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INTENTIONAL ABOUT Eternity S C C outh entral onferenCe of the S - a eventh day dventiSt C hurCh T Q 24 r S hird uinQuennial and Th egular eSSion Oakwood University Church | Huntsville, Alabama | April 30-May 1, 2011 1 9 4 6 1 9 5 8 1 9 9 0 INTENTIONAL ABOUT Eternity South Central Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Third Quinquennial and 24th Regular Session Oakwood University Church • Huntsville, Alabama • April 30-May 1, 2011 SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE • Quinquennial Session Report 2011 • 1 3. Organizing Committee Service & Business Session 5. 24th Regular Session Worship & Agenda 6. Dana C. Edmond President’s Report 16. Auldwin T. Humphrey Executive Secretary’s Report 23. SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE Philip G. Palmer 3RD QUINQUENNIAL Treasurer’s Report 24TH REGULAR Housing SESSION REPORT 31. Barbara Barnes/ 2011 Lilly Buckingham Adventist Community Services 38. 82. Curtis and Paula Eakins James Lewis Health Minisries Stewardship 42. 84. Vandeon Griffin Java Mattison Youth Ministries Publishing/FHES 46. 87. George Hamilton Alfred Miller Disabilites Ministry Public Evangelism 50. 89. Michael Harpe Roy L. Patterson Communication/ASI Sabbath School/Personal & Stewardship (2006-2009)/Trust Prison Ministries 58. 94. Brenda Harrigan Thomas Rhem Children’s Ministries Campground 63. 97. Edgardo Herrera Roy Rugless Latino Ministries Prayer/Men’s Ministries 72. 100. Clarence Hodges Shirley Scott Religious Liberty Women’s Ministries 74. 106. Benjamin Jones, Jr. Theron Thomas Ministerial Adventist Book & Nutrition Center 77. 107. Erma Lee Margaret Weathers Education Human Resources 2 • SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE • Quinquennial Session Report 2011 Content Con’t. 120. South Central Schools 108. Marcel Wip Editorial Staff Family Ministries 109. Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M . A . Harpe Tribute to Great Men: Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M . A . Harpe Cleveland, Dudley, Ward Howard Bullard 110. Office Staff Editorial Assistants . . . . . . . . . . .Ellowyn Bell Selita Harpe 111. South Central Employees Proofreaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheila Elwin Selita Harpe 113. Fallen Soldiers Ellowyn Bell 115. South Central Churches Organizing Committee Service Moseley Complex Saturday, April 30, 2011 • Vesper - 7:15 P.M. Opening Hymn, #388...................................................................................................................“Don’t Forget the Sabbath” Invocation..............................................................................................................Auldwin T. Humphrey, SCC Secretary Sabbath Closing Thoughts..................................................................................................Harold Goodloe, Senior Pastor New Life - Huntsville, Alabama Closing Hymn, #52..............................................................................................................................“Now the Day Is Over” Sabbath Closing Prayer..........................................................................................................Ron C. Smith, SUC Secretary • Organizing Committee Business Session - 8:30 P.M. • SUC Officers Introductions...........................................................................Dana C. Edmond, SCC President Gordon Retzer, President | Ron C. Smith, Secretary | Randy Robinson, Treasurer • Committee Procedures......................................................................................................................SUC Officers • Seating the Parliamentarian.................................................................................Gordon Retzer, SUC President • Prayer of Consecration.................................................................................................Ron Smith, SUC Secretary • Selecting Nominating Committee for Session...............................................................................SUC Officers • Selecting Standing Committees...........................................................................Gordon Retzer, SUC President w Constitution and Bylaws w Other Committees Benediction........................................................................................................................Randy Robinson, SUC Treasurer Abbreviations: SCC - South Central Conference | SUC - Southern Union Conference | GCAS - General Conference Auditing Service SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE • Quinquennial Session Report 2011 • 3 South Central Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Third Quinquennial and Twenty-fourth Session Sunday, May 1, 2011 • Morning Worship - 8:45 A.M. Song Service....................................................................................................................................................Joseph Privette New Heights - Jackson, Mississippi Opening Song - Hymn #515...............................................................................................................“The Lord is My Light” Invocation.........................................................................................................................................Thomas Donley, Pastor Maranatha - Jackson, Tennessee Welcome.................................................................................................................................Craig Newborn, Senior Pastor Oakwood University - Huntsville, Alabama Dana C. Edmond, SCC President Special Music..............................................................................................................................................Brenda McKenzie Bessemer, Alabama Introduction of Speaker.............................................................................................................................Dana C. Edmond Message...............................................................................................................................Jesse Wilson, Associate Professor Oakwood University - Huntsville, Alabama Closing Song - Hymn #163.................................................................................................................................