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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ■ AUGUST 1989 NEWS LATE NEWS NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • NEWS • N DACE APPOINTED TO NEW MEXICO Allen H. Dace. 56, has been appointed su­ perintendent of the New Mexico District. The appointment was made by General Su­ perintendent John A. Knight with unani­ mous approval of the Board of General Su­ perintendents and in consultation with the New Mexico District Advisory Committee. Dace accepted the call, which became effec­ tive June 19, 1989. He replaced Leon Wyss, who resigned the post to become superinten­ dent of the Colorado District in May. Dace served as pastor of Flint, Mich., Cen­ tral Church of the Nazarene from 1982 until The new Board of General Superintendents and their wives pictured at the General Assembly in his appointment to New Mexico. He also Indianapolis. Left to right: Madelyn and Raymond W. Hurn; Justine and John A. Knight; Alice and Jerald pastored churches in Colorado, Kansas, and D. Johnson; Evelyn and William J. Prince; Adeline and Donald D. Owens; Faye and Eugene L. Stowe. Illinois. He holds a Th.B. and an M.A. from Olivet ELECTION OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS Nazarene University. He and his wife, Vir­ ginia, have two children. Joy Lynn and The four incumbent General Superinten­ Owens served as president of MidAmerica Cathy. — a w dents were overwhelmingly reelected by the Nazarene College from July 19, 1985, until members of the 22nd General Assembly his election as general superintendent. For POWER IS NEW NYI PRESIDENT meeting in Indianapolis. Each of the four in­ the four years prior to this, he served in cumbents, Eugene L. Stowe, Jerald D. John­ Metro-Manila, Philippines, as Asia regional On the fifth ballot, Rick son, John A. Knight, and Raymond W. Hurn director for the World Mission Division. He Power was elected general received more than 90% of the votes cast. was founding president of Asia-Pacific Naza­ president of Nazarene Two Nazarene college presidents were rene Theological Seminary in Manila. From Youth International at the elected as the newest members of the Board 1977 to 1981, he served as a professor at Naz­ General NYI Convention of General Superintendents of the Church of arene Theological Seminary, Kansas City. June 22. the Nazarene in balloting by the 22nd Gen­ He was a professor at Bethany Nazarene Col­ Power currently serves eral Assembly Wednesday afternoon, June lege from 1966 to 1974. as pastor in Georgetown, 28, William J. Prince, 59, president of Mount He and wife, Adeline, were missionaries to Tex. He is a graduate of M idAmerica Naza­ Vernon Nazarene College, was elected on the Korea from 1954 to 1965 and again from rene College. He served as youth pastor in 11 th ballot. Donald D. Owens, 62, president 1971 to 1972. He is credited with establish­ Colorado and Hawaii, as district NYI presi­ of MidAmerica Nazarene College, was ing the Church of the Nazarene in Korea. He dent, and for the past three years he has rep­ elected on the 19th ballot. also founded Korea Nazarene Theological resented the South Central U.S.A. Region on Prince and Owens become the 27th and College. the General NYI Council. 28th members, respectively, of the Board of Owens began his career as a pastor in Fair- Power and his wife, Vicki, have two chil­ General Superintendents of the Church of bury, Nebr. He was ordained in 1962 on the dren, David and Rachel. — a w the Nazarene. They were officially inducted Northwest Oklahoma District. in a special ceremony Wednesday evening, June 28. The Owenses have four daughters: Donna, BARBARA FLEMING NEW NWMS Debbie, Darlene, and Dorothy. — n n Prince served as the fourth president of PRESIDENT Mount Vernon Nazarene College from Sep­ tember 1980 until his election as a member Barbara Fleming was elected on Thursday, June 22, to succeed Mrs. Lela Jackson as gen­ of the Board of General Superintendents. He 267 CHURCHES ORGANIZED IN was elected to the presidency of Southern eral president of the NWMS. Barbara is the Nazarene University May 5, 1989, and had SINGLE