Northeastern District

Family Newsletter
The Northeastern District of The Christian and Missionary Alliance; 6275 Pillmore Drive; Rome, NY 13440
Phone 315-336-4720 Email: office@northeasterncma.com Web: www.northeasterncma.com

Thoughts from Dan

I think last week’s District and Prayer Conference was, from feedback I’ve
received, an uplifting, enjoyable and inspirational time for the VOLUME 9 I SSUE 5
Northeastern District Family. It seemed the theme of “Open Doors” struck
a positive note with all our delegates. I really feel that we made good on
our pre-Conference commitment to ensuring that prayer remained at the M AY 2 0 1 0
heart of our gathering. It was good to see so many who made the morning
prayer time a priority each day. I also appreciated how ready the Inside this issue:
delegates were to stand and pray for one another and for the open doors
many of their co-laborers described with such enthusiasm. There was
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also the great opportunity to stand in prayer for those who came Northeastern District Staff
discouraged, were facing illness or needed wisdom. It was such a
blessing for me to watch as you supported and encouraged each other. District Items of Interest 3
Pastor Mark Patterson and the people of Niagara Alliance Church did a
beautiful job of preparing for and hosting Conference. They seemed to be District Calendar 4
everywhere, always pleasant and always wanting to serve us and care for District Directory Updates
our needs. Parsonage to Parsonage

Our days together were brightened by our large and small gatherings.
The Tuesday night banquet “Open Doors of Opportunity” was filled with
inspiring reports of progress in church multiplication and of several
churches that are experiencing times of blessing, renewal and
revitalization. The beautiful banquet facility, music and decorations
enhanced a festive evening and the food was both plentiful and delicious!
Our C&MA Board of Directors representative, Dr. Denny Krajacic,
added greatly to Conference. His highlights of the President’s Report and
his own challenge to us as Alliance workers and people revealed very
clearly his great heart for the work, and workers, of the C&MA. His
Wednesday evening message from Philippians 2 was challenging,
encouraging and healing. It was truly enjoyable to have Denny with us.
I cannot conclude without thanking you for granting me the great
privilege to continue serving you, the C&MA and our Lord Jesus Christ by
electing me to a second four-year term as District Superintendent. With
God’s enabling and the help of Elaine, the District Office Staff and all of
you, I will do my very best to make it four years of great impact for the Google Image
glory of God. “Praise be to His glorious name forever; May the whole
earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.” (Psalm 72:19)

Your partner in the gospel,

Dan
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District Church Health and Multiplication
Office Staff
Not the End, But the Beginning
District Superintendent
Rev. Daniel D. Miller Our 2010 District and Prayer Conference is behind us. Niagara Alliance Church
left no stone unturned in their meticulous preparations in hosting this event.
Director of Thank you Mark Patterson and all in Niagara Alliance Church who took part in
Church Health and serving our District family so graciously! Our fun, light hearted business sessions
Multiplication resembling a cross between a “Turkish Bazaar” and the new TV show, “A Minute
Rev. Jon A. Martin to Win It” (with statements such as: “move nominations cease”, “second”, “I”
District Business could be said in a minute), passed some significant legislation. For example,
Manager/Bookkeeper conference delegates voted overwhelmingly in favor of accepting the
Mr. Frank E. Whiting recommendation in the Report of DEXCOM to change “District Mission, Vision
and Core Value” statements to the following:
Administrative Assistant/
Executive Secretary to the PURPOSE: We exist to glorify God by developing and supporting healthy
District Superintendent leaders and churches that impact people for Christ.
Mrs. Tracy M. Murphy PROCESS: The Northeastern District will accomplish its purpose by:
Church Health Embracing – the C&MA core values
and Multiplication Contextualizing – relevantly communicating the Bible’s unchanging message
Administrative Assistant Developing – leadership at all levels through communication, cooperation,
Mrs. Debra A. Martin compassion and coaching
Advancing – God’s Kingdom through the use of missional and incarnational tools

PRODUCT: A growing district of Great Commission churches with Great Commandment hearts, empowered
by the Holy Spirit.
I love clear God filled vision and there is much about this new format that can be developed and embraced in
the Northeastern District for the glory of God! I’m thinking of two NCD growth force terms and definitions:
Interdependence and Symbiosis.
Interdependence: “Individual units are connected to each other in a larger system. Changes in one ministry
will affect other ministries in the church and community.”
Symbiosis: “Different ministries can cultivate cooperative relationships so the mutual benefit is greater than
operating separately.”
Imagine the benefits and dividends of all the District committees working on the same page to bring glory to
God. Imagine the positive sparks of iron sharpening iron that could take place in coaching clusters as pastors
explain and receive healthy feed back of the purpose, process and product of the church the Lord has called
them to serve. Imagine the productivity church leadership meetings and/or retreats could have when
sometimes confusing language of mission and vision is understood in terms of purpose, process and product.
In his book, From Embers to a Flame, Harry L. Reeder III with David Swavely clearly explains these terms and
their importance in chapter 9: “Revitalization Strategy 7: Staying on Mission with a Vision – Simplicity and
Focus in a Day of Complexity and Chaos.” A chapter subtitle, “State Your Mission” (what we are calling
“Purpose”), Reeder writes: “…your statement should…answer these five questions: Who are we? What do we
do? Where do we do this? How do we do this? Why do we do this? This is an excellent book for church leaders
who are serious about learning and implementing principles on “How God Can Revitalize Your Church” (ISBN
978-1-59638-071-4 www.prpbooks.com).
While the 2010 District and Prayer Conference is behind us, a whole new “Open Door of Opportunity” is before
each of us as church and district leaders continue to discern God’s clear will as to how His purpose can be
further embraced for the glory of God.

