NWO School of Ministry

The Course of Study for Pastoral Ministry and Ordination Church of the Nazarene

  1. Administering the Local Church
  2. Becoming a Holy People
  3. Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally
  4. Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World
  5. Communicating with Spoken and Written Language
  6. Declaring the Gospel of God
  7. Examining Our Christian Heritage I
  8. Examining Our Christian Heritage II
  9. Exploring Christian Ministry
  10. Exploring John Wesley’s Theology
  11. Exploring Nazarene History and Polity
  12. Foundations of Women’s Ordination
  13. Interpreting Scripture
  14. Investigating Christian Theology I
  15. Investigating Christian Theology II
  16. Leading the People of God
  17. Living Ethical Lives
  18. New Testament Exegesis
  19. Old Testament Exegesis
  20. Practicing Wesleyan-Holiness Spiritual Formation
  21. Preaching the Story of God
  22. Providing Christian Education for all Ages
  23. Shepherding God’s People
  24. Telling the New Testament Story of God
  25. Telling the Old Testament Story of God
  26. Tracing the Story of God in the Bible
    Supervised Ministry Experience

Note: The two classes in bold are required to be two of the seven classes needed for a First-time District License. These will be offered annually.

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