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On August 24, Engage magazine, at (engagemagazine.nazarene.org), launched a new mission series called “Mission Essentials.” Running for the next eight months, this series features voices from all six denominational regions in an ongoing conversation about the theology, tradition, and doctrine that underpin our Nazarene understanding and practice of missions in the 21st century. Every week a new topic will be addressed through essays, reflections, and articles. Topics include “Who is a missionary?” and “How do we define cross-cultural?” as well as “Called: How do you know?” The articles in the series can be identified by the Mission Essentials logo. Many of the articles will include discussion questions and additional resources, making the series useful for mission education in your local church. If you’d like to receive Engage as an e-mail newsletter once a month, sign up at the Web site: engagemagazine.nazarene.org.
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Holiness Today has published a fun quiz that will test your knowledge of country facts as it relates to the Church of the Nazarene. It is also a great resource to use as a short mission education lesson. You can find the quiz in the downloadable resources section of HeartLine.
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If you have trouble reading HeartLine online, the simple solution is to print out the PDF versions. The links to these versions are found on the front page, in the upper left corner. Simply click and print, and voila…the whole issue of HeartLine is available for your reading pleasure.
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A listing of churches (by district) that sent Crisis Care Kits (CCK) and/or School Pal Paks (SPP) is included in the downloadable resources section of HeartLine. DPs, find a way to celebrate the churches on your district that contributed CCKs and SPPs last year and encourage their continued participation.
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The dates for the next Global NMI Convention are June 19-23, 2013, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The dates for General Assembly are June 19-28, 2013.
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In observance of the World Trade Center tragedy 10 years ago, Christian leaders are calling for a time a prayer on 9.11.11. Anne Graham Lotz and Joel Rosenberg will co-host a simulcast and many churches will host gatherings to watch the simulcast and pray. Anyone can be a part of this event, no matter where you live. Log on to http://tinyurl.com/4ywq33t to learn more.
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GMI is an international team of research professionals who are passionate about informing, equipping, and connecting the Church for more appropriate and effective mission. Their goal is to see the worldwide Christian community make Spirit-guided use of research information to stimulate mission interest, shape mission appropriately, and carry it out effectively. Visit their Web site - www.gmi.org/index.php?cID=1 - to purchase a copy of Operation World, find ways to help your church pray for the world, and more.
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Nazarene Global Mission, JESUS Film Harvest Partners, Campus Crusade for Christ, and Nazarene USA/Canada Evangelism Ministries have partnered to make 100,000 JESUS Film DVDS available at no cost to the local church. Churches can order boxes of 200 JESUS DVDs in a number of languages. The effort is called the 2011 Christmas Outreach JESUS Film DVD Multilanguage Offer. An order form with more details can be found in the downloadable resources section.
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The Personnel Address List (PAL) available in the DP section on the NMI Web site under “Deputation Resources.” The list, which is updated regularly, is where DPs can find contact information for missionaries. DPs have been given access to the PAL to answer questions from people on your districts who are trying to contact missionaries along with guidelines to observe when doing so.
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