Volume LXIII, Issue 9

A Message from the D.S.

September 2014
The East
Kentuckian
District Calendar
Sept 20SDMI Team
Day at Florence, KY
Sept 25Festival of Joy
at MVNUfor Senior
Adults
Sept 28Report Monthly
S.S. Stats to Zone Chair
or to Wes Shoemaker at
srpastorwes@live.com
Sept 29MVNYou Visit
Day for Sr. High Teens
Oct 1-31Pastor Appre-
ciations Month
Oct 2-4Come to the
Fire Womens Retreat at
Grove City, OH
Oct 4SonFest at
MVNU
Oct 11Happy Birthday
to our District Superten-
dent, Harold Berrian!
Oct 13MVNYou visit
day
Oct 18-21
Compassionate Ministry
Conference at Turkey
Creek Church
Harold Berrian
District Superintendent
Eastern Kentucky District
Church of the Nazarene
1212 Bath Ave,
6th Floor, Suite 8
Ashland , KY 41101
Phone/Fax606-329-0105
E-Mail
ekynaz@windstream.net

Boards & Committees
General Superintendent in
Jurisdiction
Dr. J. K. Warrick
District Superintendent
Rev. Harold Berrian
Office Secretary
Rose Callaway
District Secretary
Rose Callaway
District Treasurer
Rev. Jim Webster
Advisory Board
Carson Castleman
Chuck Copley
Rev. Larry Dillon
Bette Edwards
Rev. David Robirds
Rev. James Webster
Ministerial Studies Board
Lonnie Blosser
Sandra Good
Dwayne Mills
Meredith Moser
Curtis Napier, Sr.
Roy Penix
Robert S. Pocai
Wes Shoemaker, Sr.
Ministerial Credentials Board
Kevin Campbell
Scott Hill
David Mills
Garrett Mills
David Robirds
David Rodgers
Steve Wheeler
David Young
Court of Appeals
Rev. Carl Baker
Lola Brickey
Rev. Scot Crothers
Howard Slibeck
Finance Committee
Advisory Board, Dept. Heads,
District Sec., District Treas.
Kelly Adkins
Rev. Scot Crothers
Dianne Hall
Rev. Norman Potter
Marie Raney
Rev. Wes Shoemaker, Jr.
Howard Slibeck
David F. Young
On a mission to reach Eastern Kentucky and our world for Jesus Christ
WHAT PASTORS WISH YOU KNEW

Pastors have untold secrets. Have I gotten your attention? No, the secrets Im talking
about have nothing to do with hidden sin or character flaws. Im talking about things that need
to be said, but pastors probably wont tell you themselves. Because of that, Ill tell you myself.
The following items are summarized from an article entitled, 7 Secrets Your Pastors Wish They
Could Tell You (But Probably Wont, by Shane Bishop at www.churchleaders.com. Here they
are:

1. Dont give them another book to read. They usually have plenty already. Its better to
recommend a particular book so they can pick up a copy if they choose to read it. If
you do give them a book, please dont ask them continually if theyve read it.
2. Dont complain about something just before worship. Nothing distracts a pastor more than
hearing a complaint or a problem just before church starts.
3. Dont just drop-by the church office unannounced. A pastor deals with countless deadlines,
and emergencies. Just dropping-in for a chat may put them in a bind. An
appointment will give your pastor an opportunity to give you their full attention.
4. Dont call them at home unless its an emergency. Most dont consider that home is where
pastors spend time with their own families. Family is also a pastors ministry.
5. Dont communicate your frustrations electronically. Venting negative feelings and
frustrations this way is most often received in the worst possible way.
6. Dont expect long conversations on Sunday mornings. A pastor needs to dialog with lots of
people. If you need more than 10 seconds of your pastors time, let it wait for another
time.
7. Remember, just about everything you say gets back to the pastor. If youre going to talk
behind your pastors back, say really good stuff. That gets back to them too.

