A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By: Scott Armstrong Los Angeles, California. I was 20 years old. I was with 100+ other university students preparing to dedicate our summer to cross-cultural ministry. But first, the Church of the Nazarene and the Youth in Mission leaders had invited us to five days of training. On one afternoon, they were drilling into us... Continue Reading →
The following article was written by our General Superintendents and first appeared on the denominational website: http://www.nazarene.org The Glory Barn is the original Church of the Nazarene in Los Angeles, California Wilderness seasons like COVID-19 are opportunities for reviewing our core identity as a church – our denominational DNA, as it were. Getting back to... Continue Reading →
By: Rachel Kleppen *Article published in Christianity Today on September 13, 2019 For as long as I can remember, the word missionary conjured up a specific, anxiety-inducing image in my mind. A young person felt a burning call to some “dangerous” or “poverty-stricken” nation, said goodbye to the comforts of home and family, and assimilated into a... Continue Reading →
In an upcoming entry, I will write about the famous missionary saying: “That’s different, but it’s OK.” It really is genius in its simplicity and causes me to think about the following story I read two decades ago. I hope it challenges you to honor the “strange” around you. “When I was little, we didn’t... Continue Reading →
Declaration from General Superintendents on Coronavirus: https://nazarene.org/article/board-general-superintendents-statement-coronavirus To our global Nazarene family: These are unprecedented days in the life of the church and for the citizens of the world. The global pandemic as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led us into new territory. The good news is that all of this... Continue Reading →
By: Emily Armstrong International living has it’s ups and downs, that’s for sure. One question that has fascinated me for a while is when people ask me if I’m afraid to live in another country. And this week, a few things have happened to provoke deeper thinking on that topic - so I’m writing about... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong A while ago I had a conversation with a college student who I see a lot of potential in. I actually see gifts and graces in him to be a fantastic missionary someday. He is passionate about issues of justice and helping the world to become a better place. At the same... Continue Reading →
“So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to... Continue Reading →
By Freya Galindo Guevara “ . . . I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.” 1 Corinthians 9:22 When the message of salvation has changed our lives, we become passionate about sharing it. That implies that we must find better ways to share it,... Continue Reading →
By Luz Jimenez Avendaño “In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. When they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work... Continue Reading →
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