Program Description

Nazarene Bible College in an effort to provide ministerial continuing education through an online delivery system has created the Institute for Ministry Enrichment. This service to the church is designed as a high quality low cost program that can benefit the clergy in every church.

Ministerial Continuing Education (CEU)
Continuing education is a significant part of every modern day profession. Doctors, nurses, accountants, lawyers, law enforcement, teachers, etc. are all required to complete a certain amount of continuing education on a regular basis. This is also true of clergy within the Church of the Nazarene. The difficulty is finding good programs, for a reasonable cost, that are conveniently accessible.

What is a CEU? While there are many definitions a typical expectation is that an individual will spend a minimum of 10 hours of involvement in a continuing education event including meetings, seminars, symposia, and/or short courses that meet the specific objectives of the organization.

NBC has designed a way for individuals to participate in meaningful classes, conveniently held online, for the low cost of $35 for each CEU earned. These classes will be four weeks long and students may participate at the time of their choosing (24 hours a day) on any three days in each week. Each class will include the following basic elements: 1) Reading materials, 2) Specific response assignments, 3) Discussion with an instructor and other students, and 4) A brief reflection response. It is anticipated that students will spend three to four hours a week in each of the four weeks completing these elements.

CEU classes will be offered seven times a year, starting approximately every seven weeks. Individuals may enroll as often as they wish.

Individuals completing a CEU will receive an IME/CEU certificate that can be copied and forwarded to the district for appropriate credit and recognition and a report will be forwarded to the Clergy Development office at the Nazarene Headquarters for their individual records.

PLEASE NOTE: These continuing education classes are not for college credit and will not appear on an official college transcript. However, we will keep records in the registrar’s office and in the online department of each IME/CEU class completed. For more information on classes earning college credit please go to http://www.nbc.edu or http://online.nbc.edu.