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Indiana Ministries Update
September 19, 2012 - Vol 4, Issue 19
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2012 Annual Meeting Announcement
The Church at the Crossing Indianapolis, IN
Monday, October 1
Registration begins at 8:30 am
(Coffee and snacks provided)
To view the 2012 Annual Meeting Booklet, click here or visit our website
 Our Speaker:Al Ells, M.C. is an ordained minister and founder-director of Leaders that Last Ministries™, a not-for-profit organization that equips Christian leaders to finish well. He is a gifted coach, counselor, speaker and leadership consultant. As a Master Coach, Al has helped many pastors, executives, and denominational leaders find and fulfill their destiny in Christ.
Becoming A Transformational Leader
While churches are in the transformation business, the reality is that most local congregations need to be transformed. They simply are not having the effect on their communities that God intends. When we think about transforming a local congregation so it can reach its God-given potential, we normally think the starting point is the congregation itself. However, deep change must happen in the life of the leader(s) before it happens in the church. As the interior world of the leader is changed, the congregation is transformed. Al Ells will be leading us in three sessions that are designed to raise your level of leadership.
- Raising your Transformation Quotient
- The 'Right Ethics' Empower Board and Senior Leader Transformation
- Transformative Personal Safeguards: Boundaries, Margins and Burnout
For more information and registration options, please visit the Annual Meeting page on our website.
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2012 Important Dates
Sept. 28-30 - 3SLI
Sept. 30 - Ordination Service
Oct. 1 - Annual Meeting
Oct. 13 - Best Practices Conference (Bedford, IN)
Nov. 2-4 - ISYC
Nov. 17 - Best Practices Conference (Nappanee, IN)
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month
Click here to read CHOGnews article on Pastor Appreciation Month and to find resources to promote it!
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September 28 - 30, 2012
Kings Island Resort &
Conference Center
Mason, OH
More info? Please visit:
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New for 2012, Online Registration!!
Visit the ISYC 2012 page
on our website
by clicking here!
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Our staff lifted these congregations and their pastors in prayer recently.
Join us in saying a prayer on their behalf:
Muncie
East Jackson Street COG
Pastor Harold Goodpaster
Muncie
Kirby Avenue Church of God
Pastor Thomas Stanton
Muncie
Northside Church of God
Pastor Jeff Veatch
Muncie
Pauline Avenue Church of God
Pastor Billy Adams
Muncie
Southside Church of God
Pastor John Clegg
Muncie
The Gathering
Pastor Joshua Brandt
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Hurricane Relief Efforts
The Three Nails Project Disaster Relieft Team has headed to the Gulf Coast. Their target areas are Braithwaite, LA and Gulfport, MS.
To read an update from Bob Morrison, Director of Three Nails Project, click here
For more information on ways to donate or help, please visit:
- The Three Nails Project Website
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Journey Church Australia Update
To read the August Update,
click here
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Your congregation can be part of the Great Commission by demonstrating God's love in China! Right now 1.2 billion people in China need to know God's love for them. Your congregation can join with Project Partner to spread God's love so that it multiplies across the nation of China. There are opportunities to sponsor projects to provide water, medical care and education to those in need. There are also many opportunities for your congregation to serve in China. Will you partner with us to impact in God's Kingdom in China?
Visit Project Partners' website to learn more and contact kristen@projectpartner.org for additional info.
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Best Practices Conference
The Financial Freedom Fund's Best Practices Conference is coming to a location near you! The conference will be held in both southern and northern Indiana in the hopes that those who have been unable to attend in the past can participate.
Come benefit from excellent educational material regarding clergy and church finance and become qualified to receive assistance from this program offered by Indiana Ministries and funded by the Lilly Endowment.
Now is your chance, mark your calendar! Don't miss the regional opportunity nearest you.
October 13 - Bedford, IN
November 17 - Nappanee, IN
Registration is available online, please visit our website by clicking here
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Join Change-Makers @ '24'
October 23-24, 2012
For more info, click here
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| Did you know there are learning opportunities for church staff and congregations offered around Indiana?
The Center for Congregations is a unique project dedicated to helping Indiana congregations find solutions to their pressing practical problems by connecting them with excellent local and national resources. Visit their website, enter your zip code and you will be provided with information pertaining to your area.
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|  The Rev. Robert W. Fields, 98, of Nappanee, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 12, 2012, at his residence. He was married to Ruth Randall on Aug. 22, 1936, in Springfield, Ohio. She preceded him in death May 15, 2003.
The Rev. Fields was a graduate of Bellefontaine High School and attended Anderson Universtiy. He was ordained as a minister of the Church of God in 1948. The Rev. and Mrs. Fields served in Eaton, Nappanee, LaGrange, Lafayette and Olive Bethel Churches. He retired and moved back to Nappanee in 1984, where he continued to be active in the Nappanee First Church of God. He was a member of the Nappanee Ministerial Association and the North Central Indiana Church of God Ministers.
For many years, he was honored to play taps for the Nappanee American Legion for military funerals. He also enjoyed playing trumpet and trombone for the church. He always felt his music was a part of his ministry.
Surviving are sons Ronald W. (Connie) Fields of Syracuse and James L. (Beverly) Fields of Interlachen, Fla.; grandchildren R. Eric Fields, H. Tyrone Fields, Kim Fields and Nathaniel Fields; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be given to the First Church of God.
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