I N D I A N A S O U T HI N D I A N A S O U T H

WESLEYANSEPTEMBER 2008

The other day I was headed to yet another district assignment. I was driving

down the road when I saw I was following a large truck hauling a big piece of

equipment. We happened to be traveling through a construction zone.

As I got closer to the truck I saw the sign that is often on huge vehicles that

ask you to determine how they are driving. So, for the fun of it (I know I should

not do much multi-tasking as I am driving!) I called the 800 number to give my

assessment of how this guy in front of me was maneuvering his vehicle through

the maze of orange cones.

Some lady answered the phone. I’m sure she was braced for yet another

“ticked off” person griping about one of their company trucks being driven in a

reckless fashion. Here was the gist of the conversation:

Lady: “Hello, may I help you?”

Me: “Yes, I am calling to report on one of your drivers.”

Lady: “What is the identification number right below the 800 number you

called? Yes, that is the number; so what is the driver doing?”

Me: “Well, ma’am the driver is doing great! I have been following him for

several miles, and he is driving at a safe rate of speed; he is going around the

curves properly, and it seems he has everything under control. I just wanted to

call and brag on him; so would you give him the message that I called?”

Lady: “This is not a joke is it? I never get calls like this about our drivers. The

calls I get people are normally mean and mad about something.”

Me: “No, this is not a joke. I just wanted to let your company know how great

of a driver you have on the road today.”

I was surprised a few days later when I got a call from one of the executives

from the company where the truck driver was employed. He called to thank me

for taking the time to brag on one of his drivers. He commented as well that it is

rare for one of their drivers to have anything positive said about their driving

skills.

This got me to thinking about the church. When is the last time you “blos-

somed” someone where you worship? Making statements like:

“Henry, you did a great job teaching that Sunday School class.”

“Pastor Bill, that sermon was outstanding. I can really tell you spent a lot of

time praying and studying for that message.”

“Jim, I just want to let you know how much I appreciate every week you

cleaning the church for us. It always looks so nice.”

Superintendent’s Schedule

September3-6 BYF Retreat

6 Wesleyan Women’s

Convention

14 A.M. Shelbyville Grace

– Installation

P.M. Greensburg

21 A.M. Boonville

P.M. Somerville

28 A.M. Shelburn

P.M. Sullivan

October2-3 IWU Trustee Meeting

5 A.M. Grace Pointe

P.M. Marengo

11 Paoli – Church History Class

12 A.M. Church Visit

P.M. Mitchell

19 A.M. Westport – Homecoming

P.M. Rodney

22 IWU Meeting

25 Paoli – Church History Class

26 A.M. Mooresville

P.M. Trafalgar

Dr. Mark S. F. EckartDIST. SUPERINTENDENT

How Am I Driving?By: Dr. Mark

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Page 2 / September 2008 INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN

INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN(USPS 334-970)September 2008

Vol. 35 No. 9

Executive Editor Dr. Mark Eckart

Office Editor Cindy Caniff

Periodical postage paid at Orleans, IN 47452and additional mailing offices.

Publication Office: P.O. Box 174,Orleans, IN 47452

Published monthly by the Indiana SouthDistrict of The Wesleyan Church.

Postmaster send address changes to:INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN

PO BOX 174ORLEANS, IN 47452

2008 – 2009 Ministerial

Class Schedule

General Church HistoryDr. Mark Eckart

October 11th & 25th, 2008

Paoli Wesleyan Church

Dr. Jerry Pence – Guest Lectureron October 11th

Doctrine of HolinessDr. Mark Eckart

February 7th & 21st, 2009

Paoli Wesleyan Church

PASTOR APPRECIATIONOctober is Pastor Appreciation

Month. The Wesleyan Church has desig-nated October 12th as Pastor Apprecia-tion Day. Don’t forget your pastor and hisfamily as they work very hard at what Godhas called them to do.

Pastor’s Wives RetreatThe Pastor’s Wives Retreat will be Fri-

day & Saturday, October 3rd & 4th atthe Gasthof Amish Village in Mont-gomery, Indiana. More details will becoming.

Pastor’s Christmas DinnerThe Pastor’s Annual Christmas

Dinner will be held on Friday, Decem-ber 5, 2008 at the Orleans WesleyanFamily Life Center.

Pastors, make sure you mark your cal-endars. We look forward to a nice night to-gether with you and your family.

“Mary, you are a gift to this church. We thank God for your musical talents thatyou use every week for HIM.”

