A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By: Rev. David Mills When I was growing up as a boy, my family didn't have a lot of money. My dad was a pastor in rural Eastern Kentucky in one of the most impoverished areas in the USA. However, my parents taught me a very important lesson about hospitality and serving in our local community. ... Continue Reading →
By: Lisa Smith The following article was taken from Christianity Today´s website “So can you help me? Please? I really need your help.” As I stared into the eyes of my new Christian friend, I saw her struggling. She was feeling tempted…. Of course I will help her, I thought. I know just what to... Continue Reading →
By: Dr. Eddie Estep February 17, 2021, was Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season called Lent. Ash Wednesday gets its name from the custom, in some Christian denominations, of placing ashes on the forehead as a sign of penitence. The ashes are obtained by burning the palm branches from the previous year’s Palm... Continue Reading →
By: Eunice Zaragoza Leal When we joined the short-term missions trip, Missions Without Limits, we could not have imagined how we would engage in missions in the midst of this pandemic. As the date approached, our entire team in Cadereyta, Mexico began to experience trials of different kinds. We lost family members to illnesses, and... Continue Reading →
By: Dr. Stan Toler (1950-2017) “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 Have you noticed it? The subtle inversion that’s taken place in our thinking about our mission? Where once we focused our energies on the word GO, we have now applied our thinking to strategies for getting... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Chris Gilmore *This article was originally published at http://www.iamchrisgilmore.com. Just look at the shreds of wrapping paper and the stacks of receipts. Look at the scattered stocking stuffers and the crumbs of quickly consumed cookies. Look at the half-eaten candy cane stuck to the carpet and the Pinterest fails and the exhausted in-laws.... Continue Reading →
By: Shane Claiborne Shane Claiborne is a best-selling author who writes and speaks around the world about peacemaking, social justice, and Jesus. A while ago I read one of Shane’s reflections on Christmas, and the article has stayed with me through the years. The original can be found at Shane’s blog: Red Letter Christians. We... Continue Reading →
By: Lola Brickey and Karen Cruz A few weeks ago, the NMI (Nazarene Missions International) of the Mesoamerica Region produced and broadcast a series of messages and workshops from various global and regional leaders. The hope is that these videos spark conversation in our churches and equip us for today's mission. After watching each video,... Continue Reading →
By: Ed Stetzer The following article was originally published on Christianity Today´s website Returning to normal after such a historic moment would be nothing short of missing one of the greatest opportunities of our lifetime. As countries have begun varied and nuanced approaches to reopening businesses, parks, and more, we find ourselves asking more and... Continue Reading →
In the past week, many countries of our Mesoamerica Region have been greatly affected by Hurricane Eta. We ask for any and all prayer networks to be activated with regards to the devastation from Mexico through Panama. Dozens of our Nazarene church buildings and the Bible Institute in Coban, Guatemala have becoming emergency shelter space... Continue Reading →
