Saturday, January 16, 2016

Asia-Pacific Regional Communications of The Global Church of the Nazarene Around The Region News for Saturday, January 16, 2016 Volume 4 / Issue Number 2...New Jurisdictional GS Welcomed to Region! Bad Accident...God-Ordained Outcome, New IT Manager for APRC, Prayer Praises and More!

Asia-Pacific Regional Communications of The Global Church of the Nazarene Around The Region News for Saturday, January 16, 2016 Volume 4 / Issue Number 2...New Jurisdictional GS Welcomed to Region! Bad Accident...God-Ordained Outcome, New IT Manager for APRC, Prayer Praises and More!



In This Issue

Nazarene News from Around the Globe
Africa:
Eurasia:
Mesoamerica:
South America:
USA / Canada:
Passings:
NMI Highlight
Volunteer Opportunities

Opportunities abound to be a volunteer in your church, in your community, on your district, or even in another country. As you step out in faith, seeking to be used by God in every aspect of your life, God will use you!
Talk to you Pastor or NMI President, as your local church is a great place to start! Then as you show yourself trustworthy, and useful, other opportunities to serve will become available to you.
If you are interested in cross- cultural ministry, check out this link.
The main thing is to step out and do something!
For more information click here.

"Developing Leaders" by Stan Toler
"The Single Most Powerful Thing You Can Do to Create Change"
"How to Start a Positive Chain Reaction in Your Life"
Despite the millions of words that have been written about change theory and change management, many are caught in the doldrums, not happy with the status quo but unsure how to break free from it.
However, there is one incredibly powerful thing you can do to create change in your life-or anywhere. And the good news is that you can do it today.
What is it? Make a positive decision. Determine what you will do to move forward, then share that decision with someone.
When you make a positive decision, you set in motion a cascading series of positive reactions that move you in the right direction. Amelia Earhart, the record-setting aviator and first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean said, "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity."
Let's look at the positive ways that exercising the power of choice affects your life. Here's what happens the moment you make a positive decision.
You Become Energized
Perhaps one of the worst things about having a negative outlook is how it makes you feel: powerless, stuck, helpless, lethargic. One of the reasons you find yourself unable to take positive actions is that you feel blah all the time. It is remarkably easy to remain stuck in a place of low energy and no positive movement. Making a choice changes everything. The very act of choosing which direction to take is energizing. Having made a choice, you instantly feel better and most of all relieved at no longer being stuck.
You Create Possibilities
Ralph Waldo Emerson observed, "Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." He was pointing to a reality that positive thinking people know what those with a negative attitude never experience: when you take action, things happen. Of course the universe doesn't literally conspire to make your dreams come true, but when you make a choice and act on it, positive things result that you would not have foreseen. More importantly, these are positive results that never would have occurred if you had not first taken the risk to step out and act on your choice.
You Gain Resources
Decision makers attract attention and gather resources. That's because most people want to be associated with optimistic, successful people who are engaged in doing something positive in the world. Simply by making a choice to move forward and sharing that choice with others, you will gain support, encouragement, and a partnership with others on the same journey.
You Build Momentum
Getting started is the most difficult part of any project. Remember that you don't have to see the whole staircase to climb the first step. You don't have to know all the steps to completing a project in order to move the ball forward. Once you do begin, momentum begins to build and before long it's difficult to stop working on it.
What would you like to change in your organization or in your own life? Decide today what you will do about it, and tell someone that decision. Give it a try, and see what happens!
What decision have you made? I'd love to hear your answer on Facebook or Twitter![Stan Toler]
Share The Story!

Terrorist Attack in Jakarta
No Nazarenes Involved
Word has been received from the field that at this time, it appears that no Nazarene Church Members were injured in Thursday's Paris-styled attack on a Starbuck's store in Jakarta, Indonesia. Do pray for the families of the Canadian and Indonesian that were killed, as well as the 20 that were injured. Regional Praise Reports and Prayer Requests
Asia-Pacific Region
Asia-Pacific

As January stepped into its second week, Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) had the privilege of welcoming new jurisdictional General Superintendent Dr. David Graves to the Asia-Pacific Region.
"We are so thankful for what God is doing here," said Dr. Graves in his sermon to the students, staff, and missionaries at APNTS.
Dr. Graves began his tour of the Region with a call to pursue excellence. Christians are "created to soar [but] conditioned to scratch around on the earth," stated Dr. Graves. He continued that we must be diligent to set goals and strive towards a greater Christ-likeness rather than letting the world condition us to be underwhelming Christians.

