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Starts This Sunday
28 February
Pray for a region
each day
Monday -
Asia-Pacific
Tuesday -
Eurasia
Wednesday -
Mesoamerica
Thursday -
South America
Friday -
USA/Canada
Saturday - The Persecuted Church
Click Here for the Regional Prayer Request lists.
The Nazarene World Week of Prayer is an annual event occurring during the week that includes the World Day of Prayer (the first Friday in March).
During this week Nazarenes dedicate themselves to interceding for our church and our world. Special requests are provided for a regional prayer plan.
Coordinating with the interdenominational
World Day of Prayer (Friday, March 4), the
Nazarene World Week of Prayer was begun with hopes that this event would
re-ignite prayer flames, deepen commitment to prayer and fasting, and precipitate revival in our churches and lives.
Join with Nazarenes around the world in praying for God to move in each of the regions in the Church of the Nazarene.
Specific prayer requests for each region will be featured on the Prayer Mobilization Line during the Nazarene World Week of prayer
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Good leaders aren't all that difficult to find. Lots of people have enough vision and personality to draw a few people with them and accomplish a task. Football coaches, pastors, business executives, military officers-there are many examples of good leaders to choose from.
But what makes a
great leader?
What makes the difference between an executive who can run a profitable branch and a founding CEO who can build a global brand? What do great statesmen like Winston Churchill or a Martin Luther King Jr. have that your leader lacks?
The difference between a good leader and a great leader isn't education, or management expertise, it's the fact that they approach life and leadership in a way no one else does.
Here are seven things all great leaders have in common.
1. They Listen
Most leaders have ideas, but great leaders listen before they speak about their vision, their solutions, and their point of view. Spend 30 minutes with a great leader, and you may be doing most of the talking-in response to their questions.
2. They Dream
I know. A dream without a plan is just a wish. But all great visions begin with a huge, audacious dream. Good leaders think about making a 5 percent gain next quarter. Great leaders dream about eradicating diseases, healing centuries-old conflicts, or stepping foot in a place no person has ever stood. Great leaders have big dreams.
3. They Give
It's not possible to be a good leader while looking out for yourself. You can't lead a company or even a church while focused primarily on your own rewards. You can't solve a problem like providing clean water to an entire nation or transformed lives while thinking primarily about what's in it for you. Great leaders are selfless.
4. They Love
Great leaders have big hearts. They care about the people they lead as much as the work they do. Not all great leaders are loveable teddy-bear types, but they all have a deep love for the needs of others.
5. They Confront
Great leaders do not run to confrontation, but they do not avoid it. They confront their own fears, the brutal facts of their situation, injustice in the world, or poor performance by others. The greatest leaders are involved in the greatest conflicts because they have the greatest vision for change.
6. They Start
Lots of people have plans for how to spend a trillion dollars. Few people think of ways to accumulate that much wealth. Great leaders don't just talk a good game. They get up and go to work every day.
7. They Finish
Anyone can talk a good game. Good leaders can get the job done nearly all of the time. Great leaders finish and finish well. They realize that defeat is not final and that "almost" is unacceptable. Great leaders are in the game to finish and to win.
I've known many, many good leaders but few great ones. That's a shame because any leader can exemplify these seven characteristics. You can too!
Who is the greatest leader you'd ever known, and what did you learn from him or her? I'd love to hear about it! Share your answer on Facebook or Twitter.
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Fiji, South Pacific
The devastating impact made by Cyclone Winston as it swept across Fiji on February 19 and 20, is still just now being fully realized.
"Forty-two Fijians now confirmed dead - disaster officials continue to deploy team to help those affected across Fiji," tweeted government spokesman Dan Gavidi on February 25th.
The fear is that the death toll will only increase as aerial surveys are revealing that entire villages in the hardest hit coastal zones have been completely wiped out.
Melanesia South Pacific Field Strategy Coordinator, Rev. Harmon Schmelzenbach, has now been in Fiji for two days and brings the following report.
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Regional Announcement
Member Care on the Asia-Pacific Region has just reached a new level of development!
On March 1, 2016, Cindy Schmelzenbach will become the Region's first Asia-Pacific Member Care coordinator! Cindy, wife of Melanesia South Pacific Field Strategy Coordinator Harmon Schmelzenbach, comes to this assignment with a lot of passion, experience, and training. Cindy currently serves as Personnel and Member Care & Development Coordinator for the Melanesia South Pacific Field.
