NDI
For information on NorCal Sunday School & Discipleship, please contact our local NDI president Steve Redmond.
Pastors, to report your NDI numbers, click here: NDI Monthly Report
Global NDI: http://nazarene.org/ndi
Why Sunday School?
At the very heart of congregational life in the church, Sunday School plays a vital role in fulfilling the mission of the Church of the Nazarene to make Christlike disciples in the nations.
Mission:
The mission of Nazarene Discipleship International (NDI) is to carry out the Great Commission to children, youth, and adults in preparation for a lifetime of being and making Christlike disciples in the nations.
Purpose:
To be a people of prayer, engaged in the Word, making Christlike disciples.
To intentionally develop relationships with unreached people so that they become Christlike disciples making Christlike disciples.
To teach the Word of God to children, youth, and adults so that they are saved, sanctified wholly, and maturing in Christian experience that results in a life of compassion, evangelism, Christian education, and disciple making.
To encourage everyone to faithfully engage in a discipleship ministry such as Sunday school/Bible studies, small groups, and other disciple-making ministries.
Objectives:
To reach the largest number of unchurched people for Christ and the church,
bringing them into fellowship,
teaching the Word of God effectively, and encompassing their salvation;
teaching the doctrines of the Christian faith and
developing Christlike character, attitudes, and habits;
helping to establish Christian homes;
preparing believers for membership in the church and
equipping them for appropriate Christian ministries.
NDI Resources
Around the world, the local church utilizes a wide variety tools to educate, disciple, and evangelize. The following resources are available to help local, district, and regional leaders in the development of various discipleship ministries. Resources are region-specific and ours can be accessed by clicking on the link below then selecting on the menu “Find a Ministry Resource”:
Curriculum
Wesleyan-holiness curriculum is available for all ages through The Foundry Publishing. Click to view the educational materials available, including Sunday School lessons for children, youth, and adults; small group resources; and more.
Spanish materials are available at Casa Nazarena.
Tell THE Story
Tell THE Story is a relational, small group discipling method that helps individuals teach the Bible in a way that listeners can easily receive, remember, and retell.
For more resources, click here to go to the New NDI Resource page.