october 2011 outlook
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OCTOBERCredential Interviews.......................................... October 1Light For the Lost (Sec. 3).................................. October 3Light For the Lost (Sec. 7).................................. October 4Light For the Lost (Sec. 12)............................... October 10Light For the Lost (Sec. 11)............................... October 11Light For the Lost (Sec. 1).................................. October 13Light For the Lost Spanish Service............... October 14Light For the Lost (Sec. 9N).............................. October 17Light For the Lost (Sec. 9S)............................... October 18Convergence (Youth Convention)................. October 21-22Light For the Lost (Sec. 6).................................. October 24The Main Event: Men’s Conference.............. October 28-29
NovemberReach the World Auction..................................... November 1Light For the Lost (Sec. 4).................................... November 3Women’s Prayer Encounter................................. November 4-5Credential Presentations – Eastern Zone.... November 5 Light For the Lost (Sec. 8).................................... November 7Light For the Lost (Sec. 2).................................... November 10Youth Pastors Retreat............................................. November 10-12Light For the Lost (Sec. 5W)................................ November 14Light For the Lost (Sec. 5E).................................. November 15P B & J Retreat (Children’s Ministries)........... November 25-27
DecemberRoyal Ranger Winter Trace.................................. December 2-4Spanish School of Ministry................................. December 10OYM Student Leadership Retreat.................... December 27-30
PublisherFrank Cargill
EditorJack Salkil
DesignerJayson Evans
CopyeditorRenae Elmore
GENERAL PRESBYTERS
Frank CargillSuperintendent
Craig DacusAssistant Superintendent
Tom GoinsSecretary-Treasurer
EXECUTIVE PRESBYTERS
Curtis Owens
Ron McCaslin
MINISTRY DIRECTORS
Doug EveraardYouth Ministries
Dean GuthrieChildren’s Ministries
Darren PilcherChurch Ministries
Michelle PilcherWomen’s Ministries
Jack SalkilExecutive Administrator
Lindell WarrenMissions
SECTIONAL PRESBYTERS
Raymond FrizzelleSection 1
Leo GuthrieSection 2
Melvin BakerSection 3
Steve RoseSection 4
Bruce McCartySection 5E
Darryl WoottonSection 5W
Chad BrodrickSection 6
Weldon WrightSection 7
Micah WellsSection 8
David BrooksSection 9N
L Duane ElmoreSection 9S
Don BarnesSection 10
Billy MartinSection 11
T.D. GiffordSection 12
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Life provides an abundant array of illustrations! In the words of
Mickey Mantle, “If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.” Have
I ever found that to be true in my life!
With increasing age, the more rigid and inflexible my joints
respond to my mind. The routine of life becomes established;
change and “new” things become intimidating.
The parallel applies to the local church. The older and
established church body requires a longer transition period
when facing the future. Regretfully, a history of greatness offers
increased resentment to the inevitable demand for change. Yet,
the only thing certain in life is change!
We have chosen to partner with our local churches and pastors
who are interested in becoming the church that God intends for
this hour. Yesterdays victories will not conquer the challenges of
tomorrow! We will change! The only real question is, “How will
we manage change?”
The Healthy Church Network – HCN - offers a step-by-step
approach that I would like to make available to EVERY
OKLAHOMA CHURCH. During the coming year, every church that
is willing to seriously consider the future will be able to
participate in an amazing journey of transformation; however,
letters, brochures, and promotion fail to adequately explain the
process. It requires a personal experience!
FRANK CARGILL //District [email protected]
Healthy Church NetworkTherefore, we have
reserved November 11
and 12 for a Discovery
Weekend. This event is
free and made possible
by your Oklahoma AG
Ministries. In our desire
to reach as many as
possible, simultaneous
meetings are scheduled
in Lawton, Muskogee,
and Oklahoma City.
Pastor, you cannot take the journey alone! Your leadership must
buy-in or frustration will be the result! Share this opportunity
with your board and significant leaders. Do not attempt the trip
alone. Do not attempt the trip with only those who think
out-of-the-box. Present leadership must participate and buy-in
if success results.
