This reimagined annual event (formerly Great Hymns of Our Faith) brings together the full N�鶹ԭ�� Music Department and its ensembles for an inspiring afternoon centered on the rich tradition of sacred music. Designed for all generations, the concert offers a dynamic and engaging experience that goes beyond tradition, creating space for both reflection and celebration.

The program will feature a variety of ensemble performances along with opportunities for congregational singing, inviting the audience to actively participate in the music-making experience.

A highlight of this year’s concert is “Te Deum” by Mark Hayes, presented through the generous support of the Wilkes-Tate Endowment. This powerful work anchors the program and reflects the depth and beauty of the sacred choral tradition.

“This is intended to be a signature event for our department and our community,” said Dr. John Dally, Department Chair. “Be it hymns, worship music, choruses or spirituals, we hope people will come celebrate the soundtrack of Our Faith.”

Event Details:
What: Great Music of Our Faith
�³���: April 26, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
�³�����: Brandt Center, Northwest Nazarene University
Tickets: $10 General Admission / $8 Seniors
Purchase Tickets: nnu.edu/musicevents

This event is open to the public and welcomes individuals, families, churches and community members of all backgrounds to experience an afternoon of meaningful and inspiring music.

For more information, please visit nnu.edu/musicevents.

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President’s List

The President’s List aims to honor undergraduate students who have earned a grade point average of 4.0 on a load of 12 semester hours or more and adult undergraduate students who have earned a grade point average of 4.0 on a load of 6 semester hours. The President’s List includes students from 13 states and one foreign country.

