NEO Southern Nazarene University Sunday – April 18 Celebrate at your local church: We would ask every church to use one of the inspiring SNU videos (under the “SNU Sunday” dropdown menu at https://snu.edu/church-relations/) in your morning...
Dear NEO family, We are in the season of Lent and a few days from Holy Week. I pray that it will be a time of renewed faith and hope in your life and in...
Dear NEO Family, I have been so proud of our TEAM again this month. Let me tell just a few of the reasons: Pastors and leaders are crying out to God and are reporting a...
Dear NEO District family, What a year we have had! Almost a year ago we began to hear about this new virus in China. We had no idea how much our world would be impacted....
2021 Calendar Changes District Assembly & NMI Convention – July 30-31 at Tulsa Central Church! NYI Extravaganza at SNU – May 28-29 Youth Camp – June 1-5 Kids Camp – July 23-26 Please put this...
Comparing Pastors Thom S. Rainer January 11, 2021 Comparisons of pastors have been around since we’ve had pastors. Paul wrote about it in 1 Corinthians 1:12: “Some of you are saying, ‘I am a follower...
NEO Family, It’s been a challenging week. Between continued stress and devastation caused by the pandemic and this week’s political unrest, our nation is hurting. How timely that our denomination’s leaders—the Board of General Superintendents—have...
Advent 2020 I have thoroughly enjoyed my Advent devotions the past two weeks focused on God’s gifts of HOPE and PEACE. I know I need these gifts every year, but it seems they are especially...
Opportunities for the Church in a Post-election Season Scott Sauls, author of “A Gentle Answer: Our Secret Weapon in an Age of Us Against Them” says: “I think it’s wonderful that whenever we have a...
Be Strong and Courageous! Eight months of dealing with Covid-19 has taken a toll on us emotionally, physically, relationally, financially and spiritually. The suffering and uncertainly are real. We have had our share of personal...