NMI is the organizational representative of missions for the Church of the  Nazarene on the regional, district, and local levels. It promotes, educates, and fund-raising arm of the Church of the Nazarene International. It also provides the structure and spiritual dynamic for mobilizing the church in mission.

NMI Objectives:
To encourage people to pray for all efforts of world evangelization
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