A conversation with Dr. Susangeline Patrick on her new book, "Christians in the City of Shanghai" includes topics such as women in history, indigenization, translation, art, multiculturalism, urbanization, interreligious encounters, and house churches.

This wide-ranging conversation highlights t...

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.

Dean Blevins: Ministerial Entrepreneurship
This workshop examines the value of identifying, empowering, and equipping the innovative and entrepreneurial pastors and leaders among us as a growing strategy in engaging mission both locally and globally.

Jeren Rowell offers some important advice for those in their first years of ministry. Dr. Rowell is President of Nazarene Theological Seminary and Professor of Pastoral Ministry at NTS.

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...

The Paul R. Orjala Inaugural Lectures on Missions were presented by Dr. Michael Goheen on the NTS campus in February of 2018. Goheen is Director of Theological Education at Missional Training Center, Phoenix, Arizona, Scholar in Residence at Surge Network, and Adjunct Professor of Mission and The...

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.

Dr. Roger Hahn presented at PALCON (Pastors and Leaders' Conference) 2016 on the campus of Mid America Nazarene University. His presentation gave an overview of the best resources on Missional Hermeneutics as well as real-life examples of how to read and live out scripture in a local context.

Tim Gaines & Shawna Songer Gaines: Being the Pilgrim People of God, Called to Identity, Mission & Ministry.

Shawna is Senior Pastor at Trevecca Community Church and previously served as the Chaplain at Trevecca Nazarene University. She has also served as Co-Lead Pastor of the Bakersfeld First ...

Dr./Rev Matt Rundio dialogues about the shape of worship, how the components fit together, the story this order enacts, and some ways that the four-fold pattern (gathering, word, table, sending) helps the church to inhabit the world as a missional community.

Engaging Your Community and Congregation thru Social Media, Part 1: Thinking Theologically about Social Media. How can pastors and ministries use social media and interact on the platform in redemptive ways? Josh Broward, Emily Haynes and Jason Veach discuss practical uses of social media in a mi...

Dr. Dean Blevins interviews Rev. Tim Suttle (pastor, author) and Mike King of Youthfront during a chapel gathering on the NTS campus. Suttle and King team teach regularly at Nazarene Theological Seminary.

The Paul R. Orjala Inaugural Lectures on Missions were presented by Dr. Michael Goheen on the NTS campus in February of 2018. Goheen is Director of Theological Education at Missional Training Center, Phoenix, Arizona, Scholar in Residence at Surge Network, and Adjunct Professor of Mission and The...

The Paul R. Orjala Inaugural Lectures on Missions were presented by Dr. Michael Goheen on the NTS campus in February of 2018. Goheen is Director of Theological Education at Missional Training Center, Phoenix, Arizona, Scholar in Residence at Surge Network, and Adjunct Professor of Mission and The...

Matthew Sorens from World Relief and the Evangelical Immigration Table joined local leaders on the NTS campus in the summer of 2018 to discuss how to 'Welcome the Strangers' among us.

Is it telling people how to go to heaven? Did Jesus preach "the gospel" that Paul preached? What does it mean to preach and embody "the gospel" today? This workshop will suggest answers to these types of questions, focusing primarily on passages from the Gospels.

The Wesleyan way of doing evangelism focuses on transforming the community. Dr. Powe reviews practical characteristics of how to engage your community in a more effective manner. This was presented as part of the Whipple Lunn Lectures on Evangelism at the M19 conference in Kansas City in 2019.

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The challenge for many congregations is reaching new generations. What do they want, and how can we more effectively connect with them?
The Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe, Jr. is an ordained elder in the Baltimore/Washington Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. This presentation was give...

A conversation about the Foundry Publishing's new 'Wesleyan Foundations for Evangelism' with Dr. Jesse Middendorf (Executive Director of the NTS Center for Pastoral Leadership), Dr. Josh Sweeden (NTS Academic Dean) and Dr. David Sharpes (NTS Professor of Evangelism). The book mines the expertise ...

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.

Will we go back t...

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 ...