SERVICE wife of Akron District Superintendent Floyd O. Fleming. She is a graduate of Eastern Naz­ planned to assume that position at the close In a first for the Church of the Nazarene, of General Assembly. arene College and has served NW MS as a lo­ 267 churches were organized in a single ser­ cal president, district president, and General A native of Oklahoma, he is a graduate of vice Friday evening, June 23. General Super­ NWMS Council member. — n n Bethany Nazarene College and holds the intendent Raymond W. Hurn officiated in M.Div. from Nazarene Theological Semi­ the special ceremony as persons representing nary. The D.D. was conferred upon him by each one of the churches held signs around EVELYN RAMSEY AT REST BNC in 1975. the floor of the Hoosier Dome in Indi­ As Nazarenes celebrated the opening of anapolis. A former superintendent of the Pittsburgh the 22nd General Assembly, medical mis­ District. Prince also served as president of “The reason we do this'is because we are sionary Evelyn Ramsey. 65, died at Indi­ European Nazarene Bible College from 1970 children of God attempting to fulfill the anapolis Methodist Hospital Hospice, Sun­ to 1976. He served pastorates in Lone Pine, Great Commission,” said Hurn. day morning, June 25. Death was attributed Reseda, and Ventura, Calif., as well as M in­ The mass church organization boosted the to a brain tumor. neapolis, Minn., and Dayton, Ohio. number of churches organized in this "Year Funeral services were conducted June 27 Prince and his wife, Evelyn, have one son, of Church Planting” to 688. This is only 42 at Indianapolis First Church and June 29 in Shelburne. short of the goal of 730. — a w Richmond, Ky. — a w Herald of Holiness CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Volume 78, Number 14 FEATURE ARTICLES AUGUST 1989 10 12 16 So You Were Closed I Hate It Elected to for the Season? When She Screams the Church Board Be t h A. F ish e r G r a ce K e t t l r m a n a n d Bo n n ie P erry Bill M a n n in g 20 Apple Valley—A Nice Place to Plant a Church T o d d M. Ba r n e s Sign of the Spirit D a l e R. K r e p s SPECIAL REPORT 6 “That the World M ay Know” J e r a l d D J o h n s o n 31 CONTINUING Church COLUMNS DEPARTMENTS Planting—The 4 Rhythms of the Spirit 2 Editor’s Choice Old-fashioned Way M o r r is A. W eigelt W esley T r a c y M a r k G r a h a m 5 W hen You Pray Late N ew s (Inside front cover) E. D ee F r e e b o r n 3 4 N ew s 9 G eneral M ark Graham. News Editor Superintendent’s CHURCH or m NAZARENE V iew point 43 Looking Back R a y m o n d W. H lirn 44 Nazarene Roots 1 5 Family Matters Sta n In g e r s o l D o r o t h y T a r r a n t 45 Question Box 19 In a Woman’s Voice R ebecca L a ir d 46 Into the Word R e u b e n W elc h 48 Observer at Large W E M c C u m b e r Editor’s Choi WESLEY TRACY Disappointment with God eg W oodson, a p a sto r’s they needed most of all—and God sat erful; perhaps God rigidly stands by His wife, gave birth to two on His hands. The child died, the son own preprogrammed self-limitations: children. Both died with became a hopeless drug addict, the un­ and perhaps God is experimenting with Mcystic fibrosis. Joey died at age 12.wanted Peg­ divorce went through, the can­ humanity. gie lived to be a college student. She cer killed, the surgery failed, the coma He also considers these approaches: spent the last days of her life screaming ended in death. When they needed Him perhaps God doesn’t intervene because prayers to God to stop her pain. She the most, at least from their viewpoint, miracles aren’t effective anyway (Yan­ took a quote from William Barclay to God sat on His hands. cey thinks he proves this); perhaps all the hospital to live on—“Endurance is For some Christians, a very short suffering, unbeknownst to us. has re­ not just the ability to bear a hard thing, string of such experiences can develop demptive results on a cosmic basis; but to turn it into glory.” But she died— what Yancey calls “a lump of cynicism, though things are outrageously unfair in screaming and begging God to stop the a tumor of doubt.” Some Christians are this world, everybody will break even in pain.