bcyd fellowship news september 2014
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BCYD Fellowship News - September 2014TRANSCRIPT
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BC Yukon PAOC District
this issue
District Superintendent 1
BCYD Global Workers 2
BC Campus Ministries 2
Assistant Superintendent 3
Aboriginal and Cultural Ministries 4
Children & Preteen Ministry 4
Youth, Young Adults, Family 4
District Secretary Treasurer 5
Director of Crisis Intervention 6
Happenings Around the District 7
District Calendar/Events 8
www.paoc.org
District Superintendent,
Ken Russell
Leaders Trust
Their “Knowers”
Christian leadership is both a
rewarding and demanding assignment. We often
assume that leadership is a positive experience for
everyone, but for many leaders, their role
frequently takes them to places of discouragement,
fatigue and poor health. Unhealthy practices cause
capable leaders to give up on what God has called
them to do. Over the years I’ve gleaned some
valuable information about “healthy leadership” by
observing both positive and negative role models.
Here are a few principles I have gathered…
Balance vs. Extremism
Healthy leaders have taught me that “nothing is as
bad as it may seem, and nothing is as good as it
may seem”. Healthy leaders have developed deep
emotional and spiritual roots, which provide them
with great stability and balance when the stormy
winds of extremism, adversity and/or prosperity
bellow. Neither success nor failure is allowed to
push a balanced and deep-rooted leader to
extremism. Spiritual balance and emotional
equilibrium is a by-product of clearheaded
discretion and sober self-awareness. Romans
12:3 tells us, “Do not think of yourself more highly
than you ought, but rather think of yourself with
sober judgment, in accordance with the measure
of faith God has given you.”
Steadfast Objectivity
The very first senior pastor with whom I served,
once gave me this valuable piece of advice…
Pastor Roy Webb said, “Ken, never take the
ministry or the church, too seriously”. His words
of gentle caution have protected me from
becoming too emotionally invested in the ministry
roles I have had, and thereby allowed me to
remain objective, neutral and without fear or
favour during times of success or disappointment,
frustration or flattery, personal attack or loving
kindness. Healthy leaders have the ability to
maintain a tenacious focus on the eternal realities
of God’s Kingdom, while serving the earthly
realities of His church. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
encourages us, “Therefore we do not lose heart.
Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet
inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
For our light and momentary troubles are
achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs
them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen,
but on what is unseen. For what is seen is
temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
Trustworthy Intuition
A seasoned leader comes to rely on his or her
intuition. Intuition is a poor substitute for diligent
research, thorough investigation and strategic
planning. But when intuition and discernment are
coupled with knowledge and wisdom, they become
a leader’s greatest assets. In the short time we
worked together, David Wells (who now serves as
our General Superintendent), would often say to
me, “Ken, just trust your ‘knower’.” King David
(not Superintendent David), during a season of
lament, wrote these powerful words that remind
leaders to trust God-given intuition, Psalm 51:6
“Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts, And
in the hidden part You will make me to know
wisdom.” Healthy leaders “trust their knowers”
and rely on spiritual intuition, which is rooted in
God’s wisdom.
This year our District has focused on “Health, for
churches and clergy”. I am convinced that God
does not want His chosen leaders to merely
survive in their divine calling. He wants every
anointed leader in our District to thrive with their
divine calling, to influence the world through the
resurrection power of Jesus Christ.
20411 Douglas Crescent, Langley, BC V3A 4B6 | p: 604-533-2232 | f: 604-533-5405 | e: [email protected] | www.bc.paoc.org
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BC/Yukon District and our Global Workers and Mission Canada WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER!
