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A church led by children
What do you imagine when you think of “children’s church”? Most people picture a group of children being led in worship and other activities by adults. But the GMA Church of the Nazarene in Cavite, Philippines, has changed that picture.Nerry and Ivan are two of the leaders of Children’s Church at GMA. They both received their local minister’s license last year. The church board interviewed them, affirmed their call to preach, and presented them to the congregation. They help to oversee an exciting Children’s church at GMA with lively worship, biblical preaching from God’s word, and lots of discipleship and outreach activities.
Both Nerry and Ivan are 13 years old. You see, Children’s Church at GM is actually led – by children! The song leaders, the singers, the drummer, the guitarists, those who take the offering, the preachers – all are children! Of course, not all the preachers are 13 years old. A third young man, Paul John, is much older. He is 15! These three young people, barely teenagers, take turns preaching in the Children’s services. The three are also being trained for church planting using the curriculum “Training for Trainers (T4T): Make Disciples, Multiply Churches.”
At the GMA church, there are another 15 teen leaders who guide and disciple the children. The children’s pastor, Mark John, who helps to oversee the entire ministry, is 23 years old. He is currently studying theology at a nearby institute.
Yes, “children’s church” has a very different meaning at the GMA Church of the Nazarene. They believe that children are not the church of tomorrow. They are the church of today.The pastor of the GMA Church is Stephen Gualberto.
Stephen was one of the children from the Philippines who, many years ago, was sponsored by Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. Prior to this, his parents were living in a very poor “squatter” area of Manila, but were forced to move when the area was closed down by authorities. He and his family literally lived on the streets for several days, before being offered food and water and a place to stay by a pastor of the local Church of the Nazarene.
Stephen & Theresa Gualberto with children, Dash and Orvi.Stephen and his family are products of the outreach efforts of the Church of the Nazarene. And he is impacting others for Christ. Not only is Stephen the pastor of the GMA Church, he is also the field strategy coordinator for all of the Philippines and Micronesia field.
Your giving to the World Evangelism Fund and Nazarene Compassionate Ministry impacts the lives of people like Stephen, who then impact the lives of hundreds of others! Like the teenage preachers and church planters, Nerry, Ivan and Paul John!
Written by: Dave Hane
Source: Engage Magazine
Photo Credits: Dash Gualberto
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On October 2–5, a group of ten Nazarene educators and leaders met in Singapore to discuss “re–envisioning theological education.” The group included mission directors, college presidents, regional and field education coordinators, district superintendents, pastors, instructors, and administrators.
The group discussed the challenges that theological education faces on the Asia–Pacific Region. The driving question focused on character formation and the relationship of being, knowing, and doing, which have been crucial values in Nazarene education. The group is concerned that students be formed into the image of Christ through Nazarene education at every level.
The group discussed the challenges that theological education faces on the Asia–Pacific Region. The driving question focused on character formation and the relationship of being, knowing, and doing, which have been crucial values in Nazarene education. The group is concerned that students be formed into the image of Christ through Nazarene education at every level.
Re-envisioning Theological Education on the Asia-Pacific Region
Back: Stéphane Tibi, David Ackerman, John Moore, Bruce Allder, Elizabeth Graham, Dong Hwan (Bill) Kwon Front: E. LeBron Fairbanks, Mark Louw, Robert WoodruffMany people have noted the changes taking place in education across the globe. On October 2-5, a group of ten Nazarene educators and leaders met in Singapore to discuss “re-envisioning theological education.” The group included mission directors, college presidents, regional and field education coordinators, district superintendents, pastors, instructors, and administrators. Members came from Europe, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, and the USA. Several hundred years of experience in Nazarene education was represented in the group.
The group discussed the challenges that theological education faces on the Asia-Pacific Region. The driving question focused on character formation and the relationship of being, knowing, and doing, which have been crucial values in Nazarene education. The group is concerned that students be formed into the image of Christ through Nazarene education at every level.
They began by exploring the central mission of the church—to make Christlike disciples—and that everything in education must serve this mission. This includes the local church all the way to the highest degrees offered in our institutions. The group emphasized that all believers are called to make disciples, although some will be called to the specialized ministries of Ephesians 4:11. With rapid church growth in some places, increased government regulations in others, and the challenges of globalization, the Church of the Nazarene must think creatively how to equip people for this mission.