Register for Discovery Weekend today. Make it a priority on your
calendar. At the close of the Friday and Saturday sessions, you
will be given the opportunity to join a transformational journey
that will be one year in length and that will require a
commitment from you and from your church.
For questions or additional information, contact Lindell Warren
and Oklahoma Mission Ministries – 405.475.1100. Reserve your
place at the table!
(Only those who participate in the Discovery Weekend will be
able to take the trip. Sorry, no exceptions are possible.)
Over the summer, I had the opportunity to sit in a seminar conducted by Verne Hargrave, author of “Weeds in the Garden; The Growing Danger of Fraud Taking Root in the Church.” Verne brought
tremendous insight from his decades-long career as a
Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Beyond offering a recommendation for his book, this article
will provide, in broad strokes, some key insight into
mitigating the opportunity for fraud occurring within your
ministry.
It is unfortunate to think that fraud would ever take place
within a local church, but according to many experts, it
occurs all of the time. In fact, churches make for lucrative
targets. According to Hargrave, “in many churches there is
a resistance to put fraud prevention steps in place because
any attempt to do so is an indication that current employees
and volunteers are crooks.” This simply could not be further
from the truth, and this mindset makes the church a prime
target for fraud.
Poor internal controls and loose management structures
do a disservice not only to the church body, but also to
those charged with handling financial matters. According
to Hargrave three ingredients are necessary for fraud to
occur. Those ingredients are pressure, rationalization, and
opportunity. Church leadership cannot do much by way of
lessening the pressure and rationalization which may occur
in the lives and minds of its employees or volunteers.
Limiting opportunity, however, is well within the scope of
possibility. The intent of establishing effective internal
controls is not to impede church leadership’s ability to make
necessary purchases or financial decisions it believes would
benefit the overall ministry of the church. It does however
provide an accountability structure ensuring that church
resources are used to further the church’s overall ministry
purpose.
Hargrave provides ten action steps church leadership could
make to better protect the church’s assets, and ultimately its
reputation.
1. Develop a strong organizational and governance structure.
2. Document all processes in an accounting/ management manual.
3. Keep up-to-date with the exponential change in information technology.
4. Insist on complete and timely financial reports.
5. Ensure the church is in compliance with IRS rules and regulations.
6. Extend strong cash collection processes throughout the church.
7. Implement a strong bill approval and payment system.
8. Provide adequate controls over personnel procedures.
9. Maintain controls over property and equipment.
10. Perform a periodic fraud risk assessment.
In the end, fraud prevention is not about mistrust, but
stewardship.
Reducing the Risk of Fraud
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Kevin Conner, MBA //Financial Accountant
I learned something recently. John 4:35 cannot be applied universally. We have often preached it that way yet,
on further study we find that Jesus was talking about the
Samaritans. Jesus said, “Do you not say, ‘Four months more
and then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at
the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” Jesus did not refer to all
people; rather, he meant the receptive Samaritan people. In verse
39 the Gospel writer said, “Many of the Samaritans from that
town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony…” Then
in verse 41, John records, “And because of his words many more
became believers.”
As Jesus was speaking, the Samaritans were leaving the town and
coming across the fields toward him (v. 30). The Nineteenth
Century Bible Scholar Adam Clarke states, “…the seed of life
which Jesus had sown but a few hours ago had already brought
forth much fruit; therefore he says, ‘Lift up your eyes, and look on
the fields; over which it is likely the Samaritans were then coming
in troops, guided by the woman who had already received the
light of the Gospel of peace.”
In the strategy of the Spirit there will be time given for all people
groups to be receptive to the Gospel. At certain times and places
there exists little time between sowing and reaping, as was the
case with Jesus at Sychar of Samaria. We don’t always
understand why the wind of the Spirit blows a certain way, but we
must respond by rushing in where the Spirit is stirring.
A good example is the fall of the “Iron Curtain” in Eastern Europe
20 years ago. Assemblies of God World Missions rushed in with
personnel and resources to begin the harvest. Obviously, a lot of
sowing and reaping happened simultaneously.
