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7-1-1964
Preacher's Magazine Volume 39 Number 07
Richard S. Taylor (Editor)
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S P e m
m
n t/ i ^ i f j e A u f e
16TH GENERAL ASSEM BLY
C H U R C H OF TH E N A ZA R EN E
sMUStH Of
Marching
IN THE POWER
OF THE SPIRIT
TO THE SIXTEENTH
G EN ER A L
ASSEMBLY
PORTLAND, OREGON, 1964
Our people are gathered together in Portland,
Oregon, this beautiful city of roses, from far
and near revealing our world-encircling task.
This meeting, under God, should be one of
spiritual uplift and challenge. Only those
who accept the divine word to go have a right
to the divine assurance of His accompanying
presence.
We want more than the status quo. There
is business to be done in the Master’s name.
With God’s help we should be able to say
again and again throughout these business
sessions, “It seemeth good unto the Holy
Ghost and to us.” We are here for Marching
Orders. We want to go Forward.
Our faith and our judgment must meet in
specific goals. Our methods should be
consonant with our day of service. David
Livingstone’s simple word is good for this
Sixteenth General Assembly, “You don’t
know what you can do until you try.”
In His name.
SAMUEL YOUN(
Chairman
Board of General17Superintei>
H U RCH
THE
nts
NAZARENE
The
Nazarene
Preacher
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
EDITION
VOLUME 39
July, 1964
NUMBER 7
CONTENTS
G eneral Superintendents ........................................................
2
G eneral Board ........................................................................... •
3
G eneral Secretary ..................................................................... 4, 5
G eneral T r e a s u r e r ..................................................................... 6, 7
N azarene Publishing House .................................................. 8, 9
N azarene Theological S e m in a ry ............................................
10
E ducation .................................................................................... 11-13
C hurch Schools
....................................................................14-17
Foreign M is s io n s ........................................................................18-21
N azarene Foreign M issionary S o c ie ty ................................ 22-23
Hom e Missions ..........................................................................24-26
C hurch Extension
.................................................................
27
N azarene Y oung People’s S o c ie ty ........................................ 28-30
E v a n g e lis m '...............................
31-33
M inisterial Benevolence F u n d ...............................................34-35
Stew ardship ................................................................................36-37
C hristian Service T raining .....................................................38-39
N azarene Servicemen’s C om m ission’.................................... 40-41
R adio — “Showers of Blessing” ............................................ 42-43
Spanish D ep artm en t ............................................................... 44-45
N azarene Audio-Visual C o m m itte e .....................................
46
N azarene Inform ation Service......................
47
Published m onthly by th e NAZARENE P U B L IS H IN G HOUSE, 2923 Troost
Ave., Kansas City, M issouri. Subscription price: $1.50 a year. Second-class
postage paid at Kansas City, M issouri. Address all correspondence concern­
ing subscriptions to, N azarene Publishing House, P. O. Box 527, Kansas
City, Mo. 64141. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send us your new address, in­
cluding " Z IP ” code, as w ell as the old address, and enclose a label from
a recent copy.
Printed in U. S. A.
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Our Genera! Superintendents
The Board of General Superintendents in consultation at Kansas City, Missouri
Dr. V. H. Lewis, Secretary
Dr. Hardy C. Powers
Dr. D. I. Vanderpool
Dr. Hugh C. Benner
Dr. G. B. Williamson
Dr. Samuel Young
1964
1968
IN THE POW ER
THE SPIRIT
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T H E G E N E R A L BO A RD — C H U R C H OF T H E N A Z A R E N E consists
of 33 m em bers elected by the G eneral Assembly from the seven geograph­
ical zones into which th e church is divided. E qual representation of lay
and m inisterial m em bership is provided.
T his Board continues through th e four years following its election a t
th e General Assembly and m eets annually to hear reports from th e General
S uperintendents, th e general officers, and th e executive secretaries of the
various departm ents.
T o this board each year th e G eneral T reasurer presents a carefully
prepared au dit, by a public accountant, showing the receipts and expendi­
tures of funds for th e fiscal year. T h e members of the board also review
th e budgets presented by th e several departm ents as recommended by the
Finance Com m ittee and adopts th e budget they feel justified in light of
th e expected income.
This board, widely representative of the denom ination, is th e interim
body chosen by th e General Assembly to govern th e business affairs of
th e church during th e quadrennium . I t is presided over by the several
general superintendents during th e annual session held each Ja n u a ry in
K ansas C ity, Missouri.
3
O ffice
B. Edgar Johnson
P reparation for the General Assembly m ust
begin a t least two years before the date of
convening. Dr. S. T. Ludwig, who served
as General Secretary until his d eath on
M arch 3, 1964, spent m any hours directing
th e planning. He is shown conferring with
M arlow Salter, C o-ordinator of General
Assembly details. A t his death, B. E dgar
Johnson was chosen by th e General Board
to succeed Dr. Ludwig.
Karol Porter, secretary to the General Secretary, greets visitors
at the reception area in the general office. In addition to
other duties, m any letters are prepared and sent from her
desk each year.
Joan Cowley, secretary to M r. Hodges, gathering supplies and getting
them ready to send to each of our seventy-six d istric t secretaries. In
addition to norm al secretarial duties, she assists in arranging railroad
and plane schedules and w ritin g tic k e ts for the General S uperintendents
in th e ir travels across the nation — a tran sp ortation service we render
to all executives and staff m em bers at the In tern a tio n a l C enter of the
Church of the Nazarene.
Serving God and the Church -- In the P ow er of
G e n e ra l S e c re ta ry
R. R. Hodges, office manager, checking
statistics with M arilynn Falk, secretary. T he
gathering of statistics from more than 5,000
C hurches of the N azarene; compiling, verifying,
I an d recording them is an im portant service to
I th e church. By research, survey, and analysis,
the progress and developm ent of our
denom ination can be measured.
Pictured on the table are: (1) the original gavel used by Dr. P. F. Bresee, founder
of the Church of the Nazarene in the West, at the uniting General Assembly held
at Pilot Point, Texas, in 1908; (2) a copy of the first Nazarene "M a n u a T d a te d in
1895; (3) saddle bags used by Uncle Bud Robinson in the Texas cow country about
the tim e he was converted. To preserve historical records and artifacts for future
generations and for the scholar-historian who wishes to truly reflect our holiness
heritage — this is an ongoing task. A display area at Headquarters is now being
developed.
Cathryn Dudney answ ering a call for in form atio n about
the correct address of one of our m inisters. Care in
properly recording nam es, addresses and classification
of more than 8,000 N azarene m inisters is one of our
im p o rta n t office functions.
IN
MEMORIAM
U n d n rig
1903-1964
the S p irit
O ffic e o f th e
General
Treasurer
CORRESPONDENCE— Dr. Stockton,
General Treasurer, and his secre­
tary, Lucille Rambo, care for the
daily correspondence and assist
folk with th e ir financial planning.
IN VESTM EN TS — All investm ents are recom m ended by the General
Treasurer and approved by unanim ous vote of the In vestm en t Com­
m ittee, Dr. M. Lunn, Dr. T. W. W illingham , Dr. John Stockton and
Reverend Dean Wessels.
PERSONNEL SERVICES AND PAYROLL — Em ployee benefits such as
payroll, insurance, and ho sp italization are processed by Vivian Bruner
and Violet Sm ith.
THE D IVISIO N OF WILLS, A N N U ­
ITIES AND SPECIAL GIFTS — is d i­
rected by Dr. J. T. Gassett who is
p r e p a re d to go th r o u g h o u t th e
church to assist Nazarenes in es­
tate planning.
DATA PROCESSING — Helen Bass (rig h t), I.B .M . Supervisor, explains
the I.B .M . reports to M iriam Broyles. In addition to acco untin g rec­
ords, the Data Processing D ep artm e n t provides in form atio n for Gen­
eral Secretary statistical reports, C hristian Service T ra in in g credits,
General Church Loan Fund notes, Am erican Bible Society giving and
Commission on Education surveys.
6
I
D uring th e quadrennium th e G eneral T reasurer and his staff have
k ep t in m ind th a t Kingdom work can best be done in th e power of the
Spirit. W e are th an k fu l for His presence and for His guidance in all of our
efforts to b etter serve our beloved Zion.
