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Moishe Rosen JANUARY 2013 IN THIS ISSUE: AROUND THE CONFERENCE Pastors Encouraging Pastors Encouraging Pastors Pastors Steve Burkett, pastor The Congregational Church in North Chelmsford, and Area Representative, Northeastern Massachusetts ChangeisNot Compromise For the past four years, 14–18 credentialed mem- Following the leader’s presentation, each person bers of the CCCC from northeastern Massachu- present then takes a turn — going one by one in or- NationalPro- setts have been gathering on the first Thursday der around the table — giving a three-to-four-min- LifeEvent morning of every month for a time of prayer and ute reaction and reflection to the leader’s thoughts. WhatWouldit mutual encouragement. It has been a wonderful This procedure encourages input from everyone BeLike? time of learning and fellowship. present, and discourages any one or two particular people from dominating the discussion. The ses- TheChurchis The idea for this group came from Reverend Jack sion ends with a time of prayer for how best to use onFire! Daniel, who just this past May retired after 34 years the information gained that day for the Lord’s honor as the pastor of the Free Christian Church in An- WhatWeCan and glory, along dover, Massachu- Learnfrom with any particu- International setts. Free Chris- lar prayer needs Church tian Church joined for the members Planting the CCCC in 2005. present. NewDirector Reverend Daniel ofConference initially met with During the first Care CCCC Regional year, discussions Minister Terry Sha- centered on the MoisheRosen nahan and local various roles of TheTiners Area Representa- the pastor in any tive Steve Burkett given church WhatisYour Plan? in the fall of 2008 setting such as to formulate a preaching, coun- Free Christian Church, Andover, Massachusetts plan for getting area seling, discipleship, CCCC pastors, associate pastors and missionaries administration, and evangelism. The second year CONSERVATIVE together on a regular basis. Reverend Daniel and included a series of topics on evangelism in the lo- CONGREGATIONAL leaders at Free Christian Church have hosted this cal church. The main ideas for that year, provided CHRISTIAN meeting since its inception. by David Midwood, were passion, prayer, pastoral CONFERENCE leadership, personal relationships, powerful on-site Our meetings begin with a few moments of wel- 8941 Hwy 5 Lake experience, passionate community outreach, pur- Elmo, MN 55042 come and introductions. Then the leader for the day 951-749-1474 pose, and power from the Holy Spirit. www.ccccusa.com opens the meeting with prayer and a 15-minute de- votional time from the Scriptures. The leader then During the third year, featured topics included the presents a 20-minute study on the topic at hand. Encouraging (cont. on page 3) Page 2 TheForesee JanuaryOctober 20122013 CM COMMENTS Him and builds up the church and other believers. Another saying that comes to mind when we face Change is Not change is, Compromise “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!” Ron Hamilton, Conference Minister While this attitude stems the onset of conflict, it also When we face the challenges of change, does not honor the Lord. Compliant people often are there are some sayings that come to our burdened by bitterness and resentment. They put up mind. One of these sayings is, with something and go along with the group while “I’d rather fight than switch!” limiting their loving participation with others. Spiritual change is not compromise. It is a personal transfor- Many people are stubborn and argumenta- mation that flows from the fresh work of the Holy tive and won’t back down when challenged. Spirit renewing a person’s outlook and behavior. Let us agree that such an attitude does not reflect the character of Christ. People who These are days when God is doing a new work in choose to behave this way in the church set our world. He is renewing the church and expanding up battles between believers and destroy His kingdom. Each of us will be challenged to deal the unity of churches. James 4:1–6 speaks with change as we live out our faith and fellowship boldly about people who choose this approach. with other believers. What causes fights and quarrels among I was recently encouraged by the words of the song, you? Don’t they come from your desires “Awakening,” performed by Chris Tomlin, written by that battle within you? You desire but do not Reuben Timothy Morgan and Chris Tomlin: have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot In our hearts, Lord, in this nation get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. Awakening You do not have because you do not ask Holy Spirit, we desire Awakening God. When you ask, you do not receive, be- cause you ask with wrong motives, that you For You and You alone may spend what you get on your pleasures. Awake my