work together in this new church plant. The district has announced that our three Cuba Work & Witness teams, made up of local church laypersons and pastors, will go to Cuba December 4-11, 2012; February 19-27, 2013; and March 5-13, 2013. The December team has 18 confirmed members. Two of our churches are considering a new partnership of sharing one pastor. Many of our churches are renewing last year s partnerships and beginning new ones. 2. Local Leadership Development: Your district superintendent and assistant district superintendent finished the Tennessee District Mission Area Tour for fall 2012 on Tuesday night, October 2. Attendance and enthusiasm were encouraging. Local churches were equipped with a Prayer Partner Ministry System to adapt to their needs for an organized prayer ministry. 3. Passion for a Connectional Church: I have been thrilled with the renewed love for and involvement in our denomination by our local churches. Many are making plans to attend General Assembly next June in Indianapolis. The relationship with global Nazarenes is being strengthened as our churches are preparing to pay 100 percent of our contributions to others through the budget system. One pastor told me last week that his church board, who had been very opposed to the idea of sending money away from the local needs, has voted unanimously to pay their fair share of 14 percent in full. God is really helping his church. 4. Pastor s Personal Soul Care: With a continued focus on our pastors spiritual wellbeing, pastors are preparing to attend the Soul Care Conference at Camp Garner Creek November 5-6. Rev. Rick Underwood, director of Journey Counseling Center at Trevecca Community Church, will lead us in an examination of The Inner Life of the Pastor. I am anticipating a great gathering of pastors and staff members for this time of personal growth. 5. Proclaiming Scriptural Holiness: Once again Dr. Gary Hencke has inspired, challenged, and informed us of our holiness heritage in Being a Wesleyan: The Essential Distinctive For Our Day. We continue to sharpen our pastors skills to preach the holiness doctrine. You have been active and enthusiastic in your involvement as team members. God has blessed the first third of the year. Please join me in praying and participating in the privilege of ministry together for these next eight months. Connected to hope, Larry W. Leonard

SDMI: Sunday School Discipleship Ministries International Rev. David Hill, SDMI Chairman 403 Page Place Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 E-mail: dcnaz3@comcast.net Sunday School Make the Connection Engage the Word 40 Day Bible Reading Plan is underway. If you ve not signed up to get the daily email or text, please sign up at http://engagetheword.nazarene.org. When signing up, if prompted to set up an account, declining to do so will not cancel out receiving the daily devotional. What a way to begin the day! Engage the Word can guide everyone in their spiritual growth. Nashville First will host a Regional Creative Ministry Solutions Training Festival on October 26 & 27. This event is perfect for anyone wanting to learn the art of puppertry & other creative performance arts. For more information or to register contact Creative Ministry Solutions Events at (303) 790-1188 or at events@creativemin.com. During this time of the year, many activities are being planned or are happening. To help with that, please take note of the dates and corresponding events below. God bless you during this autumn season! OCTOBER 19-20 NMI Prayer Retreat NOVEMBER 9 Children s Ministry Network Lunch 10 Children's Invitational #2 16-17 Pre-Teen Lock-In JANUARY (2013) 11 Children s Ministry Network Lunch 12 Children's Invitational #3 26 Women's Breakaway FEBRUARY 9 Children's Invitational #4 23 Mission Areas Children's Quiz Final MARCH 2 Improve Your Serve 8-9 Men's Retreat 16 Children's Quiz Finals APRIL 1-3 Prime Time Retreat 12-13 Marriage Retreat 26-27 Southeastern Children's Quiz - Atlanta MAY 28-6/2 Family Camp Meeting CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER WOMEN S MINISTRY RETREAT JUNE 19-28 General Conventions & Assembly JULY 1-4 Early Elementary Camp 15-19 Tween Camp SEPTEMBER 14 ~ 16 TOP TEN SEPTEMBER SUNDAY SCHOOL 1. Nashville First...770 2. Nashville Trevecca Community...645 3. Columbia Grace...492 4. Hermitage...414 5. Goodlettsville...390 6. Memphis Calvary...359 7. Clarksville Grace...263 8. Nashville Grace...243 9. Gallatin...223 10. Erin...194 NUMERICAL GAIN 1. Memphis Calvary...83 2. Nashville First...72 3. Memphis New Hope...22 Nashville Trevecca Community...22 5. Brentwood First...20 6. Waverly...18 7. Goodlettsville...15 Hendersonville...15 Hermitage...15 10. Long Creek...14 Nashville Blakemore...14 PERCENTAGE GAIN 1. Dickson Lighthouse... 112.50% 2. Nashville Community Fellowship... 90.91% 3. Memphis New Hope... 84.62% 4. Summertown... 66.67% Nashville Blakemore... 66.67% 6. Covington... 58.33% 7. Dyersburg... 46.67% 8. Long Creek... 38.89% 9. Nashville Trinity... 31.25% 10. Nashville Inglewood... 30.43% MORNING WORSHIP 1. Nashville First...1047 2. Nashville Trevecca Community...1030 3. Columbia Grace...645 4. Hermitage...560 5. Goodlettsville...527 6. Clarksvile Grace...519 7. Clarksville First...518 8. Memphis Calvary...454 9. Nashville Grace...370 10. Gallatin...317