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ASIA-PACIFIC REGION WELCOMES NEW JURISDICTIONAL GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT!As January stepped into its second week, Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) had the privilege of welcoming new jurisdictional General Superintendent Dr. David Graves to the Asia-Pacific Region.
“We are so thankful for what God is doing here,” said Dr. Graves in his sermon to the students, staff, and missionaries at APNTS.
Dr. Graves began his tour of the Region with a call to pursue excellence. Christians are “created to soar [but] conditioned to scratch around on the earth,” stated Dr. Graves. He continued that we must be diligent to set goals and strive towards a greater Christ-likeness rather than letting the world condition us to be underwhelming Christians.
David and Sharon Graves meet staff at the World Mission Communications Center in Manila, Philippines.Dr. Graves was chosen for the highest elected Nazarene office during the 27th General Assembly in 2009. An Olivet graduate, Graves has written three books and has had pastoral assignments in Kansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Ohio. He and his wife Sharon have four children and ten grandchildren. He has been assigned as the jurisdictional GS for the Asia-Pacific Region for the next two years.
The Graves will be traveling on the Region, chairing several District Assemblies over the next few weeks. Please give them a warm welcome and commit to keep them in your prayers as they become acquainted with the Nazarene Family on this Region that encompasses nearly 30% of the global land mass and 40% of the world’s population![Submitted by Rebecca Moisio – WMC Intern]
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Asia-Pacific
Does your church know what's happening around the world? Have you been wondering how the Nazarene Church has fared with the Ebola outbreak? Come and celebrate with Sierra Leone in this week's round-up! Follow the link and download the latest video from WMC News!
This month's highlights include:
  • A joyful update on the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone
  • A look at Korea Nazarene University's ministry trip in Iloilo
  • A creative solution to a space problem for churches in Haiti - enter the "Chapel Factory!"



Click here to watch this video and for the download link - be sure to share!
Bad Accident...But God-Ordained Outcome!
Papua New Guinea (PNG)

In PNG, not every child has a crib or pack-n-play...in fact, hardly any do, instead they have a bilum, a string bag which moms use to carry their children around. If they don't use a bilum, sometimes they just use a sheet to have the child sleep in. Most houses in PNG are just thatched roof, dirt floor houses. Moms don't always want the children sleeping on the floor, so sometimes they hang them up on a post or hook, in the bilum or sheet, for them to sleep.
Click on the link to read about one precious 18 month old who was left to nap while the mother went to wash some clothes at the river. The sight she returned to was horrifying, as her baby was no longer asleep, but was now being strangled as he hung in mid air from the sheet.

