Dear Pastors and Leaders, PALCON is created with you in mind. It is shaped by the reality of the transforming power of the gospel and by a commitment to create time and space for connecting with colleagues in ministry who understand the opportunities and realities of ministry.

CONFERENCE PRICING OPTIONS:

FULL ACCESS. Attend the entire 3-day conference for only $179 per person, whether you elect to stay on-campus or off-campus. Includes 8 meals, beginning with dinner on May 31 (Good news! There is no additional charge for on-campus housing!).

ONE-DAY ACCESS. Attend Day 2 or Day 3 of the conference for only $99 per person per day. Includes 3 meals (Overnight on-campus lodging is not available to One-Day Access registrants).

Both Registrations Include Complimentary...

Alan Hirsch APEST Profile
MVNU LEAP Seminar on April 15, 2016 with Dan Wallace (Must register for PALCON by 4/1/16.)

Questions? Call 800-306-7651 or email palcon@nazarene.org.
Get the PALCON APP! This is a great way to keep the schedule at your fingertips, receive updates, etc. Look for the link in your registration confirmation email.

Click HERE for PALCON registration information

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TOP TENS FOR MARCH

Top Numerical Gain Morning Worship: East Liverpool First (39); Columbiana (35);
Akron Southeast (28); Caldwell First (24); Lisbon (19); Akron Cottage Grove (18); Bethesda (15);
Leavittsburg First (15); Rush Community (15); and Cuyahoga Falls (14).

Top Numerical Gain SS Attendance: Warren First (108); Niles First (28); Canton Calvary (27);
Fishcreek (25); Akron Southeast (8); Leavittsburg First (8); Macedonia (7); Akron Cottage Grove (7);
Mineral City (3); and New Philadelphia First (3).

Top Percentage Gain SS: Macedonia (233%); Warren First (115%); Akron Cottage Grove (58%);
Canton Calvary (46%); Niles First (30%); Leavittsburg (26%); Cambridge First (16%);
Windham (16%); The New Beginning (12%); and Fishcreek (11%).

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LOCAL CHURCH NEWS

New Philadelphia Zone

The New Philadelphia Zone will be having a Baptism Celebration Service on April 17 at 6pm at NP Naz. If you have
a church without a formal baptistery, this is a great opportunity for your people to be baptized with brothers and
sisters across the New Philadelphia Zone. If you are interested in bringing a group to the service, please contact
Brett Warkentine at 740-254-9234!

After the service, the pastors and spouses will meet at El San Jose in New Philadelphia for a zone meeting. We should arrive there sometime around 7:15 for dinner, fellowship and catching up.

Tallmadge

Click HERE or on the Picture to go to the Tallmadge Church of the Nazarene mission support page, "Helping Amanda Answer God's Call To Mission Work," where you will find opportunities to support Amanda Brant, on mission assignment to Papua, New Guinea.

Amanda is on assignment as a teacher to the children of the other Missionaries serving there.

Amanda at church in Papua New Guinea

Please drop her a note or a card at one of the following:
Amanda Brant

%Nazarene Hospital

Mt Hagen, whp

Papua New Guinea

OR
email her at Everafteralb@gmail.com

Thank you from her family and from the Tallmadge Church!

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UPDATED NMI EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

NEW! Updated NMI educational information.

Pastors, Please pass this information on to your NMI President or person responsible for ordering materials.

NPH will NOT be at District Assembly this year, so materials will have to be ordered and sent to your church directly.

NOTE: Please notice the new avenues for acquiring the mission reading books!------>

Thanks,

Rev. Bill Coker, Jr.

EO District NMI Education Coordinator

nmi@nazarene.org
913-577-2970
www.nazarenemissions.org

The live links to access the materials mentioned in this article are available below.

Click HERE for a description of each book and the two curricula. (pdf)
Click HERE to see the 2016-2017 NMI Merchandise Order Form and/or descriptions of the items on the order form.
Click HERE for the International Mission Education Journal (IMEJ)

Click HERE for PDF versions of the NMI missions books.

Click HERE for licensing for the PDF books.
Click HERE for free MP3 download versions of the books.

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LIFELONG LEARNING

Dear Pastors,

Here is important information regarding LIFELONG LEARNING!

Click HERE for your copy of the Lifelong Learning Hours Information Packet. This information is also posted on the East Ohio District website - www.eastohionaz.org.