NMI: Nazarene Missions International Mrs. Becky Hancock, President 504 W. Angela Circle Goodlettsville, TN 37072 E-mail: mhbethel1@juno.com YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER! Missions is two-dimensional if it is done well...here at home and around the world. I esteem every person and local church who does it all! Many of you are reaching out to your local communities as well as being faithful to the international dimension of our denomination. Recently I attended an annual fund raising dinner for our local crisis pregnancy center. Their vision statement had words that reflected my own heart's desire. I imagine you would be in agreement with me that this is our goal as God's people: "We seek to offer a community of restoration in the midst of brokenness, declaring worth in God's eyes unto all whom we minister His healing grace. It is our desire to serve as sculptors of the soul to those whose cry is unheard by the ears of the world. Therefore, we exist to point them to the Creator...the One who's got the whole world in His hands with room left over, welcoming you and me and them, and turning it all into us." Praise God for His welcome and grace to ALL of us! Two very important dates on our District NMI calendar are deserving of your attention - #1 District Prayer Retreat at Camp Garner Creek on Oct. 19 (Fri. at 5:30 p.m. beginning with dinner and ending with lunch on Sat.) - Oct. 20. Cost is $40 with two per room. This is a great opportunity for us to seek the Lord together and be reminded of the crucial foundation for ALL our ministry...prayer! Join us and bring a friend. It is beautiful in autumn at our campgrounds, a great place to meet with God. To register contact Kathy Philips at kbphilips@att.net. #2 Our first Work/Witness team is heading to Cuba in December. God has been busy calling folks to join this team! They will be meeting with us at prayer retreat so we can pray with them in preparation. Please put these on your personal prayer list. Here is the name of each team member and the name of their local church: Work/Witness Coordinator: Mick Holcomb, Jason Chapel Dr. Larry Leonard, District Superintendent Al Bigger, Columbia Grace Roger Costa & Chuck Mashburn, Nashville First Emily Eaton, Goodlettsville Larry & Barbara Fox, Gallatin Christopher & Hilary Fryman, Nashville Kaleo Bryant Gentry & Danny Lee Bill Mantlo & Jack Oden, Springfield First Eric & Candace Penny, Jason Chapel Al Pilcher & Ruth Ann Scroggs, Memphis Calvary Albertha Rogers, Memphis Eastside On September 18th Trevecca and our district NMI hosted a Red Cross Shelter Team Training on the TNU campus. Thank you, TNU students and Tennessee Nazarenes for participating in this great day. Here are the group photos of these two groups. Thanks to Michael Rhodes, our district Nazarene Disaster Response Coordinator, and Heather Daughtery from TNU for planning this event. Tennessee Nazarenes TNU Students

NYI: Nazarene Youth International Rev. Jason Underwood, NYI President 584 Franklin Road Franklin, TN 37069 E-mail: pastorjasonunderwood@gmail.com Hey TNYI Family, October is here and before you know it the leaves will be changing, the air will be cooler and you will have to find some reason to use pumpkins in your Wednesday night game time! Like many of you the fall season seems to keep me very busy with fundraisers, fall sports season, and more. We can get so busy that we neglect to plan ahead for what is coming next. Take a few moments to mark down some important events coming your way from the TNYI. Extravaganza Athletics November 9th and 10th we will converge on Hermitage church for another year of fantastic competition. Daniel Meadow (drmeadow@gmail.com) is in charge of this awesome event. For more information and registration you can check out the website at www.tnnyi.com. Forms will be due by November 1st. Please mail forms to Kelli Hamilton, 510 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206. From txt 2 speech What is the future of Christian proclamation in a society increasingly driven by networked technologies and 140-character communications? Trevecca is hosting an event for youth pastors Nov. 29-Dec. 1st to answer such questions. For more information please go to http://www.txt2speech.org/site/home.html or look for the link on our website. Nearly New Years Lock-in Mark your calendars now for our Nearly New Years lock-in. This years event will be held in Franklin/Brentwood on Friday December 28th. More information will be available soon. Contact Jon Allen at pastorjonallen@yahoo.com for more details. TNT@TNU With all of us gearing up for extravaganza we can t forget that TNT@TNU will sneak up on us quickly. The dates are April 11-14. We want to get as many students there as possible. Look for a TNT@TNU poster available for download on our site soon. I love you and there s nothing you can do about it! TNU will host the 4th Annual Preaching Conference: Preaching 2.0 with special guest speaker Dr. David Lose on October 22-23, 2012. For more information go to http://www.trevecca.edu/alumni-and-friends/churchservices/preaching-conference.

