{"id":3236,"date":"2017-08-08T19:24:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T19:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2017-08-08T19:25:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T19:25:13","slug":"state-ministry-girls-ministries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2017\/08\/08\/state-ministry-girls-ministries\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Ministry- Girls’ Ministries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Girls\u2019 Ministries reached a major milestone this quadrennium as she celebrated her 70th birthday. The celebration spanned the twelve months of 2016 and was based on the praise concept of Psalm 145. Verses 4-7 are a fitting description of the mission of Girls\u2019 Ministries. \u201cOne generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty….They tell of the power of your awesome works…They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.\u201d<\/p>\n

For 70 years, women from several generations have been doing that very thing\u2013passing on their knowledge of Jesus Christ to the girls and young ladies of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. It was in 1946, just one year after the organization of IPHC Women\u2019s Ministries on the national level, that Lila Berry and her board declared the need to follow the Titus 2 mandate to train girls. Over the course of these 70 years, women have stepped up to the plate to serve in Girls\u2019 Ministries. Honoring some of those key women on the national level was a big part of the 70th birthday celebration. Beulah Sturkie was the first appointed director of the Girl\u2019s Auxiliary in 1973. She served in that part-time position until 1989 and was instrumental in helping to develop the GEMS program that was then initiated under the leadership of the second director, Linda Parnell. In 1999, Linda Riddle became the first full-time Girls\u2019 Ministries director and paved the way for the transition to adapting the Missionettes curriculum for the IPHC. It was my honor to step in when Linda moved to a new ministry in 2001. This quadrennium marked the first time Girls\u2019 Ministries operated with its own general level board.<\/p>\n

While national leaders are important to the mission of Girls\u2019 Ministries, the key to a successful ministry is having conference and local level leaders who have a passion for ministering to girls. As these women give of their time, finances, and energy, the ministry to girls flourishes as it partners with parents and local churches to minister to girls and their families.<\/p>\n

Whether local churches use the gender specific Mpact\/TGM curriculum or some other format, the purpose remains the same: to win girls to Jesus Christ and to disciple them along their journey of growing into mature believers. Conferences provide training events for the leaders and annual events for girls. These times allow churches to interact with each other and with the conference leadership.<\/p>\n

A highlight on the national level this quadrennium was Power Chicks \u201915, our third national girls event. Held every four years, Power Chicks is open to girls from grades 3 through 12. Fifty churches from 16 conferences were represented at Power Chicks\u2019 15 with an attendance of 630. That was a 21% increase over 2011. Roxie Lewis was the third recipient of the Beulah Sturkie Passion Award given quadrennially at Power Chicks. At each of the three events to date, girls and leaders have raised money for a special Power Chicks project. A fun, theme-related auction on opening night and special offerings brought by the groups have resulted in offerings of about $5,000 each time! The 2015 recipient, Ali\u2019i Academy in Kailua, Hawaii, inspired our Aloha theme for Power Chicks \u201915.<\/p>\n

Someone jokingly commented, \u201cWhat happens at Power Chicks, stays at Power Chicks.\u201d On the contrary, what happens at Power Chicks is meant to empower the girls and leaders to return to their local churches and communities energized and full of the Holy Spirit! What happens at Power Chicks is equally a snapshot of what is happening in Girls\u2019 Ministries in the local churches. The girls come with a zeal for learning and an expectation of fun activities. They truly worship God as an all-girl band leads them. They leave the event with great enthusiasm to take the message of Christ to their own towns and beyond.<\/p>\n

As Girls\u2019 Ministries looks to the future, the prayer is that more women will accept the call of God to be leaders and mentors. Every girl needs a mentor! Every church needs a ministry to girls! Let\u2019s celebrate our victories at Power Chicks \u201919 in Ridgecrest, North Carolina!<\/p>\n