Kirsten Arding (Eurasia)
Sheldon & Anna Armitage (Europe)
Sergio & Nancy Bersaglio (Zambia)
Phil & Judy Bowler (Senegal)
Steve & Kathy Bowler (Malawi)
Dave & Connie Buzikievich
(Kenya)
Dawn Ellwyn (Kenya)
Christo & Sarah Emmanuel (Indo-Asia)
Bapu Desai & Frank Juelich (Prem Sewa Shikshan Sanghsia)
Tom & Laura Fodor (Brazi)l
Gerald & Pat Golbeck (Africa)
Racheal & Kodo Komant-Ngabane
(Rwanda)
Dan & Mardell MacTavish (Romania / Spain)
Bill & Linda Mercer (Mozambique)
Rainer & Elizabeth Mittelstaedt (Sri Lanka)
Nelson & Lisa Monteiro (Brazil)
Peter & Arlene Paluch (Europe)
Joel & Avin Reimer (Cambodia)
Karen Reed (Vancouver)
Jeremy & Candace Postal
(Whistler)
Mission Canada
Peter & Cavelle D. (Thailand)
Kim Hodgkiss (Honduras)
Alexey & Tonia Pankov (Siberia)
Mark & Kim Steinfield (Armenia)
We also have restricted access workers who either consider BC their home
district or are connected to the district, including 11 families that minister in
unspecified nations.
District Missions Representative
Doug Smith
Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Curtis
and Nicole Mittelstaedt (and their beautiful little daughter
Kyla). Before moving to the Maritimes, the Mittelstaedt’s lived in
Langley and for the past few years have been preparing to become
Global Workers in Senegal. Senegal is a country with a population
that is 95% Muslim; there are less than 1% Evangelical Christians.
I love Curt and Nicole’s story. They are young parents with big
dreams of serving Jesus in Africa. While Global Work is in the
Mittelstaedt blood, Curt and Nicole have made their own way with
extraordinary faith and patience to the place they are ready to go
once their remaining funds are raised. Their path to become Global
Workers has not been an easy one; they have faced multiple
disappointments and challenges along the way; some of which could
have easily ended their journey to become missionaries.
However, the call of God has trumped every adversity and in fact,
those adversities seem to have only strengthened their resolve to
serve. The Mittelstaedt’s are just one example of the fine young
men and women God is raising up through our assemblies to share
the Gospel - often in perilous places. These young Global Workers
deserve both our partnership and our prayers.
Jamie Rauch (Vancouver)
Brent & Carina Cantelon
(Vancouver)
John Engels | www.bccampusministries.com
They’re back! Over 200,000 post secondary
students are converging on BC Campuses.
Help connect students you know through our online campus locator at
www.bccampusministries.com or contact our campus staff and volunteers listed
on the right.
Please pray with us:
For good connections with 1st year and new students arriving on campuses. Students would take the opportunity to follow Jesus right where they are.
Sharing the gospel in many creative ways!
Campus Ministries | Sunday, October 19, 2014
Sunday, October 19th is a suggested date for an opportunity to highlight what is
happening on BC post-secondary campuses.
For media downloads, please visit our BCYD website: www.bc.paoc.org.
If you would like a campus rep to come share at your church service, please
contact John Engels p: 604-533-2232, e: [email protected].
Campus Staff/Volunteers Email
LOWER MAINLAND:
SFU Seth Greenham [email protected]
UBC Diane Buermans [email protected]
BCIT Calvin Weber [email protected]
UFV John Engels [email protected]
Kwantlen Lucas Mitchell
Jordan Miller
VANCOUVER ISLAND:
UVic & Camosun Tony Janzen [email protected]
VIU Jessica Penman [email protected]
NIC Jabin Postal [email protected]
OKANAGAN:
UBCO James Perreaux [email protected]
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Assistant Superintendent, Dave Solmes
@solmes_
A Leader’s Way Forward
The Apostle Paul was a very good church leader. He honoured the
gifts and roles of individuals when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 12:12,
“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts
form one body, so it is with Christ.”
Paul appreciated the gift, perspective and personality of everyone
within his community.
Knowing how to lead change and implement new ideas and ministry
is something that effective leaders have become good at.
Wise leaders understand that every group is made up of individuals
who need to be led wisely and in some cases very differently.
Catalytic to this is how well a leader moves at a proper pace with
the group and individual.
Everett Rogers (of Leadership Network), suggests that everyone,
when faced with organizational change, typically find themselves in
of five categories. It should be noted that it is possible for a person
to move from category to category depending upon the matter at
hand.
Dave Travis, CEO, Leadership Network, says one of the best ways
to introduce change in your church and ministry is by working
closely with opinion leaders. Opinion leaders are known for
adopting innovation at just the right time. They are not the actual
innovators, but they may adopt a new idea more quickly than
others. Everett Rogers emphasizes that opinion leaders are often
one or two steps ahead of their followers, but cannot be miles
ahead as true innovators often are. Innovators jump many times
from innovation to innovation, while early adopters will work
through the idea and innovation to systematize and grow it.
