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Saturday, May 28, 2016
Volume 4 / Issue Number 19

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General Assembly Reminder
 
All districts globally should have received Global NMI Convention registration information. If you have questions, please contact your regional General Assembly coordinator. 

The NMI Office will be happy to assist you if you do not have that contact information. For questions on the Asia-Pacific Region click  here.

The NMI Constitution explains how delegates are selected.  You can read more on this by clicking here.
 
 
4 Signs You're an Angry Leader, and 4 Ways to Change
 
Anger is the secret weapon some leaders use to fuel themselves and motivate others. And it works-to a degree. Like a shot of nitrous oxide in the carburetor, anger can supercharge your energy, intimidate your rivals, and put the fear of humiliation or failure into your team members.
 
All you need is an opposer to get you fired up-such as a tough competitor or a poorly performing team member-and you can take off on a rant that will put the fear of the Almighty into everyone in your organization.
 
That may work in the short term. But like any dangerous drug, anger has many negative side effects. It alienates people, breeds discouragement, and leads to cynicism and hostility in the workplace.
 
Are you tempted to use anger as a motivator?
 
Do you work with more intensity when you're upset?

Do you bottle up frustration about team performance until it explodes?

Do you like it when people get a little nervous when the boss shows up?

Do your team meetings include more criticism and negative examples than praise and positive highlights?

If so, you may be relying too much on anger and intimidation in your leadership style. Here's a few tips to move past this approach:
 
Resolve Issues Quickly.  The Bible urges, "Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry," (Ephesians 4:26), and that's brilliant advice. When you encounter problems with your team, address them immediately and gently. Don't allow yourself to brood on matters until they become toxic.
 
Give Others the Benefit of the Doubt.
Most competing organizations are not cheating. Tough opponents are not out to destroy you personally. Most of your employees are working hard and trying to make a difference. Assume a good motive in everyone until they prove you wrong. It will transform your approach to personnel and problem management.
 
Don't Take Push Back Personally.  When people reject your ideas, they're not rejecting you. The team member who spots a problem in your strategy is actually doing you a favor. He or she wants the plan to succeed as much as you do; the criticism isn't always aimed at you. Learn to welcome the rigorous inspection of your ideas, and remember that under-performing team members are not letting you down-they're cheating themselves.
 
Find a Way to De-Stress
Leadership is stressful. It places demands on you that others in the organization do not understand, and it brings unique frustrations. Left unchecked, stress can boil into a generalized anger that will affect every relationship in your life.
 
Relax.  Learn to blow off some steam in healthy ways, such as exercise, hobbies, and family activities. Release the safety valve occasionally, and you'll keep anger from polluting your leadership style.

-Stan Toler

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Asia-Pacific Region


 
Asia-Pacific

This week we look at how a church in the Netherlands has chosen bigger impact over a bigger building. God is honoring that choice and they are reaching their communities.  You will also see how one passionate youth pastor turned his passion for soccer into an incredible outreach ministry in Honduras.  The success was so great that churches across Honduras are looking at how they can use Soccer Ministry to impact their communities.  And finally the NYC in the Philippines and Micronesia gathered in April with the highlight being a community emersion experience where they went out into the hospitals and provincial jails and shared the gospel.
 
Check out this week's new WMC News and share with your church, family, and friends!
AP Region

Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is sending  out a total of 12 Student Teams worldwide this summer.  One of these Southern Nazarene University in Missions (SIMs) teams is currently on the Asia-Pacific Region.  One team has already returned home. Four teams are currently on their ministry sites and eight more will be departing SNU within the next ten days. 

Pray that the teams will have a lasting positive impact as they engaged in ministry on the Asia-Pacific Region, and other areas.  Pray that God will also use this experience to call young people into long-term, cross-cultural ministry .
 
USA
Drs. Ben and Katherine Radcliffe and family are in the United States waiting to return to Papua New Guinea (PNG) pending the visas for their newborn twins.  Please pray for these to be processed quickly.   They have already had to reschedule their return to PNG and are now hoping to leave on June 6th.

Ben and Katherine serve at Kudjip Nazarene Hospital with their four children and alongside Ben's parents, Jim and Kathy Radcliffe, as well as many other dedicated medical missionaries and national workers.  
 
Dr. Jerry Porter - Board of General Superintendents

After hospitalization for severe anemia and atrial fibrillation (irregular heart rate), Dr. Jerry Porter has reflected deeply on what if?   What if he only had 24 hours to live?  How would this change his perspective on ministry, life, relationships?

See this insightful article on how reflecting on our mortality can truly change our perspective on life and ministry. 

 
Southeast Asia

We often  saw her as we turned into the alley that led to the boys home.  The pastor had built his home here, in a squatter community. Her house was at the end of the alley and there she sat through the day, grumbling, spitting, cursing at anyone who would talk to or even look at her.  

She was an angry and much forgotten woman, living in a run down shack no more then 2 meters by 2 meters in floor space, with a roof that was caving in. Now the rainy season was upon her.

Regional Announcement
  • On Skid Row in Los Angeles, karaoke builds community among people facing addiction and homelessness
  • In an L.A. neighborhood known for gang violence, the Bresee Youth Center empowers students to become leaders
  • Volunteers in Swaziland care for people living with HIV/AIDS
  • A 20-something shares his experience working with children displaced by war
  • Children with special needs find love and acceptance
Global Ministry Center
The Church of the Nazarene's Stories DVD series connects churches around the world through the personal accounts of Nazarenes from diverse backgrounds.

This resource, formerly known as the World Mission DVD, is delivered three times a year through an email newsletter. The videos are a collaborative effort between regional communications offices and Global Ministry Center communications personnel and are available to view or download online at  nazarene.org/stories.

Member Care

Hear Nazarene broadcasters tell your people the latest news, stories of lives transformed, and ways to pray for World Mission Broadcast  in a "Personalized WMB Audio Greeting." 

The greetings are a perfect way to bring the voice of WMB into the midst of your church service, Faith Promise gathering, or NMI convention.


Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary Highlights
 

The Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Studies (15 credits) is intended both for those preparing for cross-cultural service and for those already in cross-cultural ministry who would be helped by continuing education. 

All subjects are offered for 3-hours graduate credit that may be transferred to other APNTS programs.

Don't delay in finding out more information!
Asia-Pacific

Do you remember seeing a particular story in one of our weekly newsletters? 

Are you wishing you could send a copy of a previous newsletter to a friend?  Be sure to check out the  Around The Region Weekly Newsletter Archive.
 
This newsletter is a ministry of your Asia-Pacific Regional Communications Office. Please submit questions or comments to: Regional Communications Coordinator

Connie Aebischer - Editor - Around the Region News
Writers: Laurice Maggay, Rebecca Moisio
World Mission Communications Asia-Pacific
Ortigas Avenue Extension
Taytay, Rizal, Philippines

Around the Region is released each week on Saturday.  If you have news to share, please forward to our office by Friday at noon (PHT).