The Global Church of the Nazarene News: "Sharing faith in sensitive areas" for Friday, 19 October 2018 from The Global Nazarene Communication Network in Lenexa, Kansas, United States "This week in the Church of the Nazarene..."
The Global Church of the Nazarene News: "Sharing faith in sensitive areas" for Friday, 19 October 2018 from The Global Nazarene Communication Network in Lenexa, Kansas, United States "This week in the Church of the Nazarene..."
"This week in the Church of the Nazarene..."
Lebanon
Arabic TV program teaches holiness
*Tahir and his wife, *Rima, from Syria, first came to know Christ a year ago. As they are learning and growing in their new faith, a key part of that support comes in the form of a Christian TV program called Follow Me with Ayman Kafrouny.
The same is true for *Kamal, a Christian in Morocco who formerly belonged to another faith. He doesn’t have the freedom to ask Christians in his city about his faith questions or to find strength in a local community of believers. Every week he watches the same TV program to hear worship songs and the testimonies of other Christians.
The couple from Syria and the believer from Morocco both reach out to the show’s response team through social media to request prayer, ask questions, comment on the stories and music, or express gratitude for the show.
Every Wednesday, Follow Me airs globally on the Arabic-language Christian network, SAT-7. The network’s several channels broadcast in 25 Middle Eastern and North African countries, as well as 50 European countries. Wikipedia reports that as of 2017, the total viewing audience of SAT-7’s several channels was estimated at more than 21 million.
Follow Me began as an hourlong series but has recently expanded to episodes of 90 minutes. Kafrouny said the guests provided such rich content that the team realized 60 minutes wasn’t long enough to cover all the desired material.
It is aired four times a week — first as a live program followed by three encore broadcasts.
“This means we have six hours of airtime weekly,” Kafrouny said.
Viewers who contact the Follow Me team are watching in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Sudan and beyond. They reach out through the program’s Facebook page, calling or text, and send messages through other digital platforms, including WhatsApp.
One woman responded after a program featured a guest who ministers in Lebanese prisons. The viewer is also involved in prison ministry — to women in Sudan. She was encouraged by the guest’s stories.
Each episode features worship music led by Bouchrieh Church of the Nazarene’s worship team, as well as a variety of guests, including well-known public figures, who share a testimony and answers questions.
Program themes grapple with difficult issues and questions, such as where is God when there is dislocation and war; whether Christians can engage in politics and how; and how to reflect God’s character in the home.
Follow Me is the sixth television program produced by Nazarene Broadcast Communication Ministries. The host, Ayman Kafrouny, directs and produces the programs with a team of Nazarenes, most of whom are members of Bouchrieh Church of the Nazarene, in Beirut, Lebanon, where he serves as lead pastor.
“We noticed that almost all our previous productions so far were focusing on the Great Commission,” Kafrouny said. “So it’s time for us now to put more emphasis on our doctrine (holiness) that distinguishes us from other denominations, and to give a simple and clear explanation on how we believe a Christian should live his or her life as a witness for Jesus Christ.”
In preparing and developing the program, Kafrouny observed other Christian programs airing in Arabic and noticed that few of them focused on holiness. Those that did Kafrouny believed failed to do so in a clear, simple, and practical way.
“We hope this program will help our audience to know that holiness is not designated just for an elite group of Christians,” Kafrouny said. “Rather, it’s a command in the Scripture, and it’s [attainable for] every person since God is the one who will accomplish it in the life of those who believe it.”
This is the first year for the team to develop a live show. Because SAT-7 producers believe so deeply in the value of Follow Me, they have provided studio space, equipment, and part of the technical crew.
Through funding from World Mission Broadcast, the Follow Me team is able to hire additional freelancers to complete the crew.
While it’s not possible to measure exactly how many are watching Follow Me each week, the growing interactions with the Nazarene follow-up team through Facebook indicate the show is expanding its audience weekly. Since it launched in May 2018, its Facebook page has reported numbers of interactions as high as 46,000. Each episode is posted on the page for long-term availability after it airs.