Early adopters (majority) take what is learned and observed by
innovators and adapt. This group carefully plans and implements.
They are not the “rah rah” type but will seek to carefully describe
what they are doing and how they are of a mind to do it.
Opinion leaders are the people most closely watched by the entire
group in order to determine the validity of an idea or innovation.
They often have greater social system participation than others on
the “innovativeness” spectrum. They may have more friends and
like to make friends. They tend to be more extroverted than
introverted. Opinion leaders essentially show by their example and
communicate a way to reduce the risk to later adopters. When a
pastor and leader of any organization has his innovative leader,
opinion leader, and early adopter moving in the same direction,
“momentum” is created because 50% of the group is making a way
forward together.
While these three groups are needed to lead change, a wise leader
realizes that this still only represents half his/her group.
Often patience is required for the second half of the group to catch
up and “buy in”. Often these groups are called “extra time
required” groups. It is important to answer the questions that Late
Majority and Last Adopters have. Often a revisit of the group’s
values system will objectify the conversation and move the
conversation beyond personal preferences. Explaining why the
group can’t stay where it is presently is important in changing the
mind and heart of the Late Majority and Last Adopter.
I would image the earliest PAOC pioneers were largely a group of
spirit led innovators. My prayer for every church and ministry
leader is that they would gather around their innovative and opinion
leaders and begin to dream and nurture together a shared desire to
see God do greater things.
May we find the grace required to lead each one in care and may
God bless you as you LEAD FORWARD.
2 follow up QUESTIONS:
1. Write down the names of five opinion leaders and early adopters in
your church or organization.
2. How could you engage these people in planning and preparation in
the next four months?
NEW IDEA ADOPTER GROUPS
RISK-TAKING
PIONEERING
FALL-IN
LINE
HESITANT
RESISTANT
OPINION
LEADERS
14%
EARLY
MAJORITY
34%
LATE
MAJORITY
34%
LAST
ADOPTERS
2%
INNOVATIVE
LEADERS
2%
Momentum…"every church”...
Involved as a Planter: congregations calling forth
entrepreneurial leaders as “sent ones” to neighbourhoods and
communities across our District to plant churches. AND/OR
Involved as A Parent: congregations planting an offspring
through multi-site, multi-campus or simply by strategically
releasing people to gather others for the purposes of evangelism
and discipleship. AND/OR
Involved as a Partner: congregations serving in a supportive
role by being fully engaged in a strategic relationship with an
existing church plant by providing resources, facilities or sending
some congregational members to support these other people.
Mark your calendar for the next
District Church Multipliers Retreat:
Aboriginal and Cultural Ministries
Edgar Lapeciros
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT All Nations College Foundation’s first graduation ceremony was held at Glad Tidings Church, Victoria on June 21st. 46 graduated in Levels 1 & 2, with 10 ministry plans submitted by Level 2 graduates. Guest speaker, Rev. Dave Solmes brought a strong challenge to the grads. 250 people attended, lead by Glad Tidings Lead Pastor Andy Moore. Classes will resume Sept. 20 for Levels 1, 2 & 3. HEALTH (of churches and clergy)
Glad Tidings’ Filipino Connect Group gathered at Camp Barnard, Sooke in the summer and welcomed 250 people. This year’s camp theme was, “No Holding Back/No Boundaries”. Preparations are under way for a Filipino lead service in September. They are on fire to start reaching out to all nations for the LORD.
Times of Refreshing Camp (VCCF) was held in Gibsons, BC, July 17-19. It was a good time to refresh, where ten were filled with the Holy Spirit and three were water baptized. Lots of fun and fellowship/bonding. MULTIPLICATION
A church planters meeting was held at the District Office in August. We pray that all credentials and church affiliation papers will be completed following the summer.
