RELEARNING EVANGELISM
During one of my tours as an Army chaplain, I served in one of our branch schools teaching ethics to junior officers (lieutenants and captains) as they were preparing to advance to higher levels of responsibility. The Army leadership doctrine contains an entire section on the “ethical decision-making process.” As part of my class, I […]
Reflections on LC2024
NDI’s quadrennial leadership conference, LC2024: Journey to the Core, is now in the rear-view mirror. What an amazing gathering of Nazarenes who are passionate about the discipleship mandate of the church! On November 5-7, more than 250 Nazarenes met in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to focus on and celebrate the discipleship mission of the Church of the […]
Changed in the Waiting 2024 Advent Resources
Journey through this Advent season with your faith community to discover that waiting does not mean empty time. Waiting involves experiencing God’s presence and opportunities to be changed. Changed in the Waiting provides resources for pastoral, small group, youth, and children’s ministries, encouraging participants to lean into the transformational opportunity of the season. Both the […]
Nazarene Discipleship International at M25 – Evangelization Conference in Kansas City
Are you seeking new ideas, resources, and strategies for your discipleship ministries? From February 10 to 12, NDI will share the latest evangelization materials and present workshops that equip both adult and kids’ ministries. We will share the resources and helpful strategies that you can use in your church and your area of influence. Join […]
How Will We Celebrate Christmas This Year?
We usually focus on the coming of Christ during our Christmas celebrations. Have you also thought about celebrating Christmas by focusing on being and making Christlike disciples? As I reflected on this, I wondered what would this mean in terms of living out our NDI discipleship values. Many Christian families read the Christmas story together […]
Video Series on Mental Health in Discipling Communities
Are you prepared for the ups and downs of the holidays? The Discipleship Place has a video series that discusses mental health in discipling communities. Featuring psychologist and ordained elder Dr. Janet Dean, the series offers encouraging, instructive, and practical help in providing pastoral care. You can access the videos through The Discipleship Place […]
Lessons Learned as a New Teacher
Introduction I always knew I would be a teacher. The only career I ever considered was education. I dreamed of it, talked about it, planned for it. In high school, my heroes taught the social studies and English classes. When I enrolled in college, I declared history as my major with double minors in English […]
The Discipleship Place Releases More New Bible Studies
Content: The Discipleship Place library of Bible studies continues to grow monthly. You can now access Bible studies for the following books of the Bible: General Epistles: The seven letters following Hebrews in our New Testament are called the General Epistles. These include: James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and […]
Who Is a Witness?
The spring day was hot and muggy. My wife and I were on a short-term teaching and preaching assignment in greater Manila, Philippines. Our home base was an upstairs apartment on the seminary campus. A young woman appeared at our door asking for work. I’ll call her Janet, and she wondered if we needed a […]
Greetings from Nazarene Disability Ministry!
Did you know that Nazarene Disability Ministry will be offering online small groups for families with disabilities? We are excited to say we launched our pilot group in October 2024 (Thank you, Northwest District, for hosting this group!). More groups will be coming across more districts as we enter into 2025! You may ask, “why […]