INDIANA SOUTH

INDIANA SOUTH
WESLEYAN
October 2005
Looking Ahead
would like to challenge every pastor and church in our district to cast
a vision where you worship. Where should your local church be in
five years if the Lord tarries His coming? How many new people will
you try to reach – with the gospel and then disciple them? Will there be
any improvements or additions to your building? These type questions
need to be ask as you work on your Five-Year Plan.
During our last D.B.A. meeting the progress listed below was
adapted for our district. I prayed and fasted asking God to give me direction as to what should be accomplished in our district within the
next 60 months. Find below the “Five in Five” program.
A big part of leadership is casting vision. The Lord told the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk concerning his vision to, “write the vision and
make it plain on tablets …” (Hab. 2:2) If we are not careful we get so busy
just living from day to day and week to week that we lose sight of the big
picture. In other words, vision casting is excluded at the expense of daily
existence. As churches and leaders we cannot allow this to happen.
With the Lord’s help I want to see the following five things accomplished within five years in this great district.
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Dr. Mark S. F. Eckart
DIST. SUPERINTENDENT
Superintendent’s Schedule
October
1
2
9
13
15
16
23
30
Saturday Class / Paoli
A.M. English
A.M. Evansville North Park
P.M. Evansville Trinity
Training
World Headquarters
Saturday Class / Paoli
A.M. Church Visit
P.M. Church Visit
A.M. Terre Haute Hulman St.
P.M. West Terre Haute 6th St.
A.M. Bloomfield Mt. Zion
P.M. Church Visit
November
5
6
13
20
24
27
A.M.
P.M.
A.M.
P.M.
AM
PM
AM
PM
DBA Meeting
Fort Branch
Princeton
Milan
Versailles
Greenfield
Salem
Happy Thanksgiving
Church Visit
Church Visit
1. To continue to promote and encourage the practice of spiritual
disciplines.
*I want to challenge all Wesleyans in the district to read God’s
word, pray, fast, and be faithful in church attendance. This
brings renewal, revivals, and a spirit of expectancy among our
pastors and lay people that God will speak to us!
2. To work hard to see the G.L.A.D. program brought to completion.
*I believe by God’s help January of 2009 the district will be debt
free and the newly acquired acreage will be paid in full.
3. To start at least three new churches.
4. To revitalize and energize the churches in our district that are
struggling to grow.
*I plan to trouble shoot, give direction, hope, and encouragement to these pastors and churches.
5. To strive to see all of our churches pay 100% U.S.F.
Mooresville Dedication of “Linville Hall”
Pictured left is the Rev.
Mike Linville Family at the
dedication of the New
“Linville
Hall”
at
M ooresv i l l e Wesl eyan
Church. Dr. Mark and his
family were present for
this special occasion on
Sunday, September 4,
2005. This new addition is
beautiful and both the Linv i l l e f a m i l y a n d th e
Mooresville Church are to
be commended for a job
well done!
Annual Pastor’s
Christmas Dinner
Friday, December 2, 2005
6:30 P.M.
Orleans Fellowship Hall
Winner of IN South
Softball Tourney
Congratulations to the Mitchell
Wesleyan Church for winning the
annual district softball tournament
Attention
Ministerial Students-Pastors-Teachers
Indiana South District Ministerial Seminar
May 1 – 5, 2006
Orleans Campgrounds, Orleans, IN
$175.00 ($75.00 pre-registration)
This includes: Air-conditioned room and delicious meals.
Classes Offered:
Old Testament Introduction – C03: Dr. Wayne Caldwell
Wesleyan History & Discipline – C35: Dr. Wayne Caldwell
Church Leadership / Management – 23: Dr. Mark Eckart
Doctrine of Holiness – C42: Dr. Mark Eckart
Spiritual Formation – C26: Rev. Chet Todd
Advanced Theology – C32: Rev. Chet Todd
Contact:
Rev. Bob England
RR 6 Box 840 • Bloomfield, IN 47424
812-825-5917 • [email protected]
Wesleyan Hour Radio
Ministry–30 Years
The Wesleyan Hour-your denomination’s radio ministry-is celebrating 30 years of broadcasting! The
award-winning thirty-minute program has an estimated audience of
100 million people throughout the
world-not including its 24/7 presence on the Internet. But with listener letters received from 110
countries, its ministry is obviously
about reaching people ONE PERSON AT A TIME. You can learn
mo r e a b o u t th e b r o a d c a s t a t
www.wesleyan.org/twh.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Rev. & Mrs. Ira E. Holt, the pastoral family at Seymour
Wesleyan on celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary, and to Rev. &
Mrs. Wilbert Vandervort, the pastoral family at Holton Wesleyan on celebrating their 45th Wedding Anniversary.