Here in Oklahoma we see a great harvest taking place among the
Spanish speaking people. The time is right. The wind is blowing.
If we seize the opportunity before us now, thousands of Hispanic
people will be ushered into the Kingdom of God.
I well remember talking to missionary Mark Fitzgerald four years
ago about transferring to U.S. Missions, allowing him to work full
time with the Spanish people of Oklahoma. Brother Cargill liked
the idea. So, the transition took place for Mark and Nancy to
move from AGWM to U.S. Missions. This strategic move captured
the right moment in time to bring in the harvest of our Spanish
brothers and sisters.
From my perspective other ethnic groups here in Oklahoma show
signs of receptivity. It seems when people are in transition their
openness to the Gospel becomes more pronounced. Take for
instance some Asian and oceanic groups. Also, we see Middle
Eastern people getting a clearer witness for Jesus Christ.
The Cowboy Church Movement is not a “flash in the pan” but a
genuine cultural phenomenon. I believe there exists a Samaritan
type harvest in the sub-culture of cowboys. We need more of
these types of churches to bring in a ready harvest.
The missiologists teach when we find receptivity we go there.
We go there to win the lost and to conserve the harvest through
church planting and discipleship. Yes, the Lord of the harvest has
set before us an effective and open door. Let us walk through the
door, prepared to harvest and disciple the people.
Phyllis and I wish to thank our Oklahomaministerial family for all the prayers and kindgestures on the passing of our Mom, Alton Cossey,on August 20. Phyllis’ mom had faithfully served the Lord the past 45 years of her life. She now rests from her labors and awaits our arrivals. Phyllis’ Dad, Clyde Cossey, continues to live in Anadarko.
LINDELL WARREN //Missions [email protected]
Finding Receptivity or Going to the Most Receptive People Groups
Looking Ahead: Healthy Church Network
Discovery Weekend - November 11-12, 2011Three Simultaneous Locations:
Muskogee, First Assembly of GodLawton, First Assembly of GodOklahoma City, Highpointe Church
Personal Note
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DOUG EVERAARD //Youth [email protected]
STL Update
Pictured: Jolie & Nate Hicks, XA Pastors, SWOSU; Bill & Kate Hicks; Ric & Christy Freeman, Pastors, Life Fellowship; and Kevin & Kaisa Leedy, HS pastors, Life Fellowship.
Ric Freeman, pastor of Life Fellowship, in Weatherford, presents the keys of a new Speed the Light vehicle to Bill and Kate Hicks in Northern Asia.
Don’t Forget
DEAN GUTHRIE //Children’s [email protected]
In Memory OfRalph D. Ham7/23/1931 - 8/15/2011
Ralph Dwayne Ham was born on July 23,
1931, in Waynoka, Oklahoma, to Floyd Sanford
Ham and Ethyl Lydia Luddington Ham. The
family later moved to Woodward where
Dwayne attended school and graduated from
Woodward High School in 1949.
On December 14, 1948, he married Bonnie
Munson. To that union, three children were
born: Larry, Delaine, and Tony. They made
their home in Woodward where they raised
their children. Dwayne spent many years in
the newspaper business. He worked for the
Daily Oklahoman and then spent his last 20
years working for the Woodward Daily Press
as the circulation director. Later Dwayne and
Bonnie became ministers with the
Assemblies of God. They pastored the
churches at Waynoka and Carmen, Oklahoma,
for 12 years before retiring and returning to
Woodward.
Dwayne was preceded in death by his mother
and father; seven brothers; his oldest son,
Larry; and earlier this year his wife, Bonnie
of 62 years. He is survived by his only sister,
Deloris Sidders and her husband Sam of
Monroe, LA; two brothers Richard Ham and his
wife, Karen of Arlington, TX and David Ham of
Lubbock, TX; his two children, Delaine Prophet
and her husband, Randy of Guthrie, OK; Tony
Ham of Edmond, OK; four grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
Ministers’ Spouses
Doyle V. Roark4/21/1938 – 8/31/2011
Doyle Roark, 73, resident of Cordell,
Oklahoma, was born on April 21, 1938, in
Mountain View, Oklahoma to Vernon and Alva
(Sampley) Roark and passed away at his home
on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, in Cordell.
