This sermon was delivered by Dr. Kevin Mannoia on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at First Church of the Nazarene, Pasadena. Dr. Mannoia has been chaplain at Azusa Pacific since 2005, and prior to that served as dean of APU’s School of Theology and as president of the National Association of Evangelicals. He is ordained in the Free Methodist Church, and has many years of pastoral and leadership experience in the denomination. He is the author of numerous books, including Masterful Living: New Vocabulary for the Holy Life (Metaformation, Inc., and WHC Publications, 2011), Fifteen Characteristics of Effective Pastors: How to Strengthen Your Inner Core and Ministry Impact (Regal Books, 2007), Church 2K Leading Forward (Precedent Press, 2006), The Integrity Factor: A Journey in Leadership Formation (Regent College Publishing, 1996), and Church Planting: The Next Generation (Clements Publishing, 1994). He and his wife, Kathleen, have one daughter, Kristyn, and two sons, Christopher and Corey.
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