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Empowering pastors to lead churches that transform lives and communities.
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Preparing Men and Women for the ministry of biblical reconciliation.
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Offering in-depth leadership training, resources and opportunities for pastors and congregations alike.
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Resourcing pastors and ministry leaders to deepen their practical ministry and leadership skills.
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Providing a variety of programs to meet your current situation in life
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A community of students and faculty dedicated to the work of Christ
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Spotlighted Courses:
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NTS Hugh C. Benner Preachers Conference...
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...
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Bible Study
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...
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Bible Study
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...
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Bible Study
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...
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Bible 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 designed to assist the student: ...
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Theology Conference 2016
Presenter: Kathy Mowry How are our congregations facing the realities of this time of change, and what kind of leadership will be necessary to lead the church to greater faithfulness during this challenging period we're in as a North American...
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Bible 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 self-discipline. This course is designed to assist the student: • Understand...
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Special Interview
NTS president Dr. Carla Sunberg interviewed former Go Daddy Executive and Gubernatorial candidate Christine Jones when she was on campus in early 2015.
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Bible 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 designed to assist the...
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Campus Lecture
NTS Professor of the History of Christianity, Dr. Harold Raser, gives the second 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...
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NTS Benner Preachers Conference - 2014
Session 1 of the 2014 NTS Preachers Conference "Incarnational Leadership in a 'Me First' World."
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M15
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.
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Webinar
This webinar is designed to help pastors (re)discover their priestly role as worship leaders, and to help worship leaders understand what it means to lead "pastorally."
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Bible Study
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,...
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Chapel
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.
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NTS MLK Week
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...
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Bible 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 designed to assist the...
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Conference
NTS hosted a Pastors Day on campus in March 2015. Dr. Scott Daniels was our special speaker. Dr. Daniels holds a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics and Theology and an M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a B.A. in Pre-Seminary from Northwest...
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Grace & Peace
Three Nazarene historians (Stan Ingersol, Harold Raser, and Andrew J. Wood) discuss the life and legacy of Phineas Bresee. This segment, the sixth of seven, focuses on Bresee's indebtedness to John Wesley and the Wesleyan vision. Stan Ingersol is...
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Bible Study
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...
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SermonStudio
Scott Daniels is currently serving as the lead pastor of College Church of the Nazarene in Nampa, ID. In this episode, Dr. Daniels shares a sermon which centers around a theme from Mark's gospel, and the conversation includes Scott's process for...
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Bible Study
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...
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Bible Study
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...
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www.TheDiscipleshipPlace.org
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...
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Bible Study
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...
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M15 Pre-Conference
In this NTS sponsored pre-conference (to M15), Brannon Hancock, assistant professor of Practical Theology and Christian Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan Seminary, provides practical instruction regarding best practices for the use of multimedia and...
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Bible Study
“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...
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2016 Compassion and Social Justice...
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...
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2016 Compassion and Social Justice...
Cosmos Mutowa, Coordinator of NCM Africa Region, gives an overview on what God is doing through the Church of the Nazarene in the areas of social justice and compassion. NCM Africa exists to build bridges for spiritual and social transformation....
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PalCon
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...
Spotlighted Articles:
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Thinking Out Loud
Ladders, Torches, and Blue Lagoons
Our family's commute to church this summer included driving through a significant construction project. While I navigated the orange cone obstacle course, my eight-year-old grandson became curious...
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Thinking Out Loud
Spiritual Leadership Starts with Prayer
The greatest leadership principle I was taught I learned when I was a teenager. At an event geared for teenagers called Jesus Northwest speakers and music groups challenged us into a deeper...
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Thinking Out Loud
The Spiritual Discipline of Baking Bread
Give us this day our daily bread. -Matthew 6:11 I miss making bread. A few years ago my friend and mentor, Helen, took the time to teach me how to knead a lump of yeasty dough into a...
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Thinking Out Loud
Empowered to Sit on a Stool
Imagine with me that we are gathered together in church on a Sunday morning. The melodic sounds of the people singing together in worship are ending. As I look around, it is a beautiful sight. The...
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Thinking Out Loud
Share your Scars
Share your Scars There is a little boy in our church who has no filter. The first time I met him, he told me all about the "swear jar" that they have at home - and how he gets the money when...
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Thinking Out Loud
The Other Side of Awkwardness
Pastor Christa Klosterman reflects on the joys of taking a risk and crossing boundaries.
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Thinking Out Loud
PTSD: Forgiveness as Wholeness
"We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer. " --Dietrich Bonhoffer When someone drinks or uses drugs to forget...
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Thinking Out Loud
PTSD: Confession as Spiritual Growth
I work with Veterans who have substance abuse problems. One thing that seems to help them in their recovery is to work through the Twelve Steps of the Alcohol Anonymous (AA) program. (There is also a...
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Thinking Out Loud
The Carnation, the Empty Cradle and the Cross: Reflecting on Mother's Day
Although not officially a Christian holiday, Mother's Day seems permanently etched on the church calendar. Disputing what has become a sacred holiday seems futile. However, would it be okay if beside...
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Thinking Out Loud
Modeling
A pastor should never be seen in public outside of a suit. It is appropriate for a pastor to put on jeans and a t-shirt when mowing the lawn, but if you run out of gas while mowing the lawn you must...
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Thinking Out Loud
Kingdom Moments
Pastor Kelli Westmark writes about one of the most meaningful moments a pastor can share with her people: being present at their dying.Kingdom of God moments, sometimes unnoticed in the rush...
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Thinking Out Loud
Compelled to Serve: Church Success Reimagined
When my husband and I were young and naïve, we visited a handful of local churches looking for something specific. We were pretty sure we would find what we were looking for but, surprisingly, we...
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Thinking Out Loud
Why Budget?
One of the easiest ways to understand a person's life is to look into their spending habits. For example, in college I spent the majority of my income on coffee and books. Have we not all been...
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Thinking Out Loud
The Job of Ministry
There are some mornings I wake up a little after 4, I shower, and I avoid all the really squeaky steps down the hallway to get myself out the door and off to work for a couple hours before my...
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Thinking Out Loud
Ministry Jazz: Learning to Improvise
As we learn the music well, we will learn that even when we are going "off the page" in regard to ministry challenges, we are never truly soloing. We are always playing in harmony with both the...
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Thinking Out Loud
Church Administration IS the Work of Ministry
Pastor Erik Gernand reflects on his first year in a lead pastor role and the challenges of learning how to be a good administrator.
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Thinking Out Loud
Pointing Out the Hairballs: Mentoring, Discipling and Accountability for the Pastor
After about 10 years of marriage, Ben and I have discovered the benefit and enjoyment of sharing a lot of things. We share the parenting responsibilities of disciplining and playing and teaching and...
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Thinking Out Loud
Full of Darkness and Hope: An Advent Reflection
Full of Darkness and Hope: An Advent ReflectionLuke 1: 46-56John starts his Gospel by telling us that the 'light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it.' It...
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Thinking Out Loud
We are the Rich Man
The CPL Blog is an open forum for pastors and church leaders from many different contexts to share their stories, wisdom and personal insights about ministry and beyond. This week's blog features...
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Thinking Out Loud
Like Immigrants in their Own Country
I spent a few years as a pastor of a congregation of predominately low-income families and unhoused neighbors in a large mostly commuter urban church. A few congregations met underneath its roof: the...