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Children and Family
Caroline Durocher-Bergeron www.carolinebergeron.ca
SPARK Spark is an amazing weekend for preteens – that is grades 5-8 or ages 10-13. We have been blown away by the spiritual impact of these weekends on students across our province. It has definitely been an event where students can invite their friends and look forward to it year after year. In 2014, our theme is ALIVE. In John 10.10, Jesus says: “I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of”. It is our deepest desire to see preteens walk in the purpose and destiny that God has for them. Join us November 14-15 at Abbotsford Pentecostal Church, Abbotsford for an impactful weekend. Our speakers are: Laura Liira, director of Illuminate conference, Ben McGillivray from Kelowna, Jason Eliason from Langley, and Evan Allnutt from Victoria. City Youth will be our worship band. Your students will be inspired to live life to the fullest by pursuing God, building lasting friendships and giving back to the community. Last but not least, we made our Friday night “fun room” part of Saturday’s hub. Be ready for an unforgettable time with karaoke, sumo suits, inflatables, hockey boxes, snack shack and spa manicures for the girls. For more information on the event and accommodations or to register, visit www.sparklive.ca. We hope you are able to come, and bring a group of preteens with you. Dream with us for preteens and believe that God can ignite amazing things in their hearts – NOW!
Youth, Young Adults & Family Ministries
Andy Gabruch
@andy_gabruch
We ARE Family!
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all of my prayers for you, I pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel, from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Paul to the Philippian Church family.
I am excited for what God has in store for you and me when He brings us together as the family of God. When Paul introduced his letter to the Philippian Church, the words “partnership in the gospel” mean “koinonia”. Koinonia means fellowship, doing life together, and is ultimately fleshed out as doing life as family (also see Phil 1:7,14-19,27; 2:22,25; 3:17; 4:15,30).
As a family, Paul urges us to have Koinonia WITH a mission; the family of God making the Gospel known in our world TODAY. As you may know, the Gospel is MORE receptive and received by those under the age of 21, as: 80% of people receive Jesus as their Lord and personal Saviour
before the age of 18. 2/3 of all vocational pastors, leaders, and Kingdom workers
receive the call of God in their teenage years; usually at a camp or a conference.
90% of all people receive Jesus as their Lord and personal Saviour before the age of 21.
Therefore, it is imperative to partner together, as the family of God - to make the Gospel known to the next generation. What would it look like if you and I partnered together for the sake of the
Gospel to the next generation? What would the next generation of the Church look like if we were partners in the gospel? For Paul, it
was:
Praying for each other (v.3-4): Paul continued to pray for his friends in Philippi. Please know that I am praying for you…and for you. Seriously…
Supporting one another (v.5): Paul continued to have ongoing support; financial, relational, and emotional support from the Philippian Church. The NT Church KNEW it took money, resources, and people to advance the Gospel. Could we do the same? Together? As a family?
Ongoing friendships (v.6): Paul knew the “good work” in people WAS the Gospel working in and through his friends. The “good work” in you and me is to be friends, partners, family, co-workers working together to advance the Gospel to the next generation as it is Biblical, strategic, and imperative.
So, as friends, let’s partner together for the next generation of the Church as Paul did with the Philippian church. There are great days ahead as we do “Koinonia” together.
Your Family Friend, Andy Gabruch e: [email protected] | c: 604-454-4919)
Island Youth Worker Conference
September 27, 2015
www.islandyouthworker.ca
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Secretary-Treasurer, Darwin Pichette
I would like to take this time to introduce myself to
you, as we may or may not have met before. I am
excited and honoured to join the team in this role, assisting the
District and yourself, and looking forward to many opportunities to
connect in the future. Many saw September as the “big kick-off
month” coming their way, connected with me about constitutional
and financial questions. I warmly extend the invitation for you to
contact me anytime even if the smallest questions come your way
(email: [email protected] or office 604-533- 2232). After only
23 years of pastoring, there are so many things I would love to have
known along the way that could have made things much easier. I
think this role is exactly that – a means of looking along with you
for answers to make ministry easier. To help even more I hope to
send out short “Did You Know?” points through the Fellowship
News and emails as bite-sized pieces of information for you. May
God bless you as you head into another great year serving Christ.
In Voting, should “Proxy” phoned-in or mailed-in votes be
counted?
A “proxy” is a means by which a member who expects to be
absent from a meeting authorizes someone else to act in his or
her place at the meeting. Proxy voting is not permitted in
ordinary deliberative assemblies (Roberts Rules of Order #43).