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\"\"Irvina is serving her fourth term as the director of Girls\u2019 Ministries. She and her husband David reside in Oklahoma City and are active members at River of Life PHC where they have attended for more than 40 years and have served in numerous roles and ministries. Their adult children, Ryan and Jennifer, are both married and have provided them with the thrill of being grandparents. Ryan and his wife, Jessica, are parents to Aubrey and Tristan. Jennifer and her husband Shane are parents to Jasper. Irvina enjoys traveling, photography, scrapbooking, stamping, snow skiing, and spending time with all of her family.<\/h5>\n
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La celebraci\u00f3n abarc\u00f3 los doce meses de 2016 y se bas\u00f3 en el concepto de alabanza del Salmo 145. Los vers\u00edculos 4-7 son una descripci\u00f3n apropiada de la misi\u00f3n de los Ministerios de las Ni\u00f1as. \"Una generaci\u00f3n encomienda tus obras a otra; Ellos hablan de tus poderosos actos. Ellos hablan del glorioso esplendor de vuestra majestad ... Ellos hablan del poder de vuestras maravillosas obras ... Celebran vuestra abundante bondad y cantan alegremente vuestra justicia. \"Durante 70 a\u00f1os, las mujeres de varias generaciones han estado haciendo eso Muy pasando su conocimiento de Jesucristo a las chicas y damas de la Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal. Fue en 1946, apenas un a\u00f1o despu\u00e9s de la organizaci\u00f3n de los Ministerios de la Mujer de IPHC a nivel nacional, que Lila Berry y su junta directiva declararon la necesidad de seguir el mandato Titus 2 para entrenar a las ni\u00f1as. A lo largo de estos 70 a\u00f1os, las mujeres han subido al plato para servir en los ministerios de las ni\u00f1as. Honrar a algunas de las mujeres clave a nivel nacional fue una gran parte de la celebraci\u00f3n del 70 cumplea\u00f1os. Beulah Sturkie fue la primera directora nombrada de la auxiliar de la muchacha en 1973. Ella sirvi\u00f3 en ese puesto a tiempo parcial hasta 1989 y fue instrumental en ayudar a desarrollar el programa de GEMS que fue iniciado entonces bajo el liderazgo de la segunda directora, Linda Parnell. En 1999, Linda Riddle se convirti\u00f3 en el primer director de Ministerio de Ni\u00f1as y Ni\u00f1as a tiempo completo y allan\u00f3 el camino para la transici\u00f3n a la adaptaci\u00f3n del curr\u00edculo de las Misioneras para el IPHC. Fue un honor para m\u00ed intervenir cuando Linda se traslad\u00f3 a un nuevo ministerio en 2001. Este cuadrienio marc\u00f3 la primera vez que los Ministerios de las Ni\u00f1as operaban con su propio consejo de nivel general. Si bien los l\u00edderes nacionales son importantes para la misi\u00f3n de los Ministerios de las Ni\u00f1as, la clave para un ministerio exitoso es tener l\u00edderes de conferencias y l\u00edderes locales que tengan una pasi\u00f3n por ministrar a las ni\u00f1as. A medida que estas mujeres dan de su tiempo, sus finanzas y su energ\u00eda, el ministerio a las ni\u00f1as florece mientras se asocia con los padres y las iglesias locales para ministrar a las ni\u00f1as y sus familias. Ya sea que las iglesias locales usen el plan de estudios espec\u00edfico de g\u00e9nero \/ TGM o alg\u00fan otro formato, el prop\u00f3sito sigue siendo el mismo: ganar a las ni\u00f1as a Jesucristo y discipularlas a lo largo de su camino de crecer en creyentes maduros. Las conferencias ofrecen eventos de capacitaci\u00f3n para los l\u00edderes y eventos anuales para ni\u00f1as. Estos tiempos permiten que las iglesias interact\u00faen entre s\u00ed y con el liderazgo de la conferencia. Un punto destacado a nivel nacional en este cuadrienio fue Power Chicks '15, nuestro tercer evento nacional de chicas. Celebrada cada cuatro a\u00f1os, Power Chicks est\u00e1 abierta a las ni\u00f1as de los grados 3 al 12. Cincuenta iglesias de 16 conferencias estuvieron representadas en Power Chicks '15 con una asistencia de 630. Eso fue un aumento del 21% respecto a 2011. Roxie Lewis fue el tercer receptor Del premio Beulah Sturkie Passion otorgado cuatrienalmente en Power Chicks. En cada uno de los tres eventos hasta la fecha, ni\u00f1as y l\u00edderes han recaudado fondos para un proyecto especial de Power Chicks. Una divertida subasta relacionada con el tema en la noche de apertura y ofertas especiales tra\u00eddas por los grupos han resultado en ofrendas de alrededor de $ 5,000 cada vez! El receptor 2015, Ali'i Academy en Kailua, Hawai, inspir\u00f3 nuestro tema Aloha para Power Chicks '15. Al contrario, lo que sucede en Power Chicks est\u00e1 destinado a empoderar a las chicas y l\u00edderes para que regresen a sus iglesias y comunidades locales energizadas y llenas del Esp\u00edritu Santo. Lo que sucede en Power Chicks es igualmente una instant\u00e1nea de lo que est\u00e1 sucediendo en los Ministerios de Ni\u00f1as de las iglesias locales. Las chicas vienen con un celo por el aprendizaje y una expectativa de actividades divertidas. Ellos realmente adoran a Dios como una banda de todas las ni\u00f1as los conduce. Dejan el evento con gran entusiasmo para llevar el mensaje de Cristo a sus propios pueblos y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. Como los Ministerios de las Ni\u00f1as miran hacia el futuro, la oraci\u00f3n es que m\u00e1s mujeres acepten el llamado de Dios para ser l\u00edderes y mentores. \u00a1Cada chica necesita un mentor! \u00a1Cada iglesia necesita un ministerio para las ni\u00f1as! \u00a1Celebremos nuestras victorias en Power Chicks '19 en Ridgecrest, Carolina del Norte!\r\n
\"\" Irvina est\u00e1 cumpliendo su cuarto mandato como directora de Ministerios de Ni\u00f1as. Ella y su esposo David residen en Oklahoma City y son miembros activos en River of Life PHC donde han asistido por m\u00e1s de 40 a\u00f1os y han servido en numerosos papeles y ministerios. Sus hijos adultos, Ryan y Jennifer, est\u00e1n casados \u200b\u200by les han proporcionado la emoci\u00f3n de ser abuelos. Ryan y su esposa, Jessica, son padres de Aubrey y Tristan. Jennifer y su esposo Shane son padres de Jasper. Irvina disfruta de viajes, fotograf\u00eda, scrapbooking, estampado, esqu\u00ed en la nieve, y pasar tiempo con toda su familia.<\/h5>\r\n
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