“Visual broadcasts are the most popular forms of media in the Arabic world,” Kafrouny said.
Previous Nazarene TV programs, some of which aired as long ago as 2009, remain in syndication on various Christian TV stations around the world or are still being watched on the Internet. Kafrouny said people regularly approach him to thank him for an episode of a now-ended TV program that they have just seen in a re-run or on other websites.
That means Follow Me and all the previous Nazarene Arabic-language TV programs continue to have an indefinite lifespan to impact viewers beyond their original airdates.
“Our hope, our prayer is to reach out to people who we cannot see face to face,” Kafrouny said. “The results, the fruits, we may not see them all. We believe the people we are reaching, that many are becoming members in the Kingdom of God.”
Hundreds of homes and communities have been seriously damaged or destroyed by torrential downpour that lead to overwhelming floods 8 October in El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The Church of the Nazarene is responding by providing food, water, clothing, and other supplies to those who have been displaced.
Nicaragua
During the storm, the people of Tipitapa were evacuated from their homes. The Church in Nuevo Horizonte provided food, medicine, and a place to sleep for 78 families — about 260 people — whose homes were affected. The church is also volunteering in other local communities by providing food and praying for victims.
Honduras
A group of doctors from the USA and Honduras was conducting a medical mission trip in the Balcanes community when the storm hit. They decided to visit the shelters to assess the needs of the victims. One of them served at the José Cecilio del Valle school, where more than 300 people are housed, including 60 children whose families are a part of the Church of the Nazarene.
The doctors shared the gospel while providing medical care for 236 people in the community, where nearly 90 people gave their lives to the Lord. Other local church members have been donating food to one of the 15 government shelters where approximately 7,000 people are temporarily housed.
El Salvador
The Church of the Nazarene in the East District sent volunteers to four communities that were seriously affected by the floods. They shared food and emergency supplies and currently are working to help in as many other ways as possible. Church members on the Central District are collecting food and clothing to share with victims of the storm. They are particularly concerned with ministering to the children of the affected families with whom they hope to share the gospel.
Guatemala Sunday School teachers receive yearlong training
Approximately 350 Sunday School teachers on Guatemala’s Northern Verapaz District completed the first district-wide Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International Teachers’ Diploma Program. The Second Church of the Nazarene in Cobán hosted the graduation event 5 October, and 700 Nazarenes from across the district came to celebrate.
The training workshops were held throughout 2018 and focused on six main points — knowing my textbook, giving my class in 45 minutes, teaching with the five senses, how to prepare for a class, the teacher's profile, and Tell THE Story. Local pastors lead the training sessions, which were hosted at churches throughout the district.
District Superintendent Francisco Cho thanked Training Coordinator Francisco Tot Xol, SDMI District President Ricardo Coc, and all the pastors and churches who made each workshop possible.
"We thank God for the response of the church to this diploma program, remembering the principle that 'to be a good teacher, you have to be a good student,’" Cho said. "Through this training, we trust that God will fulfill the Pauline prayer: Transform yourselves through the renewal of your understanding."
BGS appoints new Peru Central District superintendent
José E. David Balcázar Medina was inaugurated as superintendent for the Peru Central District 3 October at the Pueblo Libre Church of the Nazarene in Lima. Field Strategy Coordinator Segundo Rimarachín stood in for General Superintendent David Busic in presiding over the ceremony.
“After a thorough examination of the candidates presented by the [District Advisory Committee] and in consultation with the South America leadership, Rev. Jose David Balcázar was appointed to take the superintendency of the Peru Central District,” Busic said. “Rev. Balcázar is a young leader, country president of the Peru Nazarene Youth International, and member of the South American NYI council. He has had over a decade of pastoral experience and has been a national and international leader and speaker.”
