Special Spring Edition 2015 Calendar of Events February June 09-11 M15 Conference 5-8 Senior High Camp Tablerock

14 KNYI Quiz 22-Mar 1 District Missionary Tour July (Gavin & Jill Fothergill) 05 KNYI Convention Pastor Jim Bond 27-Mar. 1 Western Holiness Crusade Dist. Superintendent 5-13 NYC-Louisville, Kentucky 28 Children’s Quiz 12 District Assembly Opening Worship

March 13 NMI Convention 14 District Assembly 01 Cont. of Holiness Crusade 20-23 Junior Camp 3-5 Dynamic Church Planting Int. Event 23-25 Primary Camp 14 Children’s Quiz 27-30 Middle School Camp 15 KNYI Quiz 21 District NMI Council Meeting 27-28 KS XTREME August March 3-5, 2015, Hutchinson First Church 22-24 MNU New Student Orientation Quiz@XTREME April Lost people matter to God. began in 1908. We now have 67 07–09 Ministers’ & Mates’ Retreat September 10 MNU President’s Honors 08-11 District Superintendent’s LDP “For God so loved the world that organized. We recognize that the 24-25 Prime Time Banquet October he gave His one and only Son, best way to reach lost people is May 09-10 Ladies’ Retreat that whoever believes in him, to start a new church. It’s time to 02 MNU Graduation would not perish, but have eter- renew our church planting ef- nal life.” Jn. 3:16. Jesus said in forts. You are invited Luke 19:10, “The son of man I believe God has given us a to join Donna Bond came to seek and save that vision to plant 70 new churches for a Pastors’ Wives’ Luncheon which was lost.” If we are going that will in turn plant churches in for fellowship and fun, to follow Him, we need to be the next ten years across Kansas. at Samy’s Steakhouse, fishing! We need to fish like we Our dream is to plant churches in Saturday, February 28, 2015, did in the first fifty years of our storefronts, in shopping malls, in 12:00 pm-2:00 pm. existence as a denomination. RSVP to Donna Bond at barns, in living rooms, in coffee [email protected] The shops, etc…, all across Kansas. doubled every ten years for the Dr. Jerry Porter said a few years first 40 years with an approxi- Samy’s Steakhouse, Clarion Hotel, 1911 E. Kansas Ave., Garden City, Kansas back in our assembly, “All you mate total of 5000 churches in need to plant a church is a living NYN USA/Canada by the mid 1960’s. Nazarene Youth Conference 15, July 5-13, 2015 room and a willing servant eager We currently have approximate- April For07- 09,more 2015, information Radisson Hotel, go to Branson, KNYI.ORG Missouri ly 4800 churches. For fifty years to invite and evangelize lost peo- we have not shown much of an ple for Jesus.” increase in churches planted and To help equip us, and spark consequently, our growth has our vision, we have planned a only been 1 to 2 percent per church planting conference on year. In Kansas, we have planted our district coming soon. close to 180 churches since we **Continued on next page