You get the idea. I once heard Dr. Earle Wilson say that when he was President ofUnited Wesleyan College he instructed his Vice-Presidents to affirm someoneevery day. This is great advice for schools as well as churches.

There is a famous person that wrote in a famous book the same idea. Listen toApostle Paul as he says, “We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as itis fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you allabounds toward each other, so that we ourselves boast of you among the churchesof God…” II Thes 1: 3&4a, NKJV (emphasis mine).

I wondered how that truck driver felt when he was told about how good he wasdriving. It no doubt made his day, just like it will of the person you blossom.

Spiritual Formation District TourPlease mark Saturday, November 8, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST

on your calendar. The Paoli Wesleyan Church is going to host a district widetraining day. Dr. Jim Dunn and his staff from the Spiritual Formation Departmentwill be the presenters. There will be sessions for those ministering to adults, teens,and children. All pastors, staff, and lay people are invited.

This is a crucial training day for our district. The International Center is helpingto fund this event so you are strongly encouraged to be there if at all possible. Mygoal is to serve you by offering all the facilitation in ministry we can on the districtlevel without having something planned so often it interferes with your localagenda.

Praise the Lord!!Indiana South Wesleyan District has received a $1,000.00 grant from REMC to

be used for new bedding here on the campgrounds. The REMC’s OperationRound Up is an extension of the concept of neighbor helping neighbor that led tothe creation of their electric cooperate. In a recent letter they stated, “We believe sup-porting the Indiana South Wesleyan District of The Wesleyan Church is a worthwhile causethat benefits many people and we are proud to be able to contribute.”

We thank the Lord for this blessing.Also, special thanks to Mrs. Barbara Hayes who helped with the paperwork to

get this grant.

How Am I Driving?Continued from page 1

Pictured are the ministers that were ordained or transferred into our district. From L toR: Dr. Jerry Pence, General Superintendent, Rev. David Bullock, II (Nicole), Rev. Joey

Nelson (Donnette), Rev. Michael Moore (Christina), Rev. Mary Salee (Kevin), Rev.Terry Schnell (Paulette), and Dr. Mark.

INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN September 2008 / Page 3

Building DedicationIt was a privilege a few weeks ago to dedicate this new family life center building at

our Terre Haute Hulman Street Church. Congratulations go to Pastor Dan Wil-lis, Assistant Pastor Mike Hester, the Local Board of Administration, the churchmembers, those that attend, and all who volunteered to see this beautiful building

completed. It hasnew Sunday Schoolrooms, a beautifulkitchen, and a lovelygymnasium.

Dr. & Mrs. Wayne Wright along with his sister, Mrs. FaithLinton, attended this special celebration as well. Dr. Wright statedthat his parents bought the land in 1913 where the Hulman Streetchurch now stands. The man that built the church built is so itcould be connected back to the house because he didn’t think thechurch would make it.

Dr. Wright’s father was the first treasurer of our district in 1952and served until he was 82. Dr. Wright got saved at the HulmanStreet church and felt called to missions at our Seelyville church.

CookbooksEver get tired of fixing the same recipes all the time?

Here is your chance to find some new recipes in our new, beautiful cook-book put out by the pastors’ wives in our district. The cost is just $10 plus$2.50 shipping and handling per book. If you are interested in purchasingsome, please fill out the form and mail it back along with your check to:

Indiana South Wesleyan District

P.O. Box 174

Orleans, In 47452

TERRE HAUTE HULMAN STREET NEW FAMILY LIFE CENTER

MRS. FAITH LINTON, DR. & MRS. WRIGHT

New District TreasurerRev. Jim Terry has been appointed

to be the new District Treasurer.Pastor Jim is an Ordained WesleyanMinister who has pastored for severalyears at the North Vernon WesleyanChurch. He serves on the executivecommittee of Appalachian YouthCamp that several hundred youth at-tend each year in Pennsylvania. He hasserved as President of Lett’s HolinessCamp for several years.

Pastor Jim has recently taken additional financial training at In-diana Wesleyan University and has spent time with Mr. KevinBatman, the General Treasurer at the International Center train-ing and reviewing the financial policies of The Wesleyan Church.

He was reviewed first by me, then the executive committee,and then the full DBA, which at that time Pastor Jim was unan-imously voted in as the District Treasurer of the Indiana SouthDistrict per the discipline.

Mr. Dale Hayhurst worked very hard at this job for 21years, but has had to step down due to health reasons. ThanksBro. Dale for your years of service.