The Board of General Superintendents appointed Balcázar to the position until the 2021 District Assembly. Balcázar’s family, other local pastors, and Lima church members attended the inauguration.
“[Everyone was] happy to have a new superintendent after the sudden passing of the former superintendent, Reverend Josué Fenco Flores, a month earlier,” said Oscar Suárez, Peru national communications coordinator.
Alberto Zamora, the longest-serving pastor in Peru, prayed for Balcázar and blessed his ministry during the ceremony. Balcázar expressed his gratitude to God and the Church of the Nazarene for giving him the honor to serve Peru as district superintendent. (Church of the Nazarene South America)
Middle East church planter, district superintendent passes away
Habib Alajaji, pastor and district superintendent, passed away 14 October at the age of 80.
Alajaji was born into a Christian family in 1937 in Aleppo, Syria. After finishing at Ebenezer Bible School in 1960, he served in an evangelistic center in Beirut, Lebanon, until he was ordained in 1970. During this time, Alajaji met and married his wife, Ruth Pashgian.
Soon after his ordination, Alajaji served first as pastor in Beirut and then as superintendent of the Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan districts. During his time as superintendent, he earned a Bachelor of Theology from the Near East School of Theology.
In 1979, Alajaji, Ruth, and their four children, relocated to Glendale, California, USA, with the intentions of returning six months later when his country’s civil war died down.
“We did not want to stay in the United States,” Alajaji told Holiness Today in 2005. “We wanted to raise our children in our conservative tradition. But the Lord convinced us that if we would remain faithful to Him, He would take of our children.”
Little did Alajaji know, his family would never move back to Jordan. Instead, the family stayed in Glendale, where they planted the first Armenian Church of the Nazarene in the United States. Over the next 25 years, Alajaji led the church and preached regularly on an Armenian television channel that aired nationwide.
In 1988, an earthquake in Armenia killed more than 55,000 people. Alajaji had the opportunity to go to Armenia with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries to help the victims of the disaster. He then worked with NCM again in 1999 when another devastating earthquake occurred — this time in Turkey.
During his time serving with NCM, Alajaji preached and taught throughout Armenia, sharing the Nazarene message of holiness in the country. The Armenia Nazarene church in California also spread over the years, helping plant churches in Whittier, Pasadena, and North Hollywood.
Through all of this, Alajaji earned a Master of Arts in Religion and a Doctorate of Philosophy from the California Graduate School of Theology. Eventually, Alajaji felt his time as a pastor had come to an end, so he retired in 2005.
"I don't think a minister of God retires," Alajaji said. "I'm not retiring from preaching or winning souls."
With this mindset, Alajaji kept preaching and teaching throughout Armenia, Australia, and the United States until his passing.
Habib is survived by his wife, Ruth Alajaji, and their four children, Bill, Nora, Hilda, and Roda. A funeral will be held 19 October at the Church of the Recessional in the Glendale Forest Lawn Cemetery in California. Readmore
The national flag of Burkina Faso is formed by two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green, with a yellow five-pointed star resting in the center. The flag is coloured in the popular Pan-African colours of the Ethiopian flag, reflecting both a break with the country’s colonial past and its unity with other African ex-colonies. The red is also said to symbolize the revolution and the green the abundance of agricultural and natural riches. The yellow star placed over the red and green stripes is the guiding light of the revolution.
Since September 1, 2009, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center (GMC) proudly flies a flag each week of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. Leaders were invited to send a national flag to be flown at the GMC alongside the flag of the United States*. The national flags rotate weekly, and photos of them raised are sent to the church leaders of that country.
This week: Burkina Faso
The Church of the Nazarene officially entered Burkina Faso in 1997.
Burkina Faso had a population of 20,107,509 in 2017. That same year, Burkina Faso reported 104 Churches of the Nazarene, 18 of which had been officially organized. Burkina Faso has 1,610 total members.
