Bible and Theology
The B.A.Min. degree with a Bible and Theology major is the primary degree offered to persons who desire a program in preparation for graduate work in a related content area or to support ministry in fields or organizations supportive of the mission of the church. This program provides extensive training in the exegetical study of Christian Scripture and the theological content flowing from scriptural sources.
Bachelor's DegreeChristian Educational Ministries
The B.A.Min. degree with a Christian Educational Ministries major is the primary degree offered to persons who wish to prepare for service as minister of Christian Education in a local church congregation.
Bachelor's DegreeCounseling for Christian Ministries
The B.A.Min. degree with a Counseling for Christian Ministries major is for those who desire to build a competence in counseling theory and principles. The program provides a conceptual framework for applications in the helping professions, such as pastoral ministries, parachurch organizations, and occupations involving human management, and is offered as a distinctly online curriculum completed in a cohort.
Bachelor's DegreeHispanic Pastoral Ministries
The B.A.Min. degree with a Hispanic Pastoral Ministries major is the primary degree offered to persons who wish to prepare for service as a pastor, evangelist, or missionary. Completion of the Hispanic Pastoral Ministries program requirements fulfills educational requirements for ordination as elder in the Church of the Nazarene. (Offered in Spanish.).
Bachelor's DegreeLeadership and Ethics
The B.A.Min. with a Leadership and Ethics major is designed for adults who desire to complete a ministry-focused degree for personal growth, increased training, and/or advancement in their workplace or volunteer setting. Emphasis is given to issues related to the business, parachurch, or volunteer setting, equipping the graduate with the tools necessary to navigate today's complex work environment.
Bachelor's DegreeMinistry
The Associate of Arts in Ministry (A.A.Min.) degree is designed for persons who wish to gain ministry skills and knowledge in order to serve as lay workers in churches or Christian organizations. The degree is based on a strong general studies component and introductory studies in Bible, theology, and ministry principles. Students select one concentration (Church Ministries, Hispanic Pastoral Ministries, or the teaching-out Christian Educational Ministries) to complete the degree.
Associate's DegreeMinistry Preparation Program
The Ministry Preparation Program (MPP) exists to prepare men and women for ordination as an elder or deacon in the Church of the Nazarene through a series of courses that each earn one semester hour of credit. A certificate of completion is given to those who successfully complete 12 or more ordination courses at NBC, verifying that all ordination classes were taken and completed at a college level of instruction.
CertificatePastoral Leadership
The B.A.Min. degree with a Pastoral Leadership major is an accelerated degree completion program offered to persons who wish to prepare for service as a pastor, evangelist, or missionary. The major is designed so that adults with sufficient prior college credit may be able to complete the major in two calendar years.
Bachelor's DegreePastoral Ministries
The B.A.Min. degree with a Pastoral Ministries major is the primary degree offered to persons who wish to prepare for service as a pastor, evangelist, or missionary. Completion of the Pastoral Ministries major fulfills educational requirements for ordination as elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Bachelor's DegreePrograma de Preparacion Ministerial
El Programa de Preparacion Ministerial (PPM) is the Spanish-language program preparing men and women for ordination as elder or deacon in the Church of the Nazarene through a series of one-semester-hour ordination courses. A certificate of completion (Certificate of PPM) is awarded to those who successfully complete 12 or more ordination courses at NBC.
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