Nazarenes from around the world will gather for worship, fellowship, and business next summer in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, for General Assembly 2013, and excitement is growing as housing and event registration is now open. The General Assembly Arrangements Office established a housing block of approximately 29,000 hotel rooms near the Indiana Convention Center. The number of sleeping rooms blocked is based upon past attendance figures, expected popularity of the site, and the Arrangements Office s best projections for attendance. All hotels are within walking distance of the Indiana Convention Center, and hotel prices ranges from US$144 to $169 per night plus tax. Through contracting hotel rooms the Church of the Nazarene secures the convention center at no cost and is able to be good stewards of its resources. As with any contract, there is a legal obligation with financial penalties should we not meet the terms of the contracts. Delegates and visitors are encouraged to stay within the housing block to ensure these obligations are met and that the church does not incur penalties as occurred in 2009. Visitors (non-delegates) from the USA and Canada can register now for General Assembly 2013 and make hotel reservations. Registration is available at nazarene.org/ga or by fax or mail using a housing form found in the upcoming September/ October issue of Holiness Today. The event will begin on June 19 and run through June 27. Visitors from outside the USA and Canada may register and make reservations through their regional general assembly coordinator. They may contact their regional office for details. To register as a visitor, check hotel availability and make a reservation, please visit the General Assembly and Conventions website at nazarene.org/ga. General Assembly is the "supreme doctrine-formulating, lawmaking, and elective authority of the Church of the Nazarene" (Manual, 131). The General Assembly and auxiliary conventions (Nazarene Missions International, Nazarene Youth International, and Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International) convene every four years, bringing together Nazarenes from around the globe. For more General Assembly articles, see the General Assembly 2013 section. Welcome New Nazarenes Columbia Grace ~ Pastor Mark Lindstrom Josh & Kellie Dewey; Brittney Thorpe; Terry Pinkcard; Kayla Knoshal Covington ~ Pastor Ray Lepkowicz Rachel Akins;Dylan & Haley Sherrod Highland ~ Pastor David Scott Lehman Franks, Sr. Nashville Glencliff Hispanic ~ Pastor Pedro Cruz Ever Nieto Hernandez; Heidy Marisela Nieto; Alexa Nieto; Florencio Flores; Arwen Michelle Rodriguez; Antonia Vega; Rodolfo Denzel Rodriguez Nashville Trinity ~ Pastor Mike Proctor Claudia Sullivan Waverly ~ Pastor Daron Brown Jason & Adriana Batchelder; Dakota Cavness Woodlawn ~ Pastor Tracy Hoskins April & Kyle Humphrey; Jessica & Clifton Malone Baptized Columbia Grace ~ Pastor Mark Lindstrom Emily Brown; Eleanor Tallman Gallatin ~ Pastor Tim Hancock Eli Sterling; J.P. Primeaux; Abi & JoAnne Hancock; Bethany Kihnley; Kenneth Keene; Bob Damron; Angela Roberts; Pam Navarra; Bill Petry, Jr.; Travis Sutton, Jr.; Travis Sutton, Sr.; Jaina King; Noah Meikrantz; Sydney Desroches; Skylier Pinkerton; Andrew McCullough; Kennedi Porter; Patrick Gillihan Goodlettsville ~ Pastor Daryl Blank Chance Fowler; Emma Green; Blake Hayes; Arianna Massey; Kylie Medlock; Carson Slaughter; Anna Rose Steffy; Nicole Taipale Jason Chapel ~ Pastor James Spruill Scotty Worcester; Buford & Cooper Jones Memphis Eastside ~ Pastor Albertha Bragg Magali Vazquez; Geler Fredi Ramires Perez; Pedro Aquino Nashville Glencliff Hispanic ~ Pastor Pedro Cruz Ever Nieto Hernandez; Heidy Marisela Nieto; Alexa Nieto; Florencio Flores; Arwen Michelle Rodriguez; Antonia Vega; Rodolfo Denzel Rodriguez Nashville Grace ~ Pastor Ken Dove Connor & Kyler Tharp; Samantha Spencer; Jacquelyn Cox Waverly ~ Pastor Daron Brown Brandon Motz; Lena Wilson; Aubrey Stafford