Burkina Faso is a Phase 1 district on the Africa Region. For more information about the Africa Region, visit africanazarene.org.
* = The weekly highlighted flag is raised on the middle of three poles in compliance with U.S. government protocols. It flies to the left of the GMC host-nation United States flag, which flies above the host-state flag of Kansas. The Christian flag flies on the third pole.
The Global Ministry Center is the mission and service hub of the Church of the Nazarene. Read more
This month marked 70 years of the Church of the Nazarene in South Korea.
On 9 October, global and regional leaders gathered at Korea Nazarene University to celebrate the anniversary. The event featured a ministry fair with several stalls representing different ministries throughout South Korea. Many of these stalls were organized by missionaries the Korea District has sent out over the years.
Event participants included General Superintendent Filimão Chambo, Regional Director Mark Louw, Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary President Bruce Oldham, and several other district superintendents and field strategy coordinators from the region.
Chambo preached at the ceremony from Genesis 17:1, encouraging the attendees to continue to live in perfect holiness. He emphasized that, like Abraham, Nazarenes should not only seek holiness through a relationship with God but also to be a blessing for all nations. The event was closed with a benediction from local pastor Kim Young Baek. (Church of the Nazarene Asia-Pacific) Read more
First NCM training, coordinator inauguration held in French Antilles District
The French Antilles District in Martinique held its first Nazarene Compassionate Ministries training at the Godissart Church of the Nazarene. More than 30 people participated as regional NCM Coordinator Dhariana Balbuena led the two-day training session from 12-13 October.
Over the weekend, Balbuena also had the opportunity to witness the installment of the first French Antilles district NCM coordinator, Fabienne Pierre-Loui. Balbuena ended her trip to Martinique by speaking with three youth groups and preaching about embracing compassion as a lifestyle at two different congregations while in Martinique.
“It was a very blessed weekend,” Balbuena said. “Thanks to District Superintendent Daniel Blaise and Fabienne Pierre-Loui for the opportunity.” (Church of the Nazarene Mesoamerica) Read more
Brazil districts host community outreach initiative
The Church of the Nazarene in Brazil held a Maximum Mission event 7-9 September in the Santa Catarina District. Local leaders chose this location in order to effectively minister to the Ponte neighborhood in the city of Correia Pinto. More than 110 people from the Santa Catarina and Curitiba districts participated in this three-day event.
Volunteers broke up into several different teams, each focusing on a different outreach avenue – health and well-being, children’s games and lessons, youth sports and games, a youth soccer tournament, community projects for people in need, and counseling. In the evenings, the groups came together and invited the community to join in a time of worship and prayer.
Over the three days, there were nine people who gave their lives to Jesus. Now, the Correia Pinto Church of the Nazarene staff is holding a weekly discipleship group for the new Christians in the neighborhood. (Church of the Nazarene South America) Read more
Only two weeks remain for ministry leaders and laity to take advantage of the $39 early bird registration for the M19 Conferenceto be held 11-13 February 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Sponsored by the USA/Canada Region of the Church of the Nazarene and themed “The Gospel Unleashed,” the conference will feature plenary sessions, workshops, a theological reflection symposium, and conversation about church outreach in today’s cultures.
“Recently the research department at [the Global Ministry Center] asked our pastors their confidence level about many different aspects of ministry,” said Bob Broadbooks, USA/Canada regional director. “Eight hundred pastors responded and said they felt least equipped to lead their church in evangelism. Our pastors were suggesting that they didn’t feel qualified to lead their church in the reason for our existence.”
This research spurred USA/Canada leaders into action.
“As a result of this study, the theme of M19, ‘The Gospel Unleashed,’ was developed,” Broadbooks said. “I sincerely believe that this gathering will help all of us to reach our neighbors and our world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Plenary speakers for the event include Ed Stetzer, executive director of the Billy Graham Center; Douglas Powe Jr., director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership; Albert and Christine Hung of the Northern California District; and Carla Sunberg and Filimão Chambo, general superintendents in the Church of the Nazarene.