Rev. Jim Terry

Please mail me ________ copies of your Cookbook

Enclosed is my check or money order for $ _______________

Mail to:

Name: _________________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________

City _________________________ State ____ Zip ___________

Sample RecipeDebbie Eckart’s Monkey Bread

2 or 3 tubes canned biscuits, cut in half¾ c. sugar/Spenda1 Tbsp. cinnamonPlace sugar/Splenda and cinnamon in a shaker

bag. Add biscuits in bag and shake until well cov-ered. Place biscuits in a greased tube pan.

Sauce:

1 c. brown sugar, packed1 stick butter1 Tbsp. cinnamon½ c. chopped nutsCombine all ingredients in saucepan and bring

to a boil. Pour over coated biscuits. Bake at 350° for30 minutes. I pour a little sauce in the bottom of thetube pan before adding biscuits. Turn out on plateand serve warm.

Austin T.B.S. 17 17 0 21 17 4 11 11 0

Bedford J. Keaton 32 24 8 45 34 11 26 16 2

Bicknell First M. Reed 33 41 8 45 49 4 37 26 0

Birdseye D. Murphy 24 20 4 24 20 4 0 0 0

Bloomfield Mt. Calvary F. Collings 15 15 0 15 15 0 12 0 0

Bloomfield Mt. Zion L. Manship 35 28 7 35 28 7 17 10 0

Bloomfield Southside C. Thomas 14 17 3 13 13 0 13 0 0

Bloomington Central M. Linville 28 28 0 32 32 0 26 19 0

Bloomington Shepherd F. Shannon 18 18 0 20 20 0 16 11 0

Blue River A. Marshall No Report

Boonville E. Ames 29 24 5 48 47 1 31 66 2

Brazil Jackson E. Hayes 22 21 1 31 27 4 18 9 0

Carthage C. Stroud 35 25 10 43 25 18 25 20 0

Clear Fork C. Uebel 11 11 0 12 15 3 9 7 0

Columbus Bethel B. Carpenter 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0

