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" The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed " -- J. Hudson Taylor In the mid-19th Century, Hudson Taylor said something obvious: Matthew 28:19-20 is not simply one item on a list of suggested activities. Those verses are the “Great Commission”--a label

Clay Stephens, pastor of the Monticello, Florida, Church of the Nazarene, passed away unexpectedly November 19. He was 41. Stephens told Monticello News he grew up in church but didn't live a lifestyle that reflected the Bible's teaching. When his first wife, to whom he was separated, became

Floyd Flemming, retired East Ohio District superintendent, passed away November 14. He was 88. Flemming was born in New Brunswick, Canada. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Nazarene College, a Bachelor of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary, a Master of Arts from Boston University,

The Board of General Superintendents approved changes to the Mesoamerica Region field structure, including decreasing from six fields to five. Two current fields, Mexico North and Mexico South, were combined to create the Mexico Field. "In uniting Mexico into one field, it would help us to have a

Forrest E. Whitlatch, retired Iowa district superintendent, passed away October 21. He was 90. Whitlatch began his ministry in Iowa after graduating from Olivet Nazarene College (now University). He pastored four churches in Iowa and was elected superintendent of the Iowa District in 1970, a

Africa Regional Director Filimao Chambo shared the following letter last week, calling for a time of prayer and fasting. The Africa Regional Office will be closed for work on Wednesday, October 22, and instead we will come together for a day of prayer and fasting to intercede for those who are

The USA/Canada Hispanic Master's Plan Conference was celebrated in Miami September 18 through 20. The conference, planned by the Master's Plan committee and hosted by Miami Bethany Church of the Nazarene and Pastor Obed Jauregui, featured Pastors Adalberto and Nineye Herrera from Casa de Oracion

Joe Sonkpah, pastor of the Grace Chapel Church of the Nazarene in Liberia, passed away October 10 from Ebola days after his wife, Hannah, perished from the same disease. Hannah was helping provide medical assistance after local hospitals in Monrovia closed because they were unable to assist patients

Gary Cowper, pastor of the Moncton First Church of the Nazarene in Moncton, New Brunswick, was invited to be a part of the chaplaincy ministry team at the National Royal Canadian Mounted Police Memorial Service held in Regina September 14. The RCMP commissioner and senior RCMP members, along with

Friendly Church of the Nazarene in Indianapolis, Indiana, sustained significant damage in an early morning fire on Thursday. A neighbor, Mike Jared, reported the fire just after midnight. "I think it's devastating because they just put a new roof on the place," Jared told WISH TV . "The parishioners