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John E. Riley
John Eckel Riley was a Church of the Nazarene, Nazarene Christian ministry, minister and University president, president of the Northwest Nazarene College (NNC) from 1952 to 1973. Early life and education John Riley was born to George Duncan Riley and Mary Jane Oliver Riley on January 23, 1909, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He received his undergraduate degree from the Eastern Nazarene College in 1930 and his graduate education at Boston University in 1931. He married Dorcas Mine Tarr in 1932. He also received an honorary doctor of divinity from alma mater Eastern Nazarene in 1950. Career in ministry and academia Riley was the minister of Nazarene churches in Livermore Falls, Maine, New Haven, Connecticut, South Portland, Maine, and Toronto, Ontario. He was minister of the College Church of the Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho from 1944 to 1952, when he was elected as president of Northwest Nazarene College. While president of NNC from 1952 to 1973, Riley led an ambitious academic progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Nazarene
The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the 19th-century Wesleyan-Holiness movement within Methodism. It is headquartered in Lenexa within Johnson County, Kansas. With its members commonly referred to as Nazarenes, it is the largest denomination in the world aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement and is a member of the World Methodist Council. Mission and vision The global mission of the Church of the Nazarene since its beginnings has been "to respond to the Great Commission of Christ to 'go and make disciples of all nations' (Matthew 28:19)". In December 2006, this was expressed more precisely as "to make Christlike disciples in the nations". This frames the global mission of the denomination. In 2009 the General Assembly indicated in its revision of Article XI of the ''Manual'' the means for accomplishing its mission: "making disciples through evangelism, education, showing compassion, working for justice, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
