{"id":7962,"date":"2012-09-28T17:33:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T23:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:mesoamericaregion.org?page_id=7962"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:40:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:40:28","slug":"nazarene-discipleship-international","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/ministries\/nazarene-discipleship-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Nazarene Discipleship International"},"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: #5c9bb9;\">Nazarene Discipleship International<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Our Mission<\/h2>\n<p>The mission of Nazarene Discipleship International (NDI) is to carry out the Great Commission to children, youth, and adults in preparation for a lifelong journey of being and making Christlike disciples in the nations.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of NDI is to assist local churches in:<\/p>\n<p>a. Reaching non-believers for Jesus<\/p>\n<p>b. Establishing new believers in their faith in Christ<\/p>\n<p>c. Walking with believers to a fully surrendered, heart-cleansed, fruit-bearing, and Spirit-filled life.<\/p>\n<h2>Core Principles<\/h2>\n<p>NDI promotes the following five Core Principles that are essential to the discipleship process:<\/p>\n<p>a. Fervent Prayer<\/p>\n<p>b. Compassionate Outreach<\/p>\n<p>c. Comprehensive Biblical Learning<\/p>\n<p>d. Intentional Mentoring and Equipping<\/p>\n<p>e. Authentic Relationships<\/p>\n<p>These Core Principles, promoted and modelled on each region, field, district, and local church, will develop Christlike disciples of every age and in every culture.<\/p>\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\/i-run-to-my-fathers-arms-vid-retreat-promotes-inner-healing-among-men\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cI Run to My Father\u2019s Arms\u201d: VID Retreat Promotes Inner Healing Among Men\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8120788e-e43d-4d39-8fe7-624f3f7a7537-700x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8120788e-e43d-4d39-8fe7-624f3f7a7537-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8120788e-e43d-4d39-8fe7-624f3f7a7537-700x441.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\/i-run-to-my-fathers-arms-vid-retreat-promotes-inner-healing-among-men\/\">\u201cI Run to My Father\u2019s Arms\u201d: VID Retreat Promotes Inner Healing Among Men<\/a><\/h4><p>\u201cGod continues to call men back home\u2014into the Father\u2019s arms.\u201d On Saturday, November 22, 2025, 60 men from 12 congregations in the Central District of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/i-run-to-my-fathers-arms-vid-retreat-promotes-inner-healing-among-men\/\"> <\/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\/churches-in-costa-rica-unite-to-proclaim-jesus-light-of-the-world\/\" aria-label=\"Churches in Costa Rica unite to proclaim: JESUS LIGHT OF THE WORLD\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1252-700x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1252-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1252-700x441.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\/churches-in-costa-rica-unite-to-proclaim-jesus-light-of-the-world\/\">Churches in Costa Rica unite to proclaim: JESUS LIGHT OF THE WORLD<\/a><\/h4><p>\u201cWhere Christ shines, hope is reborn.\u201d The screening of \u201cJES\u00daS, LUZ DEL MUNDO\u201d (Jesus, Light of the World), organized by the Costa Rica Central District<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/churches-in-costa-rica-unite-to-proclaim-jesus-light-of-the-world\/\"> <\/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\/child-discipleship-matters\/\" aria-label=\"Child Discipleship Matters\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-Discipulado-para-Ninos-Importa-700x441.png\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-Discipulado-para-Ninos-Importa-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/El-Discipulado-para-Ninos-Importa-700x441.png 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\/child-discipleship-matters\/\">Child Discipleship Matters<\/a><\/h4><p>Child Discipleship matters; not only does it matter, but it\u2019s vital, it\u2019s now, and it takes everyone. The Bible implores us to tell the next<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/child-discipleship-matters\/\"> <\/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\/relationship-and-discipleship-reaching-the-world-from-my-neighborhood\/\" aria-label=\"Relationship and Discipleship: Reaching the World from My Neighborhood\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/59bfa91f09693c6c395d8da1-700x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/59bfa91f09693c6c395d8da1-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/59bfa91f09693c6c395d8da1-700x441.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\/relationship-and-discipleship-reaching-the-world-from-my-neighborhood\/\">Relationship and Discipleship: Reaching the World from My Neighborhood<\/a><\/h4><p>By Thais Sitoe, Africa Region NDI Coordinator When reading the Gospels, something about Jesus\u2019 ministry catches my attention: he emphasis on discipleship through relationships. A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/relationship-and-discipleship-reaching-the-world-from-my-neighborhood\/\"> <\/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\/holiness-discipleship\/\" aria-label=\"Holiness Discipleship\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Discipulado-de-Santidad-portada-700x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Discipulado-de-Santidad-portada-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Discipulado-de-Santidad-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\/holiness-discipleship\/\">Holiness Discipleship<\/a><\/h4><p>By Dr. David A. Busic, General Superintendent Holiness discipleship does not happen naturally. It is both spiritual (what God does for us by his grace)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/holiness-discipleship\/\"> <\/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 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#fff;--button_border_hover_color:#fff;--button_border_width-top:1px;--button_border_width-right:1px;--button_border_width-bottom:1px;--button_border_width-left:1px;--button-border-radius-top-left:2px;--button-border-radius-top-right:2px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:2px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:2px;--button_gradient_top_color:#017dc4;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#017dc4;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#017dc4;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#017dc4;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mesoamericaregion.org\/en\/ministries\/nazarene-discipleship-international\/discipleship-resources\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-left\"><i class=\"fa-download fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default fusion-button-text-left\">Discipleship Resources<\/span><\/a><\/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 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-custom fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-span-yes \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_width-top:1px;--button_border_width-right:1px;--button_border_width-bottom:1px;--button_border_width-left:1px;--button-border-radius-top-left:2px;--button-border-radius-top-right:2px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:2px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:2px;--button_gradient_top_color:#017dc4;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#017dc4;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#017dc4;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#017dc4;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/ndi-resource-folder-2025\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-left\"><i class=\"fa-download fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default fusion-button-text-left\">NDI resources folder &#8211; 2025<\/span><\/a><\/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 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-custom fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-span-yes \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#fff;--button_border_hover_color:#fff;--button_border_width-top:1px;--button_border_width-right:1px;--button_border_width-bottom:1px;--button_border_width-left:1px;--button-border-radius-top-left:2px;--button-border-radius-top-right:2px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:2px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:2px;--button_gradient_top_color:#017dc4;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#017dc4;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#017dc4;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#017dc4;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mesoamericaregion.org\/fr\/disciple-nazareen-international\/ressources-disciple\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-left\"><i class=\"fa-download fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default fusion-button-text-left\">Ressources Disciple (FR)<\/span><\/a><\/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=\"fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MesoamericaDiscipleship\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"450\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MesoamericaDiscipleship\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MesoamericaDiscipleship\">Discipleship and Sunday School<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>`<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#13a1c4;border-color:#13a1c4;border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><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":7936,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7962","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7962","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=7962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7962\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}