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The Asia-Pacific Region Regional Sourcebook for Ministerial Development serves as a comprehensive guide for ministerial preparation, ordination, and ongoing education within the Church of the Nazarene...

YOUTH DISCIPLESHIP. This book is designed to support new Christians during their first steps of faith. It provides an eight-week guided study plan to be completed with the help of a mentor. Each week...

Work in “Additional Areas” began in 1994 and continues to the present. These “Additional Areas” are located on several of the regions where the Church of the Nazarene has works. These areas tend to be...

Over thousands of years, many diverse people groups moved into what is now Spain, contributing to its varied culture. For two centuries (16th and 17th), Spain’s powerful empire expanded with naval...

The East Africa Field is one of the more challenging contexts for ministry on the Africa Region, but has also proved to be one of the fastest growing areas. The religious diversity and complex...

Located in Southeast Asia, Thailand is a country that has never been colonized. It recognizes its traditional ‘founding’ date as 1238, with a long history (13th through 18th centuries) of Thai...

Italy has always been important in the European geographic landscape because of its central location in the southern part of Europe. For nearly 800 years, the Roman Empire ruled much of the known...

A country with a long history of British trade activity, given the rich mineral deposits to be mined there, Zimbabwe also welcomed British colonists and missionaries in the 1880s. This trade...

Costa Rica was explored by the Spanish in the early 16th century, but proved difficult to colonize until around 1563, due to disease from mosquito-infested swamps, extreme heat, and unwelcoming...

Located on the Melanesian South Field of the Asia-Pacific Region, the island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has 22 provinces, some of which are so remote that they are only accessible by air. Before...

Nine of ten people in Argentina say they are Christians; however, most of those admit to not practicing their faith. The background of the vast majority of Argentina’s population is European (mainly...

Prior to the Portuguese discovery and colonization of Cabo Verde in the 15th century, the 10-island archipelago was uninhabited. Because of location, they became a trading center and important stop...

Geographically, Georgia is located in Southwest Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, and extends north of the Caucasus into Europe. Its long and rich history traces back to the...

For 29 years, Nazarene Missions International has called the Church of the Nazarene to participate in the Global Week of Prayer. Each year, the week that includes the first Friday of March (designated...

The work of the Church of the Nazarene began officially in the United States in 1887, though the formal organization of the denomination occurred in 1908 with the merger of several like-minded...

Cuba’s history is one of native Amerindian decline from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, its subsequent development as a Spanish colony over the next several centuries, and the importation...

It has been nearly three years since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. NMI Central has brought updates from time to time to keep the praying church informed and encouraged to pray for the work and...

From the mid-1800’s, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) was under French colonial rule, as a protectorate. However, in 1960, it became an independent nation, retaining close ties to France. French is the...

Malawi was at one time in its history a vital part of British trade activity in Africa. British missionaries were very active until the late 19th century. Malawi became an independent nation in 1964...

Missionaries and their families are assigned to areas of ministry in diverse contexts and cultures to come alongside the national church, to demonstrate the love of God and to introduce others to...