A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By Scott Armstrong I have been reflecting recently on the way that we evaluate and train our Genesis missionaries. As a team, we tinker with the content of our workshops and attempt to provide hands-on experience that will also prepare them for their two years in a different culture and in an explicitly urban context. ... Continue Reading →
Scott Armstrong Recently the Board of General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene made a subtle, but significant, change to the name of our missions sending arm of the denomination. What was “Global Mission” will now be known as “Global Missions.” As of September 5, 2018, this shift has been made, all materials have been... Continue Reading →
At the end of September 2018, the annual Global Mission Mesoamerica retreat was held in La Romana, Dominican Republic. During the four days, field coordinators of this ministry gathered with Scott and Emily Armstrong (regional coordinators) to enjoy a time of reflection, prayer and conversation about how to improve and advance in discovering, developing and... Continue Reading →
Greetings from Panama City and the Mesoamerica Regional Office! We have gathered in these days as ministry coordinators and other elected representatives and leaders from our Church in order to celebrate what is known as Regional Advisory Committee meetings. The RAC (for short) is an important time where we report on the past year’s challenges and... Continue Reading →
Once again, the Church of the Nazarene in the Dominican Republic joined together to bless a community and plant a new church - this time in the city of Bonao, located in the Northeast District. This was the first Maximum Mission held in that district and they had the support of 3 other districts who... Continue Reading →
As we met recently with Crystalla Williams and Cleon Cadogan, closing out their time in Grenada as missionaries with Genesis, they shared the following prayer requests. Please accompany them in this transition time as they pray for the people and places they have left and prepare for the new doors God will open for them... Continue Reading →
Recently I received a testimony from our Genesis missionary from Trinidad and Tobago, Crystalla Williams. She wrote these words in her final days serving in Grenada. Wow! I knew at once that her reflection needed to be shared with a wider audience. May God stir your heart as you hear her heart come through loud and clear. As... Continue Reading →
Costa Rican districts unite to equip dozens of people in their call to missions Thirty-seven participants from both districts in Costa Rica attended a Cross-Cultural Orientation Sept. 7-9 at the Poas Church of the Nazarene. Sixteen volunteers, including district and field leaders as well as missionaries, helped make the event possible. Regional Coordinator of Nazarene... Continue Reading →
From September 5 to 9 of this year, Crystalla Williams and Cleon Cadogan, volunteer missionaries that were sent to the Genesis site of Grenada in August 2016, traveled to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to enjoy a retreat after finishing their 2-year assignment. They participated in workshops addressing reverse culture shock and also prepared for sharing... Continue Reading →
What a joy to know that God continues to invite youth to respond to His missionary call! In the past weeks we have been amazed at the stories of many teens who God is guiding and using powerfully. In this post, we share three testimonies of young volunteers who participated in Encuentro, held in Guatemala... Continue Reading →
Transform the Globe 