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Church Growth Catches on Throughout the Southwest Adventist Review IISOUTHWESTERNeCO UNION Photos from recent Union-Wide Church Growth Seminar held at Nameless Valley Ranch — more photos and story on page 12B Church Growth Catches on throughout the Southwest RECORD REVIEW, February 18, 1982 — 12A Focus on the Cover EXCITING MEETING AT NVR! (Left) Oklahoma Conference Church Growth Coordinator Jerry Schnell emphasizes a point while Al Booker, pastor of the Oklahoma City Tenth Church Growth Catches on Street church, checks his notes. (Right) Not tied to his notes is former Throughout the Southwest San Antonio pastor, Bob Boney who is the new Texas Conference youth director. Boney's Central church enjoyed over 100 baptisms during last Celebration! Affirmation! Discipling! Body life! The Holy year's church growth thrust. Spirit! Cell groups! Mission! Witnessing! Spiritual gifts! This is some of the language you hear when church growth principles highlighted in the New Testament. God-given princi- specialists are around. ples which, like the Sabbath, have been rediscovered in recent And around they were earlier this month when 65 model years and are beginning to have a tremendous impact on God's church pastors and other key persons from throughout the remnant people. Southwestern Union Conference converged on Nameless Val- For example, the Bible teaches that the layman and the ley Ranch in central Texas for an entire week dedicated to the professional pastor alike are both ministers, each having an pursuit of church growth. essential role to play in the final conflict between good and evil. From January 10-16 they listened, spoke, meditated, prayed, Church growth practicalizes this principle by equipping the wrote strategies, and shared with each other how church pastor to equip and train his lay ministers (all mature members growth principles had really worked in their churches during of his church) in the discovery and development of their spirit- ual gifts so that they can become soul-winning disciples for 1981. For the Second Annual Conference on Church Growth was taking place and excitement was in the air! Jesus Christ. What this means is that the pastor will equip the person There was good reason for the enthusiasm. For instance, richly gifted in faith, for instance, for participation in such consider the following facts: ministries as an intercessory prayer group. He may show the 4 * After only one year of following the biblical principle of church person gifted with love how to work in a hospitality ministry; he growth, 31 model churches from throughout the union will train the individual strong in evangelism in the science of accounted for 21% of the membership growth in the four partici- soul-winning. pating conferences. The list seems endless, but the end result is a church filled * Model churches enjoyed an 11.5% net growth for 1981. The with fulfilled, excited lay persons who have discovered a deeper other 388 churches experienced a 3.6% increase overall. meaning in Christianity that has eluded them before. Of What's this church growth program that so many are talking course, such people are a joy to be around. Which is why the about, you may ask. churches they attend are attractive to non-members. Visitors Church growth is not simply a new program. It's not another want to know how they can join and participate in such a Mission 72. Church growth is rather a set of 2000-year-old beautiful fellowship. At Nameless Valley Ranch a few weeks ago church growth was the topic, Elder Bill Liversidge was the leader-equipper, the Bible was the primary source material, and the Holy Spirit provided the inspiration and power. Four local conference church-growth coordinators — Larry Engle of Texas; Pete Kostenko of Arkansas-Louisiana; Rex Bell of Texico; and Jerry Schnell of Oklahoma — helped lead out during the week of training. And a number of pastors did some leading too, during presentations based on their experiences in the church growth program for one entire year. Elder Stan Patterson (North Houston) gave an outstanding lecture on the leadership style of the pastor. Elder Gordon Blandford (Texico) with his wife, Ann, shared ideas on how to develop an intercessory prayer ministry; and Elder Ray Hub- 1 bartt (San Antonio) presented the plan that resulted in over 300 Union Church Growth Director Bill Liversidge led out during the out- standing Second Annual Conference on Church Growth at NVR earlier baptisms in San Antoino last year. Other pastor-teachers this month. A total of 31 model churches are in the program. included Pastors Fred Adams of San Antonio and Bob Streib of Guthrie, Oklahoma. "Let's not forget the role of the Sabbath Schools in church growth ..." Professional and lay ministers alike expressed profound And Texas Church Growth Coordinator Larry Engle goes on to make his appreciation for the training they received. Some typical