General Superintendent Carla Sunberg delivered the annual Board of General Superintendents’ report during the 101st session of the General Board, 20-24 February. This year’s General Board was held at OR Tambo Conference Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 

It was the second time General Board was held outside the United States. The first was in The Netherlands in 2016.

Sunberg's report, "Centers of Holy Fire," highlighted the ways in which the Church of the Nazarene began sparking movements around the world to create centers of holy fire. 
Sunberg noted the powerful and diverse ways in which these centers of holy fire around the world were sparked.

“For the Church of the Nazarene is not seeking uniformity but unity through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit,” Sunberg said. “We can look out across the continents and see that centers of holy fire are not all the same but are beautifully formed by the Holy Spirit. That is what we celebrate here in Africa and at this particular General Board meeting.” 

Sunberg closed with a charge to make and keep centers of holy fire.

The report was met with enthusiastic appreciation by the members of the General Board, officers, Global Ministry Center directors and staff, regional directors, and leaders from The Foundry Publishing.

To view this year’s report, click here.

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