The Church of the Nazarene’s General Assembly & Conventions is a wonderful time to reconnect with friends and family, fellowship with fellow Christians from around the world, and find spiritual refreshment for your own soul. But the programs, events and meetings can’t happen without the hard work of many people. No matter your skill level, we are sure to have an area where we could use your help! Don’t see any opportunities you’re interested in? Keep checking back for more updated information on how you can get involved!Opportunity List -
The Church of the Nazarene’s 27th General Assembly & Conventions is just around the corner, and promises to be one for the record books! For the first time in our church’s history the majority of this elected body will likely be made up of representatives from outside the United States and Canada.Many of our USA/Canada delegates and guests are beginning to plan their trip to Orlando—booking airline tickets, making hotel reservations, and setting aside a few extra dollars to visit area attractions. For those who are traveling to Orlando from other world areas, the process is much more complicated. Most non-USA/Canada delegates are required by law to obtain a visa for entrance into our country, which is not always a convenient task. Many times these delegates travel hundreds of miles, wait countless hours in lines, and often spend more than a year’s salary to simply obtain the required travel documents—which are not always granted at the first request, if at all.As the face of the Church of the Nazarene becomes increasingly global, the presence of these international voices is absolutely necessary when discussing the important issues that are brought before the General Assembly & Conventions. The Church of the Nazarene International Delegate Expense Aid (IDEA) Fund was created to provide financial assistance for our world area delegates who incur such great financial costs to be a part of the global celebration. Donations will be accepted through June 1, 2009 and can be mailed directly to the Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center (see contact information below). Please consider joining us in sharing our resources with our brothers and sisters in Christ all over the globe!
Check out the IDEA Promo Video here.
Or download the IDEA Bulletin Insert to promote this offering. Donations may be sent to: Church of the Nazarene Global Treasury Services PO Box 843116 Kansas City, MO 64184-3116Make checks payable to: General Treasurer Include in Memo: IDEA Fund #AMS1084 Church Name (in order for your church to receive 10% credit for your gift) You will receive a receipt for tax purposes. Prayer Journey
1 Thessalonians 5:17 instructs us as followers of Christ to “pray continually…”, and that is what we intend to do in the days leading up to and for the duration of the General Assembly & Conventions. Intentional prayer opportunities will be available in many different forms, and it is our hope that each attendee will find an opportunity that encourages them to approach our Lord in prayer.
More opportunities will be added soon. Be My Guest
Would you like to learn more about another country? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Would you like to share a meal with someone from the other side of the world? Then we have an opportunity for you! Learn more… NazKidz General Convention Needs You!
On Thursday and Friday, June 25-26, 2009, at the Church of the Nazarene’s General Assembly & Conventions in Orlando, FL, hundreds of kids will join for the first-ever NazKidz General Convention! Would you please consider volunteering a few hours of your time? Whether it is in planning, taking tickets, setting up, registering, supervising activities, or cleaning up—no job is unappreciated. Learn more… Help Fight the General Assembly Chill
You might be thinking to yourself, “Isn’t General Assembly in Orlando…in the summer? Who could possibly be chilly?” The answer is, many of our international delegates! The majority of our brothers and sisters who attend General Assembly & Conventions from outside of the USA are not accustomed to air conditioning and, as a result, remain very uncomfortable during the meetings and services.Whether you are planning to attend the 27th General Assembly & Conventions or not, we need your help collecting new or like-new shawls to be given to our international guests to use while in Orlando to keep warm in the convention center. Our goal is to collect 400-500 pieces, which means we all need to chip in to gather enough! This would be a great project for a Sunday School class, a youth group, or an entire congregation to participate in! At the same time, no donation is too small! If you knit, sew or crochet, a homemade shawl would be perfect! All we ask is that each shawl be individually packaged in a 2 gallon ziploc bag for ease of distribution. Donations should be sent to:Tawanda Mills General Assembly Local Arrangements 9939 Marsh Pointe Drive Orlando, FL 32832.Please send any questions to ga2009@nazarene.org. Thank you in advance for your help with this much-needed project.“Whenever you did it for any of my people…you did it for me.” Matthew 25:40 (CEV) We Need You!
One of the great needs in helping to facilitate the 27th General Assembly & Conventions is that of ushers and greeters. Ushers and greeters will serve in welcoming fellow Nazarenes at the main entrances, collect the offerings during the worship time, as well as distribute any materials that would be necessary.
If you or members of your church plan to join us in Orlando, Florida, we could use your help in one or more of the services that you are planning to attend. Please take a brief moment to look at the following schedule and let us know where you would like us to plug you in.
We would ask that you report to the services thirty minutes early.
Ushers/Greeters are needed for the following service times:
Wednesday, June 24 Noon-2:15 Convention Worship - NMI
7:00-8:15pm Evening Worship Service
Dr. Jesse C. Middendorf
Thursday, June 25 10:30am-noon Convention Worship - SDMI
7-8:30pm Evening Worship Service
Dr. J.K. Warrick
Friday, June 26 10:30am-noon Convention Worship - NYI
7-8:30pm Evening Worship Service
Dr. Jerry D. Porter
Saturday, June 27 7-8:30pm Evening Worship Service
Dr. James H. Diehl
Sunday, June 28 10am-noon Communion Service
Dr. Paul G. Cunningham
4:00-5:30pm Evening Worship Service
Dr. Nina G. Gunter
Job Description Usher:
1) Wear a badge we provide that identifies you as an usher/greeter.
2) Help pass an offering bucket from row to row in an assigned section and make sure the offerings collected are given to the head usher.
3) Be available to distribute materials to an assigned section if needed.
Job Description Greeter:
1) Wear a badge that we provide that identifies you as an usher/greeter.
2) Stand at the main entrances and welcome people coming in with a smile.
3) Be able to point them in the direction of the restrooms if asked.
4) Be available to hand out bulletins if needed.
