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DISTRICT CALENDAR SEPTEMBER NEXT Banquet | Peoples Church OKC.........September 2 PK Retreat................................................................. September 4-6 NEXT Banquet | Enid Central.......................... September 7 NEXT Banquet | Miami First............................ September 9 NEXT Banquet | Bowlegs First....................... September 13 NEXT Banquet | Sapulpa South Heights... September 14 Women’s Retreat.................................................. September 17-18 NEXT Banquet | Mustang The Bridge.......... September 20 NEXT Banquet | Hitchcock New Life.......... September 21 NEXT Banquet | Owasso First......................... September 23 District Ministers Retreat................................. September 27-29
OCTOBER LFTL Sec. 1-N, 4, & 11.........................................October 7 LFTL Sec. 2, 3, & 10..............................................October 11 LFTL Sec. 7, 8, & 12................................. ............October 12 LFTL Sec. 9N & 9S................................................ October 18 LFTL Sec. 5E & 5W................................................ October 19 LFTL Sec. 1S & 6.....................................................October 21 Convergence...........................................................October 22-23 Reach The World Auction..................................October 26 Credential Presentation Eastern Zone........October 30
November NEXT Celebration Sunday................................ November 7 Youth Pastor’s Retreat........................................ November 11-13 Office Closed.......................................................... November 25-26 CTN Retreat #2......................................................November 19-20
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...................................................................................... General Presbyters
Sectional Presbyters
Frank Cargill
Arlis Moon
Superintendent
Section 1
Craig Dacus
Leo Guthrie
Assistant Superintendent
Tom Goins
Secretary-Treasurer
Executive Presbyters Curtis Owens Ron McCaslin
Section 2
Melvin Baker Section 3
Steve Rose Section 4
Bruce McCarty Section 5E
Darryl Wootton
Ministry Directors
Section 5W
Doug Everaard
Section 6
Youth Ministries
Dean Guthrie
Children’s Ministries
Darren Pilcher Church Ministries
Michelle Pilcher
Chad Brodrick Weldon Wright Section 7
Micah Wells Section 8
David Brooks Section 9N
Women’s Ministries
Steve Lance
Jack Salkil
Section 9S
Executive Administrator
Don Barnes
Lindell Warren
Section 10
Missions
Billy Martin Section 11
T.D. Gifford Section 12
Earth-moving equipment rumbles across the acreage
Plumbers scurry from one site to the next
Electricians secure connections that will soon be hidden from view
Concrete trucks arrive at a steady pace
Footings and piers emerge from the parched soil
Slabs appear with rough-in plumbing announcing the future
Such terms accurately describe what my eyes have seen! For years, faith controlled my vision; however, fact now reveals the dream! The sights and sounds of construction presently pierce the undisturbed landscape in the “heart” of Oklahoma as Sparks Camp takes shape!
NEXT evolves into NOW!!! NEXT Generation Partners must unite and respond to the mission – “LIGHTS…CAMERA…ACTION” If only every member of “our family” could visit the site, motivation would rise to a frenzied peak. BUT – WE CAN!!! By means of the internet, every person in Oklahoma and around the world can visually make the trip. A special website – www.thenextcampaign.org – is available for all to see. Images of what will be, news of current progress, and relevant, essential information for NEXT Generation Partners leap from the computer screen. Turn on your internet browser, type in www.thenextcampaign.org, and let your spirit soar! Don’t only visit the site once, but mark it as a favorite and return frequently. Scroll down the page and click on the image that contains the words “On the Site” in order to make the trip electronically. If you believe the NEXT Generation deserves our investment, become a NEXT Generation Partner. If you are passionate that Pentecostal Leadership should define our future, become a NEXT Generation Partner. If you share the dream that our future must be brighter than our past, become a NEXT Generation Partner. Grateful to be in Partnership, Frank and Linda Cargill
FRANK CARGILL Superintendent 405.475.1100 frank.cargill@okag.org
/ SUPERINTENDENT
Loren Lamont Henderson
February 2 1932 - August 10, 2010 Loren Lamont Henderson was born February 2, 1932 in Cyril, Oklahoma to Ada (Childress) Henderson and John L.
from the office of the
Executive Administrator There have been several that have called and asked about the camp process
at Sparks. Because we want to keep everyone aware on a constant basis I am sharing with you a typical update that I receive.
away Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Duncan Regional Hospital in Duncan, Oklahoma at the age of 78 years. He was married to Carol (Eaton) Henderson at Duncan, OK on March 21, 1965. Loren had been an Assemblies of God minister for over
Please keep in mind that by the time you receive this Outlook the information will be out dated. Consequently we ask that everyone go online and get a continual update on the process. It would be my desire that everyone in our churches watch the day by day process.
