Are You Planning Ahead for Your Next VBS?
Every year, Nazarene churches are bombarded by numerous VBS programs from other denominations and companies not realizing that there is a VBS curriculum created by Nazarenes for Nazarenes. Before you purchase a VBS resource that may not reflect the Church of the Nazarene’s theology, investigate one created especially for Nazarene children. Here is a brief […]
Joy of Every Longing Heart: Special Advent Resources
Dan Boone has prepared our 2023 Advent community-wide study for churches and small groups titled Joy of Every Longing Heart. He helps us explore the transformative movement of our God, who only has to speak to change the world. The Joy of Every Heart devotional is a creative departure from the norm and spotlights the […]
NDI’s Leadership Conference (LC2024) Registration is Open!
LC2024 will be held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. This strategic location in the central United States provides ease of travel from anywhere in the USA/Canada Region. The dates of the conference are from the evening of November 5 through the morning of November 7, 2024. Come and listen to inspirational […]
Teaching Christmas Throughout the Year
Life can become hectic during the Christmas season. Between activities like shopping for gifts and wrapping them, decorating the house or church, preparing for families to visit you or you preparing to visit family and friends, we sometimes do not take the time to stop and remember the real reason for Christmas. With children, it […]
Newly Elected NDI District Presidents Receive Special Orientation at GMC
From September 26-28, NDI held a special orientation training for the newly elected NDI district presidents at the Global Ministry Center. The orientation included presentations by the NDI global staff, NDI educational field coordinators, and regional ministry partners with special presentations by USA/Canada Regional Director Stan Reeder, Research Services Director Rich Houseal, and Nazarene Benefits […]
New Disability Ministry Coordinator Hired
After much prayer and many interviews with many excellent candidates, Nazarene Discipleship International welcomes Rev. Ryan Nelson as our new disability ministry coordinator! This new five-year position, fully funded by a generous gift from the Lilly Endowment, will bless local Nazarene churches with resources and training for this greatly needed ministry to families and their […]
Compassionate Outreach Is Essential to Discipleship
As Christ-followers, we are to engage in Compassionate Outreach, so this is one of our Nazarene Discipleship International (NDI) core principles. God’s compassionate and redemptive love is foundational to discipleship and the appropriate motivation for Christian outreach. Whatever we do, wherever we are, we aim to intentionally influence non-Christians to experience God’s love. This is […]
Mark Your Calendar for NDI’s Leadership Conference (LC2024) – November 5-7, 2024!
LC2024 will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This strategic location in the central United States provides ease of travel from anywhere in the USA/Canada Region. The dates of the conference are Tuesday, November 5, through Thursday morning, November 7, 2024. You can expect inspirational speakers, informative workshops, and […]
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 […]
A Special Invitation to all Nazarene Educators
As you work in your area of education, you are committed to ministry to your students and their families, as well as to your colleagues. We are so thankful for all that you do to show Christ’s love to others every day. Nazarene Educators Worldwide (NEW) is an organization that serves Christian educators in […]