Kansas District, 7701 E. Kellogg Dr., Wichita, KS, 67207 · Tel: 316.686.2332 · The Harvest, Special Spring Edition 8 1 **Cont. from page 1 March 3-5, we will be host- attend. When you get to the SDMI News ing a DCPI (Dynamic Church payment portion of the event, Sunday School Discipleship Ministries International Planting International) train- Tom Boese, Chairman 620.855.3619 click on pay with a check, Email: [email protected] ing event. We will be offering which will allow us to waive CPC(Churches Planting that registration fee when you Churches), and CPE (Church arrive in Hutchinson for the Do you personally know anyone that is what the authors of the research said famous? Right now Chris Kyle is well Planting Essentials). There conference. about that: The authors cite "lack of known, Tom Brady is talked about a lot, interest" as the predominating factor in will also be CT (Certified Church planter C. B. Jerni- and we’re hearing names like Huckabee, the high attrition rate, a finding con- Training) offered as well, on gan, and early district superin- Rand Paul, Rubio, Romney, Bush … quite sistent with earlier studies. Monday afternoon, March 2, tendent on the Kansas/ a few people whose names we know. What does this have to do with SDMI? and Friday morning, March District said this, But do you really know, first person, Well, think about the most famous per- anyone that is famous? Do you know 6. You can learn valuable in- “Oh, brother, let us return to son you know. Someone known in al- someone whose names and lives are formation about DCPI, Dy- pioneers days and ways, and likely to be found in future most every nation. Someone namic Church Planting Inter- go to places where they do not history books? who is a hero, who gave his life want us, and stay until they national, on their website, The idea called Six Degrees of to save many lives. Who do you DCPI.org. think they cannot get along Separation came about in a know that is a King? (Hint: Re- without us, and plant things for I encourage all pastors to play by John Guare, who used member early Sunday School God. There is plenty of room the theory of Milgran’s Small lessons where “Jesus” was al- attend the CPC event and en- World Experiment, to demon- ‘out under the stars’. Do not most always the right answer.) courage any potential church wait for a call, God gave you strate that each of us knows planters to attend the CPE someone that knows someone Well, if you personally know that.” Sounds like good Jesus, the King of Kings, and Lord of event. marching orders for us today!! who is famous, or someone specifically at some point on this planet. The theory Lords, you are a winner. But, if you don’t We will meet for this was doubted because someone said, know him, you are only just a few people event at Hutchinson First “Well what about the Koruboand Tribe, In His Grip, away from asking the right questions to Church of the Nazarene at no or other “lost tribes” in Brazil?“ Well, I Pastor Jim get to know him. On the other side of cost to our district team, guess that just goes to show we need the equation, you know somebody that with lunch included. I en- more missionaries! needs to know Jesus. Don’t let lack of courage you to attend if at all Nevertheless, in continued research, it interest keep you from making disciples. possible. You can sign up for has been shown that given internet con- nectivity, we know an awful lot of peo- Let’s continue doing the job Jesus gave this event by going to the ple. I am, for example, only three people us. That is to lead people to Jesus, bap- Nazarene website at away from personally knowing Benjamin tize them as new believers, then teach www.nazarene.org and click- Netanyahu, and I’d love to visit with him! them to be like Him in all ways of life. ing on the USA/Canada but- An interesting study came out of Colum- ton. Then click on the events bia University in 2003, in which 100,000 “Everybody ought to know who Jesus is.” button and scroll down to people volunteered for this kind of a Tom L. Boese the Kansas DCPI event. I am connectivity study, but only 384 (3%) of making the registration free them reached 18 of their targets spread across 13 different countries. The rest to any of our Kansas pastors Send SS Stats to: Andy Heer Dist. Superintendent Jim & Donna Bond of the volunteers appear to have failed or leaders that would like to and/or quit the experiment and read [email protected]

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Western Kansas Holiness Cru- Dr. Toler has sade will be held February 27, 28 written more and March 1st. This year’s than 100 speaker will be Dr. Stan books, in- Toler. Dr. Toler will speak Fri- cluding his day and Saturday evening at best-sellers, 7:00pm and Sunday afternoon at God Has 5:00pm. Dr. Toler will be lead- Never Failed ing a discussion group for all Me, But He’s pastors on Saturday afternoon Sure Scared Dr. Stan Toler April 07-09, 2015, Radisson Hotel, Branson, Missouri from 1:00pm -3:00pm. The pas- Me to Death a tor's discussion group and all Few Times; The Buzzards Are WE ARE FAMILY!! Join us for a great time of fellowship, fun and services will be held at the Gar- Circling, But God’s Not Finished food as we enjoy a relaxing time of renewal at the Ministers’ & den City Church of the Nazarene, With Me Yet; God’s Never Late, 2720 N. Campus Drive in Gar- He’s Seldom Early, He’s Always Mates’ Retreat. Dr. David Graves will be our special guest speaker. den City, KS. Right on Time; The Secret Blend; Information will be sent out to all the active pastors on the Kansas Dr. Stan Toler has served as a The Relational Leader; Practical District so you can make plans to reserve your place for this great general superintendent in the Guide to Pastoral Ministry; The time with your mates and colleagues!! Church of the Nazarene as well Inspirational Speaker’s Re- as a pastor in Ohio, , Ten- source; ReThink Your Life; his nessee, and Oklahoma for more popular Minute Motivator series, Prime Time Banquets than 40 years. He was elected If Only I Could Relate To the general superintendent emeritus People I’m Related To; and his This year’s banquets will be held at the following locations: at the 2013 General Assembly in newest book, God Can Do Any- Indianapolis, Indiana. Most re- thing but Fail: So Try Parasail- Wichita First Garden City ing in a Windstorm. Friday, April 24 Saturday, April 25 cently, Toler was named found- ing executive director of the For more information you may 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Southern Nazarene University contact Keith Davis: Entertainment: Burchfield Bros. (Ben & Jon) from Nashville, Tenn. Resource Center for Pastoral [email protected] This Dove Award duo was nominated for the best Instrumental CD. Leadership. Their music, storytelling, and comedy, play off each other. or Telephone: 620.697.4832 Very highly recruited, their music reaches all ages. Western Kansas Holiness Crusade

