A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By Scott Armstrong On several occasions I’ve had the privilege of speaking with someone interested in Genesis, our ministry designed to make an impact in large cities within our region. Sometimes these candidates have studied to be elementary or high school teachers. “How can God use my career to plant churches in an urban context?”... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The following testimony was written by Ana Perdomo (Mexico), she served as a volunteer missionary in Project Timothy and Encuentro. God continues to call and use the lives of young people who are willing to listen and obey: My first week in Guatemala I served as a translator for a team that had come from... Continue Reading →
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