By: Brett Clemmer The following article was originally posted on the blog https://maninthemirror.org/category/blog/ Many guys who grow up in the church do not continue attending as adults. There are vast numbers of dechurched (people who used to attend church but no longer do) under 40, and the fallout from COVID-19 this year has made it... Continue Reading →
Education Creates Long-Term Sustainability for Equatorial Guinea Churches
By: Daniel Sperry Mario and Irma Martinez had been faithfully serving the Lord for many years in Argentina when they began to feel restless. Mario had already served in numerous roles, including as a pastor, faculty member at Nazarene Theological Seminary–Southern Cone, and as a district superintendent, all at a young age. “I was the... Continue Reading →
Haiti Nazarenes Trust God Amid Crisis
Last week, the assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse sent the nation into a tumultuous time. Haiti Field Strategy Coordinator Pierre Antoine Jacques shared the following update: “The recent events make the people in this country sad. It is a very difficult time that we are living here, but by the grace of God, the... Continue Reading →
Life-on-Life Discipleship: Intentionally investing in others
By: Heather Zempel The best discipleship occurs within the context of real life. I disciple a handful of leaders at National Community Church in Washington, D.C., and most of my discipleship meetings happen over a great breakfast at my favorite restaurant. In a moment of insanity, I once let one of my young leaders convince... Continue Reading →
Holiness: God’s Provision for His Children
By: Dr. Doug Carter This article was taken from https://holinesslegacy.com/ After I gave my heart to Christ as a teenager in the 1950's in Alma, Georgia, my pastor invested countless hours in me as we studied the Word of God together. In the spring of my senior year in high school, he asked me to... Continue Reading →
Passionate for God or Addicted to Mediocrity? The Majesty of God Calls for our Response of Love and Excellence.
By. Ajith Fernando The following article was taken from PreachingToday.com & Christianity Today website We represent a great God who is over all and whose majesty is beyond all comparison. The greatest tragedy on earth is that people do not honor this great God. Our great goal in life is to bring honor to God.... Continue Reading →
Even on Them?
By: Mark Holcomb This article was taken from http://www.aplainaccount.org/acts-1044-48/. Acts 10:44-48 “While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, for they heard them... Continue Reading →
Faith from an Unexpected Quarter
By: Dra. Carla Sunberg Scripture: Luke 7:1 After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2 A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death. 3 When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him,... Continue Reading →
First Virtual Cross-Cultural Orientation Held on the Caribbean Field
By: Min. Timmeon Spencer, Global Missions Caribbean Field Coordinator The Global Missions arm of the Church of the Nazarene is the ministry responsible for “Discovering, Developing and Deploying Missionaries” throughout our Fields and Regions. In the Caribbean, it has been the frontline ministry over the years in organizing mission events and developing and forming missionaries... Continue Reading →
Ambassadors of Christ
By: Scott Armstrong Key Verse: “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God” (2 Cor. 5:20). My family and I have lived outside our “country of origin” for more than 18 years, and that has entailed many trips to... Continue Reading →