A blog designed to develop missional leaders
Hundreds of teens and youth leaders from around the world are traveling today to the Third Wave youth conference that will be held in Hyderabad, India. This initiative is one of the most significant events that the Church of the Nazarene holds every 3-4 years in order to raise up and equip emerging youth leaders. ... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong Recently I published an article that I wrote for the NYI Online Magazine that highlighted how God has used volunteer missionaries from all kinds of “secular” careers for his glory in the Genesis Initiative. There wasn’t enough space to share all of the testimonies I received when I asked for help from the 32 missionaries... Continue Reading →
The following testimony was written by Ana Perdomo (Mexico), she served as a volunteer missionary in Project Timothy and Encuentro. God continues to call and use the lives of young people who are willing to listen and obey: My first week in Guatemala I served as a translator for a team that had come from... Continue Reading →
In June and July, the first-ever Project Timothy was held, with volunteers from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua serving along with young people from the USA and Canada during Encuentro 2018. The participants from the USA, Canada, and the Mesoamerica Region donated between 7 and 18 days to serve alongside local churches in... Continue Reading →
Guatemala and Costa Rica hosted Encuentro June 30 – July 14. It impacted the lives of hundreds of people, from the communities where the teams ministered to the volunteers. Linda Alguera, 26, a doctor from Nicaragua, shared her experience in Guatemala. “ ...My friend and I spoke with our pastor and received help from the... Continue Reading →
Forty-eight Panamanians and 21 people from the Kansas District, USA, joined July 27-29 for an urban Maximum Mission in Panama City. The purpose was to impact the sites where Genesis missionaries are serving. On the first day they served in the Carrasquilla community, which is the area of responsibility for Genesis missionaries Keila Molina and... Continue Reading →
“Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall.” (1 Cor. 8:13) When my father was pastoring several years ago, there was a woman who wanted to become a member in the church. However, she disagreed with... Continue Reading →
“Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.” (1 Cor. 8:9) As a new youth pastor, I invited one of the sophomores in the youth group to grab some ice cream after school. As he climbed into my car and I turned the key, the... Continue Reading →
“The man who loves God is known by God.” (1 Cor. 8:3) On my wedding day, I was head-over-heels enamored with my wife. I thought I could never be more in love. However, eighteen years later the love is even deeper. We’ve shared many tears and countless belly-splitting times of laughter. Just one look can... Continue Reading →
“The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.” (1 Cor. 8:2) In college, I was given a topic for a research paper. I spent a good part of the semester reading, investigating, checking sources, and taking notes. Every article cited another 20 journals and papers. When I... Continue Reading →
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