Easter message to the Church of the Nazarene
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The Church of the Nazarene's Board of General Superintendents issued a brief Easter message this week to all Nazarenes across the globe, celebrating the risen Savior. read more
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Benefiel announces resignation as NTS president
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On Thursday, April 14, Ronald P. Benefiel, president of Nazarene Theological Seminary, announced his resignation (effective June 30, 2011) to the Seminary's Board of Trustees. read more
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Animé shares Jesus with a new generation
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My Last Day is the first professionally produced movie about Christ ever created using animé, Japanese-style animation. Seven years in the making, this completed nine-minute movie frames the story of salvation through animé to capture the attention of a new generation. Adopted from the original JESUS film created by the JESUS Film Project®, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, My Last Day portrays the story of Jesus' crucifixion through the eyes of the thief who hung next to him. read more
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North Dakota new start church celebrates 10 years of ministry
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Prairie Heights Community Church of the Nazarene averages more than 800 in attendance after starting 10 years ago in a Fargo, North Dakota, hotel conference center. read more
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Nazarenes in the News
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Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. In the news this week: Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant 7-year-old Arkansas Nazarene's wish ... Virginia church housing distribution center for tornado relief ... Missouri church part of ministerial alliance building a home ... Indiana church moves into a new building - during a Sunday morning service ... New Jersey prayer tent aims to unite residents with faith ... Pioneers football receives highest ranking in program history ... Former NNU grad, player named director of Basketball Operations at the University of Utah. read more
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Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week
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Regional News |
Asia-Pacific
Japan church helping earthquake victims
Japan Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and the church continue to build volunteer efforts in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. read more
Eurasia
Power of One on the move in Eurasia
More than 100 pastors from Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, and Romania met April 15-17 for the Southeast European Field "Power of One" training weekend in the Eurasia Region. More than 1,800 pastors have been trained since the project began last September. read more
South America
Preteen television program completes filming
Industria X, a new preteen television program, recently completed filming in Argentina. The program is a collaboration between World Mission Broadcast and Sunday School & Discipleship Ministries International. read more
USA/Canada
North Carolina District mobilizes disaster response in wake of tornadoes
At least 45 people were killed last week due to the tornadoes and severe storms that swept across much of the U.S. read more
Central Ohio pastor dies suddenly
William Earl "Shady" Mays Jr., pastor of the Hanging Rock Church of the Nazarene in Ironton, Ohio, died suddenly at his home April 18. He was 56. read more
Opportunities still available for NYC volunteers
Nazarene high school students in the USA/Canada Region are just 11 weeks away from a life-changing, impacting experience at July's Nazarene Youth Conference 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. An event this size cannot take place without the support and help from generous volunteers. read more
Idaho Nazarene's desire to help community grows into major operation
Dan Clark and the Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene provided food for 10 to 15 families when they started a compassionate ministries center in 1999. Now the Meridian Food Bank distributes 400,000 pounds of food annually. read more
Songwriter honored twice in one week
Wayne Haun, a preeminent songwriter for Lillenas Publishing Company and Psalmsinger Music, was recognized by Broadcast Music, Inc. and the Gospel Music Association recently for excellence in songwriting. read more
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Global Ministry Center News |
In Memoriam
Nazarene Archives receives generous donation
Nazarene Song Evangelist Rosemary Green, widow of the late James B. Green, recently donated her files of revivals and camp meetings of more than 45 years to Nazarene Archives. read more
Global praise reports and prayer requests
This week's praise reports and prayer requests from Nazarene Missions International, JESUS Film Harvest Partners, and NCN News. read more
GMC Flags of the Nations: Nigeria
Each week, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center proudly flies a flag of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. This week's flag: Nigeria, Africa Region. read more
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Resources |
NNU students address subject of bullying in film
School bullying once involved bruises and stolen milk money, but at least the humiliation wasn't always public. Now bullies have a new arsenal with Facebook, text messaging, websites, and YouTube. read more
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Collegiate News |
Northwest Nazarene University announces first doctoral degree in education
Northwest Nazarene University will launch a doctorate of education in September as approved by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. read more
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NCN Sports |
NCN Sports Week
How's your alma mater doing? NCN Sports Week is a recap of Nazarene colleges and universities competing in NCAA and NAIA athletics during the 2010-2011 fall, winter, and spring seasons. read more
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