A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By: Dr. Clark Armstrong Several weeks ago, I gave an overview of what I feel to be – after years of ministry – the job description for a pastor. We discovered from Scripture that God has called the pastor to do four simple things: to pray, to preach, to love and to lead. In today’s... Continue Reading →
By: Cathy Spangler Father, give us eyes to see others as You see them, especially the ones that are different from us with different opinions than us: people we have been ignoring and not “seeing.” Reform and break down our attitudes and the walls we build that devalue human beings that You care for. Help... Continue Reading →
As regional leaders, we have recently felt a burden to intercede greatly for Haiti. This week we received the following report and prayer requests from the Church of the Nazarene’s leaders there. Haiti and its districts are going through a very complicated time, but now it has grown even more difficult. Insecurity and vandalism are... Continue Reading →
By: Lemuel Sandoval "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me bring love. Where there is offense, let me bring pardon. Where there is discord, let me bring union. Where there is error, let me bring the truth. Where there is doubt, let me bring faith. Where there is... Continue Reading →
By. Lemuel Sandoval Reinhold Niehbur was an American pastor who lived between 1892 and 1971. His Christian convictions led him to participate in sociology and politics. His influence was so widespread that he is considered one of America's greatest political philosophers both inside and outside the church.[1] Yet, perhaps the best-known contribution of his around... Continue Reading →
By: Lemuel Sandoval Have you ever wondered if there are things that break God's heart? Perhaps because of traditional theological education it is hard for us to think that God's heart can be broken. In any case, we might think that the sin we commit breaks and saddens the heart of God. But is there... Continue Reading →
By: Lemuel Sandoval “Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen, such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of heaven upon earth.” Anyone would imagine that John Wesley wrote these... Continue Reading →
By: Lemuel Sandoval Her name is synonymous with Christian service and compassion: Teresa of Calcutta. She was born on August 26, 1910, in Macedonia, although her name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. As a child, she liked listening to the stories of the missionaries who worked in India. At 12 years of age God called her... Continue Reading →
By: Lemuel Sandoval I’m sure it has happened to you. The alarm clock goes off and, still half asleep, you get out of bed. It's late, as usual, so you quickly dive into endless activities and to-dos. By the time you realize it, your first prayer is before dinner! How many times have we forgotten... Continue Reading →
Recently Nazarene Missions International (NMI) of the Mesoamerica Region has distributed the following prayer outline that any believer can use to seek the Lord’s face and intercede for their churches, communities, and the nations. Proclaiming the glory of God in praise and worship. (10 minutes) Lord, you who know our thoughts and our hearts, allow... Continue Reading →
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