A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By Ed Stetzer In the first post of this series, I began a discussion on the importance of pastors establishing healthy boundaries in ministry. As it’s an area in which I have personally struggled, and one in which I continue to grow, I’m passionate about sharing what I have learned in order to help others... Continue Reading →
By Ed Stetzer We live in a world that is defined by boundaries. Our roads are painted with them, our sports games are designed around them, and our psychologists tell us that we need to expand them around that codependent crazy aunt of ours. While it may be true that the term “boundaries” has been... 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 →
Some exciting things are happening with the Church of the Nazarene on the island of Curacao. This work was begun a few years back, but has just recently been officially recognized by the denomination, which is an important milestone. We realized that readers of this blog may have not heard of the origins of the... 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 →
Today we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of a sad day in United States - and world - history. At 6:01pm on April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Only 39 years old, he was pronounced dead at 7:05pm at St. Joseph's hospital.... Continue Reading →
From March 9 to 11, 53 youth from Dominican Republic and Haiti joined together to serve in the first Maximum Mission organized in the D.R. East District. During the weekend, the visiting participants joined two Nazarene churches in the city of Higuey, using their gifts and talents to impact the specific community of Juan Pablo... Continue Reading →
By Hiram Vega During his ministry on earth, Jesus impacted many lives. One of them was the most powerful man present before his death: Pontius Pilate, representative of the Roman empire and governor of that region. Jesus was brought before Pilate by the religious authorities, to be judged by him, even though they had already... Continue Reading →
By Hiram Vega What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the name Barabbas? You most likely remember a murderer who was released instead of crucified. And you certainly remember that Jesus died in his place. This is very true. After being arrested, Jesus faced several trials: one of them... Continue Reading →
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