W e n o t only have sensed th e pow er of His Spirit in our own work
b u t we have seen it operating in th e giving of N azarenes everywhere. God
has answ ered th e p ray er of those N azarenes who said, “L et T hy Spirit fall
on m e.”
JO H N STO C K TO N
General Treasurer
DUPLICATING AND SU PPLIES — Raymond
Hantla advises Barbara Ann Stubbs of
the ou tstanding featu res on the new
Xerox m achine.
R ECEIVING AND D IS B U R S IN G FUNDS — All funds for General Interests are processed in the Bookkeeping
D epartm ent. Assisting in
this operation are Bjorg Bressler, Bertha Jennings, Inez Zachary,
Janice Edwards, A m anda Giles and Zelm a Colvin, head bookkeeper.
KEY P U N C H IN G — All accounting records are transferred to I.B .M .
cards by the key punch operators, Betty Reed, G eraldine Spurlock
and Betty Sears (no t pictured).
B U ILD IN G S AND GROUNDS — H arper Cole, M anager, discusses the
care of the buildings w ith Roy Yoesel, Carl Korb, and Erich Schoenleber.
7
You and Your Publishing House. . .
L I N K E D T O G E T H E R IN T H E WORK OF THE
. . . “M y Church calls me to her heart.
She asks my service and my loyalty.
She has a right to ask it! I will help
her to do for others w hat she has done
for me. In this place in which I live, I
will help her keep aflame and aloft the
torch of a living fa ith /’
N A Z A R E N E PUBLISHING
CHURCH
HOUSE
K A N S A S C IT Y
B
H
BEACON H I L L '
•
PASADENA
•
9
TORONTO
Nazarene
Theological
Seminary
A GRADUATE SCHOOL SERVING T HE CHU RCH FOR N I N E TE EN YEARS
G raduates serving as
•
•
•
•
PA STO R S
M IS S IO N A R IE S
C H A PL A IN S
E V A N G E L IS T S
•
•
•
•
D IS T R IC T S U P E R IN T E N D E N T S
TEACHERS
R E L IG IO U S E D U C A T IO N D IR E C T O R S
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS PERSO N N EL
22 facu lty members — 10 full-tim e, 12 p a rt-tim e
Curriculum enlarged . . .
•
•
•
In Missions — linguistics, anthropology, regional studies
in Church A dm inistration — practical training in actual church work
in more comprehensive core courses in Biblical L iterature and Theology
IM M EDIATE NEED — NEW LIBRARY BUILDING
10
Department
of Education
THE COLLEGES SERVING . . .
E ight colleges are supported by th e church,
six in the U nited States, one in Canada,
one in the British Isles, and Nazarene T heo­
logical Sem inary, graduate school for the
tra in in g of m in iste r s, m issio n a ries, and
Christian workers, located in Kansas City,
Missouri. T hese institutions of the church
have a clear-cut purpose: (1) T o provide
quality education in an atmosphere that is
spiritually m otivated and that keeps eternal
values in focus, and; (2) to lead young
people to Christ so th at, whatever vocation
th ey pursue, they will be examples of Chris­
tian faith and service.
Christian workers. M any thousands more
are being trained for the various vocations
of life such as doctors, lawyers, teachers,
businessmen, scientists, technicians. Some
of the graduates are already working in
these respective fields and giving a good
account of their stewardship. Of the 126
missionaries which have been appointed by
the General Board the last four years, 120
have graduated or attended one or more
of our educational institutions. As we GIVE
of our tim e, prayer, students, and money,
we will m ake it possible for our church to
LIV E into the next generations and so ful­
fill our G od-appointed mission!
THE COLLEGES TRAINING . . .
22,500 students have been enrolled in our
colleges and the Sem inary for the past four
years. Of this number about 7,000 have
been trained for full-tim e Christian service
as p a sto rs, e v a n g e lis ts , m issio n a ries or
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PASADENA COLLEGE
Oscar J. Finch, President
Our Colleges
and Presidents
A D M IN IS TR A TIO N
B U ILD IN G
NORTHWEST NAZARENE COLLEGE
John E. Riley, President
BETHANY NAZARENE COLLEGE
Roy H. Cantrell, President
STUDENT
CENTER
CAMPUS
MALL
FINE ARTS
BUILD IN G
SCIENCE
B U ILD IN G
William Greathouse, President
Edward S. Mann, President
TREVECCA NAZARENE COLLEGE
EASTERN NAZARENE COLLEGE
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Hugh R. Rae
President
BRITISH ISLES
NAZARENE
COLLEGE
A D M IN IS TR A T IO N
B U ILD IN G
CANADIAN
NAZARENE COLLEGE
NAZARENE THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY
Arnold Airhart, President
THE TOWER
Lewis T. Corlett
President
A D M IN IS TR A T IO N
B U ILD IN G
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Department of
Church Schools
Staff
K. S. RICE
A. F. HARPER
E x e c u t iv e S e c r e t a r y
E x e c u t iv e E d it o r
E. G. BENSON
EARL C. WOLF
GENE HUDGENS
ROBERT TR O U TM AN
E d ito r, “ C h u rc h S c h o o l B u i ld e r ”
A s s i s t a n t E x e c u t iv e S e c r e t a r y
A d u lt C u r r ic u lu m
A d u lt W o rk
H o m e D e p a rtm e n t
S u n d a y S c h o o l A d m in is t r a t io n
C h r is t ia n F a m ily L ife
O ffice M a n a g e r , S e n io r H ig h —
Y o u n g P e o p le ’s C u r r ic u lu m
E d it o r, “ C o m r a d e ”
MARY E. LATHAM
BETTY BARNETT
MARGARET CUTTING
EDITH N. LANTZ
LAVAUN T. SHELTO N
D ir e c t o r , N A V C O
V a c a t io n B ib le S c h o o ls
C a ra v a n and C a m p s
E d it o r, " S t a n d a r d ”
J u n io r H ig h C u r r ic u lu m
J u n io r C u r r ic u lu m
E d it o r , “ J u n io r J o y s ”
P r o d u c in g . . .
41 Periodicals
24 Teaching Aids
ELIZABE TH B. JONES
M ILD R ED EDWARDS
JOY LATHAM
P r im a r y C u r r ic u lu m
E d ito r, “ S u n s h i n e ”
K in d e r g a r t e n C u r r ic u lu m
N u r s e r y C u r r ic u lu m
C h i ld r e n ’s M u s i c
G iv in g G u id a n c e to . . .
4,759 Sunday Schools
3,621 Cradle Roll Departments
2,793 Home Departments
2,841 Vacation Bible Schools
1,161 Caravans
BETTY J. BOWES
LYLE S. POTTER
C ra d le R o ll
P a rt -T im e F ie ld P ro m o t io n
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HONOR SCHOOL PROGRAM
AnnuaI Projects
3.
ATTENDANCE
Increase in average attendance
1.
HONOR TEACHERS
4.
Hold a t least one each quarter
Fifty per cent of teachers be honor
teachers
2.
WORKERS’ MEETINGS
5.
ENROLLMENT
VISITATION
M aintain weekly visitation program
Increase in to ta l enrollm ent
'Be an H onor S c h o o l”
1964
1968
‘Be a Sunday School M illio n a ire ”
MARCH to
a MILLION
ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN
( October is “M arch to a M illion” month)
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New Services and Materials
N U R S E R Y M A T E R IA L S FOR T W O S
Correlated, with curriculum for Threes
• Enlarged N U R S E R Y T E A C H E R
Separate session plans for 2’s and 3’s
Easy to use with 2’s and 3’s combined
• N ew B IB L E S T O R IE S F O R T W O ’S
• N ew B IB L E S T A N D -U P F IG U R E S
Useful for both 2’s and 3’s
C ooperating Denom inations: Pilgrim H oliness Church, W esleyan M eth o d ist Church
F A M IL Y LIFE PACKET
Includes:
O utreach R ep o rt Form s
• Fam ily A ltar Plaque
G uidance Booklets
• Fam ily C om m itm ent C ard
Scripture M em ory P rogram
Family A ltar Pledge Sundays:
1st Sunday in January— 1st Sunday of National Family Week
H ELPS IN B U IL D IN G FOR S U N D A Y SCHOOL
• W rite for free booklet entitled “B etter Buildings for N azarene
S unday Schools.”
• S ubm it your plans for evaluation.
• Secure th e services of a staff m em ber to help in “on th e spot”
planning.
