A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By: Rev. Michaele LaVigne We have recently marked the one-year anniversary of COVID reality in many countries around the world. One year of cancellations, deaths, fear, crisis, masks, online services, and upheaval in every part of our lives. I think we all fall into the category of those who are “weary and carry heavy burdens.”... Continue Reading →
By: Mitzi Villegas Carmona and Scott Armstrong We have concluded the third stage of Mission Without Limits in our Mesoamerica Region! Mission Without Limits is a missionary project that seeks to mobilize the Church of the Nazarene to carry out the Great Commission in the midst of a pandemic. This opportunity was made available so... Continue Reading →
The Board of General Superintendents (BGS) announced a new denominational initiative, Nazarene Discipleship: A Journey of Grace, to provide a framework for discipleship in the Church of the Nazarene worldwide. Members of the BGS worked with denominational representatives from across the globe to make this initiative a reality, and, at the 97th Session of the... Continue Reading →
By: Dan Reiland Whenever I hear someone say, “I’m helping my pastor get his ministry accomplished”, I cringe just a little. I know that comes from a good heart, but there is a better and biblical principle still to be discovered. Ephesians 4:11-13 seems clear enough, but a striking number of churches don’t fully understand,... Continue Reading →
In our last entry we published an excerpt from the 2021 Board of General Superintendents' Report during the 97th Session of the General Board. Dr. Carla Sunberg titled the report “A Journey of Grace” and masterfully wove that theme throughout her summary of a quite difficult year for the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Marissa Coblentz When a muscle is unused for too long, it atrophies. It shrinks and weakens. Maybe you have seen this happen to yourself or a friend. This can happen with our confessing muscle. We can fall into the habit of glossing over, justifying, ignoring, or dismissing our wrongdoing instead of simply confessing... Continue Reading →
By: JoHannah Reardon If for no other reason, it provides perspective and balance Hindus attack Christians in India. Chinese believers are imprisoned for taking a stand against their government’s position on house churches. Venezuelan Christians are reeling from a perpetually downturned economy. Many West African Christians were suffering from lack of infrastructure when Ebola hit,... Continue Reading →
By: Rev. Emily Armstrong I admit it. I love the Church of the Nazarene. I really can’t imagine my life being a part of any other church. Unlike Scott, I wasn’t born into the Church of the Nazarene. Scott is a part of legacy Nazarenes - parents and grandparents that dig back into the earlier... Continue Reading →
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 →