Well, there you have it. 7 things your pastor may not tell you, but your district
superintendent will. By the way, dont forget that October is Pastor Appreciation Month
District Goal: $5,000
WHY ARE TENTS NEEDED?
New church plants in
rural areas
Congregations
whose church
building has been
destroyed by a
natural disaster
Child Friendly Space
during disaster
response
Venue to conduct
stress debriefing,
spiritual and
psychosocial care for
children affected by
calamity
Tent includes heavy
duty vinyl for roofing,
galvanized steel posts,
metal stakes and nylon
ropes. If extra funding
is available, plastic
chairs and lectern are
included.
Purchase Tents for the Philippines
Mail funds to Howard Slibeck
100 Sunset Ct, Ashland, KY 41101
hslibeck@roadrunner.com
606.329.1969
Make checks payable to:
GENERAL TREASURER
Place in the memo section:
PHILIPPINE TENTS
Lola Brickey, President, PO Box 2183, Ashland, KY 41105-2183, 606.325.3455, PRESIDENT@EKDNMI.ORG
Howard Slibeck, Treasurer, 100 Sunset Court, Ashland, KY 41101, 606.329.1969, HSLIBECK@ROADRUNNER.COM
Nazarene Missions International EASTERN KENTUCKY DISTRICT
Nazarene Youth International
Allan Krebs, President
11996 Kite Lane
Union, KY 41091
859-485-6833
Krebscrckt7@aol.com
Sherry Storms, Treasurer
191 Sawyers Rd.
Keavy, KY 40737
606-280-4800
Hskenleigh.vonage@yahoo.com

July 7th-12th 2015
Louisville Ky
Cost: $1,200 per person
Registration applications , Personal reference form, Medical & Liability release form( this must be notarized),
Send home policy, A recent photo of yourself, and your first payment of $150.00 is due in my hands by Sept. 20th
Any questions you may contact me by email: nyc2015@gmail.com or my cell:859-468-5415
If any of you fellow East Kentuckians have the means to help support our EKD Teens to go to NYC you can send
it to :Tracy Krebs 11996 Kite Lane Union Ky 41091. Make check payable to EKDNYI mark in memo NYC2015
HELP MAKE A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE HAPPEN FOR A YOUNG PERSON!
SONFEST @ MVNU
OCT.4TH doors open at 12-10pm
Contact Brad Salyers for tickets @ bradsalyers@windstream.net
Sunday School Ministries
David B. Mills, Chairperson
10201 Meadow Glen Dr.
Independence, KY 41051
859-912-4163
djmills98@gmail.com
Vivian Nelson, Treasurer
1613 ST. Anthony Cir. #1
Ft. Wright, KY 41011
859-344-8074
Vivian.nelson@zoomtown.com
Eastern KY District Golf Scramble

Saturday, October 11, 2014
(Registration Deadline is
Saturday, October 4, 2014 Please make sure to email confirmation if you plan on
paying at registration)

Diamond Links Golf Course
Catlettsburg, KY

4 Person Scramble playing best ball
$200 per team ($50 per player) Includes Green Fees, Cart Fees, and Lunch
following the Outing
Prizes for: Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive, Longest Putt
Also special prizes for 1
st
and 2
nd
place

8:15 AM Registration / 9:00 AM Shotgun Start
Hole Sponsors - $100
(Sign will be placed at hole with your name/church name/business name during the
golf outing)

