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NO MORE CHRISTMAS DAY! PERIOD!

Have the proponents of Christmas been engaged in self-destructive behavior? Could it be Christmas has been so commercialized and institutionalized the very essence of the memory of this day no longer evokes the currency of benevolence and caring? The defenders of the observance of this day must do a better job of protecting the meaning of the day. read more

SECULAR CAMPUS MISSION VISITS IVY JUNGLE

Nazarene ministries from New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri and Oklahoma participated in this year's Ivy Jungle campus ministry conference held in Dallas last month, according to David Kyncl, mission strategy director for Nazarene Secular Campus Mission. read more

CHARLES JOHNSON APPOINTED INTERIM DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

Upon the counsel of General Superintendent J. K. Warrick and the Board of General Superintendents, Dr. Charles Johnson has been named the interim district superintendent of the Mississippi District. read more

KATRINA: FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND FAITH

Oliver R. Phillips, director of Mission Strategy USA/Canada, and Fletcher Tink, professor of Urban Ministry at Nazarene Theological Seminary, have joined to publish a new inspiring book, Katrina - Friends, Family, Faith. The book, was released on December 15, 2005, is a collection of selected stories of heroism and faith in the midst of the Katrina disaster in the Gulf Coast Region. read more

URBAN MISSIONS AWARENESS OFFERING

Sunday, March 12, 2006 has been designated as Urban Missions Awareness Offering Sunday. The offering, "One Dollar for the City," would be designated to provide strategies and implement policies and programs to reach the oft-neglected urban areas. read more

REPORT FROM OUR HAITIAN MISSION DIRECTOR - Pascal Permis

Again, I had the privilege to make several contacts with many district superintendents and their respective district mission coordinators, and prospective pastors and churches who have shown great desire to unite with the Church of the Nazarene. read more

STEVE CREECH JOINS NDR

Nazarene Compassionate Ministries is pleased to announce that Rev. Steve Creech has joined the staff of NCM, Inc., as director of Nazarene Disaster Response (NDR). read more

REPORT ON HURRICANE WILMA

Submitted by J. V. Morsch, NDR National Field Coordinator
Recently, Hurricane Wilma cut a swath of destruction across southern Florida killing at least five people, flooding cities, upending trees, chewing up roofs, and leaving millions without power and in disbelief. read more

GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESSES LEADER'S EDGE RETREAT

When twenty-one ethnic ministry leaders met from October 31 to November 1 in Kansas City, Dr. J. K. Warrick met with them for more than three hours in a dialogical setting of listening, encouraging, and challenging. read more

NATIONAL BLACK NAZARENE CONFERENCE

While planning to attend the National Black Nazarene Conference, August 3 - 6, 2006, be aware of special discount rates available through American Airlines. read more

WORK & WITNESS USA/CANADA REPORT

The October issue of THE CONNECTION was published and sent out emphasizing the needs at The Urban Ministry Center in Ft. Wayne, IN and Whitehorse Church of the Nazarene in the Yukon Territory on the Canada Pacific District. read more

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