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As the Church of the Nazarene grows dynamically in so many parts of today’s world, God matches this growth with the activity of the Holy Spirit in calling persons to ministry. The Spirit of God...

Our proclamation as the Church of Jesus Christ is that the world was created in an original harmony. This harmony was centered in the fact that the creation, particularly the image God that is...

It is natural that Christians would have a desire to be a part of God’s redemptive activity in the world and it is a sign of good health when a church is finding ways to use a variety of resources to...

John Wesley’s life and ministry transformed 18th century England. His proclamation of the gospel of freedom from sin and social liberation revolutionized society. The Methodist movement was marked by...

Emerging evidence in both the scientific and medical literature seems to indicate that several addictive behaviors some Wesleyans traditionally have recognized as sinful may be linked to mutations in...

In an ad dress to the 1982 Ox ford In sti tute of Meth od ist Theo log i cal Stud ies, Al bert C. Outler out lined an agenda for what he called “Phase III” of Wes ley Stud ies, pro pos ing a slo gan...

Postmodernists reject truth. At least that’s what many Christians think. Type “Christian,” “truth,” and “postmodern” into an Internet search engine, and you’ll find plenty of Christian apologists...

The book is organized into an introduction and six chapters followed by endnotes and a useful bibliography. In the introduction Brower begins by describing the contemporary state of the ecclesial...

Deirdre Brower Latz I think that I stumbled into practical theology. I am called to be a pastor, but love teaching, and when the opportunity presented itself to me to teach, I took it. Initially I was...

Rev. Marcos Canales Pastoral ministry contributes immensely to the ongoing dialogue of ecclesiology and missiology. I consider it extremely important to regard pastoral ministry as the crossroads...

Juan Fernandez I believe that as times continue to get tougher around the world, Christians will be forced to deal with tough questions about their faith. Lukewarm Christians will be pushed toward a...

Dr. David M. Phillips I am convinced that there has never been a time when having an educated clergy is more important. We are living in a day when many people are entering the ministry as a second...

Padu Meshramkar I would like to answer this first from my perspective as a teacher. I never wanted to be in the full time ministry. I had felt that (ministry) should be some thing anyone should always...

Mark Quanstrom It was not my idea. I was called to preach and I knew that that particular vocation demanded continued study. After Seminary, I assumed the pastorate of Belleville First Church of the...

Gary Sivewright First let me state that my discipline is Christian Education with a specific focus on youth ministry. I really did nott know that going in. I think I was just following my heart and my...

Robin Smith Ecclesiology is really the discipline that I have invested my life in. Although my job titles have most often included Christian Education, it is really the study of the life and ministry...

Dr. Henry W. Spaulding I am not sure if I chose this discipline or if it chose me. When I was in High School I read Nietzsche’s Gay Science and I was enthralled it, shortly after, I read selections...

The 2009 Africa Region Leadership Conference Plenary session, “Moving from Vision to Action to Results” was presented in Nairobi, Kenya on the campus of Africa Nazarene University. The material was...

Introduction to the journal issue from the current editor of Didache

Introduction to the journal issue from the current editor of Didache

This article is the first of a 2-part series that explores why Nazarenes believe in and support God's calling upon men and women for the ordained ministry.

This article is the second article in a 2-part series that explores why Nazarenes believe in and support God's calling upon men and women for the ordained ministry.