A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By: Scott Armstrong I recently heard an interview with author Art Rainer, where he spoke about a Scriptural focus on giving and money. I later found many excellent resources at his website, where at one point he highlights the four Biblical principles of generosity. As I spell those out below, I’ll also offer some of... Continue Reading →
As invited speakers, we can learn much and minister more effectively by being with a small group before service. By: Scott Armstrong Simply by virtue of being missionaries in the Church of the Nazarene, my wife and I dedicate three months every two years to home assignment, traveling around our home country and preaching in... Continue Reading →
By: Dan Reiland Reflection is good for the soul. Personal reflection is even better if you act on it. You may not be an “end of the year – take a two-day retreat in the mountains” kind of person. I’m not either. I can think through and process these questions in the time it would... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong In the Mesoamerica Region of the Church of the Nazarene, we dedicate the month of January every year to the promotion, prayer and giving for the Genesis ministry. NMI (Nazarene Missions International), under the leadership of Ana María Crocker, has truly led the way in prioritizing this emphasis, and for that we... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong I’m a basketball fan. And I’m a missionary. So when I came across this gem of an interview with Charlotte Hornets’ guard, LaMelo Ball, at the end of his final game of 2021, I was ecstatic. The first part of the interview is just regular drivel that players say when they want... Continue Reading →
By: Rob Prince The following article was taken from https://robprinceblog.com/2021/12/16/the-pandemic-and-the-last-candle-in-the-advent-wreathe/ The last of the four candles of Advent wreathe will be lit in churches all over the world on Sunday. If it’s like at our church, somewhere in the service a family or individual will read a passage of scripture, remind us of the candle’s... Continue Reading →
By: Daniel Pesado Advent and Christmas are totally related. Advent ("adventus") means "coming" or "arrival." The synonym used in the Greek is "Parousía", which also means "coming" or "presence", although we mostly use it to refer to the arrival of Jesus at the end of time. In Advent we prepare to celebrate the first coming... Continue Reading →
By: Stan Toler Thanks to Holiness Legacy I recently came across this outline of a sermon from the late Dr. Stan Toler. Dr. Toler was an amazing preacher and leader, and he lived out these principles of thanksgiving when he was with us. Exodus 36:3-7 They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had... Continue Reading →
A few days ago, I read a story that sparked my curiosity for the term Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a compact term in Zulu, a language spoken in South Africa, and when translated, it means "I am, because you are"—like the children in the following story believed:"An anthropologist proposed a game to children in an African tribe.... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong November 28, 2021 (1st Sunday of Advent) Title: The Hope of the World. Meditation: During the global pandemic, anxiety and loneliness are on the rise. The toll that COVID-19 has taken has proven to not just be physical, but mental, emotional, and social as well. Amid such desperation, we proclaim that there... Continue Reading →
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