Author Archives: Dean G. Blevins

About Dean G. Blevins

Dr. Dean G. Blevins currently serves as Professor of Practical Theology and Christian Discipleship at Nazarene Theological Seminary as well as Director of Nurturing Care with Children through Worship and Prayer. An ordained elder, Dean has ministered in diverse settings and currently also serves at the USA Regional Education Coordinator for the Church of the Nazarene. A prolific author, Dr. Blevins recently co-wrote the textbook Discovering Discipleship and edits Didache: Faithful Teaching, a journal for Wesleyan Education.

Nurturing Care and Growing Hearts: Churches Empower Children into Deeper Trust & Gratitude through Worship and Prayer

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins

As a result of a larger west coast initiative, innovation appears to be reshaping how churches nurture an experience of God in their youngest congregants through a Nazarene Theological Seminary initiative. A collection of Nurturing Care grant proposals for 2025–2026 … Continue reading →

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Neurodivergent and Disability Resources

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins

The majority of these resources exist outside the United States. Overall they provide better sense of the shared efforts to resource and support disability ministries as well as neurodivergent persons. CBM resources: CBM Australia is part of a Christian international … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Maker’s Space Presentations

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins
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Day 3 of the West Coast Maker’s Space

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins
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Day 2 of West Coast Maker’s Space

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins
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West Coast Maker’s Space off to a great start

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins
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Sensory Backpacks unveiled at Living Hope Church

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins

The following report comes from Tiffany Solum at Living Hope Church. On May 25th, we launched our completed worship backpacks! Although we expect there to be fine tuning in the upcoming months, we are so excited for how far we … Continue reading →

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