Please contact Dwayne Mills (dwayne.p.mills@gmail.com) or Larry Dillon (larrydillon1@gmail.com) for more information.
Eastern Kentucky Statistics
Because People Matter
Last Last Last Last Last Last
Church SS Yr SS MW
Yr
MW RL Yr RL Church SS Yr SS MW
Yr
MW RL Yr RL
Ashland Zone
Corbin-Cumberland
Zone con't
Argillite 32 43 52 67 62 67 London 39 41 54 50 170 170
Ashland First 97 87 117 101 197 193 Mount Vernon 20 17 33 28 24 24
Ashland Grace ** NR 86 NR 105 229 219 Pineville 7 11 14 22 33 33
Cannonsburg 52 54 80 84 106 106 Whitesburg 6 7 8 11 43 43
Catlettsburg First 15 20 19 20 32 32
Catlettsburg Southside 67 63 125 112 247 247 Mount Sterling Zone
Durbin *** NR 48 NR 72 71 71 Clintonville 8 8 7 8 20 20
Flatwoods ** NR 34 NR 20 212 212 Flemingsburg * NR 68 NR 85 261 261
Lloyd *** NR 71 NR 85 123 123 Mount Sterling 48 100 73 74 166 166
Plaza Community 82 68 104 78 150 145 North Middletown 5 10 11 14 20 20
South Shore 37 45 61 73 105 105 Paris 36 34 46 39 51 51
Straight Creek 84 85 84 94 85 85
Summit 70 74 152 140 321 321
Twin Fork *** NR 56 NR 37 126 126
Northern Kentucky
Zone
Worthington 68 86 85 83 163 163 Augusta River Comm 0 28 62 48 65 65
Wurtland 69 64 121 107 356 356 Carthage * NR 29 NR 45 50 50
Covington Central 57 40 97 75 77 77
Big Sandy Zone Covington Eastside ** NR 35 NR 26 120 120
Beauty 10 17 21 32 39 39 Crittenden (inactive) 0 0 0
Inez * NR 40 NR 51 49 82 Dayton 21 16 29 26 80 80
Paintsville * NR 18 NR 25 78 64 Erlanger 25 21 24 21 60 60
Turkey Creek * NR 160 NR 133 265 265 Erlanger GracePointe 72 103 235 187 600 600
Bluegrass Zone Florence Comm. 13 10 33 27 52 52
Beattyville 42 44 102 100 145 145 Immanuel *** NR 49 NR 54 121 121
Irvine 34 48 48 32 48 48 Inpedend. Generations 92 95 128 127 155 155
Ravenna 66 58 88 93 94 94 Maysville 125 169 120 135 732 732
Richmond First 28 39 53 58 225 225 Maysville Crosspointe* NR 190 NR 322 575 575
Richmond Rosemont * NR 21 NR 21 46 46 Newport *** NR 18 NR 75 77 77
Waco *** NR 33 NR 45 45 45 Walton Fairhope Com* NR 22 NR 22 30 30
Corbin Cumberland
Zone Olive Hill Zone
Corbin 60 74 78 111 169 169 Grahn **** NR 12 NR 12 20 20
Cumberland 4 23 20 22 49 49 Grayson 63 55 72 66 176 176
Harlan 25 26 30 33 42 42 Morehead 22 33 40 56 74 74
Hazard (inactive) 0 0 45 Olive Hill * NR 20 NR 30 46 46

NR - No Report Given

* = Number Months No Report Given

Prime Time Notes
Director: Bette Edwards
Phone: 859-987-1960
Happy September! I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful
Grandparents Day! What a blessing God has given us to send
these little ones for us to love and mentor!

I have heard this reading before, but when I saw it recently, I
thought how appropriate for us as the years pass swiftly by...we
may not have all we thought we needed early in life, but God has
graciously given us just what we need to be men/women He can
use:

I asked God for strength that I might achieve.
I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for health that I might do greater things.
I was given infirmity that I might do better things.
I asked for riches that I might be happy.
I was given poverty that I might be wise.
I asked for power that I might have the praise of men.
I was given weakness that I might feel the need for God.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
I was given life that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing I asked for, but everything I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am, among all people, most richly blessed! Written by an anonymous Confederate soldier.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Sept 20See you at TEAM DAY!
Sept 25Festival of Joy at MVNUbring a van load and come join the fun
Oct 2-4Come to the Fire at Grove City, OH. You will be blessed!
Oct 5Central Region Fall Roundup at Winchester Golden Corral at 12:30
Back to Church

On September 21, over 30,000 churches across America
will join together to invite their communities back to
church! This powerful movement encourages church
attendance by inspiring and empowering church
members to invite their neighbors, friends and loved
ones to a special Sunday service designed just for
them. In 2013, over 23,100 churches participated in this
growing national movement and on average saw a 31%
increase in their attendance on that day! I would like
to ask you and your church to participate by having a
Back to Church Sunday service September 21 if
possible or another date that works for your church. Go
to www.backtochurch.com to sign your church up for free
and receive more information. Be ready to collect all the
information that day on your visitors so you can follow-up
effectively.
Prayer Concerns for MVNU Dr. Henry Spaulding,
President, has invited the East Central Region to join hearts
with those at the University who will be gathering for prayer
at 8:00 AM, on the 15
th
of each month to pray for MNVU.

Sep. 25, 2104 Festival of Joy/Grandparents Day
Oct. 4, 2014 - SonFest, an annual outdoor Christian music
festival
Mar. 6-7, 2015 Wesleyan Theological Society, 50
th

Anniversary Meeting
MVNU Seminars & Conferences (Call toll free 1-888-470-
0050, or email church.relations@mvnu.edu
to register)