50 years and was a member of the Lion’s Club in Cushing, OK, the Light For The Lost program, and the Frontiersman Camping Fraternity. Preceding him in death were his parents, one
I somehow feel that as everyone watches the process we will build enthusiasm and excitement. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all of our people start talking about this project and get as excited as we are? I can only imagine what would happen.
brother and three sisters. Loren is survived by his wife, Carol, of the home; his daughters, Shelley Hubbard & husband, Steve, Mannford, OK; Dana Bickell &
As of August 21, 2010 the following contruction has been accomplished: • • •
Henderson and passed
Four slabs were poured for Cabins Three additional footing were poured for Cabins Site work has been completed for the Cafeteria
husband, Tim, Mustang, OK; his grandchildren, Mike, Chelsea & Ryan Hubbard, Mannford, OK; Dillon and Kayla Bickell, Mustang, OK; a sisterin-law, Pat Henderson, Dallas, TX; and several nieces, nephews and many friends.
as well as three additional Cabins Funeral services were held Saturday, August We will be in the middle of the “NEXT GENERATION” banquets by the
14, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethel Assembly of
time you read this so please pray with us that God will provide the
God in Duncan, officiated by Carol Henderson.
resources necessary for us to bring this project to completion. It is
Burial was at Apache Cemetery, Apache, Okla-
extremely needed for the “NEXT GENERATION”.
homa under the direction of People’s Co-operative Funeral Home of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma.
JACK SALKIL
Executive Administrator 405.475.1100 jack.salkil@okag.org
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lion’s Club Eye Glass Program, American Diabetes Association, or Gideon’s International.
/ SECRETARY-TREASURER
A SIMPLE LAST WILL
AND TESTAMENT A recent survey shows that 55 percent of Americans have no formal
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estate planning and do not even have a simple will. That number is unchanged from a similar study 3 years prior. Ten percent of those who do not have any estate planning in place say it is because they do not want to think about dying or becoming incapacitated. An equal portion say they do not know who to talk to about estate planning. One in four respondents say they do not think they have enough assets to need a will. These may not sound like worthwhile reasons for avoiding planning, but they are excuses people in your church use to put off this important process. In the estate planning mindset, a simple Last Will and Testament is a ba-
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sic building block every adult needs. Although a Last Will and Testament still functions within the probate process, a Last Will and Testament allows you to create your personal directions for management and distribution of the property you leave behind, trumping the directions given under the impersonal statute-driven process. Another advantage of a Last Will and Testament for parents of minor children is that a couple can designate their preference for who takes custody of their children if they both die, also allowing for creation of trusts for those minor s to handle the funds through childhood years and even into college and adulthood. In addition, a Last Will and Testament allows for the creation of charitable gifts where the probate statutes allows no such room. Wills are curious creatures. On one hand, they are valuable in that they are the first step toward creating a conhensive plan for distributing your property after you die instead of abiding by the legislature’s distribution plan. On the other hand, many people do not realize that a will and the
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assests governed by it must pass through the probate system to take effect. That is both good news and bad news. The probate statute creates an established process to prove that your will is your actual intent and then guiding the process to make sure everything is distributed in a manner according to your wishes. On the downside, though, negative elements of the probate process - slow speed, complexity, cost, and no privacy - still have an impact on your estate. Despite the downside, a simple Last Will and Testament is a must for every adult to override the state probate distribution process. Those who think they do not own enough assets to need a Last Will and Testament are often not taking stock of what they own. Many times when people inventory their assets, they are shocked at the value of their estate. A Last Will and Testament is a safety net that can direct those assets for them in the event something happens. Most local attorneys can draft a simple Last Will and Testament at an affordable rate.
TOM GOINS
Secretary / Treasurer 405.475.1100 tom.goins@okag.org
/ CHURCH
Light for the Lost exists simply yet profoundly to provide God’s Word for every person around the world….by the creative means necessary and through the financial leadership of men and partnership of local churches.
