A Plain Account and the CPL: Preparing for Advent

One of the more noticeable expressions of the life of the church since the pandemic is the "digital church." This conversation engages three practitioners who share their thoughts, experiences, and theological convictions about this new and growing expression of the Church.

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Rev. James Heyward and Rev. Dave Sharpes discuss the online and physical ministry at Salem Fields Community Church of the Nazarene in Fredericksburg, VA. We discuss what it means to be "gathered", or what "community" means online, what skills are necessary for an online presence, or what are the ...

"Dr. Brent Peterson from Northwest Nazarene University and Dr. David Sharpes shares their thoughts on the sacraments and the digital church. Among the many questions raised are: Can a digital expression of the Church still provide presence to one another? Could the anonymity of online be used as ...

Christine Jones, former VP of GoDaddy.com and political candidate in Arizona, talks about engaging lay leaders in the church.

Dr. Jeren Rowell is president of Nazarene Theological Seminary. He served for many years as a pastor and district superintendent and reflects here on pastoral calling and identity.

Bill Kirkemo is the Financial Resource Advisor at NTS. Jeren Rowell is president of NTS. Both talk about cultivating a healthy view of money and stewardship in the parish and thru our preaching.

Linda Settles and Emanuel Cleaver III, Preaching Lab: Building Spiritually Healthy Teams. This preaching lab was offered at the 2019 Preachers Conference at NTS.

Dr. Dean Blevins, Leading Change by Design

Dr. Jesse Middendorf, Rev. Dana Preusch, and Dr. Roger Hahn join in a conversation on preaching through Ordinary Time with Rev. Danny Quanstrom and Rev. Alicia McClintic from A Plain Account.

Dr. Jesse Middendorf, executive director of the CPL meets with Mike Bell, CPA, from Oklahoma City, and Raymond Toyne, Associate Pastor from the Topeka Oaklawn Church to discuss the Paycheck Protection Plan.

The CPL joins A Plain Account for a dialogue on preaching and worship for the season of Lent.

Dr. Mike Jackson, Associate Professor of Preaching at Trevecca Nazarene University, equips preachers to navigate the enormous cultural shifts we are experiencing in the midst of complex and changing times.

Denise Crofford, Lead Pastor at NewStart Church in Frisco, Texas, and JR Forasteros, Co-Lead Pastor at Catalyst Community Church in Dallas, discuss their unique and cutting edge work with lay preaching in their congregations.

Dr. Brad Estep is the author of Plain Truth for Plain People: Sermons for the Christian Year from the Wesleyan Tradition and serves as the senior pastor of Sun City Church of the Nazarene in Sun City, Arizona. Rev. Anne Hardy currently serves as the Congregational Care Pastor at First Church of t...

Rev. Dr. Steve Estep is the pastor of Marion, Ohio Church of the Nazarene. He reflects on the call and task of preaching and how to nurture this call in others.

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"Preaching" - Fred Craddock
"Preaching in the Spirit" Dennis Kinlaw
"Preaching the Story that Shapes Us" - Dan B...

The Center for Pastoral Leadership joins A Plain Account for a conversation on preaching through Easter and Pentecost.

Dr. Dean Blevins: Fear or Faith? The Neuroscience of Evangelizing Children and Youth
Recent research in neuroscience is changing the way we engage children and youth in fields like education, therapy, and communication. How might neuroscientific insights shape how we evangelize young people? Exp...

Dr. Dean Blevins offers a brief overview of the emerging field of research on the topic of neuroscience and Christian formation especially as it relates to youth development. Dr. Blevins is Professor of Practical Theology and Christian Discipleship at NTS.

Co-hosted by YouthFront and Nazarene Theological Seminary, Youth on the Brain: Discovering the Role of Neuroscience in Youth Ministry features a panel including Dr. Dean Blevins, Professor of Practical Theology and Discipleship at NTS, Dr. Se Kim, Assistant Director: Dialogue on Science, Ethics, ...

Dr. Holly Allen delivers the 2018 (NTS) Latham Lectures in Early Childhood Ministry at the annual Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries (SDMI) Convention in Cincinnati OH. Her focus was intergenerational ministry.

This workshop offers innovative ideas and thoughtful practices for doing ministry with young people in ways that help form them into thoughtful, engaged, and authentic disciples of Jesus.

David M. Csinos is Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Atlantic School of Theology Theology in Ha...