Long time mentors and leaders in the Church of the Nazarene Dr. Jesse Middendorf and Dr. Tom Nees will discuss the difference between coaching and mentoring and their experience with both. They will reflect on lessons learned and dialogue about 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 self-discipline. This course is designed to assist the student: • Understand...

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...

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: ...

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....

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...

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...

NTS Professor of the History of Christianity, Dr. Harold Raser, gives the first 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

This workshop demonstrates how to interpret Scripture through the lens of the mission of God in the world.

“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...

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...

Gary Morsch, of Heart to Heart International, in the final keynote of the Compassion and Social Justice Conference, discusses “What do I do now?” about putting knowledge into practice. This is part of a series of keynote videos from the 2016...

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 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...

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.

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...

Three Nazarene historians (Stan Ingersol, Harold Raser, and Andrew J. Wood) discuss the life and legacy of Phineas Bresee. In this segment, the fifth of seven, they focus on Bresee's understanding of preaching, worship, and pastoral ministry as a...

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...

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 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,...

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...

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...

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...

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.