Causes and projects that Oklahoma LFTL supports:
Don’t miss an Oklahoma LFTL multimedia banquet experience in your section this fall. 2010 Light for the Lost Tour Schedule: (all banquets begin at 7 pm) Thursday Evening, October 7
Thursday Evening, October 14
Section 1 South – Tahlequah, 29|Eleven
Section 1 North – Miami, First
Section 6 - Chandler, First
Section 4 – Muskogee, Lifepoint
Monday Evening, October 11
Section 11 – Weatherford, Life Fellowship
Section 2 – Poteau, Calvary
Monday Evening, October 18
Section 3 – Hugo, First
Section 9 North – Edmond, Spring Creek
Section 10 – Duncan, Bethel
Section 9 South – OKC, The Rock
Tuesday Evening, October 12
Tuesday Evening, October 19
Section 7 – Ardmore, Crystal Rock
Section 5 East – Tulsa, Woodlake
Section 8 – Enid, Central
Section 5 West – Tulsa, Carbondale
Section 12 – Hammon, Community Fellowship
Darren Pilcher “Speaking from personal experience, I would therefore say that if you want to open up a new area, the first thing to do is send them a Bible.” - F. C. Glass, pioneer in missionary Bible and literature distribution
Church Ministries Director 405.475.1192 darren.pilcher@okag.org
/ MISSIONS I am extremely happy that Brother Cargill has left the planting of ethnic churches and cowboy churches under my portfolio. Of course, the Spanish churches make up the majority of all our ethnic churches. Missionary Mark Fitzgerald continues to coordinate this fast growing area of the Oklahoma District. Next month, in the October issue of the Outlook you will find a report on the number of church plants and other advances taking place in Spanish Ministry across Oklahoma. In this issue I wish to bring everyone up-to-speed on the growing number of cowboy churches we see being planted within our borders.
The enthusiasm I feel toward planting cowboy churches energizes me to lead a movement in rural Oklahoma that will produce growing churches in a demographically deprived part of our state. The following seven cowboy churches have all been approved and are at different stages of development. Some exist as a cowboy church because they flipped to this new model, while others represent a totally new church plant. Four of these churches presently have weekly services. The others are conducting special or monthly gatherings or have not begun yet.
Roundup Cowboy Church
Antlers
Jonathan & Tammy Hooker
Green Country Cowboy Church
Poteau
Victor & Wenonah Sweet
COWBOY
CHURCHES Witnessing the transforming power of Christ still remains the
Red River Cowboy Church
Mangum
Darrell & Tommy Coffman
Circle D. Cowboy Church
greatest miracle of all. And we see that happening in the cowboy churches on a weekly basis.
Durant
Russ & Judy Allen
Anyone interested in starting or being a part of a cowboy church is invited to attend the next Cowboy Church Fellowship Conference. The conference is sponsored and hosted by
Glover River Cowboy Church
Glover
Tag & Mary Rowen
Prairie Rose Cowboy Church
the Shepherds Valley Cowboy Church in Cleburne, Texas, Russ Weaver pastor. The dates are November 5-7, 2010.
Caddo
Brian & Cammie Scroggin
Washita Cowboy Fellowship Terry & Gayla Thompson
LINDELL WARREN Cheyenne
Missions Director 405.475.1162 lindell.warren@okag.org
/ YOUTH
August 1 begins the first of ten weeks leading up to 10.10.10. “9ine” was a powerful motivator encouraging youth groups to take up an unprecedented offering for Speed the Light on September 9, 2009. Although we do not know exactly how much money came in for this event, we are certain that it was a catalyst for seeing an increase in STL giving for the first time in nine years. This year we are challenging 100,000 students to join the cause and give $10 each week for 10 weeks culminating on October 10, 2010. We have seen the energy and momentum that can be created when groups plan a focused blitz such as this. For example, Kailua Assembly of God in Hawaii raised $9,200 in nine weeks with just three students. Our effort to raise STL funds to purchase Convoy of Hope vehicles in Haiti resulted in over $170,000 in just a couple of months. Let’s make this fall the biggest STL push in its history.
BIBLE QUIZ
Congratulations once again to Owasso First A/G Bible Quiz team for making it to the National Bible Quiz Championship finals Division for the third straight year in a row, winning back-to-back National Championships. Also congrats to Highpointe A/G OKC and
Muskogee First for finishing 5th and 10th in the National Bible Quiz Challenger Finals Division. Big Thanks to our Oklahoma Bible Quiz Coordinator Kyla Jones for making 2010 another great year!
The STL Cup (Golf Tournament) on Tuesday, Sept. 7 has been postponed until further notice do to the NEXT Banquet @ Enid Central.