Rev. & Wilbert Vandervort–45 Years
Page 2/ OCTOBER 2005
Rev. & Mrs. Ira E. Holt–50 Years
INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN
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OCTOBER 2005
Vol. 32
No. 10
Executive Editor
Dr. Mark Eckart
Office Editor
Carolyn Manship
Editorial Assistant
Joshua Eckart
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Available For Deputation Work
hil Boardman has worked
at three Czech English
camps and served two years
with Global Partners as a
GO-Net volunteer in the Czech
Republic. While in Czech he
taught English as a second language, led worship and small
groups, and did friendship
evangelism. In May 2004 he was
appointed as a career missionary to the Czech Republic.
Phil accepted Jesus as his personal Savior when he
was nine years old. As he has grown in his relationship
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with Christ, he has committed himself to following the
Lord wherever He leads. His call to missions has been
gradual, but very clear. With each mission trip he felt a
stronger and stronger call to return for longer periods of
service.
Phil earned a B.S. degree in elementary education
with a minor in music from Indiana Wesleyan University. He hopes to teach English when he returns to the
Czech Republic. It is his desire to be a strong, consistent
witness for Christ and a Christian friend who through
God’s guidance and leadership can help lead people to
Christ.
Please contact Phil at (513) 907-1223 or e-mail:
[email protected].
Dr. Henry L. Smith Named President of IWU
r. Henry L. Smith has been
chosen as the President of
Indiana Wesleyan University. He will become the 11th
president of the 85 year-old University on July 1, 2006—a day
after he completes his 19th year
as University president. As
President-elect, Smith will work
closely with Barnes during the
coming year.
Dr. Smith has served as Executive Vice-President of
IWU since 2004. Before coming to IWU he served in
Nazarene higher education for 25 years. Dr. Smith has a
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bachelor’s degree in Christian Education from God’s Bible School and a second baccalaureate degree in Education and a Master of Arts degree in Communication at the
University of Cincinnati. He earned his Ph. D. in Communication in 1987 from the Ohio State University. Smith’s
heritage as a Wesleyan, coupled with 26 years of proven
leadership in Christian higher education, made him an
ideal choice for the IWU presidency.
He and his wife, Teresa, have three adult children.
When Smith joined IWU on July 1, 2004, he returned
to his religious and geographic roots. He was born in
Frankfort, IN, where his father served for more than 50
years as founding pastor of the Victory Chapel Wesleyan Church.
G.L.A.D. UPDATE
want to first of all say “thanks” to many
of you who have already joined the
G.L.A.D. program. About a year and a
half ago I felt the Lord definitely led me
(with the help of a lot of other people) to
start this campaign to see our district get out
of debt and the 118 acres we purchased in
2003 be paid in full by January of 2009.
I have some good news! The Lord is helping us and we are making some great progress. The G.L.A.D. team has paid $130,349.06
into the program and $259,200 has been
pledged. Hallelujah!
I would like to ask you to pray about
something though. All we need is 84 more
leaders and this effort will be finished. If you
haven’t joined, would you consider doing
so? Or if you are already a member maybe
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INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN
you would take another unit or two to help
us finish on time.
Many of our churches have taken units.
If your church has not joined, why not consider doing so? Your investment goes for a
great cause that will outlast us all.
Maybe God has blessed you financially
and you could take a unit or two to help
with the cause. If you have already signed
up consider taking another unit. Why don’t
you join Deb and me as we have taken five
units in this campaign?
When we get phase one completed (the
loan paid off) we will then do research to
see what would be best to build first.
Maybe a multi-purpose building, residence
for retired pastors, or other ideas have been
discussed as well.
