{"id":35566,"date":"2016-10-10T17:23:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T23:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/?page_id=35566"},"modified":"2021-02-23T17:22:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T23:22:21","slug":"mission-of-the-church-of-the-nazarene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/mission-of-the-church-of-the-nazarene\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission of the Church of the Nazarene"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1><span style=\"color: #6c9bb9;\">MISSION<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The mission of the Church of the Nazarene is to make Christlike disciples in the nations.We are a Great Commission church (Matthew 28:19-20). As a global community of faith, we are commissioned to take the Good News of life in Jesus Christ to people everywhere and to spread the message of scriptural holiness (Christlike living) across the lands.<\/p>\n<p>The Church of the Nazarene bonds together individuals who have made Jesus Christ Lord of their lives, sharing in Christian fellowship, and seeking to strengthen each other in faith development through worship, preaching, training, and service to others.<\/p>\n<p>We strive to express the compassion of Jesus Christ to all persons along with our personal commitment to Christlike living.<\/p>\n<p>While the primary motive of the church is to glorify God, we also are called to actively participate in His mission\u2014reconciling the world to himself.<\/p>\n<p>The statement of mission contains historical essentials of our mission: evangelism, sanctification, discipleship, compassion. The essence of holiness is Christlikeness.<\/p>\n<p>Nazarenes are becoming a sent people\u2014into homes, work places, communities, and villages as well as other cities and countries. Missionaries are now sent from all regions of the world. God continues calling ordinary people to do extraordinary things made possible by the person of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-1 margen-abajo\" style=\"--awb-border-bottom:1px solid #13a1c4;--awb-spacer-height:1px;--awb-svg-margin-left:2.88%;--awb-svg-margin-right:3.84%;--awb-svg-margin-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-svg-margin-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-svg-margin-left-small:1.92%;--awb-svg-margin-right-small:1.92%;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:0px;border-top-color: #13a1c4;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #13a1c4;border-left:1px solid #13a1c4;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-1 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-5\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-5 columns-5\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/kenosis-panama-2026-central-field-youth\/\" aria-label=\"K\u00e9nosis Panama 2026 Encourages Nazarene Youth from the Central Field to Serve with Humility and Purpose\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-15-at-1.29.01-PM-5-700x441.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-15-at-1.29.01-PM-5-320x202.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-15-at-1.29.01-PM-5-700x441.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><h4 class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/kenosis-panama-2026-central-field-youth\/\">K\u00e9nosis Panama 2026 Encourages Nazarene Youth from the Central Field to Serve with Humility and Purpose<\/a><\/h4><p>San Carlos, Panama West. From April 30 to May 3, 2026, the Lowell David Campgrounds welcomed 160 participants from 12 districts during K\u00e9nosis Panama 2026,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/kenosis-panama-2026-central-field-youth\/\"> <\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/north-area-theological-conference-celebrates-the-work-of-the-holy-spirit-and-50-years-of-stn\/\" aria-label=\"North Area Theological Conference Celebrates the Work of the Holy Spirit and 50 Years of STN\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/conferencia-y-50-anos-stn-700x441.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/conferencia-y-50-anos-stn-320x202.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/conferencia-y-50-anos-stn-700x441.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><h4 class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/north-area-theological-conference-celebrates-the-work-of-the-holy-spirit-and-50-years-of-stn\/\">North Area Theological Conference Celebrates the Work of the Holy Spirit and 50 Years of STN<\/a><\/h4><p>The work of the Holy Spirit in the Church was at the heart of a gathering that brought together leaders from across the North Area<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/north-area-theological-conference-celebrates-the-work-of-the-holy-spirit-and-50-years-of-stn\/\"> <\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/exponaz-2026-strengthens-evangelistic-vision-in-mexico\/\" aria-label=\"EXPONAZ 2026 Strengthens Evangelistic Vision in Mexico\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC02190-700x441.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC02190-320x202.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC02190-700x441.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><h4 class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/exponaz-2026-strengthens-evangelistic-vision-in-mexico\/\">EXPONAZ 2026 Strengthens Evangelistic Vision in Mexico<\/a><\/h4><p>Evangelism comes to life when the church is equipped and sent to serve its community. More than 250 leaders, pastors, and laypeople participated in EXPONAZ<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/exponaz-2026-strengthens-evangelistic-vision-in-mexico\/\"> <\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/remembering-alyce-ratcliff\/\" aria-label=\"Remembering Alyce Ratcliff\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alyce-Ratcliffe-700x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alyce-Ratcliffe-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alyce-Ratcliffe-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><h4 class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/remembering-alyce-ratcliff\/\">Remembering Alyce Ratcliff<\/a><\/h4><p>Alyce Ratcliff, 102, of Turlock, California, passed away 6 May 2026. She was a retired missionary who served globally for 35 years. Born on a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/remembering-alyce-ratcliff\/\"> <\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/youth-in-mission-transforming-communities-through-service-in-panama\/\" aria-label=\"Youth in Mission: Transforming Communities Through Service in Panama\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/La-causa-en-la-ciudad-portada-700x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/La-causa-en-la-ciudad-portada-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/La-causa-en-la-ciudad-portada-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><h4 class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/youth-in-mission-transforming-communities-through-service-in-panama\/\">Youth in Mission: Transforming Communities Through Service in Panama<\/a><\/h4><p>Twenty-seven young people from six nations united their talents to strengthen church planting efforts in Playa Leona, carry out compassion ministries in Puerto Caimito and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/youth-in-mission-transforming-communities-through-service-in-panama\/\"> <\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:18px;--awb-title-color:#464646;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35566","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35566\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}