The Hispanic Jesus Film Conference - Harvest 2005
UPDATE REPORT

"A major evangelistic thrust has been launched through the Jesus film evangelism conference in 17 major cities. Rev. Roberto Hodgson and Rev. Leonel De Leon have prayed and worked to develop four workshops to cast the vision, train, inspire and mobilize the church members for evangelism in those cities.

Roberto Hodgson reports that the conference has been well received by pastors and lay people. So far, the conference has been presented in 10 cities with a representation of 100 congregations and 492 participants. When the conference was presented in Dallas, Rev. Leonel deLeon shared with the group that a distributor on the internet was offering a special promotion price for the purchase of three cases or more of the Jesus film in DVD. Rev. Giovanni Monterroso, Latino coordinator of the Dallas district, asked the pastors if they wanted to partner in buying at least three cases to take advantage of the sale promotion. They ended up ordering seven cases for a total of 210 DVDs. Praise the Lord! We can only imagine the potential of 210 DVDs in the hands of those local churches who will use the DVDs as an evangelistic tool. We are praying that God will create an evangelistic movement among the Hispanic Congregations in USA/Canada. Please pray that God will bless this evangelistic endeavor in obedience to the Great Commission.

Black Church Leadership Symposium would be held at Nazarene Bible College, Colorado Springs - September 26 - 30, 2005 See Schedule

Southeast Zone's 2005 Black Conference - "Anointed to Lead; Appointed to Serve"
Location: Atlanta, GA. Dates: July 21 - 24, 2005
Lodging - The Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel
Cost of Lodging - $85.00 per night plus tax. Rooms are on a first come, first serve basis. The 1st night should be paid by April 1, 2005.
Early registration before May 31, 2005 - For adults ages 18 and over is $5.00 (not to exceed $20.00 per household)
Late registration after May 31, 2005 - $6.00 per adult age 18 and over
Send all registration forms to:
Rev. Charles Tillman, Richmond Woodville COTN, 966 Wheelwood Way
Richmond, VA 23223
For more information please call Rev. Charles Tillman at 804-648-0777.

National Black Nazarene Conference 2006
Adams Mark Hotel
Dallas, Texas
August 3-6, 2006

The featured speaker on Sunday morning is Bishop Vashti McKenzie of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Contact: Dr. Elmer Gillett, Black Mission Director USA/Canada 718-857-2364 or Susan Grube, 800-738-7167

Places of Interest:
Black Dallas Remembered - The Dallas Zoo
Farmer's Market - Medieval Times
Reunion Tower - Six Flags Over Texas
SouthFork Ranch - The Women's Museum
Dallas Arboretum Fair Park - Hurricane Harbor
Old City Park - Science Place
Sixth Floor Museum - State Fair of Texas
World Aquarium

Mission Strategy Announces New Mission Directors
Dr. Oliver R. Phillips, director for Mission Strategy USA/Canada announced the appointment, in consultation with the Board of General Superintendents of three new mission directors. These directors would join three others who would serve through the next quadrennial on a year-to-year contractual agreement.

These changes were inspired and recommended to:

1. Develop new leadership within the particular people groups
2. Allow for present mission directors the freedom to explore previous local commitments
3. Facilitate the re-alignment of the present structure for new strategy options.

REV. MICHAEL ANDREWS - Mission Director, Native American Ministries
Rev. Mike Andrews (Southwest Native American District) is a graduate of Vennard College (Iowa) and Circleville Bible College, as well as a prolific student of the Spanish language.

Mike is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Native Mission Training Center and is President and active chaplain of the Chaplain's Association at Phoenix Indian Medical Center. Presently, Rev. Andrews serves as Latin American Liaison and Assistant to the President with CHIEF (Christian Hope Indian Eskimo Fellowship, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona).

Email -- MandrewsCHIEF@aol.com

REV. STEPHEN LEE - Mission Director, Korean Ministries
Rev. Stephen Lee (Anaheim District) is a graduate of Korean Bible College, West Coast Christian College, and the School of Bible Theology (Th.M.)

Since 1993 Lee has served as the senior pastor of Garden Grove Korean Church of the Nazarene and is currently a member of the Credential Board. In addition, Lee is president of Southwest Region of the Association of North American Koreans and coordinator of Korean Ministry for Anaheim and Southern California Districts,

Rev. Lee began ministry as a youth minister and choir director in Seoul, Korea in 1977

Email: slee4j@sbcglobal.net

REV. PASCAL PERMIS - Mission Director, Haitian Ministries
Rev. Pascal Permis (Southern Florida) received the BA degree from Hobe Sound Bible College and graduated from the Nazarene Theological Seminary with the M. Div. degree in 2003.

Permis has served as pastor of the Indiantown COTN since 1984. A new congregation has been birthed in Port St. Lucy and Rev. Permis is the director and producer of a weekly Haitian Christian radio program that reaches the Haitian Diaspora as far away as the Bahamas.

Rev. Permis is married to Micheline and they have three children: Pascal Permis, Jr. 15, Philemon Permis, 12, and Pudens Permis, 5 years old.

Email: Pascase@aol.com

Nazarene Pator's Son Gets Doctorate
Dr. Anthony Moore, professor at MidAmerica Nazarene College, recently was awarded the Doctor of Education degree from the University of Wyoming. The title of his dissertation is "A Case Study of How an Elementary Aged Student Perceives and Responds to Character Education."

Dr. Moore is the son of Rev. Rosie Moore, pastor of the New Hope Church of the Nazarene on the Missouri district. Professor Moore said, "My mama raised me in the church, lived holiness before me, and even when we were rebellious, she never stopped loving and praying for us. She always taught the importance of putting all your trust in the Lord, read the Bible, to fast, and pray all the time, and allow the Lord's will to be done in your life. Read more …

Wanted:
… Singers for the International Choir at the General Assembly "All the Nations Multicultural Service on Saturday, June 25, 2005 - 9:00am to 12 noon. Please contact Susan Grube @ 10800-738-7167 for details. Place: Convention Center in the Wabash Room 1 & 2. Register online: http://www.missionalstrategies.org/allnationsregform.html

Nazarene Centennial Urban Renaissance
Drs. Cheryl Sanders, Tom Nees, and Gustavo Crocker would be the plenary speakers at the Nazarene Centennial Urban Renaissance to be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Philadelphia - April 3 - 5, 2006

Come for:
-- the Excellent Speakers,
-- the Ministry-Strengthening Seminars,
-- Student-led Praise and Worship,
-- and most important of all -- interaction with people from the US and Canada who, like you, are committed to reclaiming the cities through the Gospel mandate.

Sudanese Leadership Conference
There is a movement afloat. It is abroad, in the United States and in Canada. This movement is energized by the Holy Spirit awakening the peoples of Sudan to a Christian belief and a holiness lifestyle. Pastor Michael Gatkek, pastor of the Southern Sudan Christian Mission Church of the Nazarene, located in South Portland Maine, has a vision and a passion to mobilize the many thousands of Christian Sudanese who are living in the US and Canada to come together as a Christian community under the Nazarene Holiness denomination.

There are a number of Christian Sudanese leaders, from many tribes, who have expressed a call to pastor their growing communities. They are not affiliated with any denomination, yet feel a call to holiness. Under the example of Pastor Michael, they have asked to become a part of the Nazarene church and have asked the Church of the Nazarene to assist in this calling. Some leaders have felt the call to return to Sudan to preach the gospel to their homeland villages. The work of the Church of the Nazarene in Southern Sudan has been explosive and a partnership is being developed to equip these leaders. Read more…