“Your building determines your size and organization.
Plan a building to suit Nazarene Sunday school purposes.”
CARAVAN P R O G R A M
iC H I E F
The newly revised Caravan a ctivity pro­
gram is geared for two distinct age-groups.
• IN D IA N M A ID E N and BRAVE
(Grades 2 and 3)
Manuals for this program include:
Silver Moon
Pocahontas
Maiden Guide
Hunter
Chief
Brave Guide
• T H E JU N IO R PR O G R A M
(Grades 4 through 6)
THE
PATHFINDER
Manuals for this program are:
Pathfinder
Pathguide
Trailblazer
Trailguide
g g g g m
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THE
TRAILBLAZER
r«fe,siswe
I
3 2 ,5 0 0
3 9 ,5 0 0
J
k
u
1 9 0 ,0 0 0
1 6 7 ,5 0 0
FOR YOUR
CONFIDENCE
k
5 ,1 0 0
5 ,4 00
’N azarenes Use This N azarene L iterature 100%
L it e r a t u r e
C irculation
S u nd ay School
E n rollm ent
2 ,8 0 0
287,500
Adult &
Young People
7 4 ,0 0 0
Ho*tckaoite.
267,000
Advanced Quarterly
and Bible School
Journal
Senior High
51,000
61,000
Youth’s Quarterly
Junior High
57,000
53,000
Junior High Pupil
Junior
89,000
91,000
Junior Workbook
Primary
76,000
80,250
Primary Handwork
Kindergarten
64,000
57,000
Kind. Handwork
Nursery
32,000
30,925
Nursery Activities
636,000
638,805
Total
5 4 ,5 0 0
January Eabtuary March V
* Left-hand column is active Sunday school enrollment
including officers, teachers and pupils.
8 0 ,2 5 0
/ i
R ight-hand column is circulation of basic literature
prepared for each age-group.
^ SupftfcwMta! "TteuJUaqAAfcn
Circulation of each periodical is shown in the border.
GRADED BIBLE LESSONS
GRADED
B IB L E
.
<w»f
LESSO NS
Ail w dw ttov*4 la
3 ,2 5 0
4 ,7 2 0
STANDARD
r T T lK INOf RGARTf N
t»
C- .
i i u
11,000
8 2 ,0 0 0
9 3 ,0 0 0
N u n K T } C la s s
VT
ARROWHEAD
% ‘
~
‘r •
.A ...
7&
1 6 3 ,0 0 0
Inarhoi"
Nursery Bible lessons
4 ,7 3 0
3 0 ,9 2 5
*
2 2 ,2 2 5
7 ,7 5 0
Department of
Foreign Missions
THE
CHURCH
MOV
467 missionaries
1,986 N azarene pastors an d evangelists proclaim
th e gospel in ten ts — in homes — in
churches throughout
40 national areas of th e world. Children and
adults hear th e Good News. Believers are
baptized and join th e church.
62,803 members and probationers in N azarene
mission areas proclaim th e saving power
of Jesus Christ.
4,750 of these were new N azarenes in 1963.
From th e Spanish and Indian districts in the
U nited States; from th e Caribbean; from
C entral and South America, Africa, Asia,
Europe, and th e Pacific Islands, the witness
of full salvation is proclaimed by N azarene
workers and laymen.
W
A
C hildren singing gospel songs
River evangelism , Peru
Gospel te n t, Africa
B aptism al service,
Swaziland
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Service in Taiw an home
O R LD
Through Teaching
163 prim ary and secondary schools and
1 junior college
3 nurses’ training colleges
1 teachers’ training college
are training young people for C hristian life
and leadership in their nation. A nd in
33 Bible Colleges and Seminaries 698 young
men and women, called to God’s full-time
service, are receiving sound Bible and
doctrinal training before they go out to
serve God in our churches.
Junior College, Japan
NAZARENE
B IB L E
T R A IN IN G
COLLEGE
Nazarene Bible Training College, Swaziland
Prim ary school, New Guinea
►
N urses’ Tra in in g College, Africa
N icaragua Bible School building
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Through Medicine
3 m ajor hospitals and
45 dispensaries, staffed by
13 missionary doctors,
48 missionary nurses, and
107 national nurses and medical assistants,
in 10 different countries, proclaim th e love
of God through their medical m inistry to
more th a n 200,000 p atients a year.
Bible w om an reading scripture to patien t, Nicaragua
Skilled doctor and nurse in operating room of hospital
Hospital am bulance on journey of m ercy, Africa
Baby at clin ic, New Guinea
P atients a t one of our N azarene hospitals
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And Through the M inistry o f Radio and the
Printed Page
N azarene radio program s in Spanish, Japanese,
Russian, Chinese, M arathi, and English, go out
by short wave to millions of listeners every week.
N early 1,500,000 pieces of N azarene literature
in 18 languages were printed and distributed
by N azarenes in 40 world areas during 1963.
In th e Power of the Spirit, the Church of
th e N azarene is G O IN G W IT H T H E G O SPE L
to the Ends of the E arth.
Spanish Broadcast, Dr. Reza preaching
N azarene radio tech nicians at work in India
Mrs. W illiam Sedat typin g newly translated
Kekchi scriptures
H eidelberg Press, Nazarene Publishing House, Africa
O perating the s titchin g m achine, H aiti
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Editor and translator of Bantu publications, Africa
Nazarene Foreign
PROGRESS IN THE PAST
MRS. LO UISE R. CHAPM AN
General President
1 9 2 5
1915
439
4,456
A few hundred
7,758
227,532
No members
A few hundred
169,068
SO C IETIE S
A few
M EM BERS
PRA Y ER AND FA STIN G
1 9 6 3
REA D ER S
N o genei"cil record
145,499
ST U D IE S CO M PLETED
N o gene 'al record
4,299
M ONEY R A ISED — 1915-19 — $5,724;
1 9 6 0 -6 4 -
OVER 10 M ILLIO N
PRAYER & FASTING
78.2%
1963 - FIRST GENERAL
MEMBERS
6 7 .9 %
STAR ACHIEVEMENT YEAR
“ OTHER S H E E P ”
1963
READERS
6 7 .3 %
S U B SCRIPT IO NS
54.1%
STUDY
96.2%
J V
.
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t M .U i =
Missionary Society
CHAL
NGE FOR THE FUTURE
4
I
M ISS MARY SCOTT
General Secretary
Therefore. . .
TOTAL ENLISTMENT for the task
TOTAL PARTICIPATION in the task
TOTAL POTENTIAL to accomplish the task
TOTAL COMMITMENT to the task
GOALS - 1 9 6 4 -6 8
Members 50,000 Gain ..............................................
280,000
Readers 50,000 G a in ............................................
195,000
Prayer and Fasting Members 50,000Gam ....................... 220,000
u
Other Sheep” Subscriptions 50% ofchurch m e m b e rsh ip ............................ 1 9 0 , 0 0 0
G iving for W orld Evangelism .............
12 million
-
f r J e u i = 4 9 6 4 - 6 5
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SM ALL CH U R C H
A C H IE V E M E N T
The Depi
PROGRAM
HOME M
Di
GENERAL CH URC H
LOAN FUND
DEPOSITS
DR. ROY F. SMEE
CHURCH I
CH URC H
B U IL D IN G HELPS
IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT
New Church Development
K eeping p ace w ith th e a c c e le ra tin g
p o p u la tio n g ro w th , 2,250 new ch u rch es
have been organized in th e last 16 years.
I n a n ag e of r a p id , r e v o lu tio n a r y
change, new churches m ust be ad apted to
a new age, and th e church is losing out if
its grow th does n o t exceed th e population
gain.
Home Missions in th e next quadrennium faces th e challenge of megalopolis,
bedroom suburbs, inner city deterioration,
ra c ia l sh ifts, h ig h rise a p a r tm e n t com ­
m unities, senior citizen cities, and unem ­
ployed, bewildered youth.
This challenge we shall m eet IN T H E
P O W E R OF T H E S P IR IT , assured th a t
th e message of the Gospel, bringing salva­
tion for th e whole of m an, is sufficient to
m eet every m an’s need.