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BAD ACCIDENT…BUT GOD-ORDAINED OUTCOME!
A baby bilum outside the churchPapua New Guinea (PNG): Tui is 18 months old and like most 18 month olds, he takes naps during the day. In PNG, not every child has a crib or pack-n-play…in fact, hardly any do, instead they have a bilum, a string bag which moms use to carry their children around. If they don’t use a bilum, sometimes they just use a sheet to have the child sleep in. Most houses in PNG are just thatched roof, dirt floor houses. Moms don’t always want the children sleeping on the floor, so sometimes they hang them up on a post or hook, in the bilum or sheet, for them to sleep.
Tui was placed in a sheet and hung up to nap while mom went away to the river to wash some clothes. When she got back, Tui wasn’t sleeping in the sheet, he was hanging from the sheet being strangled. Mom ran in and got Tui down and brought him to the Kujip Nazarene Hospital Emergency Room.
When I saw Tui laying on a bed in the ER, he was seizing and posturing. Tui’s mother was visibly upset, feeling horrible for what happened. I wasn’t sure I had a lot of hope to give her, it looked pretty bad. I admitted him and we prayed that God and his youth would help to save this little boy.
Tui and his mother, leaving the hospital.The next day, when I visited “A Ward,” Tui was awake, feeding and talking to his mom! I couldn’t believe it, God had saved this little guy! The following day he was sent home, even walking out with his mom.
This had the potential to be very very bad but praise God, the outcome was very very good. It isn’t everyday that we get to have such a happy ending to stories like this, but I am sure glad this one ended this way.[Dr. Erin Meier – Medical Missionary.]
Please continue to pray for your medical missionaries in the highlands of Papua New Guinea as daily, they are presented with challenges where only God can make a difference…and in times like these…in answer to their prayers and yours…HE DOES! Pray also that through these opportunities, God will receive the glory and that lives will be won to the Kingdom as they see first-hand the God of miracles!
Click here to read of the events at Kudjip Hospital!
Interim IT Manager Appointed for Asia-Pacific Resource Center
Manila, Philippines

The Asia-Pacific Regional Office is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Dan Reinhart as the interim IT Manager for the Asia-Pacific Resource Center (APRC), effective January 13, 2016.
Dan and his wife Janet have served here in the Philippines and other areas on the Asia-Pacific Region and across the globe as short-term Mission Corps volunteers for the past several years. Their story of how they came to be volunteers is one that shows God's hand in their lives.
Dan and the IT team are working on improvements of services offered to the students and faculty of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary, as well as to ministry coordinators and regional leadership.
Click here for links to reach Dan and the APRC IT Team!
Authentic Relationships...
Global Ministry Center

Incarnation is the intent of every missionary. The Church of the Nazarene sent out 119 missionaries in 2015, for a total of 702 missionaries sent by the denomination to be the hands and feet of Jesus, the Messiah, around the world.
But the world is home to more than 7 billion people. It is not enough for 706 missionaries to be living incarnations of Jesus. It is God's plan for every believer, every Christian, to be the vessel for Jesus, who is the hope of the world, the light and life, to transform lives in our cities, villages and towns, neighborhoods and families.
Read of the impact Dr. Ward and his wife Natalie found that they had after visiting friends that they had lived life with while serving on the Asia-Pacific Region. DISCIPLESHIP, FEATURE, NEWS, REGIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS…“The Lord did not come to make a display. He came to heal and to teach suffering men. For one who wanted to make a display the thing would have been just to appear and dazzle the beholders. But for Him Who came to heal and to teach the way was not merely to dwell here, but to … to be manifested according as they could bear it…[Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation]
Natalie and I lived in Singapore for 6 years where we made friends with several local people. Now we live in the Kansas City area of the U.S., but we visited Singapore again recently, and spent time with some friends. Our friends belong to another faith tradition, and they have a little store. The husband has lung cancer, he was diagnosed in February. When I saw him, he had lost a lot of weight, so I went around behind the counter to give him a big hug.
I noticed behind the counter the couple had taped two pictures. One was a picture of their family; right next to it was a picture of our family. It just kind of blew me away. They are special to us but you don’t always know if others feel the same way about you. We have reached out to them and have tried to be trusted Christian friends so they would know what real Christianity is like.
Natalie and I, realize as Christians we are always on mission, so we look for what we call “a person of peace” — someone who’s not opposed to us or the gospel. Our friends in Singapore extended such friendship to us. We were invited further and further into the relationship and we continued offering prayer and conversation.
At one point they had a need. Her mother was very sick in the hospital and Natalie offered to go visit and pray with her and they allowed that. In time, Natalie was invited to be part of her daughter’s wedding. She actually had Natalie do what the mother of the bride would normally have her sister do: help get the bride ready and spend the whole wedding day with her.
Our friends haven’t yet come to faith. We’ve tried to give them that opportunity. We lived our lives as the incarnation of Jesus Christ among them, just as Jesus was the incarnation of God among humankind when he was born into the form of a helpless human baby at Christmas, more than 2,000 years ago.
Incarnation is the intent of every missionary. The Church of the Nazarene sent out 119 missionaries in 2015, for a total of 702 missionaries sent by the denomination to be the hands and feet of Jesus, the Messiah, around the world.
But the world is home to more than 7 billion people. It is not enough for 706 missionaries to be living incarnations of Jesus. It is God’s plan for every believer, every Christian, to be the vessel for Jesus, who is the hope of the world, the light and life, to transform lives in our cities, villages and towns, neighborhoods and families.
Thank you for being a trusted Christian friend as the incarnation of Christ in the world around you! We rejoice with you in this New Year that Jesus is our Savior and Emmanuel. May we remember and live that out each day until we again gather with family and friends for Christmas in December 2016.
Verne Ward
Global Mission
Church of the Nazarene
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Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College Announces Move for Administrative Offices
Bangkok, Thailand