Thank you,

Harold Bradley

East Ohio District Continuing Education Coordinator

hdbtrinity@aol.com

3232 Sherbrook Drive, Uniontown, OH 44685

330-699-9766 / 330-699-2635

CHILDREN'S DAY AT FAMILY CAMP

East Ohio District

Family Camp

Children's Day - June 18, 2016

Canaan Acres Christian Camp Ground

Cost $4 per child** (lunch is not included)

Registration & Games begin - 9am @ the Youth Center

Illusionist - 10am-11am

Jr. BLAST Begins - 11am

Games, popcorn, Sno-cones,
Cotton Candy - 12:30pm-1:30pm

Pool is open throughout the day!

Mustardville & JR BLAST Awards - 3pm-4:30pm

Contact: Laura Kimball

330-257-0603

mlkimbll@sbcglobal.net

Click HERE for a Family Camp Poster (doc)
Click HERE for a colorful MUSTARDVILLE flyer

**$4.00 helps pay for the awards and entertainment for the day.

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C4 Camp 2016

When is C4?

July 14 - 17

Check in is 3:30pm-�-5pm Thursday Afternoon.
Camp Dismissal is at Noon Sunday (lunch on your own).

WHAT AGES CAN ATTEND?

Any student who has completed 6th grade through
students who graduated high school in 2016.

WHERE DOES C4 TAKE PLACE?

Camp Cotubic
2158 County Road 25
North Bellefontaine, OH 43311

If you have any questions please feel free to contact
the C4 event director, Chad Taylor chadtaylor84@yahoo.com.

Click HERE for a copy of the Information Packet (pdf)
Click HERE for a copy of the Information sheet for Volunteers (pdf)
Click HERE for a copy of the Poster (pdf)

Click HERE for Online Event Registration (web)

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PRIME TIME RETREAT WITH NCO DISTRICT

PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR SENIOR MEMBERS

The Prime Time Ministry of the East Ohio District has been invited
to join North Central Ohio District for their Prime Time Retreat on
May 10-12 at the Carlisle Inn in Sugarcreek.

The retreat begins with check-in at 3 PM on Tuesday the 10th, and concludes at 11 AM on Thursday the 12th after the closing communion service.

Special ministry and singing by Sue Dodge. Sue is a pastor's wife and is regularly involved
in ministry to seniors. Professionally, Sue was lead singer for the Speer Family, and
has been featured on most of the Gaither musical productions.

The registration form along with additional information is enclosed.

Click HERE for the Registration Form and information

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CANAAN ACRES UPDATE

Canaan Acres WEBSITE is back! New design, helpful information, online contributions, interactive photo gallery, videos, contact information, printable brochure, camp map and more!

Check it out at www.canaanacres.org

Fred Magnus
Executive Director

director@canaanacres.org

Cell: 330-322-1608

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CHURCH PLANTING BASIC TRAINING

April 18 - 22, 2016

Church Planting Essentials (CPE)

Three-day church planting "basic training."

The materials were created by Dynamic Church Planting International

(DCPI), based upon years of working in mission areas where the church is expanding rapidly. Churches Planting Churches (CPC) is a three-day church sponsorship 101. Certified Trainer Training (CT) equips and certifies participants to re-teach the materials in their local context. It is provided at no extra cost and requires attendance at a session the day before one's other chosen track and the day after (see schedule below). Please note that lay people are encouraged and welcome to participate.

Why this training and not something else?

It's Simple: Basic principles to apply to a variety of church plant models in many contexts
It's Reproducible: Geared toward creating churches that will multiply
It's Re-Teachable: Contains sessions that certify attendees to reteach the material
It's Low-Cost: The cost (noted below) covers your registration fee and some meals. Travel, lodging, and any remaining expenses would be on your own.

Where will it be held and how much will it cost?
Wadsworth Church of the Nazarene - 734 High Street - Wadsworth, OH 44281 - Your $39 cost covers your registration fee and three lunches (Tuesday - Thursday). Lodging is recommended at the following hotels:
Holiday Inn - 231 Park Center Dr. - Wadsworth, OH 44281 - (330) 334-7666 OR Comfort Inn - 5 Park Center Dr.- Wadsworth, OH 44281 - (330) 336-7692 Breakfast is included at both hotels. Travel & other expenses are on your own.

What does the basic schedule look like for this training?

