RESIDENCY CHURCHES

The Residency Church section of the website is still very much under development. In collaboration with our educational institutions and MULTIPLYNAZ, we are envisioning a group of like-minded churches coming together from across the USA/Canada Region who are committed to radically change the leadership pipeline within the Church of the Nazarene. This will require us to:

  1. Partner to build a better leadership “pipeline.” We aim to network across district lines and build partnerships with multiple Intermediate and Large Churches on multiple districts. We must practice interdependence within this group of pastor leaders to build our pipeline of new leaders.

  2. Cultivate a contagious church culture. As we evaluate the church world in North America, we are learning that church culture is more important than church attendance. Churches that are 250 in size can be healthier than churches that are 1,250 in size. Residency Churches must have developed a contagious church culture and use their influence to attract potential leaders who are “hungry,” humble and smart.

  3. Network residency churches with educational training. By living out the principles above, we aim to establish a regional network of residency churches, specifically designed to deliver competency-based training that delivers the course of study for ordination within a contagious church culture environment.

    We believe following the strategy above will aid the church greatly in raising up the next generation of movement leaders to lead healthy, multiplying churches on every district.