Sunday, October 5 2008 – The International Church of the Nazarene celebrates its 100th anniversary (centennial).

Although I’m tempted to, I’ll try to keep myself from commenting much on the celebration itself (partially because I slept till 2:30pm on that day… and haven’t been to a Nazarene local church for months). The only thing I’ll share is that I’ve remembered the event because of the word centennial… Didn’t like it the first time I read it on the news site, still don’t like it today. But I doubt that’s life changing for you, so I’ll move on…

In the past few years the fact that the Church of the Nazarene is reaching the 100 mark brought quite a few questions in my mind. I’ll just share them below and give my brief answer. In my (not humble) opinion, these questions ought to be answered by everyone who takes the gathering of believers seriously. After all, when we don’t question we don’t progress (Communism is a good example; wouldn’t like to see Church right next to it). Read more…

This paper has been written by me in the course of my theological studies at European Nazarene College (www.eunc.edu). You may use this text as a part of your work provided that you give credits to its author – Petar Neychev. If you have questions – please, leave a comment or contact me through the Contact Us page.

The purpose of this biographical review is to present to the reader, the spiritual development, the ministry, and the work within the Church of the Nazarene in the life of Seth Cook Rees. Through this review, you will have to opportunity to read about his conversion to Christianity, his pastoral experiences, and some facts from his personal life, which led Seth Rees to his experience of sanctification, and later had impact on the Church of the Nazarene through his ministry as a pastor of the Pasadena University Church. As a conclusion, there will be a reflection on the changes that Rees’ life and ministry led to in the Church of the Nazarene. Read more…