D R . D. I. V A N D E R PO O L
( former Chairman of the D epartm ent),
General Superintendent Sponsor
D R. RO Y F. S M E E
Executive Secretary
D R. RA Y H A N C E
Chairman, Jo h n T. Benson, Jr., Dr. Louise
R. Chapm an, Lawrence Crawford, Dr. E. E.
Grosse, Rev. W illiam B. Kelly, Rev. Howard
R. Olson, Dr. B. V. Seals (d. 1963), and Rev.
M orris Wilson, members of the D epartm ent
of Home Missions, General Board
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V isit the Home Missions dis/
General Assembly.
W hen in Kansas C ity, you ai
office in the Headquarters Bu
NEW CH URC H
ORGANIZATIONS
entvof
OVERSEAS
HO M E M IS S IO N S
JSSIONS
U N IT ED STATES
C H IN E S E AND
fision of
NEGRO WORK
EXTENSION
ALPIN P. BOWES
CHURCH
BU IL D IN G LOANS
O ffice M anager
TO STRENGTHEN THE HOME BASE
Sm all Church Achievement Program
T he ten representative churches cho­
sen la st y e a r from th o se receiving th e
district awards were:
One o u t of every two churches has
less th a n fifty members. M ore th a n half
of these were organized over ten years ago.
M any of these can find th e key to growth
an d advancem ent.
T h re e y e a rs ago th e S m all C h u rch
A chievem ent Program was initiated to en­
courage small churches to move ahead for
God. T h e outstanding small church (less
th a n 50 m em b ers) on each d is tr ic t is
aw arded a plaque provided by th e D e­
p a rtm e n t of Hom e Missions.
•
FORT WORTH HALTOM CITY
A b ile n e D is tric t; Rev. Dee Freeborn
• LE E D S D E R B Y SH IR E STREET
B ritis h Isles South; Rev. David C. Cooke
•
PHOENIX DEER VALLEY
A rizona D is tric t; Rev. W il M. S p a ite
• COLORADO CITY
A b ile n e D is tric t; Rev. Joe Wayne Farrow
• TOCCOA FIRST
G eorgia D is tric t; Rev. Jim m y Adam s
•
DEXTER SOUTHW EST
M isso uri D is tric t; Rev. L. Lloyd Brown
• WEST M E M P H IS
S outh A rkansas D is tric t; Rev. C harles L. K irb y
•
FORDWICK ESTALINE VALLEY
•
MACEDONIA
•
NASHVILLE BELL ROAD
V irg in ia D is tric t; Rev. A. T. Underwood
A kron D is tric t; Rev. J. L. M cC lung
lay in Exposition Hall during the
Tennessee D is tric t; Rev. W. F. Moore
\
e invited to visit the D epartm ent’s
Iding, 6401 The Paseo.
grow
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The Department o f Home Missions
“ OVERSEAS” AREAS
UNITED STATES CHINESE
T he Church of th e N azarene is now estab­
lished in m any great cities of th e world through
overseas hom e m issions: S y d n e y a n d M el­
b o u rn e, A u s tra lia ; J o h a n n e s b u rg a n d C a p e ­
tow n , S o u th A frica; B erlin a n d F ra n k fu rt,
G erm any; Copenhagen, D enm ark; Auckland
and Christchurch, New Zealand; Honolulu,
Hawaii; Anchorage, Alaska.
C hurches in L os A n geles (tw o ), San
Francisco and San D iego.
• T otal m em bership, 127.
• A verage S u n d ay school atten d an ce.
302.
• R aised for all purposes, $20,562.
• F irst you n g p eop le’s cam p, 1963.
T O T A L O VERSEAS S T A T IS T IC S
UNITED STATES NEGRO
Over 100% gain in eig h t years! One of
our greatest hom e m issionary opportu­
n ities.
C hurches
M em bers
S t a t is t ic s f o r all
12,755
p red o m in a n tly Negro churches
3,590
Sunday School
A ttendance
-1500
-50
| 4,351
-1000
$300,718
Total Giving
— $398,578
CH U R C H ES
-2 5
MEMBERS
-500
$ 1,802,934
Property Value
$3,081,586
1955
1955
1963
1963
1963
1959
-$100,000
ALASKA, Rev. Roy Yeider, D is tric t S u p e rin te n d e n t.
H AW AII, Dr. M elza Brown, D is tr ic t S u p e rin te n d e n t.
CAN AL ZONE, Rev. M ilto n
Pastors.
SU N DAY
H a rrin g to n and Rev. M arvin B u e ll,
SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
TOTAL
-1000
-$ 50,000
GIVING
AM ERICAN SAMOA, Rev. Ja rre ll Garsee.
AU STRALIA, Rev. A. A. E. Berg, D is tr ic t S u p e rin te n d e n t.
E. E. Young, P rin c ip a l o f th e B ib le College.
Rev.
NEW ZEALAND, Rev. H. S. P a lm q u ist, D is tr ic t S u p e rin te n d e n t.
SOUTH AFRICA (European), Dr. C harles H. S tric k la n d , D is tric t
S u p e rin te n d e n t. Rev. Floyd J. P erkins, P rin c ip a l o f th e
B ib le C ollege (Dr. K enneth A rm stro n g , P rin c ip a l d u rin g th e
Perkins fa m ily fu rlo u g h ).
WEST GERMANY and DENM ARK, Rev. Je ra ld D. Johnson, D is­
tr ic t S u p e rin te n d e n t and P rin c ip a l o f th e B ib le C ollege.
NEW FOUNDLAND (New, 1960), Rev. W. C. W ilco x and Rev. Rob­
e rt Brooks, Pastors.
BERMUDA (New, 1961), Rev. James L. C ollom , Pastor.
C urios from th e overseas a re a s a re on
display in th e H om e M issions exhibit in
E xposition H all.
1955
19 63
1955
1963
-0
GU LF C E N T R A L DISTRICT
(In th e S o u th )
R ev. W arren A. R ogers,
D istr ic t S u p erin ten d en t, 23 churches
N A Z A R E N E BIBLE IN S T IT U T E
In stitu te , W est V irginia
R ev. R . W . C unningham ,
President.
T raining our future m inisters.
T h ese a re a s a re su p erv ised d irec tly by th e B o ard of G en eral S u p e rin ­
ten d en ts. S ix ty -fo u r p e r c e n t of th e D e p a rtm e n t’s b u d g et goes to the
su p p o rt of th ese fields. F ilm strip s an d slide sets tellin g th e sto ry of the
w ork in each a re a m ay be re n te d from th e D e p a rtm e n t of H om e M issions.
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Division of Church Extension
“HELPING C H U R C H E S BUILD BETTER”
FIELD VISITS
CHURCH BUILDING HELPS
Local c h u rch c o n s u lta tio n , p re a c h e rs ’
meetings, college conferences, architec­
tu ral exhibit, building slides.
O ur own building literature, lending li­
b ra ry , review of b lu e p rin ts , b u ild in g
fund raising guidance.
BUILDING LOAN FUNDS
NEW CHURCH PLANS
S h o r t- t e r m c o n s tr u c tio n lo a n s a n d
larger am ortized loans. Over $5,000,000
loaned to more th an 525 churches on 73
districts in seventeen years, w ithout a
loss.
Suggestions for th e mission congrega­
tion, and first u n it plans.
CHURCH EXTENSION LOAN FUNDS
M IL L IO N
DOLLARS
2.0
N azarene savings have built a
soaring church loan fund, to keep
pace w ith urgent building needs in
both new and established churches.
You know w hat your savings
are doing when deposited in the
General Church Loan Fund.
W rite today for interest rates and
full information.
1.0
GENERAL
CHURCH
LOAN FUND
5
’4 8
’52
’5 6
’60
Confidence in the loan fund is
evidenced by over $1.5 million in
savings deposits. T his is supported
by over $900,000 in perm anent,
non-borrowed money in the
two Church Extension loan funds.
’6 4
See the architectural exhibit and the Church Extension display in
Exposition Hall at the General Assembly
27
Nazarene
Young
People's
Society
YOUNG ADULT FELLOWSHIP
(Ages 20-40)
TEEN FELLOWSHIP
(Ages 12-19)
JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP
(Ages 4-11)
Serving the youth
o f the Church
through . . .
The General N.Y.P.S. office. Secretaries (I. to r.) are Jan M cN aug ht, Mary
H um ble, Janet Sylvia and Sharon H offm an. At le ft, Paul M ille r, director of
Young A dult and Teen Fellowships, chats with Edith Lantz, editor of “ Aldersgate Teen Topics.”
