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Richard Sowder began serving August 1 as the new national coordinator for Nazarene Disaster Response. Sowder joins the USA/Canada Regional Office to work collaboratively with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries USA/Canada under the direction of its coordinator, Althea C. Taylor. Sowder brings a broad

Nazarene Women’s Ministries and Adult Ministries International recognize the challenges parents face raising children to live pure lives in today's culture. That’s why Women's Ministries and Adult Ministries International urge parents to visit the purehope.net website to learn more about protecting

A new school year is stressful for administrators, staff, teachers, and students. There are class schedules to organize, education plans to fulfill, students to direct, expenses, and a dozen other concerns. Students face the rigors of education and the issues related to peer interactions. Their

Terasa* was married when she was about 20, but isn’t certain of her age then (or now). What she does remember is that on December 7, 2007, her husband died suddenly and her whole life changed. Terasa has a master’s in philosophy from Rajshahi University in Northern Bangladesh. Well-educated, this

Bob Broadbooks, director for the Church of the Nazarene’s USA/Canada Region, underwent heart surgery Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. Broadbooks was in Tullahoma, Tennessee, Sunday and Monday preaching revival services. He showed no indication of not feeling well, but began to have chest pains in

Hoyle C. Thomas, a former Nazarene minister who led two districts as superintendent, passed away Wednesday. He was 91. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Thomas was a 1941 graduate of what is now Southern Nazarene University and in 1980 Northwest Nazarene College (now University) conferred upon him

For the first time since Florida was divided into three Nazarene districts in 1973, the North, Central and Southern district advisory boards met in a joint session. Florida appellate judge and Nazarene layman Charles Davis served as facilitator and chairman of the August 9 event at the Leesburg

As in most African cultures, family is very important in the Malagasy culture of Madagascar, an island nation southeast of the African continent. Even when children are grown, they often live close to their parents; getting together for family functions is very important for the Malagasy. Julien and

A Samoan pastor saw members of his congregation transformed as they participated in Nazarene Continuing Lay Training courses. Recently Pastor Lalofau Leifi wrote to Continuing Lay Training at the Global Ministry Center to express his gratitude for the lay ministry courses he downloaded at www

The Grace Card , a feature film project of Calvary Church of the Nazarene in Memphis, Tennessee, will release on DVD. The DVD will be available August 16 in Christian bookstores, at video retailers, and online. The Grace Card opened to a U.S. audience February 29. The screenwriter and producers