FEATURES

• "Teach Me to Fish," by Stan Toler. More spiritual fish and more fishing holes call for more skilled fishermen, a new breed of Spirit-anointed, skilled leaders. Who will recruit them? How will they be trained? These questions must be answered in a hurry, but they can indeed be answered, by men and women willing to mentor new leaders-to teach fishing-to fulfill the Master's Great Commission.

• "21st-Century Leaders," by Jim L. Bond. Needed: A critical mass of women and men at all levels of the church, lay and ministerial, from all nations, races, languages, and cultures, who will arise as leaders to catalyze the Church of the Nazarene into its most effective ministry as we enter the 21st century.

• "Keeping in Step with the Spirit," by Dan Copp. At the intersection of two conflicting kingdoms with all their contrary allegiances and appetites, living under the leadership of the Holy Spirit begins with a radical Yes! to one and No! to the other.

• "Missionary Leaders for the New Millennium, Where Are You?" by John Seaman. A missionary calls for new hands to help pull the load: "Is it possible that God has gifted you with the leadership and ministry skills to be over here instead of over there where you currently are?"

• "Challenge: The Doctrinal Coherence of the Church of the Nazarene," by Al Truesdale. The third millennium brings new challenges to the Church of the Nazarene. The first in a series of six articles throughout this year examines the challenge of maintaining a clear theological identity.

COLUMNS

• Commission: "Not in Haiti - But in Heaven," by James H. Diehl. He really didn't know much about God, Jesus Christ, the Bible, or the truths of Christianity. I knew that I would never see him again but that if he would read from the New Testament I had given him, just possibly he would find the way of salvation.

• Portraits: "Vernon Lunn: Doughnuts, Yellow Pads, and Servanthood," by Dean Nelson. The real worth of a man is revealed in the ordinary things he does away from the public eye.

• Gen X: "Whose Drum?" by Frank Moore. Today's youth will select a drummer and, consciously or not, march to that beat. We in the Body of Christ have a providential opportunity to challenge them with His way.

• In the Mirror: "The Preacher Is not God," by W. E. McCumber. Blessed is the man who is himself and doesn't try to be another. And blessed are the people who accept that as wisdom, not as tragedy, and give the new leader their affection and support.

• Editor's Forum: This month's panel of experts answers questions about empowering multiculturally diverse leaders and providing leadership opportunities for them in the church.

• Metro: "The Prosperous Void," by Fletcher L. Tink. When prosperity rules, will the self-sufficient response to Christ's offer of a better way always be, "So what?"

• Touching: "Becoming a Little Jesus," by Hermann L. Gschwandtner. If we don't live Christ's simplicity, service, and sacrificial love, our lofty talk means nothing. Our deeds will out-shout our words.

• Worldview: "To Be or to Know or to Do? . . . That Is the Question," by Terry Read. Which of these three is most essential in ministry among non-Christian populations today: being, knowing, or doing?

• Family Tree: "The Tool that Builds Homes," by Rebecca Laird and Michael Christensen. What small tool takes years to learn to control, is found wherever people live, and has the power to build or destroy any home?

• The Deeper Way: "Things Change," by John C. Bowling. Things change, and that's OK. In fact, change is at the heart of our message.

• Heartbeat: "Yeah, Me Too!" by Bill M. Sullivan. When they tell their story of deliverance from the tyranny of sin through faith in Christ, thousands of their fellow new believers raise their voices in praise, testifying, "Yeah, me too!"

• Essay: "Small Talk," by Jeff Crosno. Listening is not always one of our best qualities, and neither age nor intelligence guarantees any better results. What we tend to like most of all is usually the sound of our own voice, with Mine, Me, and I turning out to be our real Holy Trinity.

COMING IN MARCH 2000 - "WOMEN IN MINISTRY"

• "Conviction or Culture?" by Ed Robinson. The challenge for our Nazarene colleges, universities, and seminaries is not only to educate women for ministry but also to encourage their placement in pastoral ministry assignments. Despite a history resplendent with the contributions of great women preachers and pastors, the placement process has been difficult for women in recent years.