Friday, February 27, 7:00 p.m., Saturday, February 28, 7:00 p.m. www.burchfieldbrothers.com Sunday, March 1, 5:00 p.m. For more information contact: David Lane [email protected] 316.691.9479 Garden City Church of the Nazarene

6 3 “When Fishermen Don’t Fish” Parable NMI News Nazarene Missions International Sara Willard, President, Telephone: 620.482.0242 I ran across this modern day approach and feed fish. Those who Email: [email protected] parable in Church Leader magazine. taught had doctorates in fishology, I thought I would pass it along: but the teachers did not fish. They “Now it came to pass that a only taught fishing. Year after year, District Tour with Gavin and Jill Fothergill group existed who called them- after tedious training, many were Democratic Republic Of The Congo selves fishermen. And lo, there were graduated and were given fishing many fish in the waters all around. licenses. They were sent to do full- February 22–March 1, 2015 In fact, the whole area was sur- time fishing, some to distant waters, rounded by streams and lakes filled which were filled with fish. Many The Fothergills have been assigned to with fish. And the fish were hungry. who felt the call to be fishermen Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of responded. They were commis- Week after week, month after the Congo, where they serve as DRC month, and year after year, these sioned and sent to fish. But like the who called themselves fishermen fishermen back home, they never country coordinators, field Work & met in meetings and talked about fished. their call to fish, the abundance of They engaged in all kinds of Witness coordinators, church devel- fish, and how they might go about other occupations. … Some felt opment, pastoral and lay education, fishing. Year after year they care- their job was to relate to the fish in fully defined what fishing means, a good way so the fish would know and administration. Prior to this as- defended fishing as an occupation, the difference between good and signment, Gavin and Jill ministered and declared that fishing is always bad fishermen. Others felt that to be a primary task of fishermen. simply letting the fish know they through mission trips, church plant- Continually, they searched for were nice, land-loving neighbors ing, compassionate ministries, preach- Schedule new and better methods of fishing and how loving and kind they were was enough. Now it’s true that ing, youth ministry, and children’s and for new and better definitions many of the fishermen sacrificed of fishing. They created witty slo- ministry at a number of churches and Sun. Feb. 22, 10:45 am Smith Center gans and displayed them on big and put up with all kinds of difficul- ties. Some lived near the water and through various other avenues. The beautiful banners. bore the smell of dead fish every Sun. Feb. 22, 6:30 pm Great Bend These fishermen built large, day. They received the ridicule of Fothergills also worked with Youth In beautiful buildings called “Fishing some who made fun of their fisher- Mon…off Headquarters.” The plea was that men’s clubs and the fact that they Mission from the Global Ministry everyone should be a fisherman and claimed to be fishermen yet never Center and during their assignment Tues. Feb 24, 7:00 pm Bethel every fisherman should fish. One fished. with the Border Initiative. They were thing they didn’t do, however: They Imagine how hurt some were Wed. Feb 25, 7:00 pm Cimarron did not fish. when one day a person suggested married on June 19, 2004, and have In addition to meeting regularly, that those who don’t fish were real- Thur. Feb. 26, 7:00 pm Liberal they organized a board to send out ly not fishermen, no matter how two children: Macy Paige, born on fishermen to other places where much they claimed to be. Yet it did September 6, 2007, and Connor Ray, Fri. Feb. 27, 7:00 pm Clearwater there were many fish. The board sound correct. Is a person a fisher- hired staffs and appointed commit- man if, year after year, he never born on August 14, 2009. Sat. Feb. 28, 6:00 pm Derby tees and held many meetings to fishes?” define fishing, to defend fishing, Jesus said, “Follow me and I You will not want to miss their inspir- Sun. Mar. 1, 10:45 am Meade and to decide what new streams will make you fishers of men.” ing presentation. See you there!! (Faith Promise) should be thought about. But the staff and committee members did Matthew 4:19. Which begs the not fish. question, If you’re not fishing are you truly following? February is Nazarene World Week of Prayer Large, elaborate, and expensive March 1 through March 7, 2015. training centers were built whose Grace and Peace, Alabaster Month original and primary purpose was Everyone can help to teach fishermen how to fish. Pastor Jim Friday, March 6, 2015, is the Interde- Over the years courses were offered build a building on a nominational World Day of Prayer. on the needs of fish, the nature of Mission Field! Specific Prayer requests for each fish, where to find fish, the psycho- Give in the Alabaster region will be featured on the Prayer logical reactions of fish, and how to Mobilization Line during the Offering! Week of Prayer.

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