Mail-in (electronic or letter) or telephone votes are “not”
accepted. (Roberts Rules of Order #13).
Pentecostal Financial Services Group Inc.(PFSG ) Investing
is…
For any individual or church to use for their own investments.
Safeguarded against mortgage defaults.
Offering rates for 3-year terms of:
2.80% for investments under $100,000
3.05% for investments over $100,000
3.30% for investments over $500,000 realizing all
Learn more by contacting James Richards (PFSG Exec. Director)
at 416-500-3616 or [email protected].
Robertson Hall (Johnston Meier) Insurance for churches…
Is PAOC’s largest insurance provider to 710 churches nationwide
and inter-denominationally to over 6,000 churches nationwide.
Is recommended by CCCC and sits as the most user and claims
friendly insurance company in Canada.
Has a majority of agents who are church-goers understanding
church-life and coverage needs in context.
Donates premium funds back to the PAOC Mission Fund of
$600,000 plus to date.
Includes a far beyond normal:
$5 million liability protection for all world-wide sponsored
events, activities and programs.
$5 million directors and officers coverage for you, your staff
and your board for employment practices, dismissal, financial
management fiduciary liabilities.
$5 million “blanket” counseling coverage.
$5 million abuse and harassment coverage with no deductible
bodily injury coverage.
$50,000 criminal defense costs for wrongful accusation and
$25,000 “no fault” counseling/therapy costs for you and your
staff.
Learn more by contacting Alex Acciaresi (Johnston Meier Agent)
p: 1-888-256-4564 or [email protected].
Radical Stewardship:
Deep Rooted Principles
for Everyday Living
More than half of Canadian adults do not have a financial
plan and a written will.
We care about families and their Biblical understanding of financial
matters, and we want to help them plan effectively for the future.
We recognize the need for a diverse set of tools to help establish
and maintain healthy stewardship and achieve godly goals in all as-
pects of family life. And you can help them, too.
Partner with us by inviting PAOC Stewardship Services to
your church for a life transforming presentation called Radical
Stewardship. This informative seminar will offer individuals and
families the opportunity to learn and implement deep-rooted biblical
principles to help them honour God in every area of their lives.
For more information, contact Sharon Thomson at
ph: 905-542-7400 ext. 2217 or [email protected].
Coordinator of Counseling
and Director of Crisis Intervention
Jim Caruso
Handling Holiday Stress
It’s summer, expectations are high, finances are low and you are heading off on your holidays. The SUV is packed, the RV is hooked up and ready to travel. You so need this time away from the regular rat race of life and you really need to have some me/us time. The key is in the ignition and you are off! So how do you handle the unmet expectations and the extra stress on the already limited budget? Laughter is the best medicine. Here is our story…
I still remember the look on the mechanic’s face as we left his garage on our holiday. As he clutched our check for $1,000 for pre-holiday repairs, I could see that he knew he was secure. He knew that as long as we lived on the island and owned the “K-car”, his family would eat, and eat well. My wife heard the sound first, kind of a high pitched squeal mixed with the sound of a cat’s tail being run over by a paving crew. We were heading down the freeway about 100 km/per hour when she asked, “What’s that noise Jim?” I said, “If I was still driving an ambulance I would say it was the siren.” The words were not even cold in the air when the engine seized up and the car lunged and jumped, making steering seem like a rodeo event. I pulled to the side of the road, lifted the hood and tried to drive ahead. The engine gave one last lurch and then sat silent as water and steam poured out, creating a roadside attraction second only to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. We had already traveled about three hours on our holiday, which was to take us to a wedding in Saskatchewan from Salt Spring Island.
Now stuck on the side of the road with three kids, a wife and a dog, the real adventure was about to begin. I hitch-hiked to the small town of Hope and called a tow truck. Lucky for us, it was the long weekend and all of the tow trucks were busy and all garages closed. I finally secured a tow truck and before you know it there were six of us in the cab of the tow truck, heading on down the highway with our “K-car” in tow and our dog sitting behind the steering wheel, probably wondering why we had let him finally sit in the front of the car.
