By: Dra. Carla Sunberg 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... Continue Reading →
Time For a New Normal
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 →
Diwali: Time to Know True Light
By: Nitin Saraf India is a multi-cultural, multi-traditional and multi-religious country that celebrates many festivals. As we view these festivals through a Christian lens, they provide excellent opportunities for witnessing our faith in Jesus. For Hindus, Diwali is the biggest and most important festival. This year (2020) it is observed Nov. 14-19. In North India,... Continue Reading →
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Mobilizes to Assist in Eight Different Countries After Hurricane Eta
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 →
25 Ways to Impact Your City During a Pandemic
Two weeks ago I wrote about being a "glocal” church, and an upcoming regional activity that will put that concept in action: Mission Without Limits. Several people have asked since that time if they could see the list of ministry strategies or activities that we are urging our participants to incorporate in their communities. After... Continue Reading →
Global Service of Thanks
The following article was originally published on Church of the Nazarene website The Board of General Superintendents would like to invite the global Nazarene family to join in a virtual worship service featuring music from around the world and a BGS message on Sunday 22 November 2020. The one-hour service will be available in five... Continue Reading →
First Virtual Cross-Cultural Orientation Held in the Mesoamerica Region
This year a pandemic came abruptly and surprisingly; nobody imagined that we were going to be locked up in our homes for seven months (in some countries of our region it has been longer). Church buildings were closed, and the Church had to reinvent itself. In the Global Missions ministry, we were wondering how we... Continue Reading →
It’s Not Enough to Broadcast a Service, Churches Need to Foster Community
By: Adam Graber The following article was originally published on Christianity Today´s website Since the coronavirus forced worship services to move online, nearly a third of church-goers have stopped attending church, according to new Barna research. Among millennials, it’s even higher: Half of those who used to go to church have stopped since the pandemic started. It... Continue Reading →
Called to Be a Glocal Church
By: Mitzi Villegas Carmona Where does the term “glocal” come from? Glocal comes from the combination of two terms: global and local. Reformed missiologist Charles van Engen speaks in this regard that: “In the twenty-first century, the church of Jesus Christ needs to be self-aware of something that it already is: a glocal church… [A]... Continue Reading →
What is “Glocal”?
By: Scott Armstrong Have you seen what God is up to in our region lately? Despite a worldwide pandemic, our ministry of Global Missions has seen hundreds of students enrolled in online missions training, and this very week we are holding the first-ever online Cross-Cultural Orientation (known as “Explore” in some regions). Perhaps more astounding... Continue Reading →