Columbus Central B. Miller 13 17 4 13 17 4 12 0 0

Columbus Flintwood W. Jones 53 48 5 84 79 5 31 25 0

Columbus Ohio Street C.Bullock 38 38 0 57 57 0 49 30 0

Concord J. Vandervort 18 28 10 20 28 8 12 6 0

Corydon New Hope C. Morgan 5 6 1 16 40 24 0 0 0

E. Enterprise F. Wingham 12 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0

Edinburg L. Biddle 35 35 0 35 35 0 19 16 0

English P. Jones 39 39 0 50 50 0 35 30 0

Evansville Forest Hills M. Stoelting 120 127 7 232 235 3 99 26 0

Evansville North Park S. Boardman 69 62 7 90 85 5 19 25 30

Evansville Trinity D. Allison 32 28 4 51 46 5 10 0 0

Faith Pointe J. Wriston 13 13 0 10 10 0 0 0 1

Fort Branch M. Hughes 38 26 12 43 30 13 16 16 0

Franklin D. Neal 36 42 6 48 56 8 42 26 0

French Lick Spr. Valley J. Moffatt 58 63 5 174 157 17 53 60 0

Gnaw Bone G. Armstrong 29 22 7 34 27 7 26 27 0

Greenfield R. Albring 24 24 0 27 31 4 21 15 0

Greensburg D. Preston 40 33 7 68 55 13 21 21 0

Greenwood J. Hughes 30 30 0 60 59 1 0 15 0

Holton W. Vandervort 18 19 1 20 20 0 10 5 0

Hope First E. Boston 9 15 6 18 22 4 8 0 0

Lawrenceburg M. Kessen No Report

Lewis Creek D. Gates 9 10 1 19 18 1 0 14 0

Loogootee Mt. Zion J. Simmons 31 19 12 48 42 6 13 10 0

Madison Calvary M. Mahoney 33 32 1 58 52 6 31 18 0

Marengo Valley S. Lock 56 47 9 111 99 12 60 24 0

Martinsville K. Kearby 34 34 0 44 44 0 17 0 0

Martinsville Bethel J. Irvin 8 12 4 11 12 1 0 0 0

Mecca New Life T.B.S. 22 18 4 35 39 4 0 0 0

Medora C. Breeden 22 35 13 25 32 7 19 13 0

Milan L. Brown 15 20 5 24 25 1 10 6 0

Mitchell S. Jones 69 80 11 142 178 36 55 72 0

Mooresville New Life M. Linville 23 25 2 29 40 11 12 16 0

Morgantown J. Irvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0

New Albany Spring Ave. N. Watters 0 17 17 25 34 9 0 0 0

North Vernon J. Terry 51 51 0 69 78 9 38 28 0

Orleans H. Carr 35 45 10 40 51 11 23 18 0

Otwell R. Stilwell 28 28 0 28 28 0 20 0 0

Paoli B. England 76 76 0 133 133 0 68 66 1

Petersburg L. Lamar 8 13 5 8 13 5 0 0 0

Poplar Grove J. Downs 11 15 4 29 27 2 18 10 0

Potter’s Shop Y. Reyes 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0

Prairie Creek T. Fennell 14 14 0 18 18 0 14 0 0

Princeton J. Dillon 37 32 5 50 50 0 31 25 0

Rising Sun J. Kelley 9 9 0 9 9 0 0 5 0

Rodney M. Miller 9 7 2 11 10 1 16 9 0

Rushville H. Baker 4 4 0 4 4 0 6 8 0

Salem S. Caniff 7 7 0 24 16 8 15 17 0

Sandford C. Hedden 15 11 4 15 9 6 10 9 0

Scottsburg P. Mills 8 8 0 9 9 0 7 9 0

Seelyville F. Burk 19 23 4 10 10 0 0 0 0

Seymour I. Holt 34 27 7 44 32 12 30 23 0

Shelburn B. Noel 11 9 2 11 9 2 0 0 0

Shelbyville Grace J. Allen 51 40 11 66 53 13 27 21 0

Shelbyville Westside D. Bowden 19 30 11 29 37 8 11 6 0

Simpson Chapel R. Brown 11 9 2 11 9 2 0 0 0

Somerville D. Brandon 36 38 2 36 43 7 22 23 0

South Washington P. Kessen 0 0 0 71 71 0 30 18 0

Spearsville B. Bray 0 0 0 15 15 0 0 0 0

Spencer J. Knight 9 10 1 9 10 1 0 0 0

Sullivan G. Larimer 56 42 14 63 51 12 48 46 0

Sylvania D. Taylor 37 39 2 65 83 18 48 39 0

Terre Haute Faith D. Gormong 119 125 6 239 248 9 119 55 0

Terre Haute Hulman D. Willis 63 61 2 113 90 23 38 35 0

Terre Haute North S. Landon 23 16 7 36 16 20 31 14 0

Trafalgar C. Hilton 5 6 1 5 6 1 4 4 0

Valeene D. Manship 16 13 3 89 78 11 40 37 0

Versailles J. Hundley 25 23 2 25 23 2 19 11 1

Walker Chapel R. Hendershot 17 17 0 41 40 1 0 14 0

Wash. Vincennes J. Gilley 23 30 7 28 32 4 28 12 1

Wesley Chapel W. Wickard 30 30 0 50 50 0 0 17 1

Westport C. Bell 64 70 6 83 87 4 50 48 0

West Terre Haute 6th R. Weeks 23 29 6 24 26 2 0 4 0

West Terre Haute 8th P. Shelton 75 70 5 86 77 9 57 41 0

Wheatland K. Mitchell 12 11 1 13 12 1 16 13 0

Whitehall D. Campbell 16 19 3 16 14 2 10 10 0

Wilmington Hills D. Gary 21 21 0 30 30 0 25 15 0

TOTALS 2517 2493 24 3882 3825 57 1910 1421 39

CHURCH GROWTH REPORT JULY 2008

Top 5 For Numeric Gain In Sun-SchoolChurch Pastor Gain

Sullivan G. Larimer 14

Ft. Branch M. Hughes 12

Loogootee Mt. Zion J. Simmons 12

Shelbyville Grace J. Allen 11

Carthage C. Stoud 10

Top 5 For Numeric Gain in AM WorshipChurch Pastor Gain

Terre Haute Hulman St. D. Willis 23

Terre Haute North S. Landon 20

Carthage C. Stroud 18

French Lick Spr. Valley J. Moffatt 17

Ft. Branch M. Hughes 13

Top 5 For Percentage Gain in AM WorshipChurch Pastor Gain

Terre Haute North S. Landon 125%

Carthage C. Stroud 72%

Sanford C. Hedden 67%

Salem S. Caniff 50%

Ft. Branch M. Hughes 43%

Top 5 For Percentage Gain in Sun-SchoolChurch Pastor Gain

Loogootee Mt. Zion J. Simmons 63%

Ft. Branch M. Hughes 46%

Terre Haute North S. Landon 44%

Carthage C. Stroud 40%

Sanford C. Hedden 36%

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