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Reflexiones sobre el llamado de Dios
By Ánderson Godoy on May 21 2012

"Tras llegar al seminario me dirigí a la oficina del Vicerrector Académico. Recuerdo que él me preguntó, “¿Tienes un llamado de parte de Dios?” “Sí” –le contesté. “¿Cuál es tu llamado específico?”, –continuó. No tuve palabras para responderle. Sabía que Dios me había llamado al ministerio pero “¿qué ministerio?”

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An unlikely servant
By Andrew Pottenger on May 14 2012

I imagined missionaries as “super-Christians,” so saintly as to be barely human and I could not conceive of myself in such terms. I felt badly under-qualified: what could I do and what did I have to offer?

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Reflections on God's call
By Ánderson Godoy on May 2 2012

Right after my arrival to seminary, I went to the academic dean’s office. I remember he asked me, “Do you have a call from God?” “Yes,” I said. “What is your specific call?” he asked next. I found myself without an answer. I knew that God had called me to ministry, but “what kind of ministry?”

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Is mission first local and then global, or all at once?
By Howard Culbertson on Apr 25 2012

Could it be that the idea that we should not tackle world evangelism until we have fully evangelized our own "Jerusalem" is simply a way to postpone responsibility for evangelizing the rest of the world?

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Nurturing the call
By Chris Troutman on Apr 18 2012

Chris Troutman, a former missionary kid and current graduate student with Nazarene Theological Seminary, discusses how the Church can nurture God's mission call on young people.

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Reflections on God's call

By Ánderson Godoy on May 2 2012
  It was August 6, 2005 and I was on a 32-hour bus ride heading for the South American Nazarene Theological Seminary in Ecuador. Right after my arrival I went to the academic dean’s office. I...

Is mission first local and then global, or all at once?

By Howard Culbertson on Apr 25 2012
  Just prior to His ascension, Jesus talked about the Holy Spirit coming upon His followers. Then, He said to them, “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the...

Nurturing the call

By Chris Troutman on Apr 18 2012
  Editor's note: While Jesus calls the entire Body of Christ to carry the Gospel to all nations, at the same time the Spirit calls many individuals and families to a specific experience of exchanging...

Tributes to Louie Bustle

By Engage magazine on Apr 5 2012
  On April 1, Dr. Louie Bustle retired after leading the Church of the Nazarene denomination's Global Mission efforts for 18 years. Prior to this role, he served as a missionary, field director and...

No room for "all nations"

By Howard Culbertson on Apr 2 2012
  Only rarely does the story of Jesus driving merchants and money-changers out of the Temple prompt discussion about world evangelism. That is lamentable, given that Jesus quoted Isaiah 56:7 as the...

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An unlikely servant
Andrew Pottenger on [field_publish_date]
Ephesians 3:20-21 tells us that God is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine. Through the many challenges and rewards of being a Mission Corps volunteer at European Nazarene College (EuNC) for over two years, my call to ministry has become so much clearer.  I began following that specific call when I arrived here with my wife to teach and mentor students preparing for ministry. But I would have never imagined myself as a missionary in Europe, nor could I have asked for everything I’ve accomplished and experienced these last two years.Who, me?When I was a...
Reflexiones sobre el llamado de Dios
Ánderson Godoy on [field_publish_date]
Read this in English. Era agosto 6 de 2005 y me encontraba en un viaje de 32 horas yendo al Seminario Teológico Nazareno Sudamericano en Ecuador. Poco después de llegar fui a la oficina del Vicerrector Académico. Me acuerdo que él me preguntó, “¿Tienes un llamado de parte de Dios?” “Sí” –le contesté. “¿Cuál es tu llamado específico?”, –continuó. No tuve palabras para responderle. Sabía que Dios me había llamado al ministerio pero “¿qué ministerio?” Su pregunta puso en mi mente un deseo por descubrir la manera específica en la que Dios quería usarme. Ahora, 7 años después, tengo la...