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Jun, 12, 2013 0
I appreciate preachers who don't waste my time. Plenty have. But not Jesse Middendorf. His sermons were not shallow, risible, or cute. He did not traffic in the spit-shined 12-minute sermon, or the hour-long, power-pointed meandering of some 'teaching pastors.'
Those of us who heard Pastor Jesse…
Jun, 10, 2013 0
According to Genesis 41:49, Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea, he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
Since 1968, total giving as a percentage of income has decreased from 3.11 percent to below 2.5 percent representing a decline of nearly 25…
Jun, 10, 2013 0
According to Genesis 41:49, Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea, he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
Since 1968, total giving as a percentage of income has decreased from 3.11 percent to below 2.5 percent representing a decline of nearly 25…
Jun, 09, 2013 0
In late 1975, then General Superintendent Eugene Stowe came to visit the new work of the Church of the Nazarene in the Dominican Republic. His wife, Faye, invited my 25-year-old wife, Toni, to join her for breakfast.
Faye gave us an awesome gift—her words of wisdom. "Toni, the church will place…
Jun, 09, 2013 0
Arlindo Mondlane is bi-vocational pastor of the Vinte Cinco de Junho (the 25th of June) Church of the Nazarene on the Maputo Mozambique District of the Church of the Nazarene. June 25th is a national holiday/independence day for Mozambique. His other jobs include work in the field of…
Jun, 06, 2013 0
The challenges facing the Christian church never end. Many years ago, my grandfather, Harry J. Felter, pastored the Church of the Nazarene in Dover, New Jersey. At that time, Dover was as far as one could go riding the train that took you into New York City (NYC). There might have been points…
Apr, 22, 2013 0
HT: How has your role as the South Asia Field strategy coordinator changed your work?
HG: The biggest differences are more administrative work and more concentration on developing the local leaders. While I've always seen this as important, my position demands that I give it more focus.
HT:…
Apr, 22, 2013 0
Recently, Holiness Today (HT) spoke with Roberto Hodgson (RH), multicultural ministries director for the Church of the Nazarene, about raising awareness of changes in the ethnic and social make-up of communities, and how local churches can reach people as they adjust to life within those…
Apr, 17, 2013 0
Two of the widest smiles arrived at our door one Sunday morning, wearing their Sunday best. I was wearing my pajamas. Travis and Katherine Evans had come to my house to pick us up for church. While Katherine assisted my sister, Travis patiently helped me brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get…
Apr, 16, 2013 0
Q: What happens when a church has to find a new pastor?
A: When a pastoral vacancy occurs there is a smooth process provided in the Church of the Nazarene. The district superintendent, who knows the church, its history, and the people, is the critical link between the church and a new pastor and…