We go to a medium-to-large sized Church of the Nazarene.
Most folks here in middle-TN are pretty conservative in how they think and live their lives. The pastor is in his mid-30s and, to his credit, steers completely clear of political discussions.
On the other hand, we have a college student going to the nearby Nazarene Bible College (Travecca) in Nashville. They definitely tilt leftward at the college. As a for instance, they have a new ‘Social Justice’ center.
Also, some weeks ago said student came home explaining that the country needs to get back to ‘organic farming. And why did he say such a thing? The school had sponsored a documentary on the subject. I had several points for young grasshopper to ponder: 1. How is this helpful in your studies to become a minister? (since it’s not, you should ignore it.) 2. Did they give any rebuttal to the film to suggest it was only one point-of-view? 3. Did any of the professors there claim to have farming experience of ‘any’ kind that would give weight to their claims? AND 4. My ancestors who came to this area some 150 years ago pursued what one would call ‘organic farming’... do you think they gave it up because they were stupid or had valid reasons for introducing more effective methods?
The Church would be best served by worrying about lost souls...
I grew up Nazarene, I have a cousin on the board of trustees at Trevecca and all of my extended family except for some random Baptists are Nazarenes. I think every member of my family on both sides for the last 60 years has gone to a Nazarene college at least to start his or her higher education. Every few months I call one of them and ask "who are you and what the heck have you done with the Church of the Nazarene?"
For a long time, for me, the Church of the Nazarene had been like PBS is for most people, I had no use for it but it was a comfort to know it was there.
Trevecca's a "University" now, as are all 11 or so of the old Nazarene colleges. They are not strictly speaking "Bible colleges" and haven't been for a long time. I remember the first time I ever saw a man wearing an earring... he was a professor at a Nazarene college, and that was 25 years ago.