Nazarene Education and Discipleship (NED) Services include these ministry areas:  

• Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI)
• Nazarene Missions International (NMI)
• Nazarene Youth International (NYI)
• Nazarene Education Systems (NES)

The NED Services team works in collaboration with Field Strategy Coordinators and other field leaders to plan and implement an extensive and inclusive ministry “To Make Christ-Like Disciples” taking into consideration the diversity of worldviews and contexts between and within the seven fields of the Region. The context of each field should shape the design of the plan for Evangelism, Discipleship, and Education strategies, and be contextually appropraite for each area. The adaptation and revision of the individual (field) plans must be consistent with the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene and the Global, World Mission, and Regional Strategic Plan for Ministry.

Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI):

·         Mission:     To carry out the Great Commission to children, youth, and adults by
                  empowering and equipping them for a lifetime of Christian holiness.

·         Goal:          (1) To have all the local churches on the Africa Region teach the Word of
                  God until pupils are sanctified wholly and maturing in Christian discipleship.
                  (2) To help Christians mature spiritually by involving them in soul-winning ministries,
                  reaching and teaching others to be disciples and make disciples of Jesus Christ.
                  (3) To make resources accessible to local churches to equip them with necessary
                  skills and tools to facilitate this ministry.

Nazarene Youth International (NYI):

·         Mission:     To call our generation to a dynamic life in Christ.

·         Goal:          (1) To have all local churches on Africa Region have effective NYI Ministry
                  which will attract, equip, and empower young people for life and service in
                  the Kingdom of God and to facilitate their integration into the Church of
                  the Nazarene.
                  (2) To lead young people into a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ and
                  to facilitate their growth as disciples for Christian service.

Nazarene Missions International (NMI):

·         Mission:     To mobilize the church in mission through prayer, education, giving,
                  and interactive experiences.

·         Goal:          To instil a vision for missions on the districts and local churches across the
                  region. To facilitate the work of the NMI district presidents and councils.

·         Objectives: To encourage people to pray for all efforts of world evangelism; to
                  inform people of the world’s needs and what the church is doing to meet
                  those needs; to challenge children and youth to learn about and
                  participate in the mission of the church; to raise funds for mission outreach.

Nazarene Education Systems (NES):

·         Mission:     To make quality Christian holiness education accessible to every church
                  leader in Africa with primary emphasis on theological training.

·         Goals and Values Statements:

                        (1) To promote, encourage and establish educational systems that will
                        develop large numbers of qualified laity and clergy for ministry.
                        (2) To promote and maintain the highest academic quality of education
                        possible at all levels of education (CLT, certificate, diploma and degree).
                        (3) To Make Theological education accessible to all those called to ministry.
                        (4) To develop and promote evangelism and discipleship (children, youth
                        and adults) training through each educational provider in collaboration
                        with the local church, district, field and region.
                        (5) To establish a leadership development and empowerment training programme.