• Weekly devotional m eetings
• Weekly PAL activities
• Opportunities for evangelism
• Bible Study and Quizzing
• Sum m er cam ps and retreats
• Youth rallies and projects
• Youth Week observance
• Publications
• Nazarene Evangelistic
Am bassadors
Fred Parker, editor of “ C onquest” and “ Young
A dult Topics” shares a pleasantry w ith general
secretary, Paul Skiles.
28
B etty B arnett, director of
J u n io r F e llo w s h ip and
edito r of “ Junior Top­
ics.”
The central m ission of the Church of the Nazarene is Evangelism.
T o offer Christ — in H is fullness — to all. It is the basic purpose of
the Nazarene Young People’s Society to effectively prepare
young people for, and involve them in, the fulfillment of this mission.
There is a great restlessness among us, a sense of impatience
with any suggestion or plan that stands between us and a headlong
plunge into th e mainstream of prayer, witnessing, and faith, that will
help m ake this church of ours the redemptive force it m ust be today.
P A U L S K IL E S
G eneral S ecretary
Gospel D is trib u tio n
S u m m e r Cam ps
I n t r t r m t in n o l
I n r t i t i ito
W eekly D e vo tio n al M ee tin g s
P cto c
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P o r i/
f'r» I o rc id n
I I I I\/
f QA Q
General N. Y. P. S. C ouncil 1960- 64
Ray H ance, Bethany, Zone; John H ancock,
Trevecca Zone; Charles M uxw orthy, British
C om m onw ealth; D wight M illik a n , Olivet Zone;
Don P e t e r m a n , N o r th w e s t Z o n e ; R e u b e n
Welch, Pasadena Zone; Paul Wells, Eastern
Zone; B ill Greenelsh, Justin Rice and Ken
T i p p i t t , T e e n R e p r e s e n t a t iv e s ; D r. V. H.
Lewis, General S up erin ten dent Advisor.
JAMES R. SNOW
General President
PUBLICATIONS
Theme fo r 1964-68
CONQUEST
P o p u la r p o c k e t - s i z e
monthly magazine of gen­
era l rea d in g in te r e s t
slanted to youth. Circu­
lation is about 53,000,
largest of any Protestant
youth magazine.
. . . o n to th e w o r ld
YOUNG ADULT TOPICS
W e’ve really got a world on our hands. A
frightened, frightening world. A dangerous
rebel. God gave it a wonderful start. Sin
has all but finished it off. Y et H e says in
no uncertain terms to those who follow
Him: “Look, there it i s — M y world. It
needs you to remind it of Me. Change it.
Win it back. M ake a difference — because
of M e and what I mean to you. And be
sure to take M y Word with you when you
go. You’ll need it. Your own is not enough.”
Program quarterly featuring
conventional programs, dis­
cussion outlines and a Chris­
tian Service Training Course
in each issue.
ALDERSGATE
TEEN TOPICS
And so the N .Y .P.S. is calling, first, for
a renewed emphasis upon the Bible as our
guide for life. Intensive study of its truths
must not be postponed. Persistent, personal
pursuit of God’s will as revealed to us in
H is Word is imperative.
But this going “Into the Word” is not
the end. N ot at all. In fact, it’s just the
beginning. For we are compelled to move
on to our shattered world with the good
news of God’s love.
Here our word is so inadequate but His
so indispensable. H is Word is full of faith
for a world full of fear; full of strength for a
world full of sadness; full of grace for a
world full of guilt. It’s all there. It’s there
for us and for those who wait for us to
bring it.
C ooperative p ub lica­
tion of the major holi­
n e ss d e n o m in a tio n s
with weekly programs
based on a six-year
curriculum.
JUNIOR TOPICS
Program material for jun­
iors with a supplementary
section for primaries. Also
available is Junior Topics
A c t i o n P a c k e t , correlated
activity material for younger
juniors.
So now, not in our own strength, but “in
the power of the Spirit” we go — “Into the
Word . . . on to the world.”
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D U T Y OF T H E
DEPARTM ENT
“ It shall he th e d u ty of the
D ep artm en t of E vangelism :
“T o prom ote an aggressive
evangelism throughout the
C h u r c h o f th e N a z a r e n e ,
and to co-operate in every
w ay w ith th e G eneral Super­
in ten d en ts, th e D istrict S u ­
p erin ten d en ts, th e pastors,
and th e eva n g elists in the
work of evan gelism ; to inspire m em bers of our local
churches to zeal in soul w inn ing through intercessory
prayer, personal evangelism , and the d istribution of
gospel literatu re . . .
“T o perform all other d u ties relative to evangelism as
m ay be a ssign ed b y the G eneral B oard .”
1960 Manual, Church of the Nazarene.
EDWARD LAWLOR. Executive Secretary, standing by
the Display Board showing fu ll-tim e evangelists.
HAROLD SHROUT. Office Assistant, and SHEILA
STRYKER, secretary, check the “ Evangelists’ Open
Date Listing.”
LYNNETTE S M IT H , secretary, pin-pointing a “ Moving
N azarene.”
God Has Blessed Our
1960-64 Emphasis on
EVANGELISM FIRST
T R Y C H R I S T ’S W A Y
Witnesses:
Have
you
............ 1,801,488
Seekers: ...............
112,237
New members
received :...............
14,003
Looking Ahead to a Great
QUADRENNIUM
WE M U ST EVANGELIZE MORE — The 1964-68 quadrennium
will be a momentous one, with a definite challenge to evangelism,
“In the Power of the Spirit.”
I challenge every Nazarene Church to surge forward in all-out
evangelism during this new quadrennium, using this FIV E -PO IN T
PLA N OF O UTREACH A N D IN G A T H E R IN G .
1. EV ER Y N A ZA R EN E C H URCH pray and fast for souls
to be saved, sanctified and brought into the church.
2. EV ER Y N A ZA R EN E C H U R C H establish a budget for
evangelism in their local church.
3. EV ER Y N A ZA R EN E C H U R C H have at least one evange-
"S H IN IN G L IG H T S O N
S U N D A Y N IG H T S "
*w
Average Sunday Night
Attendance for
Fourteen Weeks: . .256,410
^***
New members
received:
1964
PREACHING
| Sim ultaneous D ay of Evangelism
12,591
_
P raying Preachers and People
_
Textbook, Exploring Evangelism
I | M oving N azarenes M onth
"O P E R A T IO N
DOORBELL"
Contacts: .............
New members
received:
1966
540,305
7,026
WINNING
Y ear of L ay Evangelism
" C O N T A C T T O W IN "
.qM « ■
fH H N I [
M id-Q uadrennium Conference
Gospels
Distributed: ........... 1,417,509
New members
received:
[ C. S. T. Course on Personal Soul W inning
|
| “Loved Ones” M onth
8,500
"M o v in g a h e a d w ith th e ta s k o f
IN THE POWER
32
EVANGELIZE
Churches and Pastors
Are Served Through These
Department Services:
of e v a n g e l i s m
listic crusade each year conducted by a full-time commis­
sioned evangelist.
4. E V E R Y N A Z A R E N E C H U R C H strengthen and enlarge
their door-to-door outreach and visitation program.
5. E V E R Y N A Z A R E N E C H U R C H undertake the distribu­
tion of Gospel tracts and literature as a means of reaching
this generation with the Gospel.
God is vitally interested in the unreached, the unchurched —
are we? H oliness evangelism is close to the heart of God. We
must evangelize M ORE “In the Power of the Spirit,” and thus
share in the harvest of evangelism during 1964-68.
— E D W A R D L A W LOR
1965
E V A N G E L IS M
• S triv in g to dig n ify th e office a n d
m in istry of th e fu ll-tim e ev an ge­
list.
• M a jo rin g on th e im p o rta n c e of
u sin g fu ll-tim e evangelists.
• M ak in g av ailab le on re q u e s t th e
“E v a n g elists’ O p en D a te L istin g .”
• U p o n request, th e D e p a rtm e n t
w ill p la n a n d org an ize s im u lta ­
neous local ch u rch revivals, a n d
city-w ide evangelistic cam paigns.
• S p o n s o r in g th e p u b lis h in g of
evangelistic books, lite ra tu re a n d
tra c ts.