With much prayer, the decision has been made to relocate the SEANBC Administrative Offices from Chiang Mai to Bangkok. Renovation has already started and the dedication ceremony will be held Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 at 11am. All are welcome to join the dedication ceremony in the new location
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SOUTHEAST ASIA NAZARENE BIBLE COLLEGE ANNOUNCES MOVE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
Bangkok, Thailand: Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College (SEANBC) is in the midst of a strategic transition.
The Board of Regents and field leadership have announced the decision to relocate the SEANBC Administrative Offices from Chiang Mai to Bangkok.
“With much prayer and discussion, we believe that it is the right way to make SEANBC move forward for the vision of SEANBC 2020, ’20 extension centers and 600 students,’ ” stated Dr. Bill Kwon, Chancellor of SEANBC.
The offices will be located on the third floor of Bangkok First Church of the Nazarene. Renovation is currently underway.
The Board of Regents and Chancellor are inviting any who would like to participate in the dedication of the facility to the ceremony, to be held Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 at 11am.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Dr. Bill Kwon at:bkwon@apnaz.org.
Click here for the rest of the story and for information to RSVP!
Churches Commit to Address Human Trafficking on Freedom Sunday
Global Ministry Center

On February 14, Nazarene congregations around the globe are committing to stand against human trafficking through participation in Freedom Sunday. Last year, more than 200 congregations worldwide participated in the event through prayer, worship, preaching, and support of church-based anti-trafficking ministries.
This is the third year the Church of the Nazarene will join other denominations within the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium to observe Freedom Sunday. In 2014, the Board of General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene endorsed the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium's Declaration for Freedom, a document drafted in part by Nazarene Theological Seminary President Carla Sunberg and other Nazarene leaders. The Wesleyan Holiness Consortium chose the first Sunday of Lent for Freedom Sunday as a way to focus on the fast spoken of in Isaiah 58:6: "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?" (NIV)
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CHURCHES COMMIT TO ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON FREEDOM SUNDAYGlobal Ministry Center: On February 14, Nazarene congregations around the globe are committing to stand against human trafficking through participation in Freedom Sunday. Last year, more than 200 congregations worldwide participated in the event through prayer, worship, preaching, and support of church-based anti-trafficking ministries.
This is the third year the Church of the Nazarene will join other denominations within the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium to observe Freedom Sunday. In 2014, the Board of General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene endorsed the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium’s Declaration for Freedom, a document drafted in part by Nazarene Theological Seminary President Carla Sunberg and other Nazarene leaders. The Wesleyan Holiness Consortium chose the first Sunday of Lent for Freedom Sunday as a way to focus on the fast spoken of in Isaiah 58:6: “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?” (NIV)
While precise numbers are difficult to verify, expert estimates suggest at least 20 million children, women, and men are in bondage today through a criminal industry that profits approximately US$150 billion each year through slave labor. Human trafficking is a problem that affects nearly every country in the world.
Jamie Gates, director of the Center for Justice and Reconciliation at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, says the church has an integral role to play in the fight against human trafficking.
“It has mostly been the church who has been paying attention to human trafficking over the past few years,” he said. “A great example … was the [U.S.] Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. It was church people that got that off the ground.”