soul, awake my soul and sing You adulterous people, don’t you know For the world You love that friendship with the world means en- Your will be done, mity against God? Therefore, anyone who let Your will be done in me chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you think Scripture In Your presence, in Your power says without reason that he jealously longs Awakening for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? For this moment, for this hour But he gives us more grace. That is why Awakening Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” For You and You alone Awake my soul, We should take the time to prayerfully consider our awake my soul and sing response to the challenges presented by change and For the world You love ask the Lord to help us respond in a way that honors Your will be done, let Your will be done in me w OctoberJanuary 2012 2013 TheForesee Page 3 Encouraging (cont. from page 1) CURRENT EVENTS eight quality characteristics of a healthy church, as determined by the leaders of the Natural Church De- National Pro-Life velopment movement, which included, “Empowering Leadership, Gift-Based Ministry, Passionate Spiritu- Event ality, Effective Structures, Inspiring Worship Service, J. Kirk van der Swaagh, Holistic Small Groups, Need-Oriented Evangelism, CCCC delegate and Vice-President National Pro-life Religious Council and Loving Relationships.” During this current year, the topics have included January 22, 2013 will mark the 40th year since a the seven Guiding Values for the Conservative Con- Supreme Court decision unleashed abortion on gregational Christian Conference, as prayerfully de- demand in the United States. From the time of termined by the CCCC Guiding Coalition, and pre- that verdict till now it is estimated that more sented to the CCCC Board of Directors and entire than 50 million nascent lives have been Conference. These seven guiding values are “A Cul- prematurely terminated. Research demon- ture of Believing Prayer and Intercession, Healthy strates that of these 50,000,000 abortions Pastors, Healthy Disciple-Making Churches, Healthy some 93% are undergone not for women’s Church Multiplication, A Community that Lives Out a heath, or conception due to rape or incest, Shared Life and Mission, A Culture of Peacemaking the usual justifications given for protecting and Reconciliation, and A Membership Reflective of the practice, but for “social reasons.” In the Harvest Field’s Diversity.” truth, babies conceived via incest or rape account for less than one half of one per- These monthly meetings, which begin at 8:30 a.m. cent of all abortions performed. 40 years is a long and conclude at 10:15 a.m., have served as a great time. 50 million is a lot of lives lost. We should not encouragement for seasoned leaders and relatively let the date go by unnoticed. new leaders alike. Those who attend also usually spend additional time together following the sessions On January 25, the National Pro-life Religious to catch up with one another before heading back to Council is co-sponsoring the National Memorial their respective places of ministry. It is a privilege to Service: 40 Years after Roe v. Wade. It will be share life together in this way. While many other good taking place at the DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 opportunities exist for local and regional pastors’ fel- D Street, NW, Washington, DC, just across from lowship beyond denominational lines, this gathering the White House. January 25 is also the day on in Andover has been specifically designed for those which the annual March for Life is taking place. holding ministerial credentials in the CCCC. It has The timing of the service, 8:30–10:30 AM, is de- proven to be a wonderful encouragement! signed to allow for participation in both the Me- morial and the March. Many thanks go out to new Free Christian Church senior pastor Jonathan Paul, and campus pastor I would like to invite my fellow Conference mem- David Midwood, for their willingness to continue bers to join me at this year’s memorial and march hosting this monthly meeting! w that we might together give voice to our convic- tions. If you would like to organize a contingent from your area or church, please get in touch: [email protected], and check out the details for the March at www.marchforlife.org and the Memorial at www.nprcouncil.org. w Page 4 TheForesee January 2013 CHURCH DEVELOPMENT The church family is undeniably marked by love— they are extravagantly in love with our What Would It Be Triune God, and that love overflows sacrifi- cially into their relationships with each other. Like? Ministry is so community-oriented and fruit- by John Kimball, ful that those in the neighborhood around the CCCC Director of Church congregation truly love the body for how it Development displays Jesus— all the time.
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