From October 19 to 24, 2017, the Mesoamerica Global Mission regional coordinators, Scott and Emily Armstrong, gathered together with the field coordinators of this ministry: Maria Eugenia Rodriguez (Mexico), Marc Versil (Haiti), Luz Jimenez (Northcentral), Dario Richards (Caribbean), Freya Galindo (Central); and the NYI regional coordinator, Milton Gay, to have meetings and attend the “Movement... Continue Reading →
Luther and Nazarenes
Today (October 13, 2017) we celebrate the 109th Anniversary of the founding of the Church of the Nazarene. Happy Birthday, Nazarenes! Throughout this month we are also celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, so we thought, “Why not combine the two celebrations today in one post?” Rev. Klaus Arnold is a German Nazarene... Continue Reading →
2017 Thank Offering for the World Evangelism Fund
We must fix our sights on places where the church is not yet, engaging in intercessory prayer, sacrificial giving, and physically going to and mobilizing others to go to these places. Each time you give to the World Evangelism Fund, you send the message of the gospel into areas where “the church is not yet.”... Continue Reading →
8 Good Questions to Evaluate Your Church
By Dan Reiland It’s easy to get so busy doing ministry that you don’t take the time to evaluate your ministry. But evaluation is how you get better. It’s like your annual physical. No one wants to get a check-up, blood work, and maybe a test or two, but that’s how you learn what you... Continue Reading →
Practical Points For Leading Difficult People
This is part two of the article published in the previous post written by Dan Reiland. 1) Discover what is underneath. When a person becomes difficult, and the situation seems to persist, try setting the issue aside and take the conversation to a more personal level. Get “underneath” the obvious to discover if there is... Continue Reading →
Leading Difficult People
By Dan Reiland It’s probably true that the most difficult person I lead is me. That might be true about you too. But beyond that reality, there are those who seem to be genuinely unaware of the negative impact they have on others around them. And there are a few who appear to get a... Continue Reading →
Mission Briefing: Be a Sender
By Howard Culbertson Not infrequently, people think the only way they can participate in to-the-ends-of-the-earth evangelism is by flying to another country. They are wrong. “Going” is just one avenue of world mission involvement. Indeed, those who leave home to become career missionaries need a cadre of consecrated and zealous supporters back home. A few... Continue Reading →
Tell a Good Story When You Preach/Teach – Part 2 of 2
This is part two of the article published in the previous post. Illustrations that Connect This is why illustrations matter. Illustrations help to place us in the story. But illustrations that invite us in need to be something we can actually imagine. Most of us did not fight Nazis in World War II. If you... Continue Reading →
Tell a Good Story When You Preach/Teach – Parte 1 de 2
By Mary S. Hulst How to teach in a way that connects, compels, and builds trust. My stepsons come barging in the door after seeing a movie with their dad. They are laughing and talking and quoting lines from the movie as they scour the cupboards for snacks. “How was the movie?” “It was really... Continue Reading →
7 Steps to Start Becoming a Church People Want to Commit To – Part 2 of 2
This is part two of the article published in the previous post. 4. Discover Your Calling – Then Be Good at It Every leader and church needs to discover who you are and what you’re called to do. Then, do that and be that! Giving people something worth committing to isn’t a matter of competing... Continue Reading →