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...

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...

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...

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...

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: ...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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.

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."

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,...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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....

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...