Northwestern Illinois District Superintendent Election

[Rich Schmidt]

Thank you all for your kind words. There may have been some conversation back on the district, but we had no reasonable expectation that the district would feel led our direction. Certainly not the most accomplished or experienced option they had. We have followed God into uncertain waters before and follow Him into these knowing that his purpose for us there may be richly rewarding or it may be difficult or it may be both. We do love the people of our home district and are very excited about being on their team again. Leaving RCN after just getting a good start is difficult, gut-wrenching in fact.

I have been in a lot of humble positions as a minister and been proud to be there. I've never felt smaller or more humbled than in the last 36 hours.

Get ready to be humbled further, now that you're going to be a DS!

[Jeff Russell]

Although it's never long enough, thank you for being our pastor and loving us all . . . especially me! Kerrie will tell you that's not always easy. We love y'all (that's "You all" to you Midwesterners) and would welcome you any time you're in our neck of the woods!

[Jeff Russell]

My reply last night didn't show up on the thread this morning for some reason. Anyway, thank you so much for being our pastor for the last year or so. Y'all (that's "You All" for those of you in the midwest and the north ) have been just simply wonderful about jumping right into our hearts and lives and loving us with ALL our faults . . . and I have plenty of them myself! We are going to miss you horribly but would never stand in the way of God's will.

[Jeff Russell]

OOPS! Guess what I just saw after posting this latest reply? hehehe

[Michael Flowers]

OOPS! Guess what I just saw after posting this latest reply? hehehe

It happens to us all at some point or other.

[Kevin Rector]

Just want to let you know that your friends and the churches on the Illinois district are praying for you, your family, NWIL, and Richardson Nazarene during these upcoming transitions. And if you ever find yourself in the Mattoon area of I-57 stop in and say hello! (though it is a little our of your jurisdiction)

The first time I ever met Scott was in Mattoon at the very church you now pastor. I lived there and went to church there, he and Sherry were students at Olivet. I can't remember the circumstances exactly, but a friend of his from Olivet was our youth pastor/intern for the Summer. Scott either came to visit him or to speak or something of that nature. Either way, remember very clearly being impressed by him then, and as I watched him ministry from very much afar at Bloomington continuing to be impressed. Great things are in store for NWIL.

My only fear is that now he's a DS, we'll never see him on Naznet again - he's always been a great mediating voice here.

[Bill Morrison]

It happens to us all at some point or other.

When it has happened to me, I have wondered if it was God trying to protect me from making a donkey of myself by something I had written

BILL

[Michael Flowers]

The first time I ever met Scott was in Mattoon at the very church you now pastor. I lived there and went to church there, he and Sherry were students at Olivet. I can't remember the circumstances exactly, but a friend of his from Olivet was our youth pastor/intern for the Summer. Scott either came to visit him or to speak or something of that nature. Either way, remember very clearly being impressed by him then, and as I watched him ministry from very much afar at Bloomington continuing to be impressed. Great things are in store for NWIL.

My only fear is that now he's a DS, we'll never see him on Naznet again - he's always been a great mediating voice here.

Would that have been when Corey Jones was interning here in Mattoon? Just met him on Friday night at a district event which he came to speak at. It was a powerful time of prayer.

[Kyle Borger]

When calling a pastor there are interviews and a more in-depth process that at times requires silence for a longer period of time. My best friend was called to a church and I didn't even know until he had accepted. In those situations sometimes you don't go and you certainly don't want to disrupt the relationships you have developed.

On a district and general level, names are suggested and entered onto the ballot in public. When you have representatives from every church in the district or region silence just isn't going to happen. Many pastors are caught off guard as they never dreamed that someone would consider them, especially when they are serving in another district. I remember when I accidentally discovered that Jerry Kester was made DS in Washington before his congregation in Idaho was informed because I just happened to be looking at the District Website looking for positions when they posted the news.

Clergy assignments continue to be an emotional process because relationships are impacted. Our hope is placed in God that we have heard God's voice and that we will have the strength to obey.

[Kevin Rector]

Would that have been when Corey Jones was interning here in Mattoon? Just met him on Friday night at a district event which he came to speak at. It was a powerful time of prayer.

No, I'm pretty sure it was Ken Garner who is now the Senior Associate Pastor as Jackson Michigan First Church of the Nazarene. Yeah, Corey is a great guy too, I saw him at Palcon a couple of years ago.

[Susan Unger]

You start to feel old when people you knew at age 17 are new DSs.

Tell me about it!!

[Susan Unger]

The first time I ever met Scott was in Mattoon at the very church you now pastor. I lived there and went to church there, he and Sherry were students at Olivet. I can't remember the circumstances exactly, but a friend of his from Olivet was our youth pastor/intern for the Summer. Scott either came to visit him or to speak or something of that nature. Either way, remember very clearly being impressed by him then, and as I watched him ministry from very much afar at Bloomington continuing to be impressed. Great things are in store for NWIL.

My only fear is that now he's a DS, we'll never see him on Naznet again - he's always been a great mediating voice here.

I was at Olivet when he was a student there. That means you must have been a student there when I was. I don't recall having met you there though. I graduated in 90 - when did you?

[Susan Unger]

NCNnews article about the Sherwoods

[Greg Farra]

A little late, but congrats, Scott!

[Kevin Rector]

I was at Olivet when he was a student there. That means you must have been a student there when I was. I don't recall having met you there though. I graduated in 90 - when did you?

I was in high school when he was at Olivet. I was at at Olivet from 91-95.

[Susan Unger]

I was in high school when he was at Olivet. I was at at Olivet from 91-95.

Ahhh......

[John Kennedy]

When it has happened to me, I have wondered if it was God trying to protect me from making a donkey of myself by something I had written

BILL

Well, the Lord used Balaam's ass in a mighty way (just wanted to see if the word would make it through the filter).

[Gina Stevenson]

Off topic: happened again, so tho't I would mention it in case anyone saw the subscripts and tho't I was laughing at a very serious post in this thread before I noticed it and had a chance to remove it. This touch-pad ... so sensitive, so "touchy!"

(now back to your regularly scheduled thread)

[Eric Frey]

Hmmm... my post didn't post. I need to ask a question. I graduated from NTS in 2006 with a "Scott Sherwood." Until this thread I assumed the Naznet Scott Sherwood was the same as my classmate Scott Sherwood. What is the relationship between the two Scott Sherwoods?

[Scott Sherwood]

Hmmm... my post didn't post. I need to ask a question. I graduated from NTS in 2006 with a "Scott Sherwood." Until this thread I assumed the Naznet Scott Sherwood was the same as my classmate Scott Sherwood. What is the relationship between the two Scott Sherwoods?

Eric, that's me. I finished the M.Div through modules. Do you remember if we had any classes together?

Kevin Rector: No, I'm pretty sure it was Ken Garner who is now the Senior Associate Pastor as Jackson Michigan First Church of the Nazarene. Yeah, Corey is a great guy too, I saw him at Palcon a couple of years ago

It was Corey. I was there for a weekend youth revival. Must have been the summer of '91. Kevin, you made an impression on me that weekend, mostly with your sense of humor. I thought sure there was sketch comedy in your future. Over the years though you impressed me with your intellect and heart.

[Eric Frey]

Thanks Scott. Congrats. I am not sure if we had any modules together or not, but I do remember the name/face (the face looks familiar enough I thought you were the same, but different enough I couldn't be sure...). I am not even sure what modules I took in the last couple years God Bless.

[Ann Smith]

I heard they called Scott Sherwood.
Ann