There is always good news and bad news in stories like this. The good news is not as wordy as the bad. We arrived at the garage and the good news is they were open on the long weekend; the bad news is that the transmission was shot. The good news was that my father-in-law knew a company in Penticton that could repair it for a mere $800. The bad news was that it had to be shipped there; about 150 miles east, and then it would take at least a week to fix it. Good news that we could get a ride to my mom’s the next day and so all we had to do was camp overnight down river from the garage where our car was now a resident. The good news is that we were able to get a ride to the campsite in the now familiar tow truck, still numbering six humans and one dog in the small truck cab. The bad news is we arrived at the campsite at night; it was dark and the owner charge us $20. So we went to the designated site, threw on the ditch lights and started unloading the tow truck cab; it looked like a city bus was unloading at a stop. The owner of the campground appeared immediately and said in a very slurred voice, (I think the raisins in his breakfast cereal might have fermented during the day and he was unaware of his impairment), “I never said an army could camp here for 20 bucks. That will be $25, but you can have all the firewood you want. This was great, except there was a campfire ban in the entire province at the time. More bad news was that we didn’t have a flashlight or any tools to drive the tent pegs in. We set the tents up in the dark and the shock cords were held up by my wife. Then the tent broke and we had to secure it to the picnic table with some rocks. Our kid’s tent (we found out the next morning), was situated on some former camper’s tent pegs and made their sleep a bit uncomfortable to say the least.
My mom arrived, and her car was a station wagon one size smaller than our “K-car”. We arrived in Princeton and quickly transferred all of our equipment and living beings, both human and non-human into my father-in-law’s jeep. This is a spin off from the Second World War, a quarter-ton jeep, about half the size of my mom’s
small station wagon. So it was off to Penticton we went. We set up camp at Skaha Lake and the next day I visited the transmission repair shop. Behold, there lay my transmission and the comforting voice of the mechanic who said it would be ready the next day. The next day is where the bad news came. They had received the outer shell of the transmission, but the courier company had lost all of the gears and parts that they needed to repair. The good news is they promised they would do their best to locate the parts. The bad news was that they couldn’t fix the transmission until the parts were delivered. It was time to rethink our plans. We stayed in Penticton for a couple of days, and one afternoon, after the pie truck had come and gone, I felt that we should maybe take a couple of days and go into the United States. So we headed off to Washington State and spent the next few days traveling toward Lynden, WA and then back to Hope where the “K-car” was now fixed and ready to go.
I parked the jeep in Hope, left the keys for my father-in-law and we loaded up the car and headed to the ferry. We made it as far as Abbotsford, about 100 miles from home, when the transmission seized up again. I called the mechanic in Hope and he just happened to have a tow truck in the area and so we were back in Hope, back in the jeep and heading back to Salt Spring Island with the mechanic’s assurance that he would have it fixed and ready for us in a week.
True to his word, a week later the phone rang and it was our favourite mechanic in Hope; the “K-car” was fixed and ready to go. We were then off to Vancouver, and back again to the ferry terminal, arriving right on time for the next sailing to Salt Spring Island. In the parking lot, a familiar sound reached my ears. It was the distinct sound of a transmission about to seize up and sure enough, the car lunged to a stop. Now I am trying to think happy thoughts, but all of them include long prison terms upon conviction. So I phoned my mechanic in Hope and I didn’t even need to say who was calling or why I was calling. I chose my words carefully, so as not to expose my inner personality. I slowly and calmly explained that the transmission was not working and that I was open to his input for suggestions on what to do. He said, “If you can get it on the ferry and over to Salt Spring Island, I will send a new transmission and have someone there install it at no cost to you.” My mind was thinking as we talked; I was thinking about getting on the ferry first, so that I could be at the front of the boat, just behind the little safety gate that goes across the front of the vehicles when the ferry is underway. I knew from previous experience that the crew went for coffee about half-way into the trip, and I allowed the thought to enter my mind that I would remove the safety gate and push the “K-car” into the depths of Active Pass. It would lay in a watery grave until the saltwater slowly consumed it.