Alise Adkins (Anchorage, Alaska); Ian Agrigoroae (Meridian, Idaho); Colton Altimus (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho); Ryland Amsden (Nampa, Idaho); Ashlynn Anderson (Nampa, Idaho); Morley Anstine (Eagle, Idaho); Grace Ayer (Spokane Valley, Wash.); Tori Bailes (Nampa, Idaho); Kiersten Bangham (Meridian, Idaho); Opal Barker (Bellingham, Wash.); Alex Barragan (Nampa, Idaho); Keana Bell (Las Vegas, Nev.); Ellissa Berreth (Boise, Idaho); Jordan Blenker (Nampa, Idaho); Taylor Bracke (Meridian, Idaho); Nathaneal Bradley (Nampa, Idaho); Adam Brooks (Puyallup, Wash.); Molly Buckingham (Star, Idaho); Gabriel Canfield (Boise, Idaho); Austin Carmack (Boise, Idaho); Eric Castaneda (Caldwell, Idaho); Kendall Clark (Melba, Idaho); Sadi Clemons (El Paso, Texas); Alexander Cook (Caldwell, Idaho); Caitlyn Cook (Filer, Idaho); Eleni Corson (Meridian, Idaho); Hadley Craig (Monmouth, Ore.); Emma Crane (Burley, Idaho); Ashlyn Creech (New Plymouth, Idaho); Kody Davis (Castle Rock, Colo.); Madelyn Day (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho); Adriana Decarvalho (Eagle, Idaho); Chloe Desgroseillier (Chelan Falls, Wash.); Olivia Desilet (Kuna, Idaho); Alyssa Doering (Meridian, Idaho); Kaylee Duncan (Yuba City, Calif.); Keira Dwinell (Reno, Nev.); Rylie Edlefsen (Blackfoot, Idaho); Nathaniel Edmonds (Newman Lake, Wash.); Noah Eichenbusch (Roseburg, Ore.); Elizabeth Ellis (Caldwell, Idaho); Emilie Ellis (Port Orchard, Wash.); Robert Ellis (Caldwell, Idaho); Riley Emerick (Medford, Ore.); Ellie Emerson (Star, Idaho); Shelby Ferguson (Vancouver, Wash.); Isabella Field (Pomeroy, Wash.); Kylie Fontenot (Nampa, Idaho); Megan Frankamp (Boise, Idaho); Sierra French (Boise, Idaho); Britni Fuentes (Meridian, Idaho); FrankiLynn Galloway (Grangeville, Idaho); Brooke Galvin (Gilbert, Ariz.); Yecenia Gonzalez-Martinez (Meridian, Idaho); Emma Goossens (Nampa, Idaho); Illona Goretoy (Boise, Idaho); Kayla Green (Nampa, Idaho); Jonah Groce (Cashmere, Wash.); Henry Guske (Montrose, Calif.); Ruby Hansen (Kent, Wash.); Trenton Harder (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Colin Harrington (Richland, Wash.); Laura Harris (Caldwell, Idaho); Braezen Henderson (Molalla, Ore.); Cassandra Hernandez (Fruitland, Idaho); Jasmine Higgens (Boise, Idaho); Thomas High (Hartford City, Ind.); Amber Hill (Vancouver, Wash.); Jackson Hoggatt (Nampa, Idaho); Abigail Holbrook (Boise, Idaho); Ava Honeycutt (Star, Idaho); Lacey Hudlow (Connell, Wash.); Avery Jessen (Nampa, Idaho); Joella Jones (Anchorage, Alaska); Isabella Keller (Middleton, Idaho); Macie Kern (Boise, Idaho); Grant Kerry (Meridian, Idaho); Mara Kessinger (Lewiston, Idaho); Thor Kessinger (Lewiston, Idaho); Lily Kinloch (Yakima, Wash.); Jana Knapp (Longview, Wash.); Bethany Knight (Nampa, Idaho); Joshua Lady (Nampa, Idaho); Annika Lang (Monrovia, Calif.); Madeline Lapp (Sherwood, Ore.); Andrea