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We Are Family: Concept Document July 2021 This is a series with the theme of unity in the Body of Christ. After the difficulties of 2020, it seems important to invite the church to come back together...

The PowerPoint presentation in Spanish, “Leading and Governing Diligently” was presented in Havana, Cuba prior to the Cuba District, Church of the Nazarene annual district assembly. Approximately 150...

The PowerPoint presentation in Spanish, “When Board Members Collide with their Leaders over Vision” was presented in Havana, Cuba following the Cuba District, Church of the Nazarene annual district...

The document, “Pastor and Board: The Mentoring Role of the Pastor” was translated into several languages following the presentation in English at the “National Development Institute” conference in...

The English text of “Pastor and Board: The Mentoring Role of the Pastor and the Local Church Governing Board" is also translated into the Spanish and German languages. The presentation is built around...

The document, “Pastor and Board: The Mentoring Role of the Pastor” was translated into several languages following the presentation in English at the “National Development Institute” conference in...

The presentation, “Think Questions” was presented to the Australia Wesleyan Methodist National Board in Brisbane, Australia. The material speaks of strategic questions for the National Board to ask in...

The day-long New Zealand District workshop, “Board Integrity Matters” was presented in Auckland, New Zealand. The focus of the workshop with pastors and lay leaders from across the district was on...

The week-long teaching module, “Building Better Boards” was taught on the campus of Nazarene Theological College, Brisbane, Australia and streamed live to local churches throughout the country. The...

6 Week Sermon Series: Revelation: The End Times Unveiled The book of Revelation is the unveiling of how the end times are going to go down, Jesus’ victory over evil, and what that means for how we...

  The “Final Report” of the fifth Mount Vernon University president was given on November 2, 2006 to the University Board of Trustees. The Report shares his reflections on serving as the university...

The paper, “Funding for Evangelism and Mission,” emerged from Issue Group #27 at the Lausanne 2004 Conference on World Evangelism in Pattaya, Thailand. E. LeBron Fairbanks co-led Group #27 and co...

The Canada Sourcebook on Ministerial Development (2006) was compiled by Rev. Claire MacMillan on behalf of the Education Committee of the Church of the Nazarene, Canada and was superseded by the USA...

Documents related to the organization and responsibility of the local church board.

The 1998 document, “A Commitment to Excellence,” is the second of three strategic plans prepared during the 18-year tenue of E. LeBron Fairbanks as president of the university. As with the original...

Job descriptions for local church staff and pastors.

Human Resources included documents related to personnel management in the local church.

At the beginning of my tenure as President of Mount Vernon Nazarene College, I have the privilege and the responsibility to articulate some very definite convictions about Christian education. You...

At the beginning of my tenure as President of the Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary, I have the privilege and responsibility to articulate my theological understanding of ministry. I come to...

The “ For This We Stand” document was originally drafted by the university president in the summer of 1993. The material was shared with the faculty and staff in the opening of school workshops and...

The 16-session leadership module, “Leading the People of God,” was originally prepared in 2003 by E. LeBron Fairbanks as part of the 24 modular course of study, outcome-based curriculum, designed and...

The 49 slide PowerPoint presentation, “5 Non-negotiables for Local Church Board Health” was presented by E. LeBron Fairbanks in four pastors’ conferences in 2018 on the Korea National District. The...

The 49 slide PowerPoint presentati on, “5 Non-negotiables for Local Church Board Health” was presented by E. LeBron Fairbanks in four p astors’ conferences in 2018 on the Korea National District. The...

The 49 slide PowerPoint presentati on, “5 Non-negotiables for Local Church Board Health” was presented by E. LeBron Fairbanks in four p astors’ conferences in 2018 on the Korea National District. The...

Relationship Status You have heard the phrase “Facebook Official,” which means you are not really in a relationship until it is indicated in your status on Facebook. You can say your single, in a...