P E R S O N A L E V A N G E L IS M
TEACHING
P entecost S unday Evangelism
T en S unday N ights of Salvation
□
MASS
Personal Affirmation an d C ovenant
D eveloping Evangelism T hrough D istricts
1967
• I n s p ir i n g m e m b e rs of lo c a l
ch u rch es to zeal in soul w inning
th ro u g h in tercesso ry p ra y e r a n d
p e rso n a l w itnessing.
• C hallenging th e local ch u rch es
w ith p la n s to en list th e e n tire
m em b ersh ip in p e rso n al soul w in ­
ning.
• C o -o p eratin g w ith o th e r g en eral
ch u rc h d e p a rtm e n ts a n d th e N a z ­
a re n e P u b lish in g H ouse in th e
p re p a ra tio n of v isitatio n ev an g e­
lism m a te ria ls for th e u se of local
churches.
M O V IN G
LIVING
The
follow ing
NAZARENES
is fro m
th e
1960
M anual, Church of Nazarene:
“W h e n a m e m b e r o r frie n d of a
local c h u rc h o r a n y of th e d e p a r t­
m e n ts of th e c h u rc h m oves to a n ­
o t h e r lo c a l i t y . . . b e y o n d t h e
assem b ly d is tric t, th e lo ca l p a sto r
sh all im m e d ia te ly in fo rm th e M o v ­
in g N a z a re n e s S erv ice of th e D e ­
p a rtm e n t of E v an g elism , 6401 T h e
P aseo , K a n sa s C ity, M isso u ri, giv­
in g th e n a m e a n d new a d d re s s.”
M ass Evangelism Em phasis
Seven S unday M ornings W inning
P entecost S unday Ingathering
“Go T ell” Em phasis
w itn e s s in g a n d w in n in g fo r C h r is t"
OF T H E SPI RI T
33
T h e D e p a rtm e n t of E v a n g e lism h a s
se t u p a d e q u a te p ro c e d u re s to c a rry
o u t th e ir d u ty to “ M o ving N a z a ­
ren e s.”
The Department of
Ministerial Benevolence
and Board of Pensions
•
Providing m onthly benefits for retired elders and widows
•
G ranting emergency medical and funeral benefits for active and retired
m inisters and their families
•
Paying for life insurance coverage for m inisters
•
Adm inistering tax-sheltered annuity program
Mrs. Elisabeth Brunson, Private Secretary to M r. Wessels.
Miss Hester Van Dyne prepares and m ails m onthly N.M .B .F.
checks.
The Departm ent of M inisterial Benevolence had its official be­
ginning in 1919. In the first year $311.38 was spent. Ten years
later more than $10,000 per year was being given.
From the beginning until December 31, 1963, $5,054,016.96 was
distributed. Over one million dollars of this was given through
the various programs in the past two years — 1962 and 1963.
The Church does have an obligation to its “God-called” serv­
ants. Each local church participates in the fund through its
N .M .B .F. budget. This Budget is formulated equally for all
churches. It is “2% based on the total spent for all purposes,
except monies spent for buildings and improvements and church
indebtedness in the past assembly year (2% of the sum of Col­
umn 26, less Columns 1 and 2, >in the pastor’s annual church
financial report).”
TO TA L
RECEIVING
RECEIVED
REGULAR
ADDED
M EDIC A L
MONTHLY
TO T H E
EMERGENCY
ASSISTAN CE
ROLL
ASSISTAN CE
1 9 6 0
506
25
81
1 9 6 1
527
51
115
1 9 6 2
563
65
186
1 9 6 3
613
89
174
Serving the Church by serving her M inisters
Rev. Paul Sodowsky, A dm inistrative Assistant.
Rev. Dean Wessels, Executive Secretary.
Mrs. Bertie Freysz, handles plan 1 and plan 2 life insurance
programs.
Miss M axine Tool, tax-sheltered annu ity secretary — Miss
Helen Ransford, office secretary.
SU PPLEM EN T A L
COVERED
L IF E
BY L I F E
IN S U R A N C E
IN S U R A N C E
(F A M IL Y
4,607
X
4,685
X
PLAN)
4,787
1,781
4,927
2,077
W e rem em ber
the sacrifices of our yesterda ys
and honor those who gave
their all th a t others m ight
know their Christ.
-- In the P ow er o f the S pirit
35
The General
Stewardship Committee
is h a p p y to r e p o rt
g re a t s tr id e s in S T E W A R D S H IP G IV IN G fo r
IN
TH E 10 %
-2
,
STORY
QUADRENNIA
NUMBER
701
OF 1 0 %
833
CHURCHES
1,055
1,155
The General
Stewardship
Committee
14
A
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
974
1,010
1,069
1,159
1959-60
THEl
1960-61
1961-62
G eorge C o u lte r
A lb e rt F. H a rp e r
E dw ard L a w lo r
M. L unn
M a ry S c o tt
P aul S k ile s
Roy F. Sm ee
J o hn S to c k to n !
1962-63
"H o w b e a u tifu l. . . are the fe e t o f him
36
e v a n g e lis m
=>0 W E R
OF
T
©mmnriYWifrnYTnY/nw
20% H O N O R RO LL
DISTRICTS REACHING T HE 1 0 % GOAL T H IS Q U A D R E N N IU M
N U M B E R OF
10% YEARS
DISTR IC T
1.
O rv ille J e n k in s
V ice -C h a irm a n
W. T. P u rk is e r
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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Christian
Service Training
S E R V IN G T H E E N T IR E C H U R C H by pro­
viding training for leadership and churchmanship.
Courses are provided for class or Home S tu dy.
C O M M IS S IO N
D E N O M I N A T I O N - W I D E S TU DI E S
D. I. Vanderpool, G eneral S u p e rin te n d e n t
K. S. Rice, C h airm an (C hurch Schools)
Mary L. S c o tt
(N azarene Foreign M issio n ary S ociety)
Paul S k ile s
(N azarene Young People's S ociety)
Edward Law lor (E vangelism )
M. A. L unn (P u b lis h in g House)
LAST Q U A D R E N N I U M
4 C 1 Q O U nit 163a, “Priority of Evangelism ”
| H Q U Text: T h e C h u r c h — W inning Souls, Lewis
credits 28,900
R E S P O N S IB IL IT IE S A S S IG N E D
BY T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y
The Commission shall operate as an
interdepartmental service organization
for all agencies of the general
church which develop training courses
for use in the local church.
The Commission shall be responsible
(1) for approval and publication of
all courses in the area of leadership
education; 12) for such other elective
courses as may be assigned to it by
any of the established departments or
agencies of the church; (3) the
Commission may initiate such training
courses as are needed by the local
church or other groups which
are not clearly within the jurisdiction of
other agencies of the general church.
1961
Unit 164a, “Sunday Night Evangelism”
Text: T h e C hurch — W inning S u n d a y N ig h ts ,
Jenkins
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credits 19,263
1963
Unit 113.1a, “Studies in Stewardship”
Text: Treasures in H e a ve n , Lunn
credits 24,248
The Commission shall be responsible
for promoting the work of
Christian Service Training throughout
the church and for its entire
membership; for providing courses of
study, texts, and teacher guides for the
same, and for issuing certificates of
progress; for arranging for local classes,
correspondence work, and areas and
district schools for
Christian Service Training.
Mrs. Bill Blackburn files a class re­
port from one of 2,447 churches that
reported last year.
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Miss Esther Judy sends a m an uscript
for a new CST textbook to our Pub­
lishing House. 22 books by N azarene
authors have been published this
q u ad renn ium .
TEACH ER T R A IN IN G
YEAR
Director, B en nett D udney, discussing a new tra in in g te xt for local church
treasurers w ith author, H arper Cole.
C R E D IT S
NO RECORD PRIOR TO 1959
| 5,895
I 7,331
PLANS
1965
FOR D E N O M I N A T I O N - W I D E
S TUDI ES 1 9 6 4 - 6 8
24,014
F ebruary and M arch
A stu d y in th e area of S u n d ay school o u t­
reach
YEAR
H O M E S T U D Y C R E D ITS
1953 | 71
1954 | 105
1955 | 118
1966
1967
February and M arch
A stu d y in th e area of personal evangelism
J a n u ary and February
A stu d y in th e area of tith in g — G od’s plan
for financing H is Church
1956
| 227
1957
| 275
1958
| 280
1959
|4 3 7
1960
9
1961
1962
1963
Mrs. Jay H olm an returns an evaluated
Hom e Study Guide and credit card.