“I would like to extend a personal invitation to every pastor and leader to the conference, because I believe this will change the future of our church,” Broadbooks said.
The $39 registration fee allows participants into all main sessions and breakout sessions. On 1 November, the rate increases to $59. To register and learn more details, visit M19conference.org.(Church of the Nazarene USA/Canada) Read more
USA/Canada
Pastors invited to join well-being study
Nazarene pastors and associate pastors across the USA/Canada Region will have the opportunity to participate in the Flourishing in Ministry Study on Monday, 22 October. Funded by Lilly Endowment, the project is the largest and most in-depth study on clergy well-being to date and is coordinated by Matt Bloom of the University of Notre Dame and a team of researchers including Chris Adams — a Nazarene elder and nationally-recognized leader in the field.
“The Flourishing in Ministry Study provides a unique opportunity to Nazarene clergy, beyond contributing insights that will help us better prepare and support them,” said Dan Copp, Global Clergy Development director. “Each participant will receive a personalized, confidential report on their own well-being. This feedback can help pastors identify areas where some adjustment can strengthen their capacity for a healthier life and effective, long-term ministry.”
The study explores well-being in several categories as a way of measuring the degree to which a minister is thriving in ministry. Participants will also have the option to continue improving their own well-being after the study through an app being developed by the Flourishing in Ministry Study.
“This is an important study for us,” said Bob Broadbooks, USA/Canada regional director. “It is no secret that a minister’s overall well-being is crucial, not only for them but also for their families and for the congregations they serve.”
Participant responses will be collected and processed by the Flourishing in Ministry team at the University of Notre Dame, and individual responses will be kept strictly anonymous. Nazarene Research Services will assist Global Clergy Development and the USA/Canada Region leadership in discerning how the results of the study can help improve the preparation and support of Nazarene clergy. A report will be presented at the upcoming M19 Conference.
Indivisible is the true story of U.S. Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife, Heather.
Indivisible, a major motion picture, is coming to theaters 26 October and has its roots in a local Church of the Nazarene.
The film is "the extraordinary true story of U.S. Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife, Heather: one marriage … one family … under God."
Pastor Lynn Holmes of Calvary Church of the Nazarene near Memphis, Tennessee, serves as an associate producer of Indivisible. Longtime church member David Evans is the film's director.
“We are hopeful the churches will preview the film and consider utilizing this film to impact the families in their church and community,” said David Graves, Church of the Nazarene general superintendent.
Nazarene ties
Holmes is senior pastor of Calvary Church in the Memphis suburb of Cordova. For 15 years, Evans — a Memphis optometrist and Calvary member — wrote and produced a new and modern passion play at Easter. But both Evans and Holmes were interested in the larger audience and greater impact films offer. Calvary Pictures was formed and in 2010 brought its first feature film to the screen — The Grace Card, which was released by AFFIRM Films and Provident Films and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
A year later, they were ready for a new project and found the story of the Turner family.
“I originally set out to do a fictional story about an Army chaplain,” Evans said. “I was researching chaplains online and came across Chaplain Turner’s story and knew instantly I had to pursue it. I cold-called him, and he agreed to meet in person. Soon after discussing the opportunity with his family, they gave me their blessing and eventually the military did, too — even though it took a little longer.”
Abi Hummel, who attends a Church of the Nazarene in Franklin, Tennessee, plays an older Maribeth Turner (youngest child, pictured: center)
Battling for their marriage
With a strong, faith-filled marriage, the Turners are ready to follow their calling: serving God, family, and country.
Fresh from seminary and basic training, Chaplain Turner and his family arrive at Fort Stewart. Yet, before the Turners can even unpack their new house, Darren is deployed to Iraq. Heather is left taking care of their three young children alone, as well as serving the families of the other deployed soldiers.
