Author Description

At last...a book that encourages discussions about the future of the Church of the Nazarene. The author was a Nazarene pastor for over forty years. His ministry included churches that grew substantially and a couple that experienced growth in the wrong direction! It is high time for Nazarenes to begin to look to some different models for all aspects of Kingdom advancement. The methods we have used have brought us to this wonderful place, but the time has thoroughly come to "dismount a dead horse" and mount up with an attention to relevancy and attraction to those who need Jesus and, especially, to young people!One of the key features of this book is an appeal for our Universities, local churches and the denomination-at-large to engage and to begin to integrate with new ideas and new relevancy for the future. Our Universities specialize in relevancy. If they did not, they would quickly become useless in preparing young people and others for participation in a fast-paced and quickly-changing world!While a good portion of this book focuses on the author's experience in the Church of the Nazarene, much of the book deals with changes that MUST take place is the Church of the Nazarene is to survive and thrive into the future. Pastor Wes does not insist that all of his ideas be implemented. However, he strongly insists that we are currently living on yesteryear's dreams and ideas. Time is running short on making the changes in order to have a dynamic presence in, especially, North America.You are strongly urged to use the book in creating discussion throughout the denomination.