13,145 credits granted by correspond­
ence last year.
Mrs. Earl Wolf evaluates the
Study Guides in her home.
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Home
1.148
• * * ' i i j & I S S S S S p 6,869
IH M N H H M H M M I 8,296
1 3 '14
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Mrs. Robert Branson sorting and rout­
ing the daily correspondence — an av­
erage of 250 pieces of m ail requiring
individual replies are received each
week.
Nazarene Servicemen’s Commission
Paul S kiles, D ire c to r
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Servicem en’s Commission is the contact agency of the Church
about 7,000 men who are in m ilitary service throughout the world.
also responsible for liaison with thirty-one chaplains of the church
serve in the Army, N avy, Air Force and Veterans Administration.
Members of the Commission are: Albert F. Harper, W. T. Purkiser
and M . A. Lunn. Paul Skiles is director and Dr. Hardy C. Powers
the sponsoring General Superintendent.
As soon as in form atio n concerning a
m an's e n listm e n t is received a “ Serv­
ice m en ’s K it” is sent to him . It con­
tains various item s of inform ation
which w ill be useful to him and an
id en tification card to serve as an in ­
troduction to churches he may visit.
The group of servicem en and th e ir fam ilies who attended the
1963 retreat at Berchtesgaden, Germ any. C haplain Lyle Rob­
inson was coordinator and Dr. W. T. Purkiser guest speaker.
The C haplain is often called upon
to conduct services away from a
post chapel.
Serving as our ministers in uniform
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Nazarene
Chaplains
L t. C ol. G eorge C. L a u rie
A rm y
M a jo r W illia m A. M a r tin
A rm y
4 A ir Force
12 Arm y
12 Navy
3 Veterans
Adm inistration
LCDR L. W. D o d so n , Jr.
N avy
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L t. D u d le y C. H a th a w a y
N avy
L t. Jo h n A. H a th a w a y
N avy
Services P rovided fo r
M ilita ry P ersonnel
• POST PASTORS
More than 500 pastors whose churches
are located near m ilitary bases receive
each month a list of those who have
been stationed there. This is both a
method of introduction and a
contact cue for the pastor.
• PUBLICATIONS
Conquest magazine is autom atically sent
free to all servicemen. However,
by filling out the card provided, they
m ay also receive, free of charge,
Herald of Holiness, Standard, and
Come Y e Apart. Other Sheep is sent
to all overseas personnel.
• SERVICEM EN ’S RETREATS
W ith the cooperation of the military,
religious retreats are provided for
servicemen and their dependents stationed
abroad. Nazarene retreats are conducted
annually in Berchtesgaden, Germany.
Occasionally they are held in the
Orient as well.
C a p ta in L e la n d B u c k n e r
A rm y
LCDR A lb e rt S. M . K ir k la n d
N avy
M a jo r L y le W. R o b in s o n
A rm y
C a p ta in V e rn o n G. S w im
A rm y
L t. C ol. H e rb e rt J. V a n V o rce
A rm y
LCDR R e g in a ld A. B e rry
N avy
LCDR E lv in D. L e a v e ll
N avy
L t. H a rla n H . S h ip p y
N avy
LCDR H e n ry W. S tro m a n
N avy
C h a p la in W illia m M . M a c K a y
V e te ra n s A d m in is tr a tio n
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LCDR L e ro y A. B e van
N avy
C h a p la in C la u d e A. S te e le
V e te ra n s A d m i/iis tr a t io n
C h a p la in A rc h e l R. M e re d ith
V e te ra n s A d m in is tra tio n
C a p ta in C a lv in G. C au sey
A rm y
Nazarene Radio League
LOOKING BACKW ARD AND FORWARD
BACKWARD:
To scan the nineteen years of our radio history
evokes praise to God, and thanks to our people
and radio stations.
Our message now girdles the globe, fingering
every continent and m any islands of the sea.
Its outreach is ever-increasing.
FORWARD:
Dr. T. W. Willingham
Executive Director
Since it has been m y privilege to direct this m inistry from the
beginning, and since I am now retiring, permit m e to express
m y dreams for the future in four fields of broadcasting:
1. A dynamic evangelistic m essage supported by spirited
Gospel singing.
2. A Bible-teaching ministry, offering Bible study courses
and lending itself to a mail response from persons
eager to know more of the Word of God.
3. A short feature for late evening listening, featuring the
old songs of the church, comforting Bible passages, a spiritual
thought for the day, or a poem of comfort or inspiration.
4. Som e m odest entry into the field of television.
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T hese are not “pipe-dreams” but possible achievem ents, and
the cost is not prohibitive. The extra programming suggested
would be carried by m any stations as public service features.
I pass these dreams on to m y successor w ith the hope and
prayer that they m ay have a real measure of fulfillm ent.
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1964
“ Showers of Blessing” Q uartet —
Danny Steele, Orval H ailey, Ray Moore, Gary Moore;
Inset of Rev. M ilton Parrish, Narrator.
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“ Showers of B lessing” Choir in Action
2 0 Years
5 3 S p e a k e rs
OUR
“SHOW ERS OF BLESSIN G ” has had a number of different
speakers during the past years — FIFTY -TH R EE in fact, and
yet Dr. Russell V. DeLong has done the major portion of the
speaking. He has been near or at the top of the list in mail response.
To all who have ministered, and especially to Dr. DeLong,
go our heartfelt thanks.
GLOBAL
OUTREACH
“SH O W E R S OF B L E S S IN G ”
W e now broadcast on S IX H U N D R E D A N D E IG H T ST A T IO N S
w eekly — 473 in English and 135 in Spanish.
“SH O W E R S OF B L E S S IN G ” outlets are located in 49 of the United
States and in 25 areas outside our country.
Last Lenten Season a total of O NE T H O U S A N D S E V E N ST A ­
T IO N S carried our English and Spanish specials; of that number 457
were E X T R A “SH O W E R S OF B L E S S IN G ” outlets.
Dr. H. T. Reza,
“La Hora Nazarena” speaker
608
“LA H O RA N A Z A R E N A ”
The scope of our Spanish radio m inistry has exceeded our fondest dreams.
Beginning ten years ago on 12 stations, we now broadcast on 135, 119
of which are outside the U nited States.
T he success of the past is due largely to:
— Dr. Reza who has faithfully and efficiently proclaimed the message
from week to week.
— R ay M oore and his faithful choir.
From 37
stations
to 608 in
18 years
— the ever-increasing financial support given us by the missionary
societies.
T o each and to all of these go our sincere thanks.
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“ La Hora N azarena" Recording Session
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1948
1956
1964
The Spanish Department
A GROWING MINISTRY FOR A GROWING* NEED
'■L a tin A m erica leads the world in population increase
W E LOOK TO THE FUTURE
SALES
The Church of the Nazarene placed a great deal
of emphasis on Latin America during World
War II. T his was no accident. God was behind
the scene.
Ours is a forward-looking church. It is our
conviction that we have been called to serve
humanity. Since 1946 our department has
proclaimed “the full gospel to the whole world
through the printed page” in Spanish.
We live for God and look toward the future.
We cannot rest on past achievements. A forward
step yesterday becomes past history today. We
must move forward so we can provide an
adequate solution to present world needs.
PERIODICALS
In 1964 we pause to offer our gratitude to God.
With a tender heart we thrust ourselves
courageously towards the future and greater
victories.
To the nearly 25,000 Spanish-speaking
constituency we shall render greater service in
the next quadrennium. To the 404,847 Nazarenes
around the world we pledge our support through
an intense missionary vision and love for the
lost. To our Almighty God we offer a channel
through which He can work “in the Power of
the Spirit.”
P ieces o f L ite ra tu re fo r th e Q u a d re n n iu m 1960-64
311,883 G e n e ral B ooks, in c lu d in g M u s ic
2 00 ,20 0 T ra c ts
15,000
D .V.B.S. M a te ria ls
L in e s o f S e rv ic e
• PUBLICATIONS
• BIBLE INSTITUTE
TEXTBOOKS
YOUTH INSTITUTE TEXTS
• MUSIC: 20 PRODUCTIONS
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE TEXTS
P u b lic a tio n s
• C.S.T. AND V.B.S.
