Care & Connection
Providing care and connection between missionaries and local churches of the Nazarene.
Care and Connection encompasses global, sponsored, volunteer, and retired Nazarene missionaries. It begins when a missionary discerns a call to missions, continues during their service, and throughout the adjustment of returning to their home country.
CARE includes the steps where NMI is involved in nurturing, sending, and supporting Nazarene missionaries from Nazarene churches and districts.
CONNECTION consists of ways in which NMI connects with and supports Nazarene missionaries.
Links is part of NMI’s Care and Connection, assisting churches and districts in intentional care and connection to globally deployed Nazarene missionaries who are not from their district.
Care and Connection resources include information on being a good Links church, tips for hosting missionary speakers, guidelines for working with those serving in Additional Areas, and ways to welcome returning missionaries home.
Resources
Care and Connection Resources
Caring for Retired/Returning Missionaries Video
Mobilization
Deputation Scheduling
Missionary Profiles
Links is a network of personal connections between missionaries and Nazarene districts around the world. Participating missionaries are assigned to districts to help foster a personal connection between missionaries and the local church. A Links relationship fosters a sense of involvement with Nazarene Missions through regular correspondence from missionaries, updates from their field of service, and presentations by their Links missionary when they are on home assignment.
How does our church make a Links connection?
Each district is assigned Links missionaries. Reach out to your District NMI President for details regarding the missionary family. Then…
Make personal contact with the missionary at the email address provided.
Learn as much as possible about the missionary and the field they serve on.
Introduce the missionary to your church.
Share about your church with the missionary.
Pray for each other regularly.
Work with your District NMI President to schedule a time when they can speak at your church when on home assignment.
How can we best encourage Links missionaries?
By getting to learn and know more about each other, your local church and Links family will feel more connected. Share life together, pray for each other, communicate as often as possible, give as you feel moved by the Holy Spirit, and schedule a time to connect over video on when they are on home assignment.
How do I give a gift to Links missionaries?
Generosity is one of the greatest expressions of love. If an individual, church, or district would like to show love to a Links-assigned missionary through giving, please follow these guidelines:
How to send funds in the US:
- Churches – Use the Funding the Mission website. Log in, click the “Gift Box” icon, select “GTS contribution,” and choose “Missionary Deputation.” Search for the missionary’s name.
- Individuals – Give through the missionary’s online profile for one-time or recurring gifts.
- By mail – Make checks payable to “General Treasury Service” with “[Missionary Name] Deputation” in the memo line. Send checks to:
- GMC-Church of the Nazarene
- Attn: Donor Services
- 17001 Prairie Star Parkway
- Lenexa, KS 66220
In Canada, submit funds to the national office payable to:
- Church of the Nazarene Canada
- Include “[Missionary Name] Deputation”
- 3657 Ponytail Drive,
- Mississauga, ON L4X 1W5 Canada
Need more information?
The global NMI office is happy to help. Please contact:
913-577-0500 or connections@nazarene.org.
Why can’t I find our missionaries’ addresses on the web?
To ensure the safety and privacy of missionaries, missionary address and phone information will not be shared by NMI or Global Missions. If you need this information for a missionary, please contact either your district NMI president or your district Links coordinator who will work directly with each Links missionary.
What is Missionary Care?
Missionary care is an important strategy of Nazarene Missions International (NMI) to help provide for personal needs of missionaries. These expressions of care include:
Links: a strategy for “linking” churches with missionaries through prayer and personal contact.
Missionary Christmas Fund: provides a monetary Christmas gift for missionaries.
Missionary Health Care: monies collected through the Memorial Roll and Distinguished Service Award used to subsidize missionary health care costs.
The Memorial Roll: a way to honor deceased friends and loved ones. A certificate is issued in the name of the person memorialized and is often presented to a family member or displayed in the church.
Distinguished Service Award: a certificate presented to an individual to recognize outstanding service to God and the church. The presenter (usually a church or district) contributes $125 to Missionary Health Care.