This year, the university’s Center for Pastoral Leadership and the Center for Justice and Reconciliation are partnering to encourage churches on their district to participate in Freedom Sunday through Freedom Jars. Inspired by a project started last year by Bakersfield, California, First Church of the Nazarene, the jars will be used to collect money to benefit PLNU’s Beauty for Ashes fund, which supports scholarships for survivors of trafficking.
See the below video created by WMC-AP for World Vision on Human Trafficking.
“The Beauty for Ashes Scholarship Fund started as a dream … to help survivors find a new life,” said Kim Berry Jones, program director for PLNU’s Center for Justice and Reconciliation. “We welcomed our first survivor this January to campus. It’s exciting for all of us — she can’t believe it’s really happening, and we are honored to have her as a student at PLNU. … You can imagine the kind of tenacity it takes for someone to pursue a university education. We’ve been amazed at the resiliency of the survivors we are talking to who are currently considering applying to the university or are in the application process.”
On Freedom Sunday, congregations are encouraged to take a Freedom Offering, which will support church-based ministries, including a mobile intervention clinic in Moldova, ministries focused on at-risk children, church-based prevention education, scholarships for trafficking survivors, and a drop-in center in Mumbai, India.
Becky Sukanen, a Nazarene missionary to Moldova, is working with Pastor Sergey Talaly to reach out to victims of sex trafficking in Moldova through a mobile intervention clinic that will travel to different areas in the country to provide health care and referral services to women who are being prostituted.
“We started out with a phone survey asking girls if they wanted out of the life and if they had any health concerns, spiritual concerns, etc.,” Sukanen said. “After research into it, we found … that there was a gap in services that the Church of the Nazarene could step up and provide. We also wanted them to get a chance to meet us face to face so that we could share Christ’s love with each of them and start a long-term trust-building relationship with the girls as they start to realize their need to get out.
“It is my hope that we will be able to see men and women set free from sexual slavery, intervene on their behalf, and prevent this from happening in families that are at risk, all in Christ’s loving name and all with long-term holistic healing and restoration in mind.”
In Ukraine, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries recently partnered with A21, an international anti-trafficking organization, to host training for children’s ministry leaders. According to Andriy Takhtay, NCM coordinator in the CIS Region, the event was an eye-opener for participants.
One of the children’s ministry leaders from Kyiv, Ukraine, reported, “After returning from the conference, I have surfed the pages of the children from our Sunday School in such social networks as Facebook. I realized that they unknowingly published a lot of information about themselves, which makes them potential victims. The very next meeting of the Sunday School, we talked about the danger of falling into trafficking and about precaution steps. Our kids not only removed all information about themselves that makes them vulnerable, but also told their friends about the possible danger.”
Stephen Gualberto, field strategy coordinator for the Philippines and Micronesia, says human trafficking prevention and education through local churches will be a key focus in the Philippines beginning this year. The West Mindnao district in the Philippines recently hosted a forum on human trafficking for pastors from a variety of denominations in Zamboanga City, which is a gateway for trafficking people from the Philippines to Malaysia.
In Mumbai, India, the Sharon Bethel Church of the Nazarene is in the beginning stages of opening a drop-in center for children of women who are prostituted in a nearby red-light district. The church was inspired by God’s words in Jeremiah 29:11.
“Every woman in the red light area is God’s child, whether she is forced, trapped, or sold,” Sanjay Gawali said. “God never planned for them to be into prostitution, but He does have plans for these women to have a wonderful life without harm and destruction, and we [the church] could be a channel of help for these women to find prosperity in life, better than prostitution.”
Churches can sign up to participate in Freedom Sunday and download free resources, including a bulletin and prayer resources in both English and Spanish, at ncm.org/freedomsunday.[Nazarene Compassionate Ministries]
Find out more about Freedom Sunday. Click here!
NCM Magazine Releases Special Winter Issue
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries

NCM Magazine has recently released its Winter 2015 Special Issue.
This season's issue features stories on children from the various places such as the Middle East, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and the Philippines- the different circumstances are affecting their lives and what the church is doing its part to help them.
Read inspiring stories on how the church has impacted people from all over the world!
Click here to access the digital copy and find out how you can subscribe to the free magazine!
eMerge Resources Now Available on the AP Region Website!
Asia-Pacific

eMerge 2015 has been one of the most significant events on the Asia-Pacific Region this year. Of course it would not have been possible without God's guidance and your prayers!
We are very grateful for everyone's cooperation and participation that led to the success of this event. It just goes to show that when people work together for God's glory, nothing is impossible.
Do you ever wish you could revisit eMerge 2015, to watch and listen to the inspiring words from our leaders? No problem! You can now access photos, videos, sermons and content from the event. All you need to do is visit the Asia-Pacific Nazarene website to get your dose of eMerge resources.
Go to the Asia-Pacific Nazarene website NOW! Click here to access the link.
Schedule of Asia-Pacific Region District Assemblies
Asia-Pacific

ASIA-PACIFIC REGION CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
District Assembly Schedule 2015-2016
December 2015
  
30
Philippines
Bicol
January 2016  
2PhilippinesSouthern Tagalog
8PhilippinesMindanao East
9
ANZ
Australia North & West
13
PhilippinesMindanao West
16PhilippinesMetropolitan Luzon
16Southeast AsiaNorthern Thailand
19PhilippinesNegros
20 or 21PhilippinesLuzon
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SCHEDULE OF ASIA-PACIFIC REGION DISTRICT ASSEMBLY DATES
NOVEMBER 5, 2015

ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

District Assembly Schedule 2015-2016
November 2015
Field
District
7
ANZ
New Zealand
7-8
Melanesia
South Coast
8-9
Melanesia
Enga
9-10
Melanesia
Middle Ramu
9-10
Melanesia
Islands
12-13
Melanesia
Simbu/ EHD
13-14
Melanesia
Hagen
13-14
Melanesia
Western Highlands
14-15
Melanesia
East Sepik
15-16
Melanesia
Sandaun
19-20
Melanesia
Bromley Memorial
20-21
Melanesia
North Coast
20-21
Melanesia
Southern Highlands
24-25
South Pacific
Solomon Islands
26-27
South Pacific
Vanuatu
27-28
South Pacific
Samoa
29-30
South-Pacific
Fiji
December 2015
 Field
 District
30
Philippines
Bicol
January 2016
 Field
 District
2
Philippines
Southern Tagalog
8
Philippines
Mindanao East
9
ANZ
Australia North & West
13
 Philippines
 Mindanao West
16
Philippines
Metropolitan Luzon
16
Southeast Asia
Northern Thailand
19
Philippines
Negros
20 or 21
Philippines
Luzon
 20 Southeast Asia Cambodia
 23 ANZ Australia Southern
 23 Philippines Metro Manila
 23 Southeast Asia CAA #3
 26 Southeast Asia Thailand
 27 Southeast Asia CAA #1
 28Philippines Panay
 29 Philippines Eastern Visayas
 30 (Tentative) Philippines Central Visayas
 March 2016
 Field
 District
 8 Sealands Java-Bali
 8-9 Japan Japan
 12-13 Sealands Papua
 17 Sealands C. Kalimantan
 14-18 CMF Taiwan
 20 CMFHongkong
 22-23 Korea Korea National
Global Compassion Conference Announced!

Nazarene Compassionate Ministries announces the Compassion Conference, to be held July 14-16, 2016, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA.
We can no longer turn our heads in our communities. Compassion is the church in action. And the time is now to go deeper.
Follow this link to find out more, and how you can register!
Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary Highlights

APNTS Announcing GRADUATE CERTIFICATE in Intercultural Studies!
The Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Studies (15 credits) is intended both for those preparing for cross-cultural service and for those already in cross-cultural ministry who would be helped by continuing education.
All subjects are offered for 3-hours graduate credit that may be transferred to other APNTS programs.
The Certificate program starts with the foundational course,
"The World Mission," which is offered on-line from
January 5 to March 31.
Don't delay in finding out more information, only 16 days left until the program starts.
Click here for the brochure and for contact information.
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