To address these pressing needs, the group explored new models and methods that are consistent with our Wesleyan ethos and the blend of Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience in the transformation process. The vital roles of local churches, districts, and educational providers in fulfilling Christ’s mission for the church was also discussed. Mentoring was determined as a vital link among these to help students experience character formation and vocational preparation.
The group felt God’s leading and presence throughout the meeting, in the quietness of listening to God in prayer and in the sharing of stories and testimonies of God’s grace.
The group sees this meeting as an important first step of rethinking the whole process of making disciples and leaders. As the group reflects on their ideas in the coming months, they will prepare materials that will be useful for education across the Asia-Pacific Region and Global Church.
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“Self-awareness is not about discovering deep, dark secrets or unconscious motivations, but, rather, it comes from developing a straightforward and honest understanding of what makes you tick.”
What Is it?
“Self-awareness is my ability to accurately perceive my own emotions in the moment and understand my tendencies across situations… my typical reactions to specific events, challenges, and people.” (Bradberry, p. 24). We are not talking about self-absorption… a self-focused kind of attention that is unhealthy and leads to a distorted self-image where we either think too much or too little of ourselves. The journey to healthy self-awareness is a humble, faith-filled, partnering-with-God that opens the door to change, correction and authentic growth. “Simply put, to be self-aware is to know yourself as you really are.” (Bradberry, p. 60)
Why does It Matter?
Self-awareness is the cornerstone to Emotional Intelligence (EQ). While 95% of people think they are “Self-Aware”, in reality, studies show that only about 15% of people actually are, so maybe it’s time to slow down and take a closer look at why this is so important.
What can we do about it?
Developing self-awareness is not easy and can be a bit uncomfortable. It takes honesty, courage and patience. Here are 7 ways to increase self-awareness:
Self-Awareness Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Part 2
1. self əˈwernəs/noun conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires.What Is it?
“Self-awareness is my ability to accurately perceive my own emotions in the moment and understand my tendencies across situations… my typical reactions to specific events, challenges, and people.” (Bradberry, p. 24). We are not talking about self-absorption… a self-focused kind of attention that is unhealthy and leads to a distorted self-image where we either think too much or too little of ourselves. The journey to healthy self-awareness is a humble, faith-filled, partnering-with-God that opens the door to change, correction and authentic growth. “Simply put, to be self-aware is to know yourself as you really are.” (Bradberry, p. 60)
Why does It Matter?
Self-awareness is the cornerstone to Emotional Intelligence (EQ). While 95% of people think they are “Self-Aware”, in reality, studies show that only about 15% of people actually are, so maybe it’s time to slow down and take a closer look at why this is so important.
- Self-awareness is the first step to transformation, integrity, growth and change. Self-awareness is the only way to do the authentic evaluation that’s required if we are going to align our behavior and interactions with our deepest core values and beliefs.
- Self-awareness is the first step to self-control (a fruit of the Spirit). Without an awareness of how we are feeling, thinking and behaving, we have no understanding of what it is in us that needs to be brought under control.
- Self-awareness opens us up to seeing and understanding how other people are impacted or affected by us. Without this, we go on, potentially hurting people or doing damage when we don’t intend to, but never understand what’s going on.
- Self-awareness protects us from self-deception and unhealthy rationalization. Knowing our weaknesses and blind spots is humbling, but it moves us to a place of allowing truth to be spoken into our lives by those we trust.
- Self-awareness leads to better decision-making. As we better understand ourselves and our abilities, we are open to listening to others and inviting their feedback and evaluation. We are better together!
- Self-awareness helps us to be open to hearing God’s voice. We often experience his guidance, his love, his correction, his warning, his affirmation, in our emotions – he created them! Taking time to better discern our emotions is a great key to learning to listen to God.
What can we do about it?
Developing self-awareness is not easy and can be a bit uncomfortable. It takes honesty, courage and patience. Here are 7 ways to increase self-awareness:
- Ask God to be honest with me. David shows us what this looks like in Psalm 139 – invite God to search you and be willing to hear what he reveals.