“At the Cross” Benediction............................................................................................................................................Samuel Amfo, Pastor New Hope - Mobile, Alabama/Gulfport, Mississippi • Business Session - 9:30 A.M. Invocation........................................................................................................................................Kennedy Luckett, Pastor Magazine Street - Louisville, Kentucky Official Call & Notice Reading..............................................................................Auldwin T. Humphrey, SCC Secretary Seating the Delegates.....................................................................................................................................SCC Secretary Quorum Declaration........................................................................................................Dana C. Edmond, SCC President m Call to Order m Voting Procedure m Session Rules of Order m Session Orientation m Seating of Parliamentarians m Adoption of Agenda New Church Fellowships.............................................................................................................SCC President/Secretary Procedural Items: • Proposal for a three (3) minute time limit for speakers • Proposal for a 6:00 P.M. ending time with the option to extend the meeting by a majority of delegates voting SCC President’s Report.............................................................................................................................Dana C. Edmond Organizing Committee Report...........................................................................................Gordon Retzer, SUC President i. Recommendations for the Constitution and Bylaws Committee ii. Recommendations for the 2011 Nominating Committee SCC Secretary’s Report..........................................................................................................Auldwin T. Humphrey, SCC SCC Treasurer’s Report....................................................................................................................Philip G. Palmer, SCC Housing Properties Report...............................................................................................................Philip G. Palmer, SCC Auditor’s Statement.........................................................................................................................Rodney Schwark, GCAS • Recess for Lunch - 12:00 P.M. 4 • SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE • Quinquennial Session Report 2011 • South Central Conference Association Convenes - 1:30 P.M. Reading Official Call and Notice..................................................................................................................SCC Secretary Call to Order....................................................................................................................................................SCC President Financial Statement.........................................................................................Sonja M. Crayton, SCC Assistant Treasurer Auditor’s Statement............................................................................................................................Rodney Schark, GCAS • Session Reconvenes • Constitution and Bylaws Committee Report....................................................................................................SCC Secretary • Campground Committee Report.......................................................................................................Campground Committee • Departmental Reports: • Adventist Book Center..................................................................................................Theron Thomas, Manager • Adventist Community Services......................................Barbara Barnes and Lillie Buckingham, Co-Directors • Adventist Senior/Junior Youth/Pathfinder.................................................................Vandeon Griffin, Director Wayne Hewlett, Associate Director • ASI/Communications/Stewardship (2006-2009)/Trust Services..............................Michael Harpe, Director • Children’s Ministries....................................................................................................Brenda Harrigan, Director • Disabilities Ministry..............................................................................................George Hamilton, Coordinator • Education.....................................................................................................................Erma J. Lee, Superintendent Angenette Hill, Associate Superintendent • Evangelism...........................................................................................................................Alfred Miller, Director Donell Morgan, Assistant to the Director • Family Life.............................................................................................................................Marcel Wip, Director • Health Education.......................................................................................Curtis and Paula Eakins, Co-Directors • Latino Ministries..........................................................................................................Edgardo Herrera, Director • Medical Ministries.................................................................................................Earl Campbell, M.D., Director • Men’s/Prayer