Larsen (Nampa, Idaho); Isabelle Lawrence (Nampa, Idaho); Olivia Lee (Meridian, Idaho); Sophia Lord (Rexford, Mont.); Alexander Lowery (Portland, Ore.); Elijah Lum (Penfield, N.Y.); Addison Lynn (Mount Vernon, Wash.); Bren Lyon (Walla Walla, Wash.); Maddox Marcelli (Hayden, Idaho); Alisa Martin (Nampa, Idaho); Nathan Martindale (Boise, Idaho); Olivia Matters (Ridgefield, Wash.); Kayla McCain (Boise, Idaho); Madilyn McCarty (Meridian, Idaho); Kendrey McGath (Salem, Ore.); Rebecca McKenzie (Cascade, Idaho); Brenna McMahon (Escondido, Calif.); Juliann McNulty (Placerville, Calif.); Elizabeth Merryman (Tulare, Calif.); Amelia Meyer (Ridgefield, Wash.); Hannah Mogle (Klamath Falls, Ore.); Emily Moldenhauer (Nampa, Idaho); Eli Mounts (Spokane, Wash.); Nessa Neveau (Pendleton, Ore.); Kalanie Newcomb (Lynden, Wash.); Mishel Nimratz (Vancouver, Wash.); Robin Nipper (Nampa, Idaho); Ella Noland (Meridian, Idaho); Paisley Noyer (Weiser, Idaho); Annie O’Connell (Camarillo, Calif.); Viviana Ochoa (Meridian, Idaho); Finnley Olson (Nampa, Idaho); Jaidyn Osso (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho); Luke Pahlas (Boise, Idaho); Alexis Peterson (Nampa, Idaho); Gabrielle Pflugrath (Peshastin, Wash.); Heather Pierce (Caldwell, Idaho); Liberty Piscione (Eagle, Idaho); Taylor Porterfield (Pataskala, Ohio); Rheanna Ralls (Meridian, Idaho); Cami Ramnarine (Nampa, Idaho); Keziah Richardson (Medford, Ore.); Kyra Rishell (Nampa, Idaho); David Roberts (North Bend, Ore.); Lucy Rodes (Horseshoe Bend, Idaho); Allix Rodig (Buhl, Idaho); Annalie Rodriguez (Nampa, Idaho); Lilly Roms (Boise, Idaho); Bethsaida Rotz (Caldwell, Idaho); Elise Saindon (Caldwell, Idaho); Samuel Sandelius (Snohomish, Wash.); Parker Schulz (Kennewick, Wash.); Abigail Shewmaker (Nampa, Idaho); Matyson Siddoway (Meridian, Idaho); Samantha Simonson (Eagle, Idaho); Terin Slemmer (Nampa, Idaho); Misty Sloan (Middleton, Idaho); Kylie Smit (Monte Vista, Colo.); Kalia Smith (Nampa, Idaho); Kameryn Smith (Post Falls, Idaho); Madison Spriggs (Glenns Ferry, Idaho); Samantha Stagen (Nampa, Idaho); Jayden Stamper (Meridian, Idaho); Ian Stockett (Nampa, Idaho); Misti Stradley (Caldwell, Idaho); Robin Tanju (Hattingen, Germany); Megan Tomlinson (Melba, Idaho); Lindsey Turpin (Caldwell, Idaho); Carter Upmeyer (Richland, Wash.); Reagan Van Der Hoek (Ripon, Calif.); Reta VanderMey (Lynden, Wash.); Matthew Vavold (Nampa, Idaho); Cooper Walker (Olympia, Wash.); Holly Walker (Nampa, Idaho); Carter Walsh (Boise, Idaho); Ryan Ward (Nampa, Idaho); Abigail Warwick (Eagle, Idaho); Katana Wayman (Caldwell, Idaho); Natalie Wetzel (Meridian, Idaho); Sarah Whitelock (Caldwell, Idaho); Holt Williams (Camas, Wash.); Jeremiah Wittwer (Nampa, Idaho); Catherine Woods (Draper, Utah); Elijah Wurst (Nampa, Idaho); Paige Ziemann (Meridian, Idaho); Ellyzbeth Zink (Boise, Idaho); Kimberly Zink (Nampa, Idaho).

