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West Coast Initiatives Gather Energy

A gathering of Nurturing Care West Coast creators provided the first update since the Maker’s Space gathering. The meeting focused on reviewing progress and learning from various prototype activities across different ministry initiatives, with an emphasis on capturing stories and … Continue reading

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

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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Amy Jacober and the 4 “As” of Autism Support, A Nurturing Care Day of Learning

February 26th marked the second annual Nurturing Care Day of Learning at Nazarene Theological Seminary. Funded through the generosity of a Lilly Endowment, Inc. grant, the Kansas City based initiative supports congregations providing ministry to elementary age autistic children, particularly … Continue reading

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A Christmas Story Worth Re-Telling

The New Year rang in another gathering of Nurturing Care grant participants from our Kansas City initiative. The zoom gathering, masterfully led by Dr. Dana Preusch, included several upcoming events (see below), and an intriguing conversation around our attentiveness to … Continue reading

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