Discipleship in the Church of the Nazarene
by Dale Jones
Nazarenes report discipleship statistics from each local church.
The following chart based on newly released 2012 data shows some of the ways discipleship is the same and how it differs across the Church of the Nazarene globally.
The following chart based on newly released 2012 data shows some of the ways discipleship is the same and how it differs across the Church of the Nazarene globally.
- USA/Canada uses discipleship as a means of outreach, with significantly more people on the discipleship lists than church members.
- About half of Nazarenes participate in weekly discipleship activities. Regionally, the percentage varies from 40 percent in Eurasia to 60 percent in USA/Canada.
- In all regions, the most common form of regular discipleship is the Sunday School.
- Small Group involvement in Asia-Pacific and Eurasia is more than half that of their Sunday School.
- Three regions have significant numbers of weekly disciples who are not part of either Sunday School or small groups.
|
Region |
Percent Members on Discipleship Rolls |
Percent Members Involved in Weekly Discipleship |
Percent of Weekly Attendees in Sunday School |
Percent of Weekly Attendees in Small Groups |
Minimum Percent Discipled Other Ways |
|
Africa |
45% |
44% |
68% |
13% |
19% |
|
Asia-Pacific |
55% |
53% |
64% |
35% |
0% |
|
Eurasia |
40% |
40% |
47% |
24% |
28% |
|
Mesoamerica |
69% |
52% |
75% |
13% |
11% |
|
South America |
62% |
51% |
72% |
29% |
0% |
|
USA/Canada |
120% |
60% |
69% |
37% |
0% |
|
GLOBAL |
74% |
51% |
68% |
26% |
6% |
Dale Jones is director of Research Services for the Church of the Nazarene.
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