Ministries.......................................................................................................Roy Rugless, Director • Ministerial..................................................................................................................Benjamin Jones, Jr., Director • Personal Ministries/Sabbath School...........................................................................Roy L. Patterson, Director • Publishing/FHES Ministries............................................................................................Java Mattison, Director • Religious Liberty..........................................................................................................Clarence Hodges, Director • Stewardship..........................................................................................................James L. Lewis, Interim Director • Women’s Ministry................................................................................................................Shirley Scott, Director • Nominating Committee Report Closing Remarks....................................................................................Gordon Retzer, SUC President and SCC President Prayer of Dedication............................................................................................................Gordon Retzer, SUC President Adjournment of 3rd Quinquennial and 24th Session Closing Hymn, #633, “When We All Get to Heaven” Benediction...........................................................................................................................Edmund Julius, Associate Pastor Oakwood University - Huntsville, Alabama SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS 715 Youngs Lane • Nashville, Tennessee 37207 615-226-6500 • Fax: 615-262-9141 www.scc-adventist.org TERRITORY Alabama•Mississippi•Kentucky•Tennessee and Florida, west of the Appalachicola River SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE • Quinquennial Session Report 2011 • 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Intentional A bout Eternity reetings! It is my privilege G and responsibility to re- PRESIDENTS port to you, the constitu- 1946 - 2011 ents of this great confer- ence, and the delegates representing Herman R. Murphy them at the Third Quinquennial and 1946 - 1954 the twenty-fourth regular session of the South Central Conference of Sev- Walter W. Fordham enth-day Adventists. 1954 - 1958 Dana C. Edmond This weekend, April 30-May 1, President 2011, is twenty and one-half (20.5) Frank L. Bland months since acceptance of the enor- 1958 - 1962 mous privilege and responsibility of serving as the president of the South Charles E. Dudley Central Conference. 1962 - 1993 Prior to that, I had the privilege and responsibility of serving as Con- Joseph W. McCoy ference executive secretary for near- 1993 - 2005 ly nine years. It was in that capacity that I stood before you at our meeting Benjamin P. Browne in 2006, having the privilege of serv- 2005 - 2009 ing under our former president, Elder Benjamin Browne. Dana C. Edmond Laurene Brown The full story may never be told of Administrative Assistant 2009 - God’s blessing under the leadership of to Dana Edmond Elder Browne. From having observed 6 • SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE • Quinquennial Session Report 2011 and worked with him closely for was the word intentional. We be- enunciating our expectations—the nearly five years, I can unequivocal- lieved then, and even more now, that workers of this Conference should ly tell the people of this conference God’s work deserves planning and not have to guess what is expected that South Central is a better place purpose. We said that the world- of them. Intentional about evaluat- because the Lord led you to choose ly folk were very intentional about ing our results. Intentional about en- Elder Browne as our president. their business; we could be no less treating our God. Also, I am a better person for hav- intentional about the greatest busi- And most of all, intentional about ing served with him and our former ness of all, the business of, as Jesus the most important thing of all— first lady, Dr. Janice Browne. put it in Matthew 24:14, “this gospel Intentional About Eternity. The Lord through him is the of the kingdom being preached into all We have tried these past 20 foundation of the good things that the world, for a witness unto all nations months to be intentional about be- we are blessed by God to be able to and then, shall the end come.” ing intentional. Please allow me to report to you today. I am particu- My parents taught me that text as share a little about that intentional- larly thankful for his emphasis on a little boy, growing up in Cleve- ity in detail: prayer and for the difference that it land, Ohio. They brought me to has made in this conference and in Sabbath School at the Glenville Intentional About Our Praise me. Though we have faced major Church and sent me to church When we last met here for this challenges, and will over the next school to reinforce what they taught meeting in May, 2006, we were in five years, we have nothing to for- me. Although decades have passed the middle of what would be an get for the future except we forget since those days, I still believe those eight-year legal battle relative to that no challenge is so big that it words today; in fact, I believe them what was called Cumberland River. cannot, and will not be overcome by more. Taking the gospel to all the Among other things, said lawsuit taking it to God in prayer. world is still our business; yea, it is consumed enormous amounts of the Please allow me to share what the the only reason why we are in busi- time of the leadership-hundreds, Lord has done through the work- ness. yea, thousands of hours of the lead- ers of this conference in the past And God ultimately will be the ership time. five years. I shall particularly focus reason why