Attendance Report for September Clarksville Mission Area SS AM Clarksville First... 114...518 Clarksville Grace... 263...519 Clarksville Korean... 30...65 Clarksville Park Lane... 118...160 Dover... 57...74 Gray s Chapel... 66...60 Long Creek... 50...50 Woodlawn Community... 121...156 Columbia Mission Area Brentwood Concord Comm... 154...237 Brentwood First... 140...244 Columbia First... 39...54 Columbia Grace... 492...645 Franklin Community... 68...154 Franklin Hispanic... 0...0 Lawrenceburg Grace... 35...64 Lawrenceburg Vaughan... 11...15 Lewisburg... 33...53 Nashville New Life Korean... 28...34 Pleasant Point... 16...19 Fly Mission Area Elmore... 47...57 Fly... 17...63 Jones Chapel... 27...48 Mt. Wesley-Akin Chapel... 21...37 Savannah... 17...24 Summertown... 10...27 Memphis North Mission Area Covington... 19...22 Crossroads Community... 36...54 Dyersburg... 22...22 Memphis Calvary... 359...454 Memphis New Hope... 48...44 Memphis Word Alive... 34...47 Millington... 25...25 Memphis South Mission Area SS AM Memphis Christ Like... 16...35 Memphis Eastside... 24...32 Memphis Emmanuel... 37...65 Memphis Faithful Believers... 9...21 Memphis Friendship... 26...48 Memphis Grace... 145...182 Memphis Holiness Tabernacle... 65...136 Memphis Hope Tabernacle... 30...37 Memphis Refreshing Springs... 9...38 Nashville East Mission Area Hermitage... 414...560 Madison... 24...34 Madison Hispanic... 39...116 Nashville Bethel... 85...113 Nashville First... 770...1047 Nashville Grace... 243...370 Nashville Inglewood... 30...62 Nashville Whites Creek... 36...69 Old Hickory... 92...122 Nashville North Mission Area Ashland City Faith Comm... 70...110 Gallatin... 223...317 Goodlettsville... 390...527 Greenbrier New Walk... 0...61 Hendersonville... 88...142 Highland... 20...32 Joelton... 8...10 Portland...111...211 Springfield... 40...54 Sumner Cty. Living Springs... 0...47 Nashville South Mission Area Kingston Springs... 22...38 Nashville Bell Road... 18...37 Nashville Blakemore... 35...75 Nashville Calvary Korean... 35...73 Nashville Christ... 0...33 Nashville Community Fellowship... 21...45 Nashville Donelson... 35...45 Nashville Glencliff Hispanic... 72...130 Nashville Kaleo... 17...17 Nashville Immanuel... 0...20 Nashville Trevecca Comm... 645...1030 Nashville Trinity... 21...46 Nashville Westwind... 19...21 Waverly Mission Area Camden... 10...20 Dickson Lighthouse... 13...40 Erin... 194...241 Fulton... 43...53 Griffin s Chapel... 77...110 Jason Chapel... 93...175 Paris... 41...41 Pine Hill... 76...105 Waverly... 173...247 TOTAL... 7202...11264 Thanks to ALL churches for 100% reporting for 81 consecutive months. District Ministerial Christmas Dinner November 30, 2012 Camp Garner Creek Please RSVP at DMRC (615) 255~2929

