A blog designed to develop missional leaders
The following article was originally published on Church of the Nazarene website The Board of General Superintendents would like to invite the global Nazarene family to join in a virtual worship service featuring music from around the world and a BGS message on Sunday 22 November 2020. The one-hour service will be available in five... Continue Reading →
This year a pandemic came abruptly and surprisingly; nobody imagined that we were going to be locked up in our homes for seven months (in some countries of our region it has been longer). Church buildings were closed, and the Church had to reinvent itself. In the Global Missions ministry, we were wondering how we... Continue Reading →
On October 3, 2020 the ministry of Global Missions celebrated the online graduation of 86 students from Guatemala, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Puerto Rico and Costa Rica who successfully completed the program of studies in the School of Leadership with an emphasis in Cross-Cultural Missions. After having persevered for 6... Continue Reading →
By: Teresa De cuesta García The planting of churches drives the expansion of the kingdom of God. When we plant churches, we are a part of the fulfillment of God's mission: the redemption of humanity. Church planting is similar to the cycle of sowing and reaping: the sower looks for an empty field, prepares the... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
By: José Esteban Juan “Everything starts when we hand over the keys.” We all know what a keychain is. It’s a normal accessory that makes it easy to carry a large number of keys for different locks, gates, or doors. There are people who are responsible for the key rings of large buildings and companies,... Continue Reading →
Part 3: Significance By: Dan Reiland In the past two entries, we have talked about how to navigate periods of survival or success in our ministries. But many of us still long for something deeper (or at least we should). In this final installment of an excellent article by Pastor Dan Reiland, we hear from... Continue Reading →
Part 2: Success By: Dan Reiland We all long to bear fruit in our ministry. However, in our previous entry, we shared Pastor Dan Reiland’s thoughts on a stage of ministry he deems surviving. Is there a way to more consistently experience significant ministry impact? Today we continue the series from Dan Reiland’s article as we... Continue Reading →
Part 1: Survival By: Dan Reiland We all want to experience significance in ministry. We hope for success, and yet sometimes find ourselves merely surviving. Is there a way to more consistently experience significant ministry impact? Is it always through success? How can you break out of survival mode? This article may be for you or someone... Continue Reading →
