This book is for pastors, lay ministers or any disciple with limited training who are eager to improve their ability and knowledge and who will undertake this serious self-discipline. This course is designed to assist the student: • Understand...

Phil Stout has been lead pastor at Jacksonville First Church of the Nazarene (MI) since 1987. Under his leadership, the church has grown from 125 to over 1400 worshippers. He was one of the featured speakers at the NTS Hugh C. Benner Preachers...

What does the story of Jonah have to say to our situation and society today? At this first session of the 2016 Theology Conference, Scott Daniels, senior pastor of Nampa College Church of the Nazarene, talks about God's plan and purpose in the...

How do you determine where to start ministry to another cultural group – whether it is a group that is ethnically or racially different from yourself or it is a congregation whose cultural world is radically different from yours. This workshop...

This book is for ministry leaders who will undertake this serious study through self-discipline and self reflection on the issues of faith development. This course is designed to assist the participant: • Understand their own faith better,...

NTS president Dr. Carla Sunberg interviewed former Go Daddy Executive and Gubernatorial candidate Christine Jones when she was on campus in early 2015.

At the time of taping, Rev. Tara Beth Leach was serving as the director of women's ministries at Christ Church in Oakbrook, IL. Since then, Tara Beth has been called to Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene as lead pastor. This episode centers...

NTS Professor of the History of Christianity, Dr. Harold Raser, gives the last of three lectures in the Mercer Lecture series on Christian Holiness. These were held on the campus of Nazarene Theological Seminary in February of 2016. The provocative...

This webinar reviews the basics of creating a Facebook page as well as suggestions for useful and relevant content that can both enhance community within a church body and also increase outreach effectiveness.

This book is for pastors, lay ministers or any disciple with limited training who are eager to improve their ability and knowledge and who will undertake this serious study through self-discipline. This course is designed to assist the...

This study course on church history is for pastors, lay ministers, or any disciple with limited background in this area. The course is meant to help improve your knowledge in church history and the importance of the body of Christ during the past...

Music has always been of great importance to the Church of God Reformation Movement. I remember joining in joyful congregational singing at the small church of my childhood and adolescence in Greensburg, Ohio. It was there I learned—by memory and...

Undertaking the task of learning the history of the world can be daunting. Even focusing on the history of the Ancient Near East may be overwhelming. Yet, for students of Scripture, understanding the historical developments of the Ancient Near...

Preface to the Course on Pastoral Care Caring for others in the life of the church is an essential part of being a shepherd. This function served by the pastor as well as laity helps healing and restoration to take place in the lives of those...

Three Nazarene historians (Stan Ingersol, Harold Raser, and Andrew J. Wood) discuss the life and legacy of Phineas Bresee. This segment, the seventh of seven, focuses on the trajectory established by Bresee and how to maintain that trajectory. Stan...

PREFACE REGARDING THIS STUDY: BELIEFS THAT GUIDE US This book is for pastors, lay ministers or any disciple with limited training who are eager to improve their ability and knowledge and who will undertake this serious study through...

As Wesleyans, our understanding of the will of God does not begin with His sovereignty, but with His love. Further, our understanding of God's will, way, and wisdom resides in the conviction that we are free to choose. We are not God's puppets, but...

Pastors and Leaders Conference (PALCON) is a gathering designed for clergy, both assigned and unassigned, serving on the front lines of ministry to encourage, challenge and equip.

Dr. Roger Hahn talks about the history of poverty in the Bible, how the church responded to it then and now, and how the church should respond to the poor and marginalized.

Larry Bollinger, who has worked with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries on the field and at the Global Ministry Center, uses personal experience to bring up the questions of where do we need to overturn systems and radically change perspectives,...

Session 1 of the 2014 NTS Preachers Conference "Incarnational Leadership in a 'Me First' World."

Through a generous grant from the Global Ministry Center's Multicultural Ministries office, the NTS Center for Pastoral Leadership was able to hold a week-long series of events focused on issues of racism, social justice and the possibilities for...

This book is for pastors, lay ministers or any disciple who is eager to improve their ability and knowledge and who will undertake this serious study through self-discipline. This course is designed to assist the student: • Gain theological...

Dr. Roger Hahn, Nazarene Theological Seminary religion professor and Director of Master of Divinity Program, speaks in this workshop session at the M15 pre-conference, Worship, Preaching and the Mission of God.

PREFACE REGARDING THIS STUDY This book is for pastors, lay ministers or any disciple with limited training who are eager to improve their ability and knowledge and who will undertake this serious study through self-discipline. This course is...

Robert Broadbooks, director of the USA/Canada region Church of the Nazarene discusses loving the poor as part of our denominational DNA, using illustrations from Wesley, Bresee, and others of the Wesleyan and Nazarene traditions. This is part of a...

Dr. Jesse Middendorf, Executive Director of the NTS Center for Pastoral Leadership, reflects on the Minister and Money - how to steward money wisely and how to talk about it in meaningful and inspiring ways in our churches.

“Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.” Psalm 43:3 Congratulations! You are embarking on a wonderful journey, an exploration of resources and...

This book is for pastors, lay ministers or any disciple with limited training who are eager to improve their ability and knowledge and who will undertake this serious study through self-discipline. This course is designed to assist the...

This book is for pastors, lay ministers or any disciple with limited training who are eager to improve their ability and knowledge and who will undertake this serious study through self-discipline. This course is designed to assist the student: ...