I have heard noises similar to the sounds the “K-car” made when we started up the ramp - when I worked in the crusher unit at the local mine in my home town. I was smiling as I pressed harder on the gas pedal than was necessary, hoping for an end to this nightmare. We were successful in getting onto the ferry. Unloading was easier; I just coasted down the ramp in neutral and by some great miracle I was able to drive it to the garage and park it. The good news is that a new transmission did arrive and was installed. We had no further transmission problems with the “K-car”. The bad news is that there are more parts to a “K-car” than one old transmission.
The stress of the unexpected, the finances, and the family’s responses to the un-fun-ness (is that a word?) of the perfect vacation tends to identify the real you. Our emotions are critical to our wellbeing. Emotions are God’s perfect design for the expression of our soul. Healthy emotions are de-stress check valves for everyday crises, unmet expectations, grief, loss and frustration, to name a few. As well, healthy emotions are “eustress” (good stress) expressions of celebration, joy, love, achievement and contentment. All of our emotions are needed in our lives to process our inner feelings, whether good or bad. When we are emotionally healthy, our perception filters change, allowing us to find humour in the things that may have angered us or caused frustration before. We can then see the upside and be encouraged that God is bigger than the stress of summer vacations.
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Happenings Around the District Transitions: Elyse Brouwer (nee: Yu): Appointed as Assistant Pastor working
with Young Adults of WestWinds Community Church, Surrey.
Brenda Cheah: Will transition from Daycare Director to Children’s Pastor of Coquitlam Christian Centre.
Sam Clemance: Concluded as Youth Pastor of Highway Christian Fellowship, Sidney.
Marlies Cornock: Will transition from Children’s Pastor to Pastor of Administration of Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly.
Michael Cyr: Concluded as Lead Pastor of Pender Harbour Community Church, Madeira Park.
Rod Fair: Called as Lead Pastor of North Douglas Pentecostal Tabernacle, Victoria.
Charmaine Findley: Concluded as Children’s Pastor of Port Coquitlam Christian Assembly.
Doug Frederick: Appointed as Family Life Pastor of Christian Life Assembly, Langley.
Tim Grant: Appointed as Student Ministries Pastor of Calvary Community Church, Kamloops.
Derrick Hamre: Concluded as Lead Pastor of Emmanuel Church, West Kelowna and accepted the call as Lead Pastor of Christian Life Assembly, Langley.
Kristen Hovde: Concluded as campus missionary with BC Campus Ministries at UBC.
Vanessa Johnson: Appointed as Interim Assistant Campus Pastor of Christian Life Community Church – Aldergrove Campus.
Dan Kendrick: Appointed as Youth and Children’s Pastor of Christian Life Fellowship, Campbell River.
Joanne Knight: Appointed as Women’s Network Pastor of Living Waters Church, Fort Langley.
Herb McCormack: Appointed as Senior’s Pastor of Alexis Park Church, Vernon.
Ed Nowak: Concluded as Lead Pastor of Bethel Pentecostal Assembly, Salt Spring Island and has accepted the Call as Lead Pastor of Cherryville Gospel Church.
Kristina Parks: Concluded as a volunteer Kids & Young Adults Pastor of First Avenue Christian Assembly, Chilliwack and accepted the appointment as Worship Pastor & Administrative Assistant of Harvest City Church, Vancouver.
Robert Penny: Concluded as Youth Pastor of Colwood Pentecostal Church, Victoria.
Kerry Pocha: Transitioned from Children’s Ministry Director to Youth Pastor of Abundant Life Church, Cranbrook.
Amber Price: Appointed as Assistant Director of the OMEGA Global Program of Summit Pacific College.
George Rowe: Called as Lead Pastor of Chetwynd Gospel Tabernacle.
Nathanael Siebert: Concluded as Youth Pastor of Mountain View Assembly, Smithers and accepted the appointment as Youth Pastor of Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle, Quesnel.
Corwin Smid: Concluded as Lead Pastor of Calvary Pentecostal Tabernacle, Williams Lake.
Caron Somers: Concluded as Women’s Pastor of Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, Victoria.
Kory Sorensen: Appointed as Program Director for the new Not-
For-Profit Leadership program of Summit Pacific College.
Roger Stronstad: Retired as Biblical Theology Director of Summit Pacific College.
Matthew Westergard: Concluded as Lead Pastor of New Life Assembly, Tumbler Ridge and accepted the call as Lead Pastor of Burns Lake Pentecostal Church.
