Three Recommendations When Starting A House Church

By: Diana González In the previous post I talked about three advantages of working with house churches (Provide LINK). Now I want to share three recommendations for the practice of the home model of being and doing church. As a Nazarene missionary planting churches in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala with the Genesis ministry in the Mesoamerican Region,... Continue Reading →

Receiving… and Then Handing Over the Keys

By: José Esteban Juan After introducing the principles of keychain leadership in the previous two posts, I want to share with you a personal testimony about the great result that experiencing this type of leadership produced in my ministerial life. Testimony: In my early years of Christian life, I experienced a period of discovery and... Continue Reading →

How to Start Being a Keychain Leader

By: José Esteban Juan The previous article gave an introduction to a topic that represents a very important pillar for churches that want to revitalize the way they minister to young people. Being a keychain leader is not just about enabling others. That is extremely important, but it isn’t everything. The Fuller Youth Institute has... Continue Reading →

Don’t Just Do Something – Sit There!

By: Dr. Jeren Rowell During these days of global coronavirus spread, we have heard references to another pandemic over 100 years ago. Although the spread of the post-WWI influenza strain went global, its origins in the United States seem to trace to military personnel stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. One hundred soldiers initially became ill... Continue Reading →

The Six C´s of Life-Transformative Preaching

By: Derwin L. Gray You can read the original article in Christianity Today – April 20, 2015 There’s a massive difference between being a great communicator and being a great communicator of the gospel. This article is for fellow preachers because I care about Jesus, his church, reaching the lost, and discipleship. I want to... Continue Reading →

Back to Basics

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 →

“Jesus Wept!” Dealing with Grief and Loss during COVID – 19

By: Dr. Norm Henry Our losses from the current pandemic have been extensive, at times staggering. Losing a family member is a great grief. Losing your job is scary. We grieve the loss of corporate worship. Livestreaming worship is good, but we long to worship together in the sanctuary. We miss giving hugs to family... Continue Reading →

3 Ways to Partner with Your City

By: Daryl Crouch *The following practical outreach strategies were originally published in Christianity Today. The author, Daryl Crouch, is senior pastor of Green Hill Church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. 3 Ways to Partner with Your City Four years after my first conversation with the city manager (see the previous article  How to Serve Your City When... Continue Reading →

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