(CT)	Monday, April 18	1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Certified Trainer Training Part 1
	Tuesday, April 19	8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	CPE & CPC Day 1
	Wednesday, April 20	8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	CPE & CPC Day 2
	Thursday, April 21	8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	CPE & CPC Day 3
(CT)	Friday, April 22	8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.	Certified Trainer Training Part 2

To register, visit http://www.cvent.com/d/9fq738

More information, a sample schedule, and video: http://www.usacanadaregion.org/planting-training
Other questions? Contact Special Events Assistant, Joy Wilson at jwilson@nazarene.org

Click HERE for a flyer and more information (pdf)

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To NCO and East Ohio churches:

Bill Wiesman, Director of Evangelism for the USA/Canada Region will be one of the instructors at the DCPI Training event described above. He wrote this short note to encourage attendance at the DCPI training in April being held at Wadsworth. Could you help spread the word in your churches? It is open to both clergy and laity.

Blessings,
Pastor Craig Drurey

Hi Craig,
We are excited to partner with you for the soon coming training in Ohio for the North Central and East Ohio Districts. The good news is that God is continuing to bless these training events with His presence. We are praying with you for a wonderful Spirit-led event. One or more training has been completed by more than 2,700 Nazarene leaders in the last four years! If someone has completed one of the tracks being offered (Churches Planting Churches (CPC) or Church Planting Essentials (CPE)), I would encourage completion of the second track... I strongly urge any pastor who has not yet participated to find out what God is doing through these dynamic trainings. God is at work! And, we get to be a part of what He is doing!

Blessings,

Bill

Dr. Bill Wiesman
Director of Evangelism Ministries and
New Church Development
USA/Canada Church of the Nazarene
17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66220
Office 913.577.2861 | bwiesman@nazarene.org
Cell 615.390.0293

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NYI BIBLE QUIZ SCHEDULE 2016

East Ohio NYI 2016 Bible Quiz Schedule

March 11-12	Akron Arlington	District Finals All 5 Books
April 9	Massillon	Top 30 Quiz-off
May 5-7	Mt Vernon	Field Quiz

Coaches' meetings will start at 8am, and quizzing will start at 8:15am. Come and Bring your teens! This is a great chance to encourage your teens to study the word of God, promote fellowship with other teens from across the district and disciple your teens in their relationship with Christ.

Costs:

District quiz meets: $3 per quizzer
Tri-state quiz: $35.00 per team entry fee, $5.00 discount for bringing any blue or computer working jump seats, $5.00 discount per team for multiple team entries from the same church
District finals: $3 per quizzer, $10 per team

Tim Lee, District Quiz Director

330-324-1988

tgl4quiz@aol.com

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LEAP SEMINAR - SAVE THE DATE

LEAP Seminar: Reinventing Jesus - Answers to the New Testament Critics

With Dan Wallace

Friday, April 15, 2016

9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Foster Hall, Ariel Arena, MVNU Main Campus

Cost: $49 per person, $45 for two or more from the same church, and includes materials, lunch and snacks.

Complimentary Registrations: You will receive a complimentary registration if you have registered for the MVNU PALCON by April 1, 2016

Reinventing Jesus - Answers to the New Testament Critics:

Dan Wallace will give answers to the questions asked by critics concerning the authenticity of the New Testament. In short, he will show us how we know that what we have in our hands today is reliable and tells the truth about Jesus.

Questions the critics are asking:

Can we trust the New Testament?
Weren't the stories about Jesus made up long after he lived?
Didn't the ancient scribes deliberately corrupt the copies of the New Testament, shaping it to their own preconceived notions of what was "the truth"?
What about the books that became the New Testament: Hadn't the victors simply suppressed scores of other Gospels and epistles that were circulating?

About our Speaker:

Dr. Wallace has been on faculty at Dallas Seminary for more than a quarter century. He is Senior Professor of New Testament Studies. His academic society memberships include the Society of New Testament Studies, the Institute for Biblical Research, the Society of Biblical Literature. Wallace specializes in Greek grammar, textual criticism, NT exegesis, and biblical theology.

In addition to his duties at Dallas Seminary, he is also the Executive Director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (csntm.org). This is an independent non-profit institute whose initial goal is to digitally photograph every Greek New Testament manuscript and post the images on the Internet.

