PALCON 2018 Southern Nazarene University June 25-27, 2018 Transformational Conversations on the Called Life, the Church, and Its Mission
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PALCON 2018 Southern Nazarene University June 25-27, 2018 Transformational conversations on the called life, the Church, and its mission. Inside Event Information 2 Daily Schedule 4 Monday 7 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 19 Presenter Bios 24 Lifelong Learning Information 32 1 THANK YOU! Southern Hospitality PALCON EVENT INFO – If you need assistance with any aspect of PALCON, the PALCON Exhibitors staff will be available at the entrance to each plenary session location immediately before and after each session. You may also message them at (208) 405-1423 or (913) 205-2345, or EXHIBITS LOCATED IN WEBSTER COMMONS LOBBY find them at the Lifelong Learning Exhibit in Webster Commons. Hours: Monday, June 25 1pm-7pm Tuesday, June 26 11am-1:30pm, 4:30pm-7pm CONCIERGE DESK – For assistance with all things SNU, stop by the concierge desk located Wednesday, June 27 11am-1:30pm, 4:30pm-7pm in the A.M. Hills lobby throughout the conference. WIRELESS ACCESS – To join the wireless network, simply select the “snu-event” network. Church of the Nazarene Foundation Pensions and Benefits USA No login is required. SNU IT Support Services is available during business hours at 405-491- COM2MEX SNU Office of Admissions 6396, menu option #2. After hours, email [email protected] with any problems or concerns. Equip to Engage SNU’s College of Professional IN CASE OF EMERGENCY – In the event of a medical emergency, call 911 and identify your Grace and Peace Magazine & Graduate Studies location as Southern Nazarene University, 6729 NW 39th Expressway, Bethany, Oklahoma. Holiness Today SNU’s VETS Center Describe the building you are in or close to on campus. Following a 911 call, if time permits, Lifelong Learning Registry The Foundry Publishing call Campus Security, (405) 491-6309. For other medical needs, several urgent care facilities Love Wins Ministry USA/Canada Regional Office and pharmacies are located nearby. The Campus Security office is located inside the west Nazarene Bible College Wesleyan Holiness Digital Library doors of Beaver Science Building, and is open 24 hours a day. Nazarene Theological Seminary LOCKED OUT OF YOUR ROOM OR HAVE SOME OTHER MAINTENANCE CONCERN? Call (405) 491-6356. For after-hours maintenance response, contact Campus Security. RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES – The Sawyer Center features a fully equipped fitness SOUTH CENTRAL USA 2018 Steering Committee center and indoor walking/jogging track. Sawyer weight room hours are 7-9am; 11am- 1pm; 5-7pm and 9-11pm daily. The SNU tennis courts, sand volleyball courts and outside Tim Britton Alan Hughes Jim Thornton basketball court are also available during PALCON. All courts are lighted. Limited equipment Jim Fitzgerald Larry Morris* Terry Toler* will be available. Inquire at the concierge desk. Chuck Fountain* Don Schultheis Debra White-Smith WEBSTER COMMONS – Dining: Your PALCON name badge admits you to the Main Campus Brock Greenhill Jason Smith Dining Area for meals. Webster Commons Office: The Webster Commons Office is open Caleb Herrera Sunie Stolhand 8am-8pm daily and offers the sale of stamps, package shipping and receiving, message *Member, PALCON 2018 USA/Canada Region Steering Committee board service, lost and found, and assistance in contacting other campus departments as needed. The Commons Office accepts credit cards or cash. Contact the Commons Office by phone, (405) 431-6321, or email ([email protected]). CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING – Free and confidential counseling services are available SNU PALCON Event COORDINATORS through RENEW Counseling Center located on the lower level of Webster Commons (exterior entrance on the east side of the Commons). To schedule an appointment, call Sallye Terry Toler Cheri Pack Siems at (405) 717-6200 or stop by RENEW (open from 9am-8pm throughout PALCON). Campus Coordinator Conference Services UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE – The University Bookstore, located in Webster Commons, is Doris Betts Steve Betts Assistant Campus Coordinator Music/Worship Leader open from 9am-7pm daily. Marcia Mosshart BUD ROBINSON ROOM – Located in the A.M. Hills Residential Complex, the Bud Robinson Assistant Campus Coordinator Room is your PALCON Hospitality Suite. Complimentary coffee service, newspapers, and other amenities are available throughout your stay. CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES – SNU Church Relations Staff will be in the A.M. Hills Lobby at the following times to collect room keys: Wednesday, 5-7pm and 8:30-9:30pm, and Lifelong Learning EVENT CODE: 94304 Thursday, 7:30-10:30am. Linens should be placed in the bins located near the elevators on Find out more and track your hours on the chart at the back of this program. each floor. Outside of the times listed, please return keys to the Webster Commons Office. 