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New field education coordinator selected for Philippines-Micronesia

David Ackerman, a professor and former missionary to the Philippines, was chosen as the new education coordinator for the Philippine-Micronesia Field. The Ackermans served the Church of the Nazarene in the Philippines as global missionaries from 1999 to 2008. David was the New Testament professor at
02 Dec 2016
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Canada Central District leaders receive training at TEACH conference

Ministry leaders, volunteers, and pastors from across the Canada Central District came together at Brampton, Ontario, Church of the Nazarene November 12 for a one-day training event, TEACH 2016. This event was the second TEACH conference sponsored by the USA/Canada Region Sunday School and
02 Dec 2016
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Moving Ministers: November 2016

Compiled by the General Secretary's Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. Roles included in the latest report are pastor and pastoral service. Entries were received from November 1 to November 30, 2016.
01 Dec 2016
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Department of Labor overtime rules blocked

A federal judge has blocked Department of Labor rules that would have extended overtime eligibility to almost four million Americans. The new regulations were set to go into effect on December 1. Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the Eastern District of Texas issued the injunction suspending the DOL
28 Nov 2016
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When God has a different plan

When Steve Jones sensed God calling him into full-time ministry from his career as a machinist, he assumed that it would be as pastor of a church. But God had something else in mind. Before he turned his life over to God at age 30, Jones had sought pleasure in rock music, bar hopping, and heavy
18 Nov 2016
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Former NMI president Beverlee Borbe remembered

Beverlee "Bev" Borbe, 87, passed away November 12 in Santa Rosa, California. She was a retired educator and a longtime leader for Nazarene Missions International. She and her husband, Richard, celebrated 67 years of marriage in August. Bev attended Pasadena College (now Point Loma Nazarene
17 Nov 2016
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Nazarenes in the News

Bayshore Education Center Executive Director Matt Paul, right, and his father, Pastor Gene R. Paul, shop for rice at Costco in Naples on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. Timeless Worth Coaching and Consulting LLC and Bayshore Education Center are teaming up to send food and supplies to Haiti through Naples
16 Nov 2016
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Just Water unfolds in Sri Lanka

The Justice Movement, born in July 2015 as a partnership between Nazarene Youth International and Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, exists to help youth partner with churches to make an impact in the world. The group challenges students and leaders to drink water in order to become advocates for
11 Nov 2016
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Building confidence: Mentoring ministry empowers youth to overcome their circumstances

Through mentoring, Stephen, Jordan, and Malik are gaining the confidence to overcome difficult circumstances. Three boys clamber onto a no-longer-new school bus and are welcomed by cheerful greetings and high fives. Wearing ripped jeans, faded tees, and worn-out sneakers — the uniform of childhood —
10 Nov 2016
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Pittsburgh district superintendent resigns

J. Bret Metcalfe, superintendent of the Pittsburgh District, resigned his position this week to return to pastoral ministry. Elected district superintendent July 24, 2010, at the 103rd Pittsburgh District Assembly, Metcalfe has served on the Pittsburgh District since 1996 when he began pastoring the
10 Nov 2016
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