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More and Better Preachers

The More and Better Preachers program exists to recruit, encourage, train, equip and deploy more and better preachers throughout the Southeast Field of the Church of the Nazarene. 

Meeting this goal involves identifying and preparing preachers in the most needed contexts in our field: church planting, church revitalization, ethnic churches and house churches. More and Better Preachers seeks to assist those currently in ministry, those just starting in ministry and those who are discerning a call to ministry.

The program is funded through Lilly Endowment’s Compelling Preaching Initiative, which is designed to foster and support preaching that inspires, encourages and guides people to come to know and love God and to live out their Christian faith more fully.

TNT Scholarships

History was made this year as the More and Better Preachers Initiative (MBP) awarded $24,000 in scholarships for the first time to six students who competed in the Top Nazarene Talent (TNT) Preaching Competition. Each scholarship is a one-time award to be distributed over the TNU career of the student, so long as they major or minor in religion and take our preaching course. Each participant is pictured below as the certificates were presented by MBP Directors Dr. Michael Jackson and Dr. Craig Shepperd.

emailsignatureheadshot_winner1 The first place award of $5,000 for Senior Youth was given to Wesley Bellomy (Mosaic Church, Georgia District).
emailsignatureheadshot_winner2 The first place award of $5,000 for Early Youth was given to Molly Rector (Gallatin Church, Mid-South District).
emailsignatureheadshot_winner3 The second place award of $4,000 for Senior Youth was given to Paul Smith (Goodlettsville Church, Mid-South District).
emailsignatureheadshot_winner4 The second place award of $4,000 for Early Youth was given to Matilyn Cole (Murfreesboro Church, East Tennessee District).
emailsignatureheadshot_winner5 The third place award of $3,000 for Senior Youth was given to Della Fetters (Fort Mill Church, South Carolina District).
emailsignatureheadshot_winner6 And the third place award of $3,000 for Early Youth was given to Addison Wallace (Greenville Church, South Carolina District).

Event Spotlight

Atlanta Regional Workshop

Saturday, September 14, 2024
Marietta First Church of the Nazarene
4341 Dallas Highway
Marietta, GA 30064

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Registration Fee: $25 per person; Church Rate is $50 for 3-4 participants.
The registration fee covers lunch and a free book.
Our Lilly Grant funds the travel and fees of the workshop presenters.
Presenter: Dr. Michael Jackson, TNU professor of Homiletics & Hebrew Bible

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Meet the Director

Dr. Michael D. Jackson is the professor of homiletics and Hebrew Bible in the Millard Reed School of Theology and Christian Ministry at Trevecca. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Jacksonville University, a Master of Divinity degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary. Prior to joining Trevecca’s faculty on a full-time basis, he served as a pastor in various contexts in the Church of the Nazarene in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Kansas. Michael and his wife Cheryl live in the Nashville area and are the proud parents of two sons and twelve grandchildren.