$360,000
342,000
324,000
306,000
288,000
270,000
252,000
259,200.00
pledged
234,000
216,000
198,000
180,000
162,000
144,000
126,000
130,349.06
paid
108,000
90,000
72,000
54,000
36,000
18,000
OCTOBER 2005 / Page 3
CHURCH GROWTH REPORT
Church
Pastor
Aug. SS '05 Aug. SS '04 Variation % Gain
PM Wk Day
Church
Pastor
Austin
K. Wingham
13
15
2
0%
18
16
12
Mitchell
S. Jones
117
105
12
11%
216
96
144
Bedford
G. Tilley
28
26
2
8%
32
24
15
Mooresville New Life
M. Linville
22
18
4
22%
43
19
18
Bicknell First
M. Reed
45
43
2
5%
57
30
84
Morgantown
S. Yager
NR
Birdseye
D. Murphy
NR
New Albany Spring Ave. N. Watters
15
0
0
0%
22
0
0
Bloomfield Mt. Calvary
F. Collings
NR
North Vernon
J. Terry
53
57
4
0%
67
31
29
Bloomfield Mt. Zion
M. Moore
20
Orleans
H. Carr
42
37
5
14%
48
30
15
Bloomfield Southside
TBS
NR
Otwell
R. Stilwell
23
26
3
0%
25
17
0
Bloomington Central
E. Hayes
39
L. Manship
92
158
66
0%
231 126
130
28
47
8
AM
0%
8
20
0%
49
19
0
27
20
Paoli
Aug. SS '05 Aug. SS '04 Variation % Gain
AM
PM Wk Day
Bloomington Shepherd A. Hendershot
14
0
0
0%
16
15
14
Petersburg
L. Lamar
9
12
3
0%
9
0
0
Blue River
A. Marshall
25
24
1
4%
40
11
0
Poplar Grove
J.Downs
11
15
4
0%
20
11
7
Boonville
E. Ames
24
22
2
9%
59
32
24
Prairie Creek
T. Fennell
15
15
0
0%
15
11
4
Brazil Jackson Street
E. Stewart
29
39
10
0%
28
15
13
Princeton
D. Reed
NR
Rising Sun
J. Kelly
NR
Rodney
M. Miller
NR
Rushville
H. Baker
6
0
0
0%
6
11
0
Salem
C. Johnson
12
11
1
9%
14
11
14
15
4
0%
11
8
5
Carthage New Life
H. Smith
9
7
2
29%
20
7
18
Clear Fork
C. Uebel
14
13
1
8%
19
11
8
Columbus Bethel
B. Carpenter
NR
Columbus Central
B. Miller
21
24
3
0%
21
13
0
Columbus Flintwood
W. Jones
59
48
11
23%
85
46
49
Sandford
C. Hedden
11
Columbus Ohio Street
J. Vandervort
45
36
9
25%
59
47
19
Scott City
D. Ault
NR
Concord
T. Whitham
32
29
3
10%
35
29
21
Scottsburg
P. Mills
10
8
2
25%
13
7
9
Connersville Grandview R. Wallace
8
11
3
0%
8
6
4
Seelyville
F. Burk, Jr.
23
19
4
21%
15
0
6
Corydon New Hope
T. Bye
23
22
1
5%
49
19
0
Seymour
I. Holt
28
24
4
17%
35
23
25
E. Enterprise
R. Albring
18
18
0
0%
17
11
26
Shelburn
B. Noel
12
0
0
0%
12
0
0
Edinburgh
L. Biddle
36
36
0
0%
36
21
21
Shelbyville Grace
J. Travis
57
64
7
0%
66
35
19
English
P. Jones
55
76
21
0%
65
46
52
Shelbyville Westside
W. Seymour
NR
Evansville Forest Hills
M. Stoelting
143
143
0
0%
237
79
75
Simpson Chapel
R. Brown
NR
Evansville North Park
S. Boardman
48
49
1
0%
66
20
19
Somerville
D. Brandon
39
46
7
0%
48
25
14
Evansville Trinity
M. Belt
45
46
1
0%
89
33
46
Spearsville
B. Bray
26
37
11
0%
26
22
13
Fort Branch
M. Hughes
34
22
12
55%
37
14
22
Spencer
J. Knight
6
0
0
0%
8
0
0
Franklin
D. Neal
NR
Sullivan
G. Larimer
34
30
4
13%
37
36
0
French Lick S.V.
