Eleven Books, Eleven General Superintendents, and One Question: What Difference Does Christian Leadership Make?
Eleven books by Nazarene general superintendents reveal more than a collection of writings. Read together, they form a historical conversation about Christian living, holiness, pastoral ministry, mission, globalization, women in ministry, and the church’s engagement with culture.
The Youngness of Christian Living: Dr. Samuel Young and the Difference a Book Called “God Makes a Difference” Still Asks Us to See
Samuel Young’s 1954 book God Makes a Difference was written during his long general superintendency. Its simple question still presses on Christian life: where should faith become visible in the ordinary places where we live?
The Chapmanology of Christian Living: Dr. James B. Chapman and His Book “Christian Living in a Modern World”
Dr. James B. Chapman’s 1942 book Christian Living in a Modern World raises a question that has not disappeared: how should Christians live faithfully when the world around them is changing?
Dr. Filimão M. Chambo and the Book “For the Sake of the World”: When Holy Living Leaves the Church Building
Dr. Filimão Chambo’s For the Sake of the World invites a deeper question about holiness: what happens when the holy life moves beyond the church building and into relationships, service, justice and ordinary life?
The Wesleyan Anatomy of Almost: How a Person Can Look Christian Without Being Altogether Christian
John Wesley’s The Almost Christian asks a searching question: can a person look deeply Christian and still lack the faith and love that make Christian life whole?