• FAMILY READING
• CHURCH NEEDS
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HOJITAS PARA
P R IN C IP IA N TES
Staff
DR. H. T. REZA
SERGIO FRANCO
IS M A E L E. AMAYA
JU AN C. M IR AN D A
E xecutive Secretary
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Sales and Promotion
OFFICE, 1964
P artial view of the Spanish D ep artm ent
OFFICE, 1950
Dr. H. T. Reza, Rev. Sergio Franco, Miss Evangeline Deal
PRODUCTION STAFF — From le ft to right: M r. Oziel Flores, com posi­
tion m an; Mrs. Esther Franco, teletyp esetter operator; M r. Moises
C astillo, linotype operator.
OFFICE STAFF — From le ft to right: Rev. Sergio Franco, Miss Carm en
Carrera, Mrs. Juanita Buxton, Rev. Ism ael E. A m aya, Dr. H. T. Reza,
Gary C oulter, Rev. Juan C. M iranda, Mrs. B etty W ilson.
Advisory Board
From le ft to rig h t: Rev. W illiam
V a u g h te rs , Rev. Juan E. M adrid,
Dr. H. T. Reza, Rev. E ve re tte How­
a rd, and Rev. Ira L. True.
P R O D U C E N A Z A R E N E F IL M S T R IP S
T ra d e n a m e —Beacon Hill Filmstrips
P R E V I E W F IL M S
for N a za re n e rental library
S ELEC T O T H E R A U D IO -V IS U A L T O O L S
and equipment
G U ID E W O R K E R S IN T H E U S E
of audio-visual tools
Using sight and sound to help communicate the gospel
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Nazarene Information
THE OFFICE of the Naza­
ren e In fo r m a tio n S e r v ic e
( N .I .S .) for nearly seven
years has had the assignment
to chronicle the news story
about “the people called the
Nazarenes.”
It has been a thrilling 7f /
year period for the church,
w ith im portant m ilestones.
Among these were the open­
O. JOE OLSON
in g of N a z a r e n e work in
Director
Brazil, Chile, Bermuda, the
Republic of Panama, Southern Rhodesia, West Ger­
many and Denmark.
The first Protestant church to be built in Israel
since the nation was re-established in 1948 was the
$100,000 Church of the Nazarene at Nazareth. Also
the Nazarenes built one of the first Protestant
churches at Brasilia, inland capital of Brazil.
abroad; 2) editors of 55 other holiness and evan­
gelical bodies; and 3) to the secular media — the
newspapers, press associations and broadcasting sta­
tions — as the importance of the event warrants.
A Personal Touch
By correspondence and through membership in
the national Religious Newswriters Association,
N.I.S. maintains relations with the 125 leading re­
ligion editors in the U. S. and Canada.
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A ctivities of th e office include:
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O p e ra tin g p ress room services a t church-w ide events.
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P roviding new s coverage of g e n eral c h u rc h affairs such
as evan g elists’ conferences.
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S en d in g advance sto ries to n ew sp ap ers on d is tric t a s­
sem blies a n d p re a c h e rs’ conferences.
O S u p p ly in g photos, m a ts a n d biographies of general
c h u rch lead e rs a n d d istric t su p erin te n d e n ts.
M ailings to Pastors
Spanish Outreach
The denomination’s Spanish language broadcast
of “Showers of Blessing” increased to 110 stations
while the English program reached a high of 425
stations.
During the 7-year period, the church grew in
world membership from 335,000 to 400,000; per
capita giving climbed from $133 to $153; and total
giving from $40,000,000 to more than $52,000,000.
The General Board created the office of Naza­
rene Information in 1958, the golden anniversary
year of the church. The work was set up with
sponsorship in part on the top level of the general
superintendency where the major decisions that
spell news originate.
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A n n u al releases to every N a z a re n e pastor.
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S pecial m ailings, six tim es a y ear, of N a z a re n e N ew s
B riefs u sed by 400 p a sto rs in w eekly new sletters.
9 R eleases to d istric t su p e rin te n d e n ts a n d ed ito rs on new s
stories.
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C onsu ltatio n s on p ress relatio n s w ith d is tric t lead e rs and
p astors.
A Large Task
In a progressive denomination that is seeking to
win the lost to Christ, public opinion is a partner
in the work of reaching and influencing persons to
go God’s way. The value of good press relations
is indisputable.
When the office was opened, Frank Starzel, head
of the Associated Press, sent congratulations and
expressed the opinion that N.I.S. would succeed
to the extent that it provided “useful information
in a straight-forward manner.”
Acknowledging reliance upon the support and
guidance of the Holy Spirit, this continues to be
the two-fold purpose of the Office of Nazarene I n­
Professional New s Copy
The services rendered by Nazarene Information
have since followed well-established practices of
news bureau and public relations offices. In line
with best traditions of this profession, N.I. S. has
made little effort to advertise the nature or extent
of its operation, preferring to allow printed articles
and the work to speak for themselves.
In general, N.I.S. writes and distributes articles
of interest concerning Nazarenes and the Nazarene
church to: 1) Nazarene editors in the U. S. and
formation.
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THE
CHURCH
OF T H E
NAZARENE
HISTORICALLY, the Church of the Nazarene dates back to the turn of the present
century when three independent holiness groups sprang up: one in New England;
one in California; and one in Texas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. In 1908 representa­
tives of these groups met in General Assembly at Pilot Point, Texas, to form what
is now known as the Church of the Nazarene. United in faith and practice, the 228
churches which comprised this union followed the theological persuasion of John
Wesley with his insistence on vital Christian experience and emphasizing the experi­
ence of entire sanctification or perfect love.
CHURCH GOVERNMENT for the Nazarenes is representative, combining some of
the features of both episcopal and congregational forms of administration. The con­
gregations of a given district elect delegates to represent them at the annual District
Assembly. Here the district superintendent is elected, budgets are voted, and the
yearly program is set in motion. Every four years the several districts elect an equal
number of ministers and laymen to represent them at the quadrennial assembly of
the church. This is the supreme lawmaking body of the denomination. At the General
Assembly, the highest administrators are elected — the general superintendents; the
general officers; the editor of the official church paper, the Herald of Holiness; and a
representative General Board (ministers and laymen) to transact the business of the
denomination between General Assemblies.
WORLD OUTREACH for the Church of the Nazarene includes more than forty-eight
hundred established churches in the United States, Canada, the British Isles, and
overseas home mission places. The global program of evangelism and missions touches
forty additional world areas where four-hundred seventy-one missionaries and nine­
teen hundred national workers proclaim the saving gospel of Christ by means of
preaching, teaching, and healing. Eight colleges and one graduate seminary provide
training center where quality education, spiritually motivated, keeps eternal values in
focus. The Nazarene Publishing House with two branches and three depositories
around the world proclaims the gospel by the printed page. “Showers of Blessing”
broadcast is heard over four hundred seventy-three stations in English, and one
hundred thirty-five stations in Spanish. Press evangelism as reported in newspapers,
magazines, and local releases, helps to create a favorable climate for the full salvation
message.
In the pow er o f the S p irit
... Let us march forw a rd
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THE NAZARENE CREED IN BRIEF
h a t there is one G o d the Father, Son, an d H oly Spirit.
h at the O ld and N e w T e sta m e n t Scriptures,
given by plen ary inspiration, contain all tru th
necessary to faith and C hristian living.
hat man is born w ith a fallen nature, and is,
therefore, inclined to evil, and th a t continually.
h a t th e finally im p e n iten t are hopelessly and
etern ally lost.
h at th e ato n em en t through Jesus C hrist is for
th e whole hum an race; and th a t whosoever re­
p en ts and believes on the Lord Jesus C hrist is
justified and regenerated and saved from the
dom inion of sin.
hat believers are to be sanctified wholly, sub­
seq u en t to regeneration, through faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ.
hat the H oly S p irit bears witness to the new
birth, and also to the entire sanctification of
believers.
h a t ou r L o rd w ill r e tu r n , th e d e a d w ill be
raised, and the final ju dg m en t will ta ke place.
GENERAL BOARD B U IL D IN G
IN T E R N A T IO N A L HEADQ UARTERS B U IL D IN G
I N T E R N AT IO N A L
CHURCH
6401
OF
TH E PASEO
NAZARENE BOOK STORE
Construction began D ecem ber, 1963
T HE
CENTER
NAZARENE
K A N S A S C IT Y , M IS S O U R I
NAZARENE TH EO LO G IC AL S E M IN A R Y
Showing proposed library bu ilding