Dean’s List

To be eligible for the Dean’s List at the undergraduate level, traditional undergraduate students and adult undergraduate students must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average while taking at least 12 graded credit hours of classes. To be eligible at the graduate level, a Graduate & Professional Studies student must earn a 4.0 grade-point average while taking six graded credit hours. N�鶹ԭ��’s Dean’s List includes students from 31 states and sixteen foreign countries.

Brianna Abo (Boise, Idaho); Laura Acosta (Bend, Ore.); Maria Acosta (Lima, Peru); Bryor Adams (Nampa, Idaho); Asher Adamson (Nampa, Idaho); Perup Adamson (Nampa, Idaho); Daniel Aguila (Nampa, Idaho); Camila Aguilar (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Danilo Aguilar (Olathe, Kan.); Esteban Alaniz (Nampa, Idaho); Kaitlyn Alberts (Nampa, Idaho); Carter Alberts (Cashmere, Wash.); Kyndyl Allen (Richfield, Idaho); Sophia Alvarez (Boise, Idaho); Grace Anderson (Liberty Lake, Wash.); Katelyn Appleby (Meridian, Idaho); Amber Armstrong (Star, Idaho); Amy Armstrong (Caldwell, Idaho); Sydnie Arnold (Meridian, Idaho); Michael Arseneau (Sherwood, Ore.); Kay Dee Ashton (Caldwell, Idaho); Millie Askew (Kimberly, Idaho); Angela Atwell (Port Orange, Fla.); Guinaiya Ayuyu Garcia (Yuba City, Calif.); Keelin Bach (Meridian, Idaho); Yoomee Baek (Boise, Idaho); Olivia Bailey (North Las Vegas, N.V.); Kayla Baniaga (Boise, Idaho); Alyssa Bankey (Eagle, Idaho); Kary Banos (Boise, Idaho); Andrew Bargen (Lynden, Wash.); Jessica Barker (New Lisbon, Wis.); Hunter Baron (Ridgefield, Wash.); Raoul Barragan (Nampa, Idaho); Alexandra Barrass (Nampa, Idaho); Tayna Barreiro (Humacao, Puerto Rico); Ella Bartlett (Sisters, Ore.); Audrey Bartlow (Nampa, Idaho); Myles Bartolome (Caldwell, Idaho); Derek Bausek (Boise, Idaho); Charlene Bell (Middletown, Del.); Ivan Belleza (Meridian, Idaho); Caleb Benedick (Ridgefield, Wash.); Emma Benedick (Caldwell, Idaho); Cristina Benites (Caldwell, Idaho); Evan Bennett (Hamilton, Mont.); Lauryn Bergevin (Walla Walla, Wash.); Ethan Berninger (Littleton, Colo.); Ronan Bickling (Seward, Alaska); Angela Bingham (Kimberly, Idaho); Christopher Birch (Meridian, Idaho); Silas Bissonnette (Chehalis, Wash.); Abigail Black (Nampa, Idaho); Abbey Blancett (Nampa, Idaho); Kiara Blanco (Parma, Idaho); Alyssa Blum (Pullman, Wash.); Grace Bohn (Nampa, Idaho); McKenzie Bonner (Central Point, Ore.); Jaden Booker (West Richland, Wash.); Ethan Booker (Blackfoot, Idaho); Caleb Boschma (Kuna, Idaho); Ellie Bosma (Outlook, Wash.); Jennifer Boston (Nampa, Idaho); Bettina Bowman (Hines, Ore.); Rosemary Bowyer (Carey, Idaho); Amanda Bracke (Meridian, Idaho); Jackson Bradshaw (Hermiston, Ore.); Timothy Bradshaw (Ridgefield, Wash.); Miranda Brammer (Twin Falls, Idaho); Priscilla Bratcher (Emmett, Idaho); Lelaina Brisson (Chugiak, Alaska); Letitia Brisson (Chugiak, Alaska); Elijah Brockl (Boise, Idaho); Donald Broussard (Denham Springs, La.); Elliot Brown (Nampa, Idaho); Sean Brown (Twin Falls, Idaho); Jennifer Browning (Meridian, Idaho); Beaux Bruegman (Eugene, Ore.); Terrie Brune (Kimberly, Idaho); Jacob Bryant (Olathe, Kan.); Katherine Buchanan (Eagle, Idaho); Annalise Buck (Medford, Ore.); Timothy Buckles (Caldwell, Idaho); Conner Buckner (Howell, Mich.); Jose Jiro Bulanon (Nampa, Idaho); Nathan Bunning (Meridian, Idaho); Christina Bunt (Kuna, Idaho); Autumn Burgeson (Meridian, Idaho); Ashley Burks (Caldwell, Idaho); Carson Burns (Bothell, Wash.); Joshua Butler (Nampa, Idaho); Naomi Butterfield (Nampa, Idaho); Karina Calderon (Caldwell, Idaho); Aidyn Camarillo (Nampa, Idaho); Nancy Camberos (New Plymouth, Idaho); Mateo Cano (Nampa, Idaho); Jocelyn Cano (Pinehurst, Idaho); Brycen Cardwell (Eagle, Idaho); Maya Carlson (Anchorage, Alaska); Barbara Carter (Eagle, Idaho); Anna Casler (Mount Juliet, Tenn.); Lauren Caulfield (Eagle, Idaho); Caroline Caven (Eagle, Idaho); Andre Chaker (Liberty Lake, Wash.); Michael Chan (Post Falls, Idaho); Cordell Chapman (North Baldwin, N.Y.); Hailey Cheney (Kellogg, Idaho); Jennifer Cheyney (Nampa, Idaho); Micah Chi (Snohomish, Wash.); Lynsey Chiala (Reno, N.V.); Jared Childers (Longview, Wash.); London Chitera (Nairobi, Kenya); Elizabeth Clark (Kuna, Idaho); Jason Clay (Veradale, Wash.); Jenna Cleaver (Nampa, Idaho); Robert Cockcroft (Boise, Idaho); Teresa Codling (Rigby, Idaho); Madelyn Coles (Seal Beach, Calif.); Lance Colvin (Vancouver, Wash.); Abigail Compher (Middleton, Idaho); Mauricio Constantino Ricaldi (Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico); Julio Contreras (Sur Centro Acuna, Mexico); Josh Conway (Boise, Idaho); Carolyn Cook (Filer, Idaho); Emma Corbus (Bourbonnais, Ill.); Carlos Cordero (Ciudad De Guatemala, Guatemala); Kaitlyn Cornell (Nampa, Idaho); Lailauni Cortes (Caldwell, Idaho); Margaret Cowles (Boise, Idaho); Sydney Cowling (Vancouver, Wash.); Gavin Crane (Nampa, Idaho); Hayden Crews (West Sacramento, Calif.); Lola Crosby (Eagle, Idaho); Nikole Curtis (Caldwell, Idaho); Emily Cynova (Boise, Idaho); Margaret Dahlgran (Meridian, Idaho); Rebecca Darwood (Yakima, Wash.); Olivia Davies (Portland, Ore.); Kacee Davies (Boise, Idaho); Jenna Davis (Apple Valley, Calif.); Kendall Davis (Nampa, Idaho); Natalie Davis (Nampa, Idaho); Payton Davis (Nampa, Idaho); Michael Day (Middleton, Idaho); Brooklyn Daylong (Meridian, Idaho); Yessica De Los Santos (Caldwell, Idaho); Emma Dela Cruz (Boise, Idaho); Tiffany Delage (Spotsylvania, Va.); Nathalie DeLaura (Meridian, Idaho); Madison Deleon (Caldwell, Idaho); Angad Dharni (Brampton, Ontario Canada); Yolanda Diaz (Ontario, Ore.); Andrew Dixon (Nampa, Idaho); Jesse Dodd (Kuna, Idaho); Mackenzie Dodd (Kuna, Idaho); Jane Dominguez (Yakima, Wash.); LeAnn Donohue (Middleton, Idaho); Brooklyn Doramus (Fairfield, Idaho); Diogenes Dos Santos Rodrigues (Rio Claro, Brazil); Alexis Douthit (Nampa, Idaho); Andrew Doyle (Boise, Idaho); Catharine Duggan (Nampa, Idaho); Arianna Duncan (Boise, Idaho); Wade Duncan (Nampa, Idaho); Savanna Dunkley (Kuna, Idaho); Jacqueline Edgin (Shelton, Wash.); Matthew Egan (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Allison Eidson (New Plymouth, Idaho); Illyes El Yansli (Arry, France); Miguel Elivo (Bronx, N.Y.); Kathryn Ellis (Meridian, Idaho); Kim Ellstrom (Nampa, Idaho); Cade Erwin (Battle Ground, Wash.); Benjamin Espinoza (Nampa, Idaho); Nicholas Esposito (Boise, Idaho); Libbie Fairchild (Nampa, Idaho); Jordyn Falkner (Mead, Wash.); Ivanna Farro (Middleton, Idaho); Jenna Fawley (Jenison, Mich.); Brayden Ferraro (Newberg, Ore.); Claire Fischer (Richmond, Utah); Grace Fisher (Pocatello, Idaho); Shauna Fleming (Boise, Idaho); Cole Foster (Lake Tapps, Wash.); Barbara France (Baker City, Ore.); Gabriella Frankamp (Boise, Idaho); Addison Franklin (Nampa, Idaho); Cole Freeborn (Portland, Ore.); Alivia Freeby (Tumwater, Wash.); Sean Freed (Meridian, Idaho); Kathy Freeman (Star, Idaho); Logan Freiburghaus (Nampa, Idaho); Izaak Frey (Dallas, Ore.); Victoria Frias (Lindsay, Calif.); Zander Friberg (Mountain Home, Idaho); Elizabeth Friedt (Boise, Idaho); LaNae Gabrielsen (Meridian, Idaho); Laila Galaz (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho); Ousman Garba (Yaounde, Cameroon); Kylie Jo Garcia (Middleton, Idaho); Melissa Garcia (Caldwell, Idaho); Natalie Garcia-Ramirez (Nampa, Idaho); Nicole Garrett (Wilder, Idaho); Nikki Geiger (Pomeroy, Wash.); Olivia Glisson (Eagle, Idaho); Kortney Glover (Caldwell, Idaho); Alissa Godinez (Punta Gorda, Fla.); Emily Gonzalez (Caldwell, Idaho); Promise Gonzalez (Caldwell, Idaho); Osbaldo Gonzalez (Ontario, Ore.); David Gonzalez Perez (Shawnee, Kan.); Ashley Goode (Nampa, Idaho); Paige Gosney-Knapik (Eagle, Idaho); Taylor Gossett (Pasco, Wash.); Jared Govin (Churubusco, Ind.); Sydney Graber (Eagle, Idaho); Sophia Gradwahl (Happy Valley, Ore.); Jordan Gram (Olympia, Wash.); Mariah Grande (Star, Idaho); Marie Gregg (Post Falls, Idaho); Matthew Griffin (Nampa, Idaho); Jared Guinn (Prosser, Wash.); Brayden Gulker (Caldwell, Idaho); Tanya Gunter (Caldwell, Idaho); Noel Gunther (Deer Park, Wash.); James Guthrie (Jerome, Idaho); Lauren Gutkin (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho); Melissa Haga (Boise, Idaho); Julia Hagemeier (Kalispell, Mont.); Jody Hall (Meridian, Idaho); Brooklyn Hallett (Boise, Idaho); Liam Hanenburg (Lynden, Wash.); McKenna Hankey (Star, Idaho); Krystal Hansen (Post Falls, Idaho); Rachel Hardy (Twin Falls, Idaho); Gabriella Harms (Eugene, Ore.); Natalie Harper (Nampa, Idaho); Julien Harrington (Kuna, Idaho); David Hartfield-Dyels (Benicia, Calif.); Raymond Hartsfield (West Richland, Wash.); Garrett Hawkes (Ashton, Idaho); Nicholas Hay (Aberdeen, Wash.); Aaron Heal (Sault S Marie, Mich.); Aaron Heberlein (Fair Oaks, Calif.); Camille Heiser (Woods Cross, Utah); Logan Helgeson (Middleton, Idaho); Madyson Hellem (Albany, Ore.); Henry Henkel (Black Diamond, Wash.); Nathan Henry (Kimberly, Idaho); Carey Henson (Star, Idaho); Adrina Hernandez (Caldwell, Idaho); Ana Hernandez (Nampa, Idaho); Fatima Hernandez (Nampa, Idaho); Kristen Herr (Star, Idaho); Malia Herrell (Nampa, Idaho); Nancy Herrod (Las Vegas, N.V.); Cole Herron (Eagle, Idaho); Savanna Herz (Murrieta, Calif.); Tate Heuschkel (Cheney, Wash.); Andrew Heuss (Star, Idaho); Libby Hiatt (Santaquin, Utah); Amy Hilderbrand (Caldwell, Idaho); Olivia Hill (Eagle, Idaho); Ann Hitchcock (Grants Pass, Ore.); May Ho (Monterey Park, Calif.); Alicia Hobbs (Hohenwald, Tenn.); Catherine Hoffman (Dolores, Colo.); Joshua Holbrook (Boise, Idaho); Stephanie Holford (Lincoln, Ill.); Jenna Holm (Richland, Wash.); Casey Holmes (Kimberly, Idaho); Brittany Hopwood (Sugar Land, Texas); HuanHsuan Hsu (Meridian, Idaho); Allie Hueckman (Burns, Ore.); Allan Huerta (Nampa, Idaho); Reid Huettl (Meridian, Idaho); Karen Humber (Ilwaco, Wash.); Cade Hunter (Nampa, Idaho); Aidan Hutsko (Arroyo Grande, Calif.); Sheryl Ice (Tacoma, Wash.); Asher Ingram (Yelm, Wash.); Madison Ingram (Yelm, Wash.); Kyle Ireland (Kuna, Idaho); Amanda Ireland (Kuna, Idaho); Michael Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio); Sarah Jackson (Boise, Idaho); Jeremiah Jacobo (Fontana, Calif.); Amelie Jacobs (Vista, Calif.); Celia James (Salem, Ore.); Hilary James (Nampa, Idaho); Alyssa Jeffrey (Rocklin, Calif.); Kelsey Jenkins (Boise, Idaho); Evie Jensen (Nampa, Idaho); Anavey Jentzsch (Knoxville, Tenn.); Cassandra Jester (Eagle, Idaho); Cody Jimenez (Caldwell, Idaho); Luke Johansson