Despite a desire to stay connected with their loved ones, the harsh realities of war take a daily toll over the course of the Battalion’s extended deployment. Meanwhile back home, babies are born, kids keep growing, and nerves are frayed with every late-night knock on the door.
With deeply etched battle scars, the soldiers’ long-awaited homecoming is much different than any of their families anticipated. Carrying burdens the other can’t comprehend, the Turners must decide if they’re willing to face one more battle: the fight to save their marriage.
Sarah Drew stars as Heather Turner and is an executive producer of the film.
“I believe this film has the ability to bring healing to people's marriages, to people's family lives,” she said. “It offers hope to people who are feeling like there is no hope. I think everyone who sees the film — men and women — is going to really be rooting for this family.”(Provident Films) Read more
In Memoriam
The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 15-19 October 2018.
Habib Alajaji, 80, of Glendale, California, passed away 14 October. He was a retired minister and district superintendent, serving in California and Lebanon and leading the Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan districts. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Alajaji.
Marvin Bond, 84, of Pampa, Texas, passed away 25 September. He was a Nazarene minister, previously serving in California. He is survived by his wife, Marian Bond.
Lois Brown, 91, of Palm Harbor, Florida, passed away 13 October. She was the widow of retired minister Samul Brown, who served in Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. Samuel Brown passed away in 2010.
Robert Grant, 86, of Hobart, Indiana, passed away 15 October. He was a retired minister, serving in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Indiana. He was preceded in death by his wife, Deanna Grant, in 2009.
Ellsworth McCracken, 81, of Bolton, Mississippi, passed away 12 October. He was a retired minister, serving in Ohio, Mississippi, Maryland, and Kentucky. He is survived by his wife, Jane McCracken.
Willa McCaskell, 88, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away 14 October. She was the widow of retired minister Milton McCaskell, who served in Missouri, Mississippi, and Indiana. Milton McCaskell passed away in 2012.
Janet Smith Williams, 96, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away 11 October. She was a retired evangelist and educator, serving in Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Colorado. She is survived by her husband, retired minister, educator, and evangelist Roger Williams, who served in Illinois, New York, Arizona, Oklahoma, California, Colorado, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
For previous editions of In Memoriam, see the "Passings" section by clicking here.
Note: Please join us in prayer for the families who have lost loved ones. Click on names for full stories, funeral information, local online obituaries, and/or guest books (if available). To submit an entry of a minister or church leader, send to news@nazarene.org. (Compiled by NCN News) Read more
Human Resources
GMC employment opportunities
People are our most valued resource. Our committed employees are involved in "Making Christlike Disciples in the Nations" in 162 world areas.
The Global Ministry Center Human Resources Office professionals strive to deliver the highest possible service to our employees and are responsible for the recruitment, placement, and retention of qualified individuals to staff the ministry and administrative positions of the GMC. The many employee services include compensation and benefit administration, payroll, employment, employee relations, training, counseling, organizational communication and events, and workplace programs.
*Volunteer opportunities for GMC ministries are occasionally available. Email jveigl@nazarene.org for details.
Employment Opportunities
Candidate Development Specialist (Full-time) Global Missions Personnel Description: This person will assist with missionary candidate development, coordinate and assist with events, work independently and with a team, and perform a wide variety of responsibilities with high confidentiality.
Director (Full-time) Stewardship Development Description: Reporting to the Global Communications Director, this person will be responsible for daily oversight and administration of pastoral leadership development, resourcing and growing a giving church culture through educational materials and training. This individual will oversee all fundraising, denominational marketing, brand development, and advancement strategies for constituent development and donor care.
Helpdesk Technician (Full-time) Information Technology Description: This person will be responsible for providing training, support, and guidance to technology users.
Missionary Training Coordinator (Full-time) Global Missions Personnel Description: This person will develop and improve systems and training for Global Missions in order to equip Nazarene missionaries, identify training and development needs throughout the missionary life cycle, and improve training resources and systems to respond to those needs.