Funding the Mission giving 2012-2013 Unified & TNU as of Sept. 30 World Evan. & P & B as of Sept. 30 Funding the Mission Funding the Mission Unified TNU WEF P & B Reported Income Income Updated Ashland City Faith Comm. 0 0 0 0 0 Brentwood Concord Comm. 0 3,518 1,978 10,655 2,029 Brentwood First 72,287 7/30/12 2,891 1,626 3,584 2,609 Camden 11,566 9/30/12 301 169 602 249 Clarksville First 0 306 0 715 153 Clarksville Grace 0 6,740 3,791 6,334 2,598 Clarksville Korean 16,879 8/26/12 675 388 1,001 408 Clarksville Park Lane 114,487 9/23/12 3,344 1,405 4,610 1,912 Columbia First 21,990 9/10/12 845 475 1,145 290 Columbia Grace 285,625 8/31/12 10,508 5,911 14,448 5,911 Covington 3,825 9/10/12 240 180 216 135 Crossroads Community 0 624 340 1,617 518 Dickson Lighthouse 0 0 0 0 50 Dover 45,898 9/26/12 1,830 1,029 2,348 978 Dyersburg 0 0 0 473 290 Elmore 0 564 317 775 317 Erin 87,890 9/15/12 3,313 1,864 4,555 1,864 Fly 21,844 9/5/12 874 492 1,201 492 Franklin Community 0 2,100 1,312 1,996 726 Franklin Hispanic 0 0 0 0 0 Fulton 8,542 7/31/12 324 214 444 192 Gallatin 0 7,017 3,160 8,364 2,113 Goodlettsville 343,848 9/25/12 11,851 6,700 17,879 7,332 Gray s Chapel 0 0 0 0 0 Greenbrier New Walk 15,721 9/1/12 0 0 500 350 Griffin s Chapel 29,195 8/31/12 1,082 608 1,603 608 Hendersonville 32,997 8/26/12 1,115 697 1,469 599 Hermitage 0 1,399 0 0 699 Highland 9,584 8/26/12 361 203 501 208 Jason Chapel 62,130 9/1/12 0 0 2,352 1,337 Joelton 3,396 8/29/12 213 132 310 132 Jones Chapel 0 0 0 0 0 Kingston Springs 0 476 298 1,063 293 Lawrenceburg Grace 18,443 9/7/12 739 449 1,016 385 Lawrenceburg Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 Lewisburg 12,000 8/18/12 788 492 1,083 394 Long Creek 0 548 343 754 274 Madison 14,844 9/18/12 580 319 558 236 Madison Hispanic 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis Calvary 244,325 8/31/12 8,273 4,654 7,470 2,995 Memphis Christ Like 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis Eastside 0 141 85 198 85 Memphis Emmanuel 7,097 9/13/12 172 0 370 154 Memphis Faithful Believers 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis Friendship 26,527 9/15/12 875 552 1,182 515 Memphis Grace 152,001 8/27/12 6,011 3,465 7,907 3,274 Memphis Holiness Tab. 0 0 0 187 0 Memphis Hope Tab. 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis New Hope 20,754 9/25/12 979 490 780 314 Memphis Refreshing Springs 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis Word Alive 0 0 0 0 0 Millington 0 290 169 399 182 Mt. Wesley-Akin 12,393 9/23/12 337 189 449 189 Nashville Bell Road 0 0 0 300 0 Nashville Bethel 0 3,000 1,749 3,999 1,398 Nashville Blakemore 29,382 9/30/12 778 438 1,495 612 Nashville Christ 0 0 0 0 0 Nashville Community 7,361 7/31/12 279 157 384 162 Nashville Donelson 21,895 9/2/12 885 492 855 345 Nashville First 797,539 9/25/12 19,372 10,897 26,519 10,896 Nashville First/Calvary Korean 0 500 300 0 0 Nashville Glencliff Hispanic 6,863 7/18/12 871 545 1,080 406 Nashville Grace 203,846 9/3/12 8,153 4,587 10,097 4,201 Nashville Immanuel 3,529 8/21/12 134 75 184 79 Nashville Inglewood 20,087 9/6/12 757 426 1,041 426 Nashville Kaleo 2,598 8/31/12 0 0 0 0 Nashville New Life Korean 8,482 8/31/12 339 198 441 182 Nashville Trevecca Community 338,635 8/31/12 11,105 6,246 15,035 6,246 Nashville Trinity 23,407 9/2/12 950 556 1,049 450 Nashville Westwind 0 204 102 0 127 Nashville Whites Creek 15,707 7/30/12 843 528 3,249 475 Old Hickory 87,064 8/31/12 2,908 1,636 3,999 1,636 Paris First 21,096 9/29/12 627 348 1,095 445 Pine Hill 46,183 8/31/12 1,771 996 2,393 1,003 Pleasant Point 2,402 8/24/12 45 26 59 26 Portland 103,353 9/24/12 3,852 2,166 5,346 2,175 Savannah 0 0 0 0 0 Springfield First 17,094 9/11/12 688 387 946 387 Summertown 8,080 9/30/12 267 167 420 172 Sumner Cty. Living Springs 2,489 6/30/12 0 0 0 0 Waverly 96,328 9/19/12 3,460 1,946 3,067 2,501 Woodlawn 57,953 9/24/12 2,176 1,264 2,806 1,110 $3,617,460 $146,211 $80,728 $198,975 $79,851 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.