A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By Scott Armstrong Recently I published an article that I wrote for the NYI Online Magazine that highlighted how God has used volunteer missionaries from all kinds of “secular” careers for his glory in the Genesis Initiative. There wasn’t enough space to share all of the testimonies I received when I asked for help from the 32 missionaries... Continue Reading →
By Gustavo Crocker In a well-known story, D. L. Moody was asked how the night’s evangelistic meeting had gone. His celebrated response was, “We had two and a half conversions.” His interviewer responded, “You mean two adults and one child?” “No,” Moody replied, “two children and one adult. The adult only has half his life... Continue Reading →
By Karl Vaters The church does not exist to give us an audience for our ideas, projects or egos. It exists to fulfill Christ’s purposes. The church belongs to Jesus. It is not owned by its denomination, its donors, its members, its staff or its lead pastor. Jesus said he would build his church –... Continue Reading →
As followers of Christ, we are all called to be ambassadors of the Kingdom throughout the world. And through the global Church of the Nazarene, you are doing exactly that. Not only are you showing Christ’s love to your neighbors locally, but you are also showing it to those thousands of miles away. When your... Continue Reading →
Four months ago I received the news that a friend and colleague in ministry from years ago had passed away. I have been thinking about her legacy a lot since that day. The Nazarene Seminary in Costa Rica produced a wonderful tribute to her that can be found on their website. Dr. Natalia Nikolova was... Continue Reading →
By Dave Briggs Five insights that changed my awkward relationship with this core part of the Christian life and church ministry. I grew up in church, and my family rarely missed a Sunday. I don’t remember a single sermon, but I do remember feeling nervous about the word stewardship. Every September our church hosted Stewardship Sunday,... Continue Reading →
One of the things that characterizes us as a denomination is our heart for missions. The primary way we fund the global missionary enterprise is through the World Evangelism Fund (WEF). But what is WEF? The World Evangelism Fund fuels the Church of the Nazarene’s mission by combining each person’s and church’s gift together to... Continue Reading →
In our previous entry, Cleon Cadogan shared his testimony from his time spent in Grenada as a volunteer missionary as part of GENESIS. The primary objective of his time there was to plant and organize a new Nazarene church in the community of Content. Within the first year of his arrival, God had done the... Continue Reading →
Sent from Georgetown, Guyana to the island of Grenada as a part of the GENESIS initiative, Cleon Cadogan served as a volunteer missionary for two years. A month ago, he finished his primary work of planting a new congregation in the community of Content, and he has recently shared his thoughts regarding the challenges and blessings of... Continue Reading →
A week ago I was in Panama City for our Regional Advisory Committee meetings. One of the things that came up several times during the four days was our response as a region in giving to the World Evangelism Fund. The World Evangelism Fund (WEF) supports nearly 700 Nazarene missionaries and the work of the Church... Continue Reading →
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