Oct. 19-20, 2014 Appalachia Mission/Ministry Conference
(At Turkey Creek Church, KY)
Oct. 28, 2014 LEAP Seminar with John Burke
Jan. 23-24, 2015 Church Finance Workshop
Evangelism & Church Growth
Director: Scott A. Hill
Email: scotthcpp@aol.com
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Website: www.mvnu.edu; Phone: 740-392-6868
District Trustees:
Angela Castleman (Email: angela.castleman@indwes.edu)
Dr. Garrett Mills (Email: garrettmills65@gmail.com)
District Rep:
Melissa Sellers (Email: Melissa.sellers@mvnu.edu_
Financial Aid:
Jared Sponseller (Email: jared.sponseller@mvnu.edu)
Church Relations:
Mike Williams (Email: mike.williams@mvnu.edu)
Ministerial Studies Opportunities
Lonnie Blosser, Chair Roy Penix, Sec.
640 Simon Kenton Ave. P.O. Box 489
Maysville, KY 41056 Inez, KY 41224
606-301-1806; lblosser87@gmail.com 606-298-4074; revroy329@bellsouth,net
News from District
Appalachia Missions And Ministry Conference (Oct. 19-20,
2014) The Turkey Creek Church of the Nazarene, Inez, KY,
is hosting the Conference in partnership with MVNU and USA/
Canada Compassionate Ministries. The Conference is for
District Superintendents, pastors, church leaders, college
students, and anyone interested in ministry to Appalachia.
MVNU will be bringing in students on Friday, October 17, and
they will be doing mission work on Saturday, October 18. The
featured speakers will be Dr. Bob Broadbooks, Dr. Garrett
Mills, and Rev. Jay Height. Please call 606-298-7263 or email
dwayne.p.mills@gmail.com for further details.
Eastern Kentucky News
Prayer Requests
Revival & salvation of souls.
All of our ministers, leaders & churches on the frontline
of ministry.
Our churches seeking pastors (Durbin, Flemingsburg,
Newport First, Pineville, Twin Fork, Waco)
Our U.S. Military personnel and their families
(Including Chaplain Claude Crisp)
Retired Ministers in Failing Health Rev. Jim Barnett &
Rev. George Tucker.
Georgia Baldridge (Wife of pastor at Argillite)
Undergoing medical treatments.
Pastor Everett Stevens (Durbin) Surgery recovery.
Kim Westurn (Wife of District Childrens Director,
Nevin Westurn) Undergoing medical treatments.
Pastor Profile by Bette Edwards

Introducing Pastor Pete, serving as Lead Pastor
at our Morehead Church of the Nazarene!

Where were you born?
Cedar Falls, IA

When & where did God call you to preach?
The first time God called me to preach was as a teenager
at First Church of the Nazarene in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
After running from the call, God confirmed my call to
preach late at night in my home during personal
devotions. He used Acts 26 to confirm my call.

Tell us a little about your family.
I am married with two children. My wife is a registered
nurse and is my biggest supporter. My son is 19 and in his
first year at KMBC. He is undecided on his major. My
daughter is 18 in her last year of high school. She attends
Lakeside Christian Academy.

Your favorite food is.
What isnt would be an easier question. I do like seafood
and Italian. I was raised in Iowa so I am a meat and
potatoes man.

If you had a $1,000 to spend frivolously today, how
would you do it?
I would probably buy a new computer for my wife or I
would consider buying a tablet for me. I might even
consider buying a small fishing boat. Ok, my wife would
have a new computer.

How did you meet your lovely wife Carmel?
It was a blind date and she said she was sick and didnt
go on our first date. Praise the Lord I had a second
chance.

A fun day for you would always include.
Family

If you could provide one wish for your Morehead
Church family, what would it be?
To have a mortgage burning!

Your most embarrassing moment in the pulpit?
I went to say Pastor Petes Boots Instead I called my
self pastor Poop I just kept right on preaching. I didnt
realize what I had said. Everyone else was in stitches.

Give us one idea of how to reach more people across
the EKD for Christ.
First and foremost is to be a Spirit-Filled church, allowing
this life of holiness to be manifested inside and outside the
church. The other is to be willing to adapt methods
without changing the message!

Thanks, Pastor! Blessings to you and Carmel.

News from Churches
Ashland Grace The church elected Rev. Rodney Adkins as
their new pastor effective Aug. 10. Congratulations to the
Adkins family and the church!

Catlettsburg Southside The new church building dedicated
on Sunday, Sep. 21.

Covington Central The church will be celebrating their 75
th

anniversary on Sunday morning, Oct. 5.

Maysville Church The church will be celebrating their 15
th

anniversary at their present location on Sunday morning,
Sep. 14.

