By Dr. Jay Richard Akkerman As a pastor, leading Christmas Eve services has always been a privilege for me. Early in my ministry, Kim and I told our families that they were always welcome to visit us for Christmas, but that we wouldn’t be traveling home to them...
Join us online for Wesley Center Conference 2025 on January 30 – 31, 2025. This two-day event will focus on Holiness: Celebrating God’s Transformation of People & the World. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in workshops, roundtable...
Join us online for Wesley Center Conference 2025 on January 30 – 31, 2025. This two-day event will focus on Holiness: Celebrating God’s Transformation of People & the World. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in workshops, roundtable...
by Dr. Jay Richard Akkerman G. Arthur Janssen frames it well: “They are spread out from Alaska to the Virgin Islands, Maine to Hawaii. They cover the gamut of national parks, monuments, a seashore, parkways, memorials, a preserve, a battlefield, recreation...
By: Jay Richard Akkerman, Assistant to the President for Congregational Engagement, NNU Office of University Mission & Ministry The past few days have been bittersweet. By now, I suspect that most of you have learned that Joel Pearsall, NNU’s 13th president, has...
By: Jay Richard Akkerman, Assistant to the President for Congregational Engagement, NNU Office of University Mission & Ministry For those of us in our corner of the Nazarene map, April-June is our district assembly season. That typically means I’m traveling...
