A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By Freya Galindo Mexico’s big cities contain a multitude of social problems and unfavorable conditions for many people who live in vulnerable situations. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, is not the exception, even more so because it is a city bordering the United States. Eleven years ago, aware of this reality, the 1stChurch of the Nazarene in... Continue Reading →
During May and June 2018, Nazarene Missions International (NMI) in the Mexico Gulf District held 4 “Missionary Adventure” events for children ages 4 to 14. More than 100 kids from 4 different areas of the district attended the camps, with the purpose of making them aware of the missionary work of the Church of the... Continue Reading →
The second Global Mission coordinators’ retreat for the Northcentral field was held May 17-19. Nine coordinators from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua participated in the retreat, along with several of the young people they are discipling and preparing for missions. During the retreat, the participants: Heard testimonies about how God is working in the... Continue Reading →
By Scott Armstrong I was a rookie missionary, new to the field and eager to change the world. I was chatting with a missionary colleague who had served for nearly a decade about a delicate conflict in the Church both on the field and back home. At one point I expressed optimism that all would... Continue Reading →
Eight missionaries from Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States traveled to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to receive missionary training during the month of April this year. One of the strategies of the Genesis initiative in the Mesoamerica region is to send volunteer missionaries to big cities in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean in order... Continue Reading →
By David A. Busic It has often been said that the union of three different groups to form the Church of the Nazarene at Pilot Point, Texas, USA, was to promote the biblical doctrine of holiness as expressed in the teaching of John Wesley and the American Holiness Movement. While that is certainly true, what... Continue Reading →
By Emily Armstrong I got a text from Alejandra a few days ago saying she wanted to talk to me for a few minutes. And a Facebook message from Merit asking me for prayer. And an email from Daniela, updating me on what has happened in her life in the past few months. 3 women... Continue Reading →
The Church of the Nazarene ministers in 162 world areas.* In 2017, there were 685 missionaries originating from 59 world areas (including 225 long-term volunteers). Last year, 110 new missionaries were added. Within these missionary families, there are 379 missionary kids.* 9,480 volunteers participated in Global Missions in 2017. In addition to the long-term volunteers,... Continue Reading →
In one of the neighborhoods in the city, two missionaries were doing door to door evangelism, knocking on doors to present the gospel using the “Wordless Book.” They knocked on the door insistently, but no one would open. When they were about to leave, a woman about 40 years old leaned out of a small... Continue Reading →
By Howard Culbertson People today use the word “missionary” in at least four ways: – As a description for all Christians; – As a label for people doing any kind of ministry anywhere; – As a specialized category for anyone with cross-cultural ministry experience, whether that be long-term or for only a few days; --... Continue Reading →
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