2 3 Schedule MONDAY, JUNE 25 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 1:00-5:00pm Registration A.M. Hills Lobby 7:00-8:15am Breakfast Webster Commons 3:00-5:00pm Organic Outreach Intensive Bethany First 8:30-11:00am Worship and Organic Outreach Intensive Bethany First Session A Atrium Session D Atrium 5:15-6:45pm Dinner Webster Commons 11:00-11:30am Break 7:00-8:30pm PLENARY 1: Carla Sunberg (p. 8) Herrick Auditorium 11:30am-12:30pm Workshops (p. 19) Various 12:30pm Lunch Webster Commons TUESDAY, JUNE 26 Community Mosaic Luncheon (p. 10) Fireside Room 1:30-4:30pm Worship and Organic Outreach Intensive Bethany First 7:00-8:15am Breakfast Webster Commons Session E Atrium Breakfast for Women Clergy and their Bethany First Encouragers Tickets, $7 in advance (p. 10) Room 150 5:00-6:30pm Dinner Webster Commons Children’s Leaders Dinner Fireside Room 8:30-11:00am Worship and Organic Outreach Intensive Bethany First Session B Atrium Hosted by Equip to Engage 7:00-8:30pm PLENARY 3: Keith Newman (p. 22) Herrick Auditorium 11:00-11:30am Break 11:30am-12:30pm Workshops (p. 13) Various THURSDAY, JUNE 28 12:30pm Lunch Webster Commons NTS Alumni Luncheon Fireside Room 7:00-8:30 am Continental Breakfast Bud Robinson Room 1:30-4:30pm Worship and Organic Outreach Intensive Bethany First *See Check-Out Procedures on page 3 for room key return instructions. Session C Atrium 5:00-6:30pm Dinner Webster Commons Welcome 7:00-8:30pm PLENARY 2: Albert Hung (p. 14) Herrick Auditorium On behalf of the SNU campus family, welcome home! We hope that when you arrived you had that warm feeling you get when returning to where you know you are welcome and loved. Certainly, no one does more than our Nazarene clergy to sustain the mission of SNU. I say that because you lead your congregation in praying for her, sending and supporting You’re Not Alone on the Journey! students, and advocating to support her financially through Funding the Mission. All of this makes it possible for us to educate young people for lives of service. CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL COUNSELING Available free of charge at RENEW Counseling Center (see details on p. 3) And so, we’re honored to be hosting PALCON 2018. My prayer is that your investment of time and resources will return to you many times over in the form of encouragement, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS ON PERSONAL AND CHURCH FINANCES inspiration, and information that will make an eternal difference in your ministry. We are here Take advantage of the opportunity to connect with experienced individuals for consultation to serve you, so I hope you’ll let us know how we can help you - at any time - in any way. on church finances or on personal financial challenges from debt reduction to budgeting to preparing for retirement. To arrange for a private and confidential conversation, stop by The COMPASS Initiative exhibit or, to discuss retirement planning, the Pensions & Benefits Blessings, USA exhibit. You set the agenda for the conversation, and the consultation is free. Keith Newman The COMPASS Initiative is a Lilly-funded initiative of the USA/Canada Region to come President alongside Nazarene ministers facing personal financial challenges or leading congregations needing financial guidance. 4 5 Organic Outreach Intensive Monday-Wednesday, Sessions A-E Bethany First Atrium KEVIN The Organic Outreach Intensive HARNEY is a multi-session training event embedded in the inspiration and insights of the worship and workshops of the SNU PALCON. The Intensive is designed to equip participants with an action plan SHERRY for launching their congregations HARNEY on a journey of transformation and RESPOND TO effective outreach. This learning opportunity is a coordinated GOD’S CALL initiative of the nine districts of the South Central USA Field. The five TO BECOME A sessions of the Intensive are held WALT at various times, Monday through BENNETT NAZARENE Wednesday. See the event MISSIONARY schedule for each session time. Kevin Harney, Sherry Harney, and Walt Bennett together lead Sharing the message of hope begins with one step, the Organic Outreach Intensive. Kevin is lead pastor of Shoreline Community Church in Monterrey, CA and author of Reckless Faith, Empowered by His Presence, and a step of obedience and faithfulness that says yes to God’s call. more. Sherry Harney is Leadership Development Director at Shoreline, co-founder of Organic Outreach International, an international speaker, and author of several Take your first step and start your journey books including Praying with Eyes Wide Open. Walt Bennett is Executive Pastor for toward serving in missions today. Organic Outreach International and also serves as a pastor at Shoreline. Walt trains and coaches leaders throughout the world committed to infusing the DNA of their ministries and congregations with a passion for natural evangelism. nazarene.org/mobilization 6 7 Monday, June 25 PLENARY 7:00 - 8:30pm SESSION 1 PLENARY SESSION 1 Carla Sunberg is a general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene (2017) and was ordained on the Russia North District where she and her husband, Chuck, served for 13 years as pioneer missionaries to the former Soviet Union.