- Get coached in my Strengths. Strengthsfinders® is the most effective tool I’ve found for increasing self-awareness. It helps us understand how we are designed by God so we can embrace and live in to what he has created us for. If you’d like more information on being coached in your strengths, contact me.
- Lean in to my discomfort. Often we either ignore or avoid uncomfortable emotions, but emotions give us information from which we can learn and make decisions. Becoming aware of our emotions, even those that are uncomfortable, gives us the opportunity to learn from them. What am I feeling? Am I responding intentionally or reacting as if I’m out of control? What does this say about me?
- Observe my emotions physically. Where do I feel them? Stress has physiological implications that can be felt throughout our whole body. What are my triggers? What changes as time goes by? How does this affect my thoughts and behavior?
- Name my emotions. Am I angry or embarrassed? Am I sad or disappointed? Am I surprised or confused? Here is a list of emotion words to sort through when we’re just not sure what we are feeling. Naming is the first step to owning.
- Slow down and ask why I do what I do. Is this an automatic or an intentional behavior? Do I even know why I’m doing this?
- Do a brief self-awareness inventory: How well do I know the answers to these questions?
- What am I good at?
- What am I not good at?
- What makes me tired?
- How much sleep do I need?
- What stresses me out?
- What relaxes me?
- What’s my definition of success?
- What type of worker am I?
- How do I want others to see me?
- What makes me sad?
- What makes me happy?
- What makes me angry?
- What type of person do I want to be?
- What type of friend do I want to be?
- What do I think about myself?
- What makes me afraid?
- How am I at maintaining a positive attitude?
- Do I exhibit an ability to learn from my mistakes?
- Do you feel that I listen openly to others’ feedback about my performance?
- Do you see me as someone who forgives others when I am wronged?
- Do I take responsibility rather than blaming others when things are not going well?
- Do I demonstrate a confident but non-threatening nature?
- Do I allow others to be open about their frustrations without becoming defensive?
- Do I admit when I’m angry?
- Do I respond appropriately when others need help?
- Do I celebrate and reward accomplishments of others in an appropriate manner?
- Do I treat others who challenge me with respect?
- Bradberry, Travis. (2009). Emotional Intelligence 2.0. San Diego: Talent Smart https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002U3CBUW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
- TalentSmart newsletter on Emotional Intelligence and Employee Engagement: http://www.talentsmart.com
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In the midst of the difficulties that many of our brothers and sisters in the global family have experienced in the last few months, we have reflected what it means to truly be the Church. Nazarenes around the world have reached out, loved and supported one another and those within the communities who are in crisis. In this time of difficulty, we realize that we have abundant blessings from God. On 19 November 2017, we respond by giving thanks to God and bringing an unselfish gift for the World Evangelism Fund through the Thank Offering.
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2017 Thank Offering for the World Evangelism Fund
“Go and make disciples of all nations…” (Matthew 28:19)Welcome!
We must fix our sights on places where the church is not yet, engaging in intercessory prayer, sacrificial giving, and physically going to and mobilizing others to go to these places. Each time you give to the World Evangelism Fund, you send the message of the gospel into areas where “the church is not yet.”
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Promote the Thank Offering to your congregation using the materials below. Be sure to follow Stewardship Ministries on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram so you can share posts about the offering with your social media followers. You can also use the hashtag #ThankOffering to tag your posts and see how people everywhere are celebrating our risen Lord.