Wallace has written, co-authored, or contributed to more than two-dozen books, and has been a consultant for four different Bible translations. His Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament is the standard intermediate-advanced Greek grammar in the English-speaking world, and it has been translated into more than half a dozen languages.

Registration will be available soon. Visit http://www.mvnu.edu/churchrelations/LEAP/wallace.asp for more details.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY - MVNU

THE ULTIMATE ALL-NIGHTER
April 15-16
10 p.m.-6 a.m.

MVNU is hosting Middle School Only again this year! This night of fun and mayhem is only $15 for students.

Youth leaders get in free, and can participate as much or as little as they choose. Don't worry - we'll have volunteers around to handle the chaos for you.

This event is for 6th-8th grade students only.

> REGISTER HERE <

Questions? Call the Enrollment Events office at 1-866-462-MVNU, option #8.
www.gotomvnu.com

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THE YES CONFERENCE - MVNU

The YES Conference

June 8-9, 2016

Located on the campus of MVNU.

An opportunity to gather students leaders grades 7-12 who desire to say "YES" to God!
Identify and recruit student leaders only.

Registration begins at 6:30PM on Wednesday June 8.

Event ends at 11:30AM on Thursday allowing students involved in BLAST time to get lunch and get back to campus.
Meals covered: Wednesday - late night snack; Thursday - Breakfast

Cost - $25 per person

The deadline to register is 5/31.

For any questions contact Kyle Lanham at klanham2@gmail.com.

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2016 CMP REGISTRATION FORM - UPDATED MARCH 31

To All Certificate of Ministry Preparation Program Participants:

*(Note addendum below for new information)

Listed here is the registration form for the 2016 CMP classes as well as a link to the MVNU CMP website. Please make note that you can register ahead of time for all classes, or you can register one session at a time. However, the registration deadline for each session is the Monday of the WEEK PRIOR to the start of the session.

Click here for the CMP page at MVNU website

Click here for the 2016 Registration form (pdf) (updated 3/31)

Click here for the 2016 Registration form (docx) (updated 3/31)

If you have any question about the program in general, feel free to contact me at togdenjohnson@sbcglobal.net. If you have questions about registration or the CMP course schedule, please contact Zach Sherman at zachary.sherman@mvnu.edu

Blessings,

Rev. Tracy Ogden Johnson

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Hello students and colleagues,

Recently two of our courses experienced some scheduling changes. The changes are reflected in the attached document and in the registration form on our website. The specific courses which will be altered are as follows:

CACE-3001 Providing Christian Education for All Ages, which will begin on May 9 (rather than the 16) and continue until June 13. There will be a break on May 30, in observance of the National Holiday.
CATH-4021 Exploring John Wesley's Theology will begin on May 12 (rather than May 19) and will end on June 16. There will be a break on June 2 due to a conflict with the Palcon conference.

Please, keep these changes in mind as you consider which classes you will need to register for. Also, if there are any questions or concerns that you have, please let me know.

Thank you,

Zachary Sherman

Assistant to the Dean of Theology and Philosophy

Systems Coordinator for STP Graduate & Professional Studies

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

800 Martinsburg Rd.

Mount Vernon, Oh 43050

740-397-9000 ext. 3615

Zachary.Sherman@mvnu.edu

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SENIOR PASTORS AND RETIREES FAMILIES' BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES FOR APRIL

APRIL

Paul Bowlby-4/5 (Retired)
Elle Jones-4/5 (Warren Morgandale)
Della Salyers-4/6/08 (Akron Southeast)
Karma Burton-4/11 (Mineral City)
Bea Donato-4/12 (Retired)
Kelly Passmore-4/13 (Kenmore Community)
John Powell-4/13 (Caldwell First)
Sara Passmore-4/17/08 (Kenmore Community)
Dan Hanson-4/18 (Canton First)
Pierce Frey-4/19/09 (Toronto)
Bill Graham-4/20 (Retired)
Caleb Salyers-4/20/98 (Akron Southeast)
Evelyn Bowlby-4/22 (Retired)
Jeannie Miller-4/25 (Steubenville First)
Bea Hassinger-4/25 (Retired)
Patty Davis-4/26 (Warren First)
Greg & Karen Mondok-4/26 (North Jackson)
Travis & Alisha Cox-4/26 (Newton Falls)
Barbara Peters-4/27 (Retired)
Katelyn Moore-4/27/97 (EOD)
Connie & Dennis Ballentine-4/29 (EOD)

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