Speed The Light | From The Field “WOW!!!! Awesome!!!! How else can I describe my new truck? The OK youth are the best. The Oklahoma district is the best when it comes to missions. Linda and I are so thankful we are a part of such a great district. Thank you is hardly enough to say, but know it comes from our hearts. We are so thankful, God Bless.” Gary and Linda Gunsolus USM/MAPS
DOUG EVERAARD Youth Ministries Director 405.475.1182 doug.everaard@okag.org
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/ CHILDREN It’s hard to believe that summer is dwindling to a close and school has started up again. It seems like only yesterday our lives were filled with graduations and summer vacation plans. Now, for some, we are shopping for school clothes, school supplies, and new backpacks. During this next school year, I would like to challenge you to become involved in the school system in the community where you minister. You would be surprised at how much your help would be appreciated in your local schools. There are lots of ways to let your schools know that you care about them and would love to help out. Here are just a few:
1. Just drop by to say, Hello.
It is amazing how far a
quick greeting and a dozen doughnuts will get you when you walk into a school office. You almost instantly become good friends with the secretaries. Drop by, tell them who you are, wish them a great year, and let them know if they need anything they can give you a call.
2. Give the teacher a break. With large class sizes, teachers can always use an extra pair of hands. Offer to come in on a regular basis or whenever you have time.
3. Join some of the kids you minister to for lunch. A simple way to be involved is to occasionally eat lunch at school with kids from your church. Kids love it when they have a guest for lunch. Teachers love it because it’s one more adult that can help them out.
4. Become a substitute. When I was on staff as a children’s pastor, my day off was on Fridays. That day became my “sub” day. I would sub at the various schools around the district. The kids that attended our church thought it was cool that their children’s pastor was going to be their teacher for the day.
It makes an impact.
By taking the time to invest in the
lives of the teachers and students in your community, you open all kinds of opportunities for ministry. Whether it be a quick prayer for a teacher who is having a bad day, or hanging out with the kids from your church. Remember that the work you do benefits the kids, but will also enrich the teachers, the whole school, and the entire community by providing students with positive interaction, support, and encouragement.
DEAN GUTHRIE
Childrens Ministries Director 405.475.1172 dean.guthrie@okag.org
2010 L.I.F.E. Pledges
(Ladies Investing For Eternity)
Can you believe it? We are already in the last quarter of this year! Thank you to the churches and ladies who have already turned in your 2010 L.I.F.E. Pledges. You have been a vital part in helping Women’s Ministries support our missionaries. This is a reminder that you have until December 15th to turn in your commitments for 2010. It is exciting to see what God continues to do for missions through the ladies of Oklahoma. May God use you abundantly as you fulfill your commitments to missions for 2010!! You are making a difference!
MICHELLE PILCHER
Womens Ministries Director 405.475.1192 michelle.pilcher@okag.org
chi alpha campus ministries
/ GIRLS
Back to school~ and this usually means our Girls Clubs are revving back up for a new year! Promotions, awards and Celebration! August 13 & 14 our District Celebrations were held in OKC. Congratulations to 171 Honor Stars, 27 Friends Graduates, 8 Girls Only Graduates, 106 Bronze Medals, 21 Silver Medals and 6 Gold Medals.
Our Oklahoma girls are awesome, the beauty, talent and the Godly love they exhibit is inspiring. We plan lessons, prepare crafts and make our club times as much fun as possible so we can pour into the lives of our girls (and Rainbow boys)! Gender specific ministry is an important element, it shapes lives and the future generation of leadership in our churches. My favorite quote is “We build girls, so that we don’t have to repair women” and I think everyone can understand how vital that is.
On Oct. 29 - Nov. 7 I will be going on a missions trip to South Africa with the National Girls Ministries. We will be ministering to the physical, spiritual, emotional, and educational needs of young children in Mamelodi area. The main focus is on the extremely needy, school children, and those affected and/or infected by HIV/AIDS. Please pray for me as I travel and that we can share Jesus with these precious children. Sept. 12-18 is National and Oklahoma Girls Ministries Week. Sept. 24-25 is National GM Sleepover (contact your sectional GM Specialist) If you need any information concerning Girls Ministries, Teen Girls Ministries or Mentoring girls, please contact Elizabeth A. Moon, 918-458-9387 or elizabeth.moon@okag.org
LIZ MOON
Girls Ministries Coordinator 918.458.9387 elizabeth.moon@okag.org
This past July a group from Section 5 participated in a Teen Girls Ministries missions trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas along with girls from the Arkansas TGM. Tracy Collins and Dawnya Been, Section 5 Girls Specialists took 8 girls and 3 sponsors to Hot Springs, Arkansas home of A/G Family Services(Hillcrest Children’s Home & Highlands Placement Services). They painted, cleaned and were a huge blessing at Hillcrest. This was a wonderful experience for girls to learn about giving and unselfishness and taking the gospel into all the world, even in the USA.
