Instructions

The sermon should explore holiness as it relates to tithing and living generously and should address money as it relates to the funding of the mission of the Church of the Nazarene: "To make Christlike disciples in the nations."

The scripture assignment for 2012 is Malachi 3:10.

All pastoral ministry students who are enrolled in a Religion or Christian Education program at a USA or Canada Nazarene institution of higher education (including seminaries) are eligible.

Sermons are judged through a blind process by a panel appointed by the director of Stewardship Ministries.

•  Times New Roman font

•  size 12

•  single-spaced

•  1,500 to 2,500 words

•  one line separating each paragraph

•  align all text to the left

Only the sermon title should be included at the top of the first page of the sermon.

A cover page (attached) should include the sermon title, author's name, college or university, mailing address, telephone number and email address. Please submit original work only with quotes credited within the text.

Please remove as much identifying information as possible from the body of the sermon.  Substitute generic terms for proper names, like "this congregation" or "our church" rather than New Hope Nazarene and likewise for state, region, town or geographical landmark names. For personal illustrations, substitute people's names with their roles in the congregation or simply use fictitious names.

Please submit original work with quotes credited within the text.

The submission deadline is April 1, 2012. All winners will be announced in May 2012. Payment of the $1000 scholarship will be credited directly to each winner's student account balance unless other arrangements are necessary.