contribution during the church growth meetings at NVR January 10-16. comments: "This seminar has restored my faith in the leadership abilities of our leaders. This week here has broken down barriers between laity and minister. I learned how to relate to pastors and conference leaders as fellow brothers in Christ." Jesse Foster, Oklahoma City layman. "I've been able to see this week that we all have common needs and goals in our homes and in our churches. I plan now to return home and help my members to discover the role they RECORD can play in God's church." Al Booker, Southwest Region pastor. "The church growth movement which has been developing in Report the Southwestern Union is the most comprehensive approach to ministry I have ever seen. It is biblical and practical and will, I to the People believe, prove to be the most effective catalyst for finishing the work God has entrusted to His people." Carlos M. Garza, by your Union Conference Associate Secretary .. Richard Bendall Texico pastor. • The science of church growth is still young in the Seventh- day Adventist Church. It is in its infancy, really. However, Elder Jim Chase, director of communication for the General Con- because of the farsighted leadership of Union President Ben ference, reports: The Voice of Prophecy, facing a 1982 budgetary deficit income of $642,000, found it necessary to make the follow- Leach and the relentless field work of Bill Liversidge, the princi- ing serious adjustments: 1) Discontinuance of broadcasts on at ples of church growth have taken root in model churches least 45 stations; 2) Decreasing substantially all staff travel; 3) throughout the Southwestern Union Conference. Phasing out certain Bible school programs; 4) Terminating the The results are spiritual renewal and church growth the likes field service department; 5) Discontinuance of the Voice of Pro- • of which the church has not seen for a long, long time. And this phecy News and combining its function with Partners in Faith; is just the beginning. and 6) Phasing out the Voice of Prophecy Evangelistic Associa- tion. The 31 staff members directly effected by budgetary cuts include five of the Voice of Prophecy music group, including the King's Herald Quartet and their accompanist; four from the evan- gelistic association; plus personnel from the various depart- Spotlight ments including one from the Spanish Voice of Prophecy Bible on Soul Winning School. (Left) Jim Chase IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION (Right) Beaumont Hosts Dynamic B. E. Leach Evangelistic Team Elder Leach, along with some of his staff (Elder Wayne Shepperd, At the recent evangelistic council in December at Oakwood Elder V. L. Roberts, Elder Richard Bendall, Elder C. R. Pritchett, College, five ministers of other religious persuasions, were and Elder Bill Liversidge), have been meeting with North Ameri- introduced as joining the ranks of the remnant church. can Division personnel in Thousand Oaks, California, in a plan- ning program for Faith — Action — Advance in the North We were pleased to discover that one of the ministers is a American Division and to encourage participation in the 1,000 native Texan, having spent his formative years in Beaumont. days of reaping. Pastor Oscar Lane has served as an evangelist of the Church of • God in Christ for over 20 years. He has five brothers who are Timo Chacon is the new publishing director for the Texico Confer- ministers and his father is a presiding elder for the same church. ence. He is already in the office and taking charge of his new He has conducted revivals across the length and breath of responsibilities. North America and overseas. Oscar Lane accepted the Third Angel's Message on the Dale Tunnell, pastor of the Knoxville, Tennessee, Seventh-day West Coast along with Rod Perry, a former TV star appearing Adventist Church, is the newly elected departmental director for youth and personal ministries for the Texico Conference. He is on the S.W.A.T. series. Perry, a basso, is a native of Coatsville, also the ministerial secretary for the conference. Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Penn State. He served in the Third Army Chorus and traveled all over Europe singing. He • has been in show business as a singer and actor for several (Left) years. Peggy Long a fantastic accompanist from Washington, Timo Chacon D.C., began studying music at the age of three and entered • (Right) Howard University Prep School, spending 11 years in the Milton Baez music department. She has been directing orchestras for over 4 15 years on the West Coast. This group has since formed an evangelistic team, and are Milton Baez, who served as secretary-treasurer of the Southwest ,r using their zeal to proclaim the good news of salvation. We Region Conference since 1976, is the new manager of the Advent- ist Book Center for the Texas Conference in Keene, Texas.
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