June 2011

Resetting Your Compass

Resetting your inner compass is something everyone can do. Many voices are calling out to harried, time-deprived people. Following are some suggestions for resetting:

Taking Responsibility for Results

"What results does God desire for the Church of the Nazarene?"

This was Bruce Wilkinson's opening question for the Board of General Superintendents a few years ago. He pressed us, "Do not tell me that God wants people to be transformed and churches to reproduce. Tell me how many. Are you satisfied with what you have now?" We confessed that we were not satisfied and proceeded to write down some visionary, qualitative, and quantitative decadal faith projections for the Church of the Nazarene.

Close the Back Door with New Churches

"How can we keep new people from leaving?"

That's a common question for the Research Center at the Global Ministry Center.

We take in a lot of members each year, people who are new to the Church of the Nazarene. Most of these are by profession of faith, with some transferring from other denominations.