Walton Faithhope Community (NewStart) The District
Advisory Board has authorized a new church in Walton, KY,
effective April 15, 2012, which will be led by Pastor Bud
Hafley. More info is available by email at:
hafley@insightbb.com, or by phone at: 859-380-8009.
News from Denomination
Registration Now Open for Nazarene M15 Conference
M15 is a quadrennial event scheduled for Feb. 9-11, 2015, in
Kansas City, MO. Registration and further info can be found
at www.m15conference.org.

Call to Prayer for Nazarene Publishing House (NPH) We
are now at a critical juncture in the survival of NPH, and
unless major changes are made, the sobering reality is that
NPH could cease operating as we have known it. Therefore,
the Board of General Superintendents is calling the Church
of the Nazarene to prayer, seeking Divine intervention and
guidance for the future of NPH. This is an excerpt from an
NCN Global New Summary dated Aug. 2, 2014. The full
document can be found at www.ncnnews.com. Please be
praying!
Our Shares for Others
Because Our Mission is Bigger than Ourselves
WEF P&B MVNU DISTRICT SDMI NYI NMI
Recd Recd Recd Recd Recd Recd Recd
Argillite 1107.00 402.00 415.00 981.00 42.00 42.00 74.00
Ashland First 4411.00 1395.00 1395.43 3025.51 134.93 181.52 242.00
Ashland Grace 1702.00 696.00 696.00 1547.00 124.00
Augusta River Community
Beattyville 535.00
Beauty
Cannonsburg New Beginning 1242.00 508.00 777.00 1728.00 103.00 103.00 138.00
Carthage
Catlettsburg First 625.00 261.00 257.24 568.10 25.31 28.35 46.00
Catlettsburg Southside 2263.00 938.00 938.00 2084.00 96.00 125.00 167.00
Clintonville 152.00 62.00 92.71 206.05 8.31 8.31 11.00
Corbin 2000.00 268.00 267.50 450.00 44.00 44.00 62.00
Covington Central 1521.00 691.00 622.33 1382.97 82.98 82.98 111.00
Covington Eastside 826.00 213.00 220.00 468.00 29.00 29.00 38.00
Cumberland 120.00
Cynthiana
Dayton
Durbin
Erlanger 664.00 271.00 271.47 603.30 36.19 36.19 36.00
Erlanger GracePointe Comm 2155.00 1500.00 13.00
Flatwoods
Flemingsburg
Florence Community 1050.00 450.00 450.00 900.00 100.00
Grahn
Grayson 1882.00 781.00 781.00 1832.00 78.00 107.00 142.00
Harlan
Immanuel 1339.00 548.00 608.81 1217.61 73.06 73.06 97.00
Independ Generataion 2630.00 2391.79 143.51 143.51 191.00
Inez
Irvine 718.00 710.00 544.00 1208.00 73.00 73.00 97.00
Lloyd 1614.00 623.00 940.00 3359.00 40.00 84.00
London 450.00
Maysville 4147.00 1726.00 860.38 1911.94 89.43 89.43 119.00
Maysville Crosspointe Comm 5708.00 2398.00 2336.00 5190.00 158.00 158.00 210.00
Morehead 845.00
Mount Sterling 2093.00 856.00 856.39 1903.09 84.54 114.19 152.00
Mount Vernon 31.57 42.00
Newport 1195.00
North Middletown 50.00 225.00 75.00 125.00 25.00 25.00 25.00
Olive Hill 600.00 279.00 369.50 821.10 37.25 37.25 100.00
Paintsville
Paris 715.00 296.00 296.00 656.00 23.00 40.00 53.00
Pineville
Ravenna 3711.00 1477.00 1783.09 3962.40 136.12 91.81 236.00
Richmond First 930.00 381.00 380.65 845.87 50.76 50.76 68.00
Richmond Rosemont 297.00 127.00 127.00 270.00 27.00 27.00 31.00
Russell-Plaza Community 1943.00 683.00 854.15 1708.30 102.51 102.51 137.00
South Shore 656.00 272.00 391.69 870.42 36.32 36.32 48.00
Straight Creek
Summit
Turkey Creek 2849.00 1140.00 1294.86 2589.73 155.39 155.39 207.00
Twin Fork 1155.00 502.00 502.36 1004.74 60.28 80.00
Waco
Walton Fairhope Comm
Whitesburg 50.00 150.00
Worthington 1992.00 814.00 814.00 1810.00 84.00 84.00 112.00
Wurtland
Total 57047.00 21493.00 21112.56 47770.92 2078.89 2204.15 3309.00

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