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Receiving new members into the Church of the Nazarene was one of the highlights of my 38 years in pastoral ministry. The joy of expanding the Body of Christ takes on names and faces as new believers become family in the local church. The rite of membership embodies great meaning through sacred…

HT: Share the first impressions of what you witnessed in Haiti. JKW: The seminary sits on a hill in Petionville, about 10 to 15 miles from the epicenter of the quake. As we looked over the valley, the hills turned to dust. We could hear people crying out in the aftermath of the quake. | Some, I am…

Daphne Mathebula lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she is the Africa regional coordinator for Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) and Connecting a New Generation. Born in Ventersdorp, Free State, and raised in Soweto, Johannesburg, she was ordained in 1993. She…

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! These words echo around the world on Easter Sunday. The name "Sunday" obscures the point, but it's clearer in some languages—Russians call Sunday "voskresen'e," simply meaning "resurrection." Every Sunday there is a resurrection celebration. These words, "…

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! These words echo around the world on Easter Sunday. The name "Sunday" obscures the point, but it's clearer in some languages—Russians call Sunday "voskresen'e," simply meaning "resurrection." Every Sunday there is a resurrection celebration. These words, "…

Editor's note: Holiness Today recognizes and affirms the fact that women and men serve as clergy. However, this article is directed toward the wives of male ministers because it is based on feedback received at a conference for women married to pastors. 'Love always protects, always trusts,…

"Hon, is this really our story we're telling?" I asked Rick recently, during a string of speaking engagements. It all seems unreal sometimes. In the summer of 2007 Rick had pastored the same church for 16 years. Responsibilities in community and denomination afforded him few spare hours. Writing…

Holiness Today dialogued with three district superintendents in Mozambique: Eduardo Novele (EN), Chibuto District José Moiane (JM), Maputo District André Chilengue (AC), Matola District Growing churches on these three districts use common efforts in evangelism, discipleship, and leadership…

Christmas is over, but should we be over Christmas? One critic has spoken of the “mantle of merriment” wrapped around Christmas. Folks grow warm and generous in wishing all a “Merry Christmas.” It’s only a cover for a little while, he maintains. Among most people, nothing really changes amid the…

Christmas is over, but should we be over Christmas? One critic has spoken of the “mantle of merriment” wrapped around Christmas. Folks grow warm and generous in wishing all a “Merry Christmas.” It’s only a cover for a little while, he maintains. Among most people, nothing really changes amid the…