NDI Journey Posts

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 walk with them into the joyous experience with God called entire sanctification.

Nazarene Discipleship International Convention Highlights

On 9 June, Nazarene Discipleship International (NDI) welcomed delegates and guests to the 30th General Assembly and Conventions and invited them to visit the NDI exhibit, which was built in collaboration with Nazarene Missions International (NMI) and Nazarene Youth International (NYI). The NDI exhibit focused on A Journey of Grace

Certificate of Lay Ministry Accomplishments for March 2023

DiscipleshipPlace.org would like to congratulate the following individuals for being approved by their pastor and local church board to receive the certificate of lay ministry.

Use VBS for all it’s Worth

Are you still deciding if you should have a Vacation Bible School this year? My congregation has found it to be one of the most effective tools the local church has in the areas of evangelism, outreach, extended ministries, training, and nurturing.

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 the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4).

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?

Have You Discovered Our “Core Principles” of Discipleship as a Journey of Grace?

Recently the Church of the Nazarene refocused its vision for making disciples with the launch of Nazarene Discipleship as a Journey of Grace. Discipleship has always been an important part of the Church of the Nazarene. However, over the years, the discipleship efforts of the Church of the Nazarene have varied. In our earliest years, discipleship was included in a General Assembly Committee on Sunday Schools.

The Final Countdown to General Assembly and the NDI Convention!

We have officially reached the final countdown to General Assembly! In a few weeks, Nazarenes from around the globe will be gathering to celebrate what God has done through the faithful servants of the Church of the Nazarene and to declare together again that Jesus is Lord! As you are preparing to journey to Indianapolis, there are some final details that you need to keep in mind!

The GA Kids Conference is Coming to General Assembly!

Something new and exciting is coming to General Assembly 2023…GA Kids!

What is GA Kids?

VBS 2023, The Toy Maker, is now online!

Now is the time to begin planning for your summer Vacation Bible School, and we have just the resource for you! You're in for an exciting time as you meet Charlie, Sammy, and a very special Toy Maker. Your church will follow along as Charlie learns that the Toy Maker loves him and cares for him. There are crafts, snacks, skits, and main points that all work together to point your students and helpers to Jesus.