| Closing challenge looks to the future |
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| Indianapolis |
| Saturday, June 25, 2005 |
| Children's Ministries is excited to announce a history-making, record-breaking World Quiz event: A world quiz event was held in the British Isles on Saturday, June 25 while Kidz World Quiz was in session at General Assembly in Indianapolis. Seventy-five districts from the USA and Canada were represented at General Assembly. Hundreds of children earned a perfect score. |
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| Nazarene International Education Association elects officers |
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| Indianapolis |
| Saturday, June 25, 2005 |
| "We've come here to do the business of the Church of the Nazarene as outlined in the Manual," stated General Superintendent Jim L. Bond as he opened the Sunday morning worship service. "It's my duty and privilege as chairman of the Board of General Superintendents to call into session the 26th General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene." |
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| West Virginia South's Morris receives Quadrennial Award |
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| Indianapolis |
| Saturday, June 25, 2005 |
| David W. Graves, director of Sunday School Ministries (SSM) and himself a product of Sunday School, highlighted the continuing theme for SSM, "Make the Connection… with Christ, with God's Word, with others, and with mission" during the Saturday evening Sunday School-emphasis service. Graves drove home the importance of Sunday School in the lives of all individuals from childhood through senior adulthood. He also spoke of the impact unique resources such as Prime Time Ministries, Single Adult Ministries, Women's Ministries, Men's Ministries, Family Life Ministries, Continuing Lay Training, and Children's Ministries can have on the church and community. Sunday School continues to be one of the church's most powerful ways to affirm the Word of God as the foundation for living the Christian life. In addition, it is through Sunday School that churches can challenge all ages to be disciples of Jesus Christ and to invite others to do the same. |
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| First international Youth in Mission team lends a hand |
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| Indianapolis |
| Saturday, June 25, 2005 |
| The delegates of the 2005 General Assembly elected retiring General Superintendent Jim L. Bond to the title of General Superintendent Emeritus Monday, June 27, in the morning General Assembly Plenary Session. With reprint permission from Holiness Today, the following is an article by Ron Kirkemo, professor of political science at Point Loma Nazarene University, outlining the storied career of Dr. Bond: |
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| International Higher Education Council meets in Indy |
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| Indianapolis |
| Friday, June 24, 2005 |
| Welcomed by International Board of Education (IBOE) Commissioner Jerry Lambert, representatives from Nazarene universities and colleges in all world regions met Tuesday at General Assembly to respond to 21st century challenges facing Nazarene higher education. General Superintendent W. Talmadge Johnson reminded participants that education is not a luxury, but a necessity for mission and ministry. Speaking on behalf of World Mission Department, Director Louie E. Bustle reminded the audience that, "Education forms the base upon which we build all that we do. It is essential to facilitate the catching of a global vision. With the visionary approach of [global churches] to develop and deploy missionaries who will evangelize the 10/40 Window, it behooves us to develop educational delivery systems that will facilitate the catching of this vision for evangelism, revival, and renewal." |
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