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The Board of General Superintendents elected David González to serve as the global director of Nazarene Youth International , effective 1 March 2019, following Gary Hartke’s election as the next general secretary . “Rev. Gonzalez symbolizes the breadth and depth of the global Nazarene youth movement

Southern Nazarene University received approval from the Higher Learning Commission 7 December to offer the first doctoral program at the university. The Doctor of Education in Administration and Leadership program, which lasts 32 months, has a dissertation embedded into the curriculum. Graduates

For JESUS Film team members in Havana, Cuba, showing the JESUS film is much more than pushing play on a projector. Teams physically and spiritually prepare for the ministry of evangelizing, discipling, and planting churches, from before sunrise to beyond sundown. Here is a snapshot into the energy

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 10-14 December 2018. Ray Booton , 81, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away 7 December. He was a retired minister, serving in Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, and Colorado.

This year’s Vanuatu District Assembly featured its first ordination service. Three ministers were ordained during the 30 October assembly — Keithly Jereva, Meriam Naunga, and Gideon Sam. Micronesia-South Pacific Field Strategy Coordinator Harmon Schmelzenbach and Regional Director Mark Louw were at

Mount Vernon Nazarene University President Henry Spaulding II announced the appointment of Robert Stanley as director of admissions as of 19 November. “I am very excited about Rob moving into the role of director of admissions,” said James Smith, vice president of university relations. “Rob has

Representatives from schools throughout the Mesoamerica Region met 11-12 October at the Seminario Nazareno de las Américas campus in Costa Rica for a student information system training. The training focused on the GNECsis (pronounced Genesis) program and was led by Church of the Nazarene Software

Compiled by the General Secretary's Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. Roles included in the latest report are pastor and pastoral service. Entries were received in November 2018. To view the November

Martha Riley, a former missionary for the Church of the Nazarene, passed away 28 November. She was 86 years old. Martha and her husband, Paul, were missionaries in Swaziland (now eSwatini) from 1968 to 1982 before moving back to the USA that year. She is survived by her husband, their three

John Douglas, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, passed away 3 December at the age of 64 due to complications during heart surgery. He was the lead pastor of River Valley Community Church in Vienna, West Virginia. John and his wife, Sue, first served in ministry in 1989 in Reedsville, Ohio, where they