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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...

Didache: Faithful Teaching edition 9:2 (January 2010), which brings a broad array of research, reflection, and insights from diverse institutions and historical settings, all addressing the wide...

The concept of short-term missions remains a phenomenon which offers fruitful exploration as a kind of Christian pilgrimage. Diverse bodies of literature demonstrate that those who travel with a...

This essay looks briefly at teaching about communication and faith in a general sense, and then turns to some specifics about communication in another language, across cultures, suggesting motives...

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...

Didache: Faithful Teaching Vol. 7:2. (January 2008) This edition offers an interesting array of articles addressing intersections between Wesleyan education and various contexts of ecclesial ministry...

The objective of this paper then will be to assess Wesley’s theology. Granted that he was such a towering figure as an evangelist, apostle, pastor, ‘bishop’, and writer, what is his status as a...

Didache: Faithful Teaching Vol. 7:2. (January 2008) This edition offers an interesting array of articles addressing intersections between Wesleyan education and various contexts of ecclesial ministry...

In a struggling church situation, along with a feeling of insecurity, there is also a feeling of failure. What clearly distinguishes a religious institution from any other is the belief in absolute...

Christian Education has not always been consistent with its dedication to curriculum development. These inconsistencies can be found in various areas including a lack of training. Many seminaries...