/ ROYAL RANGERS
October 3rd – 9th is National Royal Rangers Week. This is a time
The national office has prepared a list of activities your church
when many churches across the country, and indeed around the
can do to promote Royal Rangers during National Royal Rang-
world, recognize the Royal Rangers ministry in a special way. Of-
ers Week. The list is not all inclusive. The ideas to promote Royal
ten, churches will recognize Royal Rangers during a service, or an
Rangers in your community are only limited by your imagination!
outpost will have a special campout or plan a special community
To view this list you can go online at www.royalrangers.ag.org.
outreach. The week is a great time to promote Royal Rangers both inside and outside of the local church environment. In conjunction with National Royal Rangers Week, the following Friday and Saturday have been designated as the National Prayer Vigil.
MARVIN LEMKE
Royal Rangers Coordinator 405.728.1453 mlemke@royalrangers.net
PRAYER REQUEST
PASTORS’ REPORTS
Jimmie Ledgerwood – prayer for complete hip replacement. Norma Watts – healing for shoulder.
Tag Rowan, Broken Bow, reports 4 saved in May. Had over
Lee Butcher – wife’s healing
150 in their first service. 6 saved in June. 2
saved, 1 filled with the Holy Ghost, and 2 deliv-
ered from drugs in revival with Randy Holmes.
INFORMATION Help for Pastors call (918) 758-4147 or visit
Raymond Frizzelle, Miami, reports 7 adults saved in regu-
www.pastoralcareinc.com.
lar services, 3 filled with the Holy Ghost and 3
saved in jail.
NEEDED
Charley Hudspeth, Newkirk, reports 3 saved in Sunday
Norman Shepherd’s Place is looking for a worship leader and part
time Children’s Pastor. Call Chad Bartlett at (405) 364-8417
Brad Jones, Wright City, reports 8 saved in regular
School class, 2 rededicated, and 1 healed. services.
Piedmont Spring Creek Worship Center needs a good used van.
John Newland, Waurika, reports 2 saved and 1 refilled.
(405) 373-0817
Clint Gray, Arpelar, reports 2 children saved. One was his
son.
Cache New Life needs a Youth Pastor from Lawton or surrounding
Donna Waldrop, Vian, reports 3 saved. Sixteen months
area. Contact Pastor David McCracken (580) 429-3625
ago church had no youth group. They now have
40 students.
Chi Alpha Director needed at NEO A&M, Miami Campus. Contact
Cecil Guthrie, Wainwright, reports 1 saved on Mother’s
Greg Tiffany for more info (405) 308-3737 or XAoklahoma@aol.com
Day and 1 rededicated in revival with Allen
Lewis.
Yukon Discovery church needs Worship/Associate Pastor. Contact
Billy Brummett, Dewey, reports 4 saved in regular
Pam at (405) 354-2436 or email pstrange@discoveryokc.org
services.
Robert Sullivan, Battiest, reports 1 saved. 60 Hymnals of Glorious Praise needed for India. Contact John at
Brad Cosway, Snyder, reports 8 saved at VBS and 5 new
john.siebold@agmd.org
families.
Don Staggs, Wyandotte, reports 5 saved in regular
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services.
Joedy Hendrix, McAlester, reports 1 saved in regular
services.
Lorn Starling, Tryon, reports 1 rededicated. Kevin Williams, Tulsa, reports man completely healed of
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EVANGELISTS’ REPORTS Robert & Jan Teel reports 73 saved in Kidz Krusades and revivals in June. Alex Hanna reports 80 Arabs and 8 Muslims saved
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other diseases and 20 had financial breakthroughs.
ton Arabic revivaL. 40 healed from cancer and on twitter. Take a second and add @OKDCofAG
Charles Holybee reports 4 saved an 3 rededicated in jail.
to the list of people you follow, and stay current on
Deana Clingerman reports 2 saved.
upcoming events and news.
Reuben Clemmetsen reports 3 saved at a Sunday morning service in Atoka.