NDI Administrative Director https://production.nazarene.org/index.php/ndi-journey/tag/ndi-administrative-director en Dr. Jeff Spangler Welcomed as the New NDI Administrative Director https://production.nazarene.org/index.php/ndi-journey/dr-jeff-spangler-welcomed-new-ndi-administrative-director <span>Dr. Jeff Spangler Welcomed as the New NDI Administrative Director</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden body field__item"><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans','Arial',sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:107%">Dr. Jeff Spangler began his official duties as the administrative director of NDI on February 12, 2024, in anticipation of the retirement of NDI’s administrative director, Rev. Larry Morris, on March 1, 2024.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans','Arial',sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:107%">Jeff comes to the Global NDI office with substantial ministry experience. He and his wife, Angela, are moving to the Kansas City area from North Carolina, where he served as the pastor of Fayetteville Church of the Nazarene and was the district NDI president. Before pastoring, Jeff served as an active duty army chaplain for 21 years. Before he entered active duty, Jeff served in the Church of the Nazarene in Plant City, Florida, and Caldwell, Ohio, respectively.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans','Arial',sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:107%">Jeff’s experience and education are excellent foundations for his new role as administrative director. Jeff has a Bachelor of Arts in religion from Trevecca Nazarene University (‘89), a Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary (‘93), a Master of Liberal Studies with an emphasis in ethics from Kent State University (’07), and a Doctor of Ministry from Nazarene Theological Seminary (’16). In addition to his pastoral ministry, Jeff served on the faculty of Carolinas School of Ministry, the Board of Directors of Fayetteville Urban Ministries, as the chairman of care and bereavement for his local homeowner’s association, and as a consultant for Stronger Families (a charitable organization that seeks to strengthen the marriages of military service members and first responders).</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans','Arial',sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:107%">Jeff enjoys training and competing in triathlons, driving and maintaining his very first car – a ’72 Chevelle, playing music, and spending time with his family. He and Angela together have five children and three grandchildren. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans','Arial',sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:107%">Feel free to congratulate Jeff and his wife by emailing him at jspangler@nazarene.org.</span></span></span></p> <div> <hr align="left" class="msocomoff" size="1" width="33%" /> <div> <div class="msocomtxt" id="_com_1" language="JavaScript" onmouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_1')" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_1','_com_1')"><a name="_msocom_1" id="_msocom_1"></a> <p class="MsoCommentText" style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> <a class="msocomoff" href="#_msoanchor_1">[ST1]</a></span>Already mentioned</span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/index.php/user/4760" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">kensminger</span></span> <span>Thu, 03/14/2024 - 21:00</span> <div class="field field--name-field-ndijourney-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field-ndijourney-image field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-03/0W8A8979_1.png" width="2000" height="1334" alt="Dr. Jeff Spangler NDI Administrative Director" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ndijourney-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field-ndijourney-author field__item">Nazarene Discipleship International</div> <div class="field field--name-field-ndijourney-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above field-ndijourney-tags"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index.php/ndi-journey/tag/ndi-administrative-director" hreflang="en">NDI Administrative Director</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:00:15 +0000 kensminger 7713 at https://production.nazarene.org