Costa Rican, American Nazarenes team up for missions trip

Thanks to strong connections built by previous missions trips, Encuentro Ministries joined up with a missions team from Costa Rica in late June to serve with Appalachia Reach Out (ARO), a Nazarene Compassionate Ministry that serves the Appalachia region of the United States. More than 200 people from 14 different churches across the United States […]
Ron Jackson to lead church relations for MNU

MidAmerica Nazarene University President Jon North announced the appointment of Ron Jackson as assistant to the president for church relations, effective 15 September 2025. Jackson will succeed Randy Cloud, who retired at the end of August following decades of service to MNU and the North Central Region of the Church of the Nazarene. A seasoned […]
Nazarene Disability Ministry adds resources in Spanish, Portuguese, and French

Nazarene Disability Ministry, a ministry of Nazarene Discipleship International (NDI) in the USA/Canada Region, has recently released Adapted Bible Stories in Spanish, Portuguese, and French. “In USA/Canada alone, we have many different languages,” said Ryan Nelson, Nazarene Disability Ministry coordinator. “We need to be speaking into churches that have those as primary languages or who have […]
USA/Canada Region prepares next generation of missions leaders

The USA/Canada Region is offering short- and mid-term missions opportunities on the region, aiming to prepare the next generation of missionaries and missional leaders. “There’s been a gap in opportunities here on the USA/Canada Region in shorter-term developmental opportunities for people who want to explore serving longer term,” said Sam Senica, Missions Mobilization co-coordinator for […]