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General Superintendent Gustavo A. Crocker announced the election of Timothy Crump as superintendent of the Southwest Indiana District . Elected July 26 on the first ballot, Crump replaces Garry Pate, who served in the position for six years. Crump has served as senior pastor of Salem, Oregon, First

When you look around, you can’t help but notice it: God has blessed us in so many ways. The psalmist calls on us to “sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy” (Psalm 107:22). When we give back, we recognize God as the giver of all good things. We remember now so that we

General Superintendent David W. Graves announced the election of Robert Mahaffey as superintendent of the Southwestern Ohio District . Elected July 19 on the seventh ballot, Mahaffey replaces Douglas Van Nest, who served in the position for nine years. Mahaffey currently pastors the West Chester,

Recent global events remind us yet again that our world continues to be divided by many political, ethnic, racial, and cultural issues. Horrific violence in places such as the Middle East, Belgium, Bangladesh, Turkey, and Louisiana, Minnesota, Florida, and Texas, USA, cast images of hatred that

The Board of General Superintendents (BGS) announced the election of Keith Cox as general treasurer. The Church of the Nazarene General Board elected Cox on June 30 and he has accepted the position. The general treasurer is the chief financial officer for the denomination, “having custody of all

Our hearts are grieved and saddened by another act of hatred and violence. We extend our sympathy, thoughts, and prayers to the families and friends of those who lost their lives in the Orlando, Florida, USA, shooting and to those injured in this incident. We urge our people to reach out in tangible

The Board of General Superintendents (BGS) announced that William Sawyer, vice president for Financial Services at TransUnion and senior pastor of Santa Ana, California, First Church of the Nazarene, will serve as chief administrative officer (CAO) of the Global Ministry Center (GMC). The CAO

The Easter season reminds us of the central truths of the good news of Jesus Christ. Paul captured this gospel of God beautifully: The gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, and who through

The Board of General Superintendents announced that the theme for the Church of the Nazarene’s General Assembly and Conventions next summer will be “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope, One Lord, One Faith.” The event will be held June 21-30 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. “After a lot of prayerful

The 93rd Session of the General Board was held 26 to 29 February in Ede, Netherlands, near Amsterdam. It was the first General Board meeting held outside the USA. “This year’s General Board exceeded our expectations,” said David Wilson, general secretary for the Church of the Nazarene. “The