111 Academy Park Loop
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
(800) 873-3873 • (719) 884-5030 • Fax: (719) 884-5199
email: info@nbcime.com

Program Description

(Not for College Credit)

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, which are designed to assist you in your professional advancement and effectiveness.

NBC will also provide electronic library and research resources for 12 months beginning with the first week that you are actively involved in your first IME course. Each time you take an IME course, your access to these resources will be extended for another 12 months.

The cost for each IME class and the accompanying research resources is only $50.00.

IME classes are 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:

Reading materials.
Specific response assignments.
Discussion with an instructor and other students.
A brief weekly reflection response.
Each course will conclude with a paper or project that enables the student to prepare an implementation plan for applying what they have learned to their life and ministry.

It is anticipated that students will spend three to four hours a week in each of the four weeks completing these elements, thus fulfilling the denominational requirements for authorized class/learning time required to grant a Continued Education Unit.

Upon registering with IME, you will be enrolled in a 1-week orientation class designed to assist you in properly setting up your computer and introducing you to the online environment. You will receive basic instructions in how to navigate the system, participate in class and use the research tools. The cost of this one-time class is only $20 and provides you with the technical assistance you will need to be prepared for your future IME classes.

IME classes tend to be smaller in enrollment than regular college courses. However, a class MUST have a minimum of five students in order to operate and provide for adequate class interaction and a positive learning experience. Should a student enroll in a class that does not meet minimum enrollment, the student will have their choice of a refund or to leave those funds in their balance and take another course either during the current session or in the near future. If a course is cancelled for this reason, and the student chooses to leave the funds in their IME account, that student will still be granted access to the research tools as of the date that the class would have begun.

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.