Doyle was born and raised northwest of
Mountain View. He attended Mountain View
schools, graduating in 1956. Doyle married
Jackie Betche on September 14, 1957 in
Gotebo, Oklahoma. He worked as an
upholsterer and in flooring sales in the Tulsa
area. Reverend Roark received his call to the
ministry in the late 1960’s. He became the
pastor of Parkhill Assembly of God in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Brother Roark and his family later
moved to Cordell in the early 1970’s, where he
pastored First Assembly of God until 1986. He
then became the pastor of Seiling Assembly
of God and later returned to Cordell in 1989.
Brother Roark was the pastor of the Living
Waters Assembly of God Church in Burns Flat
until 1997. He returned to First Assembly of
God in Cordell, where he was currently serving
as pastor.
Reverend Roark’s passion was his ministry
service. He enjoyed traveling and visiting with
people. He loved his family and his church
family and enjoyed spending time with his
grandchildren.
Doyle was preceded in death by his parents,
Vernon and Alva Roark.
Survivors include his wife: Jackie, of the home;
two daughters: Rhonelda Neece of Yukon, OK
and Vanya McLaughlin and husband, Eddy, of
Oklahoma City, OK; one son: Rodney Roark and
wife, Kyndal, of Colorado Springs, CO; two
sisters: Wanell McCracken and husband, Bill,
of Mustang, OK and Sue Gibson of Kingfisher,
OK; nine grandchildren: Emily Whitfield and
husband, Dustin, Melissa Wallace, Brady
Neece, Carlin Neece, Brian McLaughlin,
Vanessa McLaughlin, Nolan McLaughlin and
wife, Abby, Keaton Roark and Ross Roark; four
great grandsons: Camden Neece, Cayden
Wallace, Jude Whitfield and Logan Whitfield.
Paul W. Herren10/23/1920 – 8/3/2011Spouse of the late Ellen Herren
Phillip Clements, Barnsdall, reports eight saved in
Sunday A.M. services.
Brad Jones, Wright City, reports eight saved in summer
mega sports camp. Two saved in regular services and 255
back-packs given away.
Clint Gray, Arpelar, reports one teenage boy saved in
regular services.
Stan Miller, Afton, reports two filled with the Holy Ghost.
Ruth Deskin, Jackfork, reports ten youth and children
saved in Sunday A.M. Children’s service with Cosetta Ellis
in July.
Bob Wingo, Dustin, reports four saved in regular services.
Monroe Lowrimore, Sallisaw, reports three saved in
regular services.
Bob & Jan Teel, reports 47 saved and two filled with the
Holy Ghost in Kidz Krusades and revivals in July.
Charles Holybee, reports six saved and three rededicated
in jail ministry.
Alex Hanna, reports 50 Iraqi and Arabs saved, healed, and
delivered through Arabic Outreach Ministry.
John Dorsey – Welch Gateway
Kevin Akins – Elk City First
Roger & Eva Rounsaville – Pauls Valley First
Daniel Wortham – Savanna First
Vickie Webb – Cherokee New Life
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EVANGELISTS’ REPORTS
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Tuesday, January 37:00 p.m...................................................Doug Clay, General Treasurer
Wednesday, January 49:00 a.m.............................................Kermit Bridges, President, SAGU
10:00 a.m.........................Robert Wilburn, Superintendent, Mississippi
2:00 p.m.................................Bryan Jarrett, Pastor, Northplace Church
7:00 p.m7:00 p.m...............................George O. Wood, General Superintendent
Doug ClayGeneral Treasurer
George O. WoodGeneral Superintendentof the Assemblies of God
Kermit BridgesPresident, SAGU
Robert WilburnSuperintendent, Mississippi
Bryan JarrettPastor, Northplace Church
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