Women’s Discipleship Ministries Gather at General Assembly
General Assembly 2023 was a wonderful way for Nazarene women to connect. The USA/Canada women’s discipleship representatives enjoyed all the ways we gathered and greeted one another through our booth, worship gatherings, workshops, or spontaneous meetings in the halls as we celebrated our bond of love in God. We began the assembly with a constant […]
Discipleship Requires Fervent Prayer
Prayer is an essential part of being and making Christlike disciples. One of the five core principles in our new Nazarene Discipleship International (NDI) Bylaws is Fervent Prayer. Our Nazarene Essentials notes: “Prayer, the Word of God, and intentionally helping each other to be more like Jesus characterize dynamic discipleship in the church.” So […]
NDI Receives Grant to Begin New Ministry Initiative for People with Disabilities
In January, NDI, in partnership with Wonderful Works Ministry, submitted a proposal to the Lilly Endowment to provide special resourcing to USA and Canada churches with the goal of equipping our churches to become more accessible to people with disabilities. We are pleased to announce that the proposal was approved, and NDI received a grant […]
Have You Discovered NDI’s Five Core Principles?
Nazarene Discipleship International’s mission is to carry out the Great Commission to children, youth, and adults in preparation for a lifelong journey of being and making Christlike disciples in the nations. This path of disciple making, and the church’s co-mission with Jesus Christ, is to reach the lost, establish new believers in their faith, and […]
How Pentecost Helps Me to Be Different
Seven weeks after Easter, on May 28 this year, most Nazarenes in our 164 world areas will celebrate Pentecost Sunday. We will remember Christ’s promise to be with us “always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). We will also remember the early believers who gathered in an upper room being filled with […]
We Must Keep Discovering and Developing Disciple Makers!
Hal Perkins’ in Walk with Me insists: “To make Christlike disciples, we must help our disciples make disciple makers.” Fostering and developing disciple makers should be ongoing for healthy, growing Christ-followers. Every Christian should be able to answer these questions: Who is discipling you? Who are you discipling?” An Example from Nigeria A young Nigerian […]
How Do We Mentor Disciple Makers to Also Make Disciple Makers?
It is important for each Christ-follower to be engaged in a lifelong journey of being and making Christlike disciples. Mature Christians need to be committed to guiding other Christ-followers to become more and more like Christ. Unfortunately, the is a shortage of disciple makers. In Hal Perkins’ book Walk with Me, he challenges us to […]
Children’s Ministry Transforms Community in Ecuador
Those who know Keren Chuiza know that she has a passion for children’s discipleship that is contagious. Her influence ignited the passion in others for the ministry to children in Cuenca, Ecuador. The Start The journey started in 2013, when Keren Chuiza felt the Lord call her to disciple others. She learned about a group of children who […]
A Very Brief History of Discipleship in the Church of the Nazarene
Discipleship has always been an important part of the Church of the Nazarene. However, the titles given to the discipleship efforts of the Church of the Nazarene are varied. During the denomination’s first two decades, discipleship was included in the General Assembly Committee on Sunday Schools. Then, discipleship was championed in the Department of Church […]
New Courses Available by The Discipleship Place
The Discipleship Place has been at work planning the redesign of the website, filming new courses, and designing an interactive version of the How to Study the Bible course! Interactive Course: How to Study the Bible. People will find this new format engaging, fun, and interactive, redesigned with game elements and a visually appealing look. […]