For a healthier today and tomorrow, Jon

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Northeastern District
Family Newsletter Youth Pastor LIFE 2010: COLLIDE
Articles for the June Oswego Alliance Church is July 6—10, 2010
Newsletter should be sent to looking for a Youth/Children’s Louisville, Kentucky
da_martin@northeasterncma.com pastor. A ministry description is Registration -- $395.
by Monday, May 24, 2010 available from the church or the Website:
District Office.
info@oswegoalliance.org

Ordination/Consecration
In-Service Training
ATTENTION: Provisional
official workers and those
preparing for ordination or
consecration, please note
that the In-Service Training
scheduled for
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
has been canceled.
The next In-Service Training
day will be
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Delta Lake Bible
Conference Center
Rome, NY
10:00 AM—3:30 PM
A cordial invitation is also
extended to all
District Official Workers and
spouses to attend this
training which qualifies for
Continuing Education credit.
More information will follow.
Christian Based
Counseling Services
Mr. James F. Lewis, MS, LMHC
2700 Bellevue Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13219
315-425-1943
Christian counseling for
Individual (Adult & Adolescent)
Marriage & Family
Mental Health and Addictions
Jim is a recognized Christian
worker with the C&MA
Great Commission Fund
Giving to the Great Commission
Fund from our District Churches
of $378,901 for three months of
2010 is 106.6% compared to the
same time in 2009. PTL!
Looking for Pastors or
Interim Pastors in NY
Cortland, Frewsburg,
Port Crane, Ticonderoga,
Walton and Whitesville
Looking for Assistant or
Associate Pastors in NY
Kingston, Oneida, Oswego,
Poughkeepsie, Syracuse
and Tonawanda
Time Share
Available for use at a minimal
cost to our Pastors or
International Workers or anyone
who needs a week of rest.
Contact Emery & Yvonne Guest
at (607) 377-0576 or email
yguest@msn.com, including
“time share” in the subject line.

NOWF (New Official Workers Forum)

August 23–26, 2010

All new official workers who have not attended a NOWF are invited to attend in order to fulfill one of the
requirements toward ordination. This year’s NOWF will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Online registration is now open at www.cmalliance.org/events.
Early registration thru May 1 $79
May 2 – June 15……………. $99
June 16 – July 5…………….$129
Registration at the hotel will begin on Monday afternoon, August 23, and the meetings
will conclude around noon on Thursday, August 26. Hotel accommodations and meals are included.
Complimentary airport shuttle service is provided by the hotel from/to the Colorado Springs Airport.
Travel subsidy of $150 for senior/solo pastors in their first year of ministry is available when registering online.
All other official workers in their first year of ministry qualify for $100 travel subsidy.
Where additional need exists, financial assistance for transportation is available. Contact the District Office.

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 On Mother’s Day, not everyone is
Parsonage to Parsonage
celebrating. Some are remembering children who
send them flowers from Heaven. I’ve had the awesome privilege of sitting with mothers as their babies died. It’s
a sacred place where the presence of God is so evident; I felt I might touch Him. The loving arms of Jesus
surround these dear parents as they let go and place their precious one back into the arms of The Precious One.
In the most awful of life’s imaginings, Peace that defies human understanding and could only come from God is
experienced.
Why do babies die? Why do some live to be 94? I do not know. I do know we need not fear, because
God ministers comfort we cannot understand.
This past winter, Reverend W. Emerson Ackerman, former District Superintendent of the Northeastern
District, went to live with Jesus. He was 94. He joins a baby named Beverly Maxine, gone to Heaven many years
ago when she was two days old. Reverend Ackerman sat with Dr. and Mrs. David Reese as their
beautiful blessing named Beverly returned to her Creator. He wrote a poem for Beverly’s funeral. It touched my
heart and I hope it will touch yours.
“We like to feel those infant cheeks,
Tho’ ne’er to be by earthly mother caressed.
Yet, better still…
E’en now are nestled ‘gainst our Savior’s breast.
The tiny hands,
Tho’ destined not for use in time’s employ,
Yet, better still…
Do clap at each sinner’s repentance with joy.
That unspoken voice,
Tho’ not in earth’s hue and cry to raise,
Yet, better still…
Will learn in Heaven our Lord’s blest Name to praise.
We like to feel—yet because it’s real
And our beloved Lord has willed it—to say,
‘Tis not better…
It’s best!”
~~Reverend W. Emerson Ackerman, written for and read at the funeral of Beverly Maxine Reese

May you experience God’s best today as you minister to those who celebrate and those who hurt. It is
an awesome privilege.
Blessings for a wonderful Mother’s Day, Elaine

Financial Peace
District Calendar Anyone who did not receive the
informational packet on Dave Ramsey’s
MAY Financial Peace
11 – LO&CC Mtg., District Office, 10:00 AM may contact the District Office.
13 -- Evangelism Comm. Teleconference, 3:00 PM There are a limited number available.
24 – Newsletter Items Due at District Office
31 – MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY – District Office Closed Directory Updates
JUNE
Rev. Timothy P. Armstrong
6-9 – Senior Saints Advance, DLBCC
revtpacma@verizon.net
15 – DMC Teleconference, 9:00 AM
21 – Newsletter Items Due at District Office
Rev. Marc T. Haynes, Sr., D.Min.
22 – LO&CC Agenda Items Due at District Office
88 S. Pollard Drive, Fulton, NY 13069

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