Vera Zimmerman: Appointed as Next Gen Pastor of Connaught Heights Assembly, New Westminster.
Churches in Pastoral Transition: Alert Bay, Glad Tidings Church (Aboriginal) Atlin Christian Assembly Burnaby, Christian Pentecostal Church (Cantonese) Fernie, Trinity Pentecostal Church Kitamaat Village, Haisla Pentecostal Church (Aboriginal) Madeira Park, Pender Harbour Community Church Parksville, Oceanside Community Church Penticton, Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle Richmond Pentecostal Church Salt Spring Island, Bethel Pentecostal Assembly Surrey, Revival Church (Korean) Tumbler Ridge, New Life Assembly West Kelowna, Emmanuel Church Williams Lake, Calvary Pentecostal Tabernacle
Regional Pastorates: Anahim Lake Chapel & Bella Coola Pentecostal Assembly
(Aboriginal)
visit our website for other opportunities (www.bc.paoc.org)
Births: Mike & Laura Bidell: Are happy to announce the birth of their
daughter, Mirabel Kindness born August 14. Robert & Jannah Dalke are happy to announce the birth of
their daughter, Emma Marie born August 26. Bryce & Ali Edelman are happy to announce the birth of their
son, Micah Jay born July 4. Mike & Julie Furtado: Are happy to announce the birth of
their son, Jake David born June 12. David & Rebecca Funk: Are happy to announce the birth of
their son, Owen Jonathan born August 9. Jabin & Andrea Postal: Are happy to announce the birth of
their son, Cyrus Elliot born August 14. Joel & Brandi Reimer: Are happy to announce the birth of
their daughter, Paisley Sparrow born July 30.
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SPC’S ANNUAL DINNER & AUCTION
Summit Pacific College is hosting its 18th Annual Dinner & Auction on
Saturday, October 25th at Broadway Church (2700 East Broadway,
Vancouver). If you are interested in buying tickets, sponsoring the
event financially, donating an item, or just have an enquiry about this event,
please contact Diane Demchuck at [email protected].
District Calendar
www.zoeprojects.org
SEPTEMBER 2014
Sept 25-27 BCYD: Aboriginal Ministries Leadership Summit (Chilliwack)
Sept 26-27 Still Beautiful Conference: For Girls (Okanagan Section)
Sept 27 NGM: Children + Youth Leadership Clinic, Kootenay/Creston
Sept 27 Island Youth Worker Conference Leadership (Parksville)
Sept 27-28 Point Grey Community Church - 25year Anniversary (Vancouver)
OCTOBER 2014
Oct 1 BCYD: Webcast “Church Planting + Multiplication”
Oct 6-8 BCYD: Cluster Leadership Retreat (Stillwood)
Oct 11-12 Harvest City Church - 50year Anniversary (Vancouver)
Oct 19 BCYD University Ministry Sunday
Oct 24-25 ACTS: Ministry Lift Equipping Conference (Langley)
Oct 24-26 Freedom Conference (formerly Adore) (Victoria)
Oct 25 Summit Pacific College: Annual Dinner & Auction (Vancouver)
Oct 27-29 BCYD: Licensed Ministers Network #3 (Stillwood)
NOVEMBER 2014
Nov 5 Summit Pacific College: Youth Emphasis Service (Abbotsford)
Nov 7-8 CYWC Regional Training, Kelowna
Nov 14-15 NGM: Spark, PreTeen Conference (Abbotsford)
2015 Jan 23-24 CYWC Regional Training (Abbotsford)
Jan 30-Feb 1 Missions Fest (Vancouver)
Feb 16-18 BCYD: Minister Seminar: Cariboo/P.G./NWest/Far North/Yukon (Quesnel)
Feb 23-25 BCYD: Minister Seminar: Kootenay/Thompson/Okanagan (Vernon)
Mar 2-4 BCYD: Minister Seminar: Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley/Van. Island (Langley)
Mar 20-22 Summit Pacific College: More 15
Apr 10-11 NGM: Elevate Conference (Langley)
Apr 27-29 BC/Yukon District Conference (Vancouver)
Jun 12-13 BCYD Church Multipliers Retreat (Abbotsford)