Dr. Jesse Middendorf reflects on a new style of leadership.

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.

Dr. Jeren Rowell, Dr. Judi Schwanz, and Dr. Jesse Middendorf discuss Fear of Failure: Dealing with the Imposter Syndrome.

Dr. Brent Peterson discusses Lament in the church. He is professor and Dean of the School of Theology and Christian Ministries at Northwest Nazarene University.

This NTS Chapel (Sept. 8th, 2015) featured Dr. Jesse Middendorf.

Rev Jon Middendorf, senior pastor at OKC First Church of the Nazarene, explores the rich and important preaching themes of the Advent season.

Professor of Practical Theology and Christian Discipleship at NTS Dr. Dean Blevins offers theological foundations and practical strategies for cultivating Christian community through video and online formats.

Dr. Jesse Middendorf, Dr. Judi Schwanz, and Dr. Doug Hardy explore the need for pastoral self-care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Jesse Middendorf, Dr. Brannon Hancock, and Rev. Cherie Ketchum Reiter discuss ways to engage communities in worship through music in online formats.

Dr. Jesse Middendorf hosts a conversation on celebrating Holy Week, Easter, and worshiping online during COVID-19.

A Eucharistic Prayer for Isolation: https://www.nts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/A-Eucharistic-Prayer-for-Isolation.pdf

Funerals, Weddings, and Pastoral Care From a Distance: Pastors Roundtable in the Age of Coronavirus with Jesse Middendorf, Judi Schwanz, Anne Hardy

Pastors Roundtable Discussion: Leadership in the Midst of and Aftermath of of COVID-19. Albert Hung and Stuart Williams.

Dr. Jesse Middendorf hosts a conversation about mental health with Army Chaplain and ASIST Suicide Prevention trainer Rev. John Potter.

A webinar exploring how the Church’s “pivot” to technology during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed church practice and its impact on our ecclesiology. With Dean Blevins, Brannon Hancock, Cara Shonamon, Mark Hayse.

Dr. David Sharpes and Dr. Doug Hardy discuss the ways the COVID-19 pandemic and recent societal upheaval has affected existing churches and how the image of re-planting may be a fruitful way of thinking about the church's ministry moving forward.

Read the companion article by Dr. Hardy: Dear Est...

"Pastors Roundtable Discussion in the Age of the Coronavirus: Best Practices for Church Finances" with Jesse Middendorf, Keith Cox, Jon Middendorf, Mike Bell , Vicki Copp

Outreach in the Age of COVID-19 Pastors Roundtable Conversation with:
-Dr. Jesse Middendorf, Executive Director of the NTS Center for Pastoral Leadershp
-Lynnlee Moser, lead pastor of Movement Church of the Nazarene in Salt lake City, Utah/Field Strategy Coordinator for the Intermountain Distric...

Dr. Dean Blevins is a Professor of Practical Theology and Christian Discipleship

In this webinar, Dr. Tim Crutcher discusses how John Wesley's "optimism of grace" helps us navigate challenging times and gives us hope that God is always doing new things, always redeeming even "this present darkness" toward God's Kingdom of Light.

Dr. Jim Fitzgerald is the Chair of the Southern Nazarene University School of Theology and Ministry. Formerly he served as pastor of Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Duncanville, Texas.

Dr. Ryan Danker and Dr. Jesse Middendorf: Faith and Politics, Being a Wesleyan in the Public Square

Dr. Jesse Middendorf interviews Dr. Al Truesdale about his latest book (editor) 'All Things Needed for Godliness' which is an ecumenical examination of Christian holiness by a range of Christian traditions.