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Only six percent of Myanmar’s population identifies as Christian. Yet, thanks to you, missionaries like Bill and Mill Kwon are starting churches in Myanmar, as well as among Myanmar immigrant populations in Thailand, Singapore, across Asia, and even into the west, including the USA.The Right Place
As a result of the conflict in Syria, many Syrian-Armenian refugees are returning home to Armenia. Zareh Mangilikian and his family build relationships with the refugees and assist them as they sele in Yerevan, Armenia, by providing much-needed support through food, rent, clothing and skills training.First Yurt of the Nazarene
In order to make Christlike disciples among the people of Mongolia, where only two percent of the population is Christian, missionaries Sunny and Lisa Um braved frigid weather, learned to speak Khalkha and drilled a well to provide water for their community.Benin District sends missionary to Togo
When West Africa leaders presented a challenge to minister to the people of Togo, a young pastor named Apolli volunteered. Within six months of beginning his ministry in Togo, Apolli started 23 churches, igniting a revival that continues today.Previous Offerings:
- 2017 Easter Offering
- 2016 Thank Offering
- 2016 Easter Offering
- 2015 Thank Offering
- 2015 Easter Offering
The content of this website and the available resources are provided by Stewardship Ministries and Nazarene Missions International. Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email us or call 800-544-8413.
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Church of the Nazarene Asia-Pacific Region, District Assembly Schedule for 2017 - 2018 is now available! District Assembly schedules will start on October 2017 and will end on March 2018. Click here to see full schedule.
Schedule of Asia-Pacific Region District Assembly Dates
Church of the Nazarene Asia-Pacific Region
District Assembly Schedule 2017-2018
| Date | Field | District Assembly |
| October 2017 | ||
| 30 | Mel/South-Pacific | Middle Ramu ** with Ordination |
| November 2017 | ||
| 1 | Mel/South-Pacific | Jiwaka South |
| 1 | Mel/South-Pacific | Hagen ** with Ordination |
| 2 | Mel/South-Pacific | Jiwaka North |
| 2 | Mel/South-Pacific | Southern Highlands ** with Ordination |
| 3 | Mel/South-Pacific | Simbu/Eastern Highlands |
| 5 | Mel/South-Pacific | Bromley Memorial ** with Ordination |
| 7 | Mel/South-Pacific | Enga |
| 8 | Mel/South-Pacific | North Coast ** with Ordination |
| 8 | Mel/South-Pacific | East Sepik & Sandaun |
| 12 | Mel/South-Pacific | South Coast |
| 13-14 | Mel/South-Pacific | Niugini Islands |
| 13-14 | Mel/South-Pacific | Solomon Islands |
| 14 | Mel/South-Pacific | Vanuatu |
| 15 | Mel/South-Pacific | Fiji ** with Ordination |
| 18 | Mel/South-Pacific | Samoa |
| 18 – 19 | Australia/NewZealand | New Zealand |
| December 2017 | ||
| 30 | Phil-Micronesia | Bicol |
| January 2018 | ||
| 5 | Phil-Micronesia | Central Visayas |
| 7 | Phil-Micronesia | Mindanao West |
| 11 | Phil-Micronesia | Philippine Luzon |
| 12 | Phil-Micronesia | Metropolitan Luzon |
| 13 | Phil-Micronesia | Metro Manila |
| 16 | SEA | Myanmar ** with Ordination |
| 18 – 19 | SEA | Cambodia ** with Ordination |
| 19 | Phil-Micronesia | Panay |
| 19 | Phil-Micronesia | Mindanao East |
| 20 | SEA | Thailand |
| 20 – 21 | Australia-NewZealand | Australia Southern |
| 20 | Phil-Micronesia | Negros |
| 26 | Phil-Micronesia | Eastern Visayas |
| 27 | Phil-Micronesia | Southern Tagalog |
| 27 – 28 | Australia-NewZealand | Aus. North & West ** with Ordination |
| February 2018 | ||
| 20-21 | Non-Field | Japan |
| March 2018 | ||
| 11 | Chinese Ministries | Hong Kong ** No Ordination |
| 12 | Chinese Ministries | Taiwan ** Ordination (not sure) |
| 15-16 | Non-Field | Korea |
| 17 | Phil-Micronesia | Micronesia |
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- 2013-2017 Manual of the Church of the Nazarene
- Articles of Faith
- Engage Magazine
- Holiness Today
- JESUS Film Harvest Partners
- Mission Corps - Global Volunteer Mission Opportunities
- Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
- Nazarene Essentials
- Nazarene Missions International
- Church of the Nazarene (Official Global Site)
- Nazarene Safe
- Nazarene Youth International
- Preacher's Magazine
- Sunday School Discipleship Ministries
- Work and Witness
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