Pastor's Intensive

The Alaska Ministry Network Men's Department is hosting a Pastor's Intensive on Thursday, March 1, at Little Beaver Camp.  This was a very valuable event last year, and we would encourage all Pastor's to attend.  The Men's Retreat begins the evening of March 1, and the information and registration forms can be found on our websitel.  Here is the Pastor's Intensive info:

PASTOR’S INTENSIVE

Hosted by Alaska Men’s Network

Featuring Sears, McPherson & Kalyvas

March 1^st Little Beaver Camp

9:30-4:00

Alaska Men’s Network is sponsoring this free Pastor’s Intensive in conjunction with the Men’s Conference.  The theme of this year’s intensive is “Positioning Your Church For Growth.”  The Conference speakers will be addressing the following topics:

 9:30 AM “Ministry without boundaries.”  Monty Sears

10:45 AM “Live Well.”  Randy McPherson
1:30 AM “Big Ideas About Big Events.”  Monty Sears
Lunch provided by Little Beaver Camp and the Alaska Men’s Network.
1:15 PM “Transitioning from Surviving to Thriving” Monty Sears
2:45-4:00 PM  “Three Dimensional Worship”  Pastor Greg Kleavus and Randy McPherson.  A Matthew’s Solo Cam Z-7 Extreme bow will be given away.

Camp AN Video by National Girls Ministries

The National Girls Ministries Coins for Kids program is taking on Camp AN as a project to raise money to build a permanent structure on the camp.  Watch this video, it is excellent!

Network Conference Info Video & How to Win a Free IPad!

The video below is a preview of Network Conference and contains a lot of helpful information.  It is about half an hour long and is an interview with Superintendent Bill Welch and Youth Director Mark Zweifel.  AMN ministers, we explain in this video how you can have a chance to win a free IPad!

True Grit II

Calling all men!  You will want to attend this event!  Pastor JD is planning another great event for the men of the Alaska Ministry Network.  Plan on gathering men from your church and attending, they will be blessed!  You can find registration materials on our website, at www.akministrynetwork.org.  It is coming soon, so don't wait!  Register today.

MyNetwork is here!

Do you ever get frustrated that once a minister directory is published, it is out of date?  Do you ever wish you had instant access to your giving records?  MyNetwork answers these questions and more.  Alaska Ministry Network ministers, sign up for MyNetwork today!  Go to the MyNetwork logo at the bottom of our website (www.akministrynetwork.org) and begin the process.  It is quick, easy, and painless.  If you have any questions, our staff is excited to help you.  There is even an iPhone and Android app you can download to have easy access to updated contact information.

Ski the Light

Mark Zweifel, our Youth Director, is going to be skiing a nordic marathon on March 4, all to raise money for Speed the Light!  Mark's goal is to raise $10,000 for Speed the Light.  Will you consider pledging to help Mark with his goal?  He has been working very hard to train for this event.  You can find pledge forms here.

New Position for Pastor Vanilau

We had a great lunch with Pastor Vanilau (pictured right) and his son, Al.  Pastor Vanilau is the President of the Alaska Assemblies of God Samoan Fellowship, but is also the President of the National AG Samoan Fellowship.  He represents the National Samoan Fellowship on the General Council General Presbytery.

Pastor Vanilau is Pastor of Anchorage Samoan AG.  He shared his heart for the Samoan people who live here in Alaska.  He wants them to know Jesus.  He also expressed appreciation for the fellowship they have with the people of the Alaska Ministry Network.  We appreciate Pastor Vanilau and his dedication and commitment to the call of God.  His ministry has produced much fruit!  Something new I learned about Pastor Vanilau is that he had an opportunity to be a professional rugby player, but chose to follow the call of God in ministry instead.

Save the Date for Network Conference!

TGM Warrior Generation: Fairbanks

Pastor Marvin Paul of Alakanuk on KTUU News

Pastor Marvin Paul, Pastor of Yupik AG in Alakanuk, was featured recently on a KTUU story about suicide in Alakanuk.  Shelby, one of the members of Yupik AG was also in the video.  You can watch it through this link:
http://www.ktuu.com/videogallery/67955824/News/Village-of-Hope-Part-2

MyNetwork!

Tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday), MyNetwork will be launched.  This will be the online portal for AMN ministers to view minister directories, give online, setup recurring giving, view past giving, register for events, and view our updated calendar.  Be watching your email and this blog for how to sign up tomorrow afternoon.

Youth Conference Worship CDs

The Live Worship CD recorded at the 2011 AK Youth Conference, My Reward, just arrived to our office today!  You can buy 1 for $15 or 2 for $25 at this site.  All proceeds go to Speed the Light!  So you can listen to the sounds of worship from Alaskan youth featuring worship leaders from Alaska and give to STL at the same time!  You may want to buy several to sell at your church.

Kotzebue

Pastor Bill and Dori had a great time in Kotzebue this weekend with Missionary Pastors Randy and Sandy Wren.  They are pictured below, along with Matt.  Matt is from Emmonak and assists the church in many aspects.  They had great services, and we appreciate the call and dedication of the Wrens to be in Kotzebue.  We are believing and trusting God for great things there.

Pastor Gary's new Appointment with CUFI

Gary Morton was recently named Christians United For Israel Region One Director.  Region One includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.  Morton has served as the Anchorage City Director for CUFI since 2007.  He has directed Anchorage Nights to Honor Israel and a number of informational events. 

 "Part of my immediate responsibility will be to mobilize men and women from Region One to attend the upcoming CUFI Washington D. C. Summit - July 16-18, 2012." Gary reported.

 Christians United for Israel's Washington Summit is the premier pro-Israel event of the year. They bring together some of the most influential leaders and thinkers to update attendees on recent developments in Israel, the Middle East and Washington, D.C.

 Gary said, "The highlight for me is when we go to "the Hill", and meet with Congress and personally share our support for Israel directly with our elected officials and help change the way Washington views Israel and issues directly related to the Jewish State. I personally believe that CUFI was created for "such a time as this".  Together we can take a stand for Israel that will make a great difference."

 Christians United for Israel (CUFI) is the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States with over 915,000 members and one of the leading Christian grassroots movements in the world. Every month CUFI holds more than 40 pro-Israel events across the country.

 The CUFI Israel Pledge:

CUFI believes that the Jewish people have a right to live in their ancient land of Israel, and that the modern State of Israel is the fulfillment of this historic right.

 CUFI maintains that there is no excuse for acts of terrorism against Israel and that Israel has the same right as every other nation to defend her citizens from such violent attacks.

 CUFI pledges to stand with our brothers and sisters in Israel and to speak out on their behalf whenever and wherever necessary until the attacks stop and they are finally living in peace and security with their neighbors.

 Gary says, "I hope to encourage many of my friends to join me in signing CUFI's Israel Pledge and show our support for the "apple of our Lord's eye".  You can find the link and further information at www.cufi.org ."



AKSOM in Togiak/Dillingham

Dr. Wade Cogan taught Ephesians and Acts for AKSOM at Togiak (pictured above) and also classes in Dillingham this past week.  The classes went very well and the students were hungry and eager to learn.

New Pastors in Sitka!

Congratulations to Pastor Ryan and Heather Gluth!  Pastor Ryan and Heather were elected by the congregation in Sitka yesterday to be their Pastors.  Pastor Ryan and Heather ministered  previously in Sitka as youth workers and have since then been Youth Pastors in Juneau and Kenai.  They are currently assisting at Wasilla Assembly of God and Ryan recently earned a Master of Business Administration.  We are excited for them as they follow the call of God and lead this congregation.

Network Conference Planning

We had a great Network Conference planning meeting with Pastor Kent and the staff of Muldoon Community Assembly this afternoon.  MCA is hosting Network Conference this year, which is April 23-26.  MCA hosted two years ago and did it with excellence.   Thanks to Pastor Kent and staff of MCA for your heart to serve and for your desire to make this event as excellent as possible for everyone.  You will be hearing more information about Network Conference in the coming weeks.

New Pastors at Jubilee Worship Center!

We are very excited that Pastor Jeremy and Charee Davis are the new Pastors at Jubilee Worship Center in Fairbanks.  They were elected this past Sunday.  We are excited for both the Davis' and the church, as they follow after God's plan.  We are looking forward to hearing good reports.

Register now for the Men's Retreat!

This was an excellent event last year, and we would encourage all men to attend.  Pastor Jim Duncan does a great job planning this retreat.  Note that the early preregistration price ends on February 15th.