J. Moffatt
65
70
5
Gnaw Bone
G. Armstrong
19
18
Greenfield
J. Anderson
19
16
Greensburg
W. Thompson III
NR
Greenwood
J. Hughes
Helmsburg
DBA
0
0
0%
112
62
30
Sylvania
B. England
46
66
20
0%
104
58
26
1
6%
22
14
10
Terre Haute Faith
D. Gormong
126
132
6
0%
247 153
131
3
19%
29
21
16
Terre Haute Hulman
D. Willis
73
70
3
4%
94
70
59
Terre Haute North
V. Reed
7
0
0
0%
15
13
9
Trafalgar
C. Hilton
6
6
0
0%
6
4
6
Valeene
D. Manship
16
26
10
0%
84
39
42
Versailles
D. Jewell
29
55
26
0%
30
10
7
Walker Chapel
R. Hendershot
19
17
2
12%
47
0
8
Washington Main St.
P. Kessen
0
0%
60
0
0
NR
Holton
W. Vandervort
19
21
2
0%
23
12
7
Hope First
E. Boston
37
24
13
54%
40
16
44
Lawrenceburg
M. Kessen
No Report
0
0%
Lewisville Trinity
C. Stroud
22
0
0
0%
0
0
4
Lewis Creek
D. Gates
15
14
1
7%
21
40
Loogootee Mt. Zion
J. Simmons
16
15
1
7%
48
Madison Calvary
M. Mahoney
30
34
4
0%
49
Marengo Valley
S. Lock
58
59
1
0%
96
Martinsville
K. Kearby
NR
Martinsville Bethel
J. Irvin
12
10
2
20%
13
0
8
Whitehall
D. Campbell
16
25
9
0%
16
12
14
Mecca New Life
C. Todd
41
64
23
0%
69
40
35
Wilmington Hills
D. Meriwether
22
24
2
0%
23
22
15
TOTALS
2507
2576
69
36
32
4
13%
56
43
25
Washington Vincennes J. Gilley
31
27
4
15%
28
35
24
14
Wesley Chapel
W. Wickard
NR
14
10
Westport
E.Wakefield
71
64
7
11%
73
41
29
37
24
West Terre Haute 6th
R. Weeks
26
32
6
0%
27
12
13
42
47
West Terre Haute 8th
P. Shelton
84
73
11
15%
87
67
40
Wheatland
K. Mitchell
NR
Medora
C. Morgan
30
37
7
0%
30
16
14
Milan
L. Brown
26
24
2
8%
34
17
0
0% 3732 2020 1725
*NR–No Report
Top Ten Churches for Numerical Gain for Aug. 2005
Church
Pastor
Hope First
Rev. Ed Boston
Fort Branch
Mitchell
Gain
Top Ten Percentage Gain for Aug. 2005
Church
Pastor
Gain
13
Columbus Ohio St
Rev. Jerry Vandervort
Rev. Marvin Hughes
12
Westport
Rev. Steve Jones
12
Orleans
Columbus Flintwood Rev. Wes Jones
11
Mooresville New Life Rev. Mike Linville
4
W. Terre Haute 8th St Rev. Paul Shelton
11
Seelyville
4
Church
Pastor
9
Fort Branch
Rev. Marvin Hughes
55%
Rev. Emmett Wakefield
7
Rev. Harold Carr
5
Hope First
Carthage
Rev. Ed Boston
Rev. Harold Smith
54%
29%
Columbus Ohio St.
Scottsburg
Rev. Jerry Vandervort
Rev. Paul Mills
25%
25%
Columbus Flintwood
Mooresville New Life
Rev. Wes Jones
Rev. Mike Linville
23%
22%
Seelyville
Martinsville Bethel
Rev. Fred Burk
Rev. John Irvin
21%
20%
Greenfield
Rev. John Anderson
19%
Rev. Fred Burke
Percentage Gain
Don’t forget to show
appreciation to your Pastor and
Clergy this month