Alaska District

The NDI team will miss Dr. Scott Rainey’s leadership as NDI director. We continue to pray that God will bless him as he pastors the Huntington First Church of the Nazarene in Indiana. His contributions to NDI and the Church of the Nazarene will continue to guide us for years to come.

You can now find the Thessalonians Bible study at DiscipleshipPlace.org. This resource is an in-depth study with rich insights that will give anyone a deeper understanding of Scripture. The original editors were Norman R. Oke and Ralph Earle. Thanks to the work of Dr. Daryll Stanton and Natasha Skyba, the Bible study has been revised. You can get started now! From the home page, click on Study > Biblical Studies and then look for the Bible Studies section. See the screenshots below for a visual on how to navigate.

A large gathering at a large church campus with large production value has the potential to leave some attendees with feelings of inadequacy. The temptation to begin the comparison game is real. Thoughts such as, "My worth is less than the pastors on staff at the large church," can clutter our minds. Yet, here is the good news.

Donna has been visually impaired for most of her life. She was able to drive in her early days as a Bethany Nazarene College student, but she was unable to drive when she graduated. Donna found that she was no longer able to read books as she loved to do, but instead she had to get used to audio books.

Camps for Nazarene children and youth are great places for our young people to become Christlike disciples! I committed my life to Christ in a boys and girls camp in eastern Michigan at the age of 10 and then was further discipled as a teen in camps, so Nazarene camps have a special place in my life and ministry. The Nazarene Camping Association provides prayer support and networking among camp, retreat, and conference centers within the Church of the Nazarene.