we succeed in that busi- After eight years—and running upon the past 20 months. ness. Make no mistake about it. through at least five different courts Nearly 18 months ago, we shared Though we have programs, plans in three different states, involving, with you the direction that we felt and purpose, we shall not succeed on the Conference’s side, six differ- the Lord wanted to go through a because we have programs, plans ent law firms, who charged an es- 35-page document that was called and purpose; we succeed because timated 1.5 million dollars in le- Exploring the Presidential Vision. we have God. gal fees—the Conference was faced It was built around what we called But God expects and deserves, with a trial date in the spring of “The Seven E’s”: and I believe He even requires pur- 2010 for a lawsuit of more than $40 Evangelizing Our Conference pose and planning. We should not million. If the Conference went Equipping Our Workers expect to succeed accidentally, to trial and lost, the results would Educating Our Children we must be intentional. Intentional have been catastrophic. Engaging Our Young Adults about evangelism. Intentional about But the Lord impressed then- Enunciating Our Expectations equipping our workers. Intention- President Browne to lead our Con- Evaluating Our Results al about the education of our chil- ference in prayer. You prayed, and Entreating Our God dren. Intentional about engaging God moved. Legalities prevent us The overarching vision theme our young adults. Intentional about from being specific, but there were SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE • Quinquennial Session Report 2011 • 7 specific things that the adminis- the available dollars that we have gelistic dollars to our small church- tration saw God do beyond the available to us. Therefore, let’s tar- es. ordinary, that saved our Confer- get certain areas and fund them. 2) Pastors: We also asked our ence enormous sums of money and In 2010, the target area was our pastors to be intentional relative to enormous detriment. To God be urban centers, our larger cities. their evangelism. In 2010, we re- the glory! First of all, that is where the larg- quired every pastor receiving evan- I need everyone to be clear. We est percentage of our membership gelistic funds to submit a detailed, stand here today, finally and com- is. Some 70 percent of the member- written plan for those funds. This pletely freed from the financial ship is in our larger cities. was to be submitted in the first part pressures and other pressures that Secondly, the largest portion of of the year. were the by-products of our eight- our tithe revenue comes from the We then asked for a written eval- year legal situation, for only one churches in our cities; again, 70 uation of their results at the end of reason: the answer of our God of percent of our tithe comes from 25 the year. We wanted to know what the prayers of His people. of our 150 churches. A major in- did they learn, what would they do And for that, we owe Him thanks- crease in membership and tithe in differently, how did their results giving and praise. those places would help fund our differ from their expectation, and 2011 target area, and that is the why did they differ? Intentional About Evangelism small churches. We asked our pastors to move As was stated previously, evan- We are encouraged by the results away from “event evangelism.” gelism is, and must be, the major thus far. We set as a goal to ask for Evangelism cannot be something business of our churches and our the Lord to increase our baptisms we do; it is who we are. We asked Conference. by 20 percent over 2009. The lat- our pastors to be intentional about We have tried to be intention- est available baptismal reports show getting every member involved in al about several things, relative to a gain of approximately 25 percent. ministry and every church involved evangelism. We do not believe that there in the community. 1) Targeted Evangelism: Over has ever been an all-out, intention- 3) Evangelists: Lastly, we diver- the years, we have tried to finan- al plan to build up the member- sified our group of evangelists. Our cially support all the meetings in ship of our smaller churches. We Women’s Ministries Department the Conference by giving evange- believe that we are running out of director, Mrs. Shirley Scott, asked listic appropriations from South time to do that. In many of our ru- for and received evangelistic mon- Central to everyone who wanted to ral areas, young people are moving ies for her department for evange- conduct an evangelistic campaign. away to the urban areas, accelerat- listic crusades led by our women While this was a worthy goal, as ing the aging process of a denomi- members. the Conference and its workforce nation that, studies show, currently Mrs. Scott was intentional in in- grew, it became increasingly more has the largest bloc of its member- sisting that all of the women evan- difficult to adequately fund every- ship in the fifty year and older cat- gelists be trained in running evan- one. In fact, in attempting to fund egory. We believe that the time is gelistic crusades. Seven evangelistic everyone, the actual, albeit uninten- now to be intentional about building crusades were held by our ladies, in tional result, was that we wound up up our smaller churches. Montgomery Bethany, Birming- under-funding everyone. Therefore, 2011 has been set aside ham Ephesus, Anniston Mt. Ol- Therefore, in 2010, the approach as the year of evangelistic emphasis ive, Athens Trinity, Union Springs changed: We can only adequately for our small churches. We shall di- First Church, Vicksburg Morning fund X number of meetings with rect the vast majority of our evan- Star and Meridian Ephesus, and 8 • SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE • Quinquennial Session Report 2011
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