This video explores the variety of benefits brought to the Church by small and medium‐sized churches. While there are complex issues to face, the life and ministry of the Church of the Nazarene depend heavily on the vitality of these churches. Gather suggestions for the future and ideas that help...
Dr. Jesse Middendorf reflects on a new style of leadership.
Dr. Jeren Rowell, President and Professor of Pastoral Ministry at NTS, shares about the task of preaching and living holiness.
Dr. Rebecca Laird presented a series of three lectures on a theme of 'An Altogether Christian Community' for Pastors Day at NTS (Nov 2018). Her second lecture was entitled 'Solitude and Service.'
See the PowerPoint Presentations here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xA9llL10RYXpUoiP2E6...
Dr. Jesse Middendorf talks about how the sociological aspects of a church can have a greater impact than formal ecclesiological structures (and more) which are imposed on it from the outside. Dr. Middendorf is a former District Superintendent and General Superintendent for the Church of the Nazar...
Participating Faithfully_ Re-Imagining Congregational Assessment as an Ecclesial Practice
This webinar helps congregations and pastors remember that their lives are immersed in God’s life, and their participation in God’s life is made visible through their participation in God’s mission in the w...
We have a lot to learn from churches who think outside the box. Join Jesse Middendorf as he talks to pioneering pastors about innovative ways to do church
Dr. Dan Boone was the featured speaker at the annual NTS Pastors Day in 2016. He is a Nazarene minister, author, and president of Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN.
Session 4 of the 2014 NTS Preachers Conference with Dr. Ron Benefiel, former President of NTS.
Session 1 of the 2014 NTS Preachers Conference.
Session 2 of the 2014 NTS Preachers Conference featured Dr. Molly Marshall, President and Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation at Central Baptist Theological Seminary.
Session 3 of the 2014 NTS Preachers Conference featured now General Superintendent for the Church of the Nazarene, Dr. Filimao Chambo.
Session 5 of the 2014 NTS Preachers Conference featured Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, now Vice President of Wesley Seminary in Marion, Indiana and, previously, General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Church.
Session 8 of the 2014 NTS Preachers Conference featured Dr. David Busic, General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene.
Session 6 of the 2014 NTS Preachers Conference featured Dr. Gustavo A. Crocker, General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene.
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.
NTS hosts an annual Pastors Day. The 2018 Speaker was Scot McKnight giving the Earle Lectures on the New Testament. His topic was Paul as Pastor.
This workshop session was presented at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in 2019. It is facilitated by Greg Hunt, Ph.D. who was Conference Coordinator and is Research Professor at Central Seminary and also features Rev. Robin Sandbothe, Dir. of Seminary Relations at Central Seminary, and Co-Pa...
Dr. Jeren Rowell, Dr. Judi Schwanz, and Dr. Jesse Middendorf discuss Fear of Failure: Dealing with the Imposter Syndrome.
Linda Settles and Emanuel Cleaver III, Preaching Lab: Building Spiritually Healthy Teams. This preaching lab was offered at the 2019 Preachers Conference at NTS.
Pastors Roundtable Discussion: Leadership in the Midst of and Aftermath of of COVID-19. Albert Hung and Stuart Williams.
Clayton Smith, former Executive Pastor of Generosity at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, talks about his new book that provides tools for financial and trauma recovery in our faith communities.
Dr. Douglas Powe, Jr. is the Director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership and professor of evangelism and of urban ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary. This is a discussion with Dr. Jesse Middendorf on his new book The Adept Church.
Dr. Dean Blevins, Leading Change by Design