Office Assistant (Part-time, temporary – 15 to 20 hours/week for 6 to 9 months) Stewardship Development Description: This person will give administrative support to the assistant director of the COMPASS Initiative. Duties will include tracking and reporting expenditures and managing program participants’ applications, report, and requests.
Sr. Accounting Technician – Accounts Payable (Full-time) Financial Services Description: This person will review and process disbursements for the Global Ministry Center. Other duties include, but are not limited to maintenance of vendor files, scanning of payables, training of new system users, and 1099 processing.
To obtain additional information for GMC positions, please call 913-577-0500 and ask for Human Resources.
JESUS Film Harvest Partners
To learn more about positions available at the JFHP, visit jfhp.org. All positions are located on-site in the Olathe, Kansas, office. Recent openings: Full-Time Assistant Field Services Coordinator.
Nazarene Bible College
To learn more about positions available at the NBC Administrative Offices, visit nbc.edu/jobs. All positions are located within the Global Ministry Center in Lenexa, Kansas.
Nazarene Theological Seminary
To learn more about current positions available at NTS, see the following employment opportunities. All positions are located on-site on the Kansas City, Missouri, campus.
Location of Global Ministry Center Positions The GMC is the administrative hub for the Church of the Nazarene denominational ministries in 162 world areas. The GMC is conveniently located in Lenexa, Kansas, with easy access to I-35 and I-435 and within short driving distance to Kansas City International airport. All GMC positions report to this location.
Our Non-Discrimination Policy The Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center offers equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, race, creed, sex, or veteran status. The Global Ministry Center is an “at will” employer.
Our Faith-Based Organization We are a faith-based organization. Acceptance of our Christian Code of Conduct is required and membership in the Church of the Nazarene is required for certain positions. The GMC and applicable remote work sites are smoke-, alcohol-, and drug-free Christian workplaces.
Application Processing Our Human Resources Office receives and processes many employment applications annually for a limited number of positions. While we regret that we cannot respond to each applicant, we do contact those individuals possessing the skills, education/training, and experience that best match the requirements of the open position for which the application was submitted.
An application must be completed by all applicants and an application must be completed for each position for which one wishes to be considered. Applications are retained for one year. Resumés are not necessary for entry-level positions, but they are preferred for professional level positions.
Applying for Employment with the GMC
Application forms may be requested by calling 913-577-0500, emailing humanresourcesgroup@nazarene.org, or obtained in person from Human Resources at the Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, Kansas, 66220, Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 4:30 U.S. Central Time. Completed applications may be mailed or emailed to the attention of the Human Resources Office.Read more
Celebrate Clergy Appreciation Month 2018
Throughout the month of October, churches around the world will show their appreciation for clergy and pastoral staff members in a variety of ways. These men and women can be celebrated through personal notes or gifts, by groups like a Sunday school class, or in larger settings with the entire congregation.
Here are some ideas:
Show one of the Board of General Superintendents Pastor Appreciation videos during a church service this month. Videos can be found on our Vimeo page.
Share a video on social media explaining what you appreciate about your pastor using #lovemynazpastor.
Organize a prayer calendar so each pastor is prayed for every day of the month.
Create a slideshow presentation of pastors in action during the past year. Set it to music and play it as a pre-service video.
Give clergy families a night out to a local restaurant or gift certificate for an overnight get-away.
Invite children to create artwork for the pastors.
Choose a day and have people text pastors hourly with a heartfelt message explaining how the pastors have positively impacted members.
Submit an article to the local newspaper bragging on your pastors and thanking them publicly.
Allow members of the congregation to volunteer time serving pastoral leaders by babysitting or helping with yard projects and other home maintenance.
Update your pastor’s office with new paint, décor, or a technology upgrade.
On behalf of the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center, thank you to pastors and all clergy for their labor and leadership in helping to make Christlike disciples in the nations. Read more
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