Your Final Answer Feb04

Hint: You might think the department serves tennis players, but that’s not its racket.

Answer: A. Serving Those Who Serve

Pensions and Benefits USA provides various benefit plans and financial services to Nazarene ministerial students, ministers, evangelists, church leaders, and church-employed laypersons.

Hint: It would be one of a Sweet 16.

Answer: C. Articles of Faith
The Church of the Nazarene recognizes 16 Articles of Faith that express what we believe Scripture teaches about God and His relationship to people. These beliefs are common to other Christians around the world.

Answer: B. Nazarene college and university campuses

PALCON 2004: A Gathering for Those Who Minister will be held on Nazarene college and university campuses during the summer of 2004. Each event will be a weeklong time of renewal, fellowship, and inspiration for Nazarene clergy from the United States and Canada.

Hint: Hey dudes, I hope you like cafeteria food

Hint: Goedemorgen! She was born in Holland.

Answer: A. Jeanine van Beek

Under Dr. van Beek’s leadership European Nazarene College developed extension centers in 10 European countries and became the center of the Church of the Nazarene in continental Europe. Her story is told in Adventure with God: The Jeanine van Beek Story by Helen Temple. Dr. van Beek passed away in August 2003.

Hint: Nearly 500 teenagers attended the event.

Answer: C. 8 boys and 8 girls

Held at the YMCA conference grounds in Estes Park, Colorado, the conference reported more than 700 teen and adult participants. By contrast, last summer’s USA/Canada Nazarene Youth Conference reported more than 8,000 participants.

Hint: He was superintendent of the Pittsburgh District when named to this position.

Answer: B. C. Warren Jones

C. Warren Jones was elected by the General Board in 1937. He took the reins during a time of financial difficulties and budget shortfalls. During those years the church opened works in Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, and Alaska but suffered losses in Japan and China.


	Test your knowledge about the Church of the Nazarene. Each question is increasingly challenging. What’s your final answer?

1. What is the slogan for Pensions and Benefits USA?

A. Serving Those Who Serve

B. To Serve and Protect

C. Serving the Servants

D. Your Partners in Ministry

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2. In what section of the Manual would you find a statement expressing what the Church of the Nazarene believes about the Holy Spirit?

A. Higher Education

B. District Government

C. Articles of Faith

D. Auxiliary Constitutions

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3. Where will this summer’s PALCON (Pastors and Leaders Conference) events be held?

A. Hotels

B. Nazarene college and university campuses

C. Nazarene campgrounds

D. Theme parks

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4. What former Nazarene missionary was director of Nazarene Theological Seminary of Haiti and then dean and later rector of European Nazarene College?

A. Jeanine van Beek

B. Mary Scott

C. Orpha Speicher

D. Louise Robinson Chapman

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5. How many teens was each district allowed to bring to the first International Youth Institute (now Nazarene Youth Conference), held in 1958?

A. As many as it wanted

B. 20

C. 8 boys and 8 girls

D. 3 boys and 3 girls

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