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Singapore
It is official! The Church of the Nazarene is registered in Singapore. This official government recognition opens the door for the continued development of the Church of the Nazarene in Singapore.
The announcement was made on February 7, 2016, during the "House of Bread" gathering, that the Registry of Societies had approved in principle the application for registration. The exciting news was received with great thanksgiving!
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Asia-Pacific Region
Story...whether that be around the camp fire, bedtime, the bamboo community hut, or the downtown coffee shop, oral stories have a unique way of capturing the attention of an audience.
As a Church, we are given the mandate of taking the Good News to 'every tribe and nation.' Do you realize that in the 21st century,
over 2,100 languages
have yet to have any part of the scripture available to them in written form?¹ Additionally, there is
an estimated 4 billion people who are 'oral learners,'
those who either can't or won't learn through reading.² Together this makes up at least 60% of the world's population. How do we reach these 'tribes and nations?'
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Asia-Pacific
Did you realize that shoes are a major concern for refugees fleeing through the Balkans. They are walking hundreds of miles with insufficient or no shoes, in many cases through freezing mud. Watch the video to see how you can help.
This month's highlights include:
- Prayer is requested for Taiwan after the earthquake that left at least 55 dead and many more still missing in the rubble.
- The refugee crisis in Eurasia is a prominent concern.
- 320 Youth attend Consencrated 2016 in Argentina.
- The JESUS Film being produced in the Cabécar Language in Costa Rica.
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Papua New Guinea
Prayer is requested for Nazarene Health Ministries in Papua New Guinea (PNG), and health care across Papua New Guinea, as a significant budget crisis looms.
The nation of PNG is in a financial crisis that has caused 40% cuts in government staff funding to church-run hospitals like Kudjip Nazarene Hospital and may cut as much as 80% of government operational support.
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Global
The General Board has released a copy of the Global Prayer Requests by Region. Please consider taking the opportunity to download these requests and distribute them to your churches for focused and intentional prayer.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.- James 5:16 (NIV)
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Global Ministry Center
To Nazarenes around the world:
We eagerly anticipate how God will work through the upcoming Easter Offering for the World Evangelism Fund. For more than 75 years, Nazarenes everywhere have faithfully given of their time, talents, and funds to make Christlike disciples in the nations through the offering. These gifts have gone on to bless ministries in 159 world areas.
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Southeast Asia Field
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| David Phillips during an earlier visit to the World Mission Communications Asia-Pacific Office with one of his prayer warriors- Ernalyn Longcop Fausto- Lead Web Developer |
The Asia-Pacific Region is celebrating the recent announcement that Rev. David Phillips has been approved for return to active status.
On February 22nd, the notification was received that the medical advisory committee had reviewed the final assessments and recommended David for return to active status.
We will be looking forward to seeing David and Naomi back in action here on the Asia-Pacific Region. Specific dates of return will be determined in the near future.
Let's continue to praise God for His healing touch in their lives!
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Asia-Pacific
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
District Assembly Schedule 2015-2016
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Nazarene Compassionate Ministries announces the Compassion Conference, to be held July 14-16, 2016, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA.
We can no longer turn our heads in our communities. Compassion is the church in action. And the time is now to go deeper.
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Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary Highlights
APNTS Announcing GRADUATE CERTIFICATE in Intercultural Studies!
The Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Studies (15 credits) is intended both for those preparing for cross-cultural service and for those already in cross-cultural ministry who would be helped by continuing education.
All subjects are offered for 3-hours graduate credit that may be transferred to other APNTS programs.
The Certificate program starts with the foundational course,
"The World Mission," which is offered
on-line from
January 5 to March 31.
Don't delay in finding out more information, only 16 days left until the program starts.
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This newsletter is a ministry of your Asia-Pacific Regional Communications Office. Please submit questions or comments to: Regional Communications Coordinator
Connie Aebischer - Editor - Around the Region News
Writers: Laurice Maggay, Rebecca Moisio
World Mission Communications Asia-Pacific
Ortigas Avenue Extension
Taytay, Rizal, Philippines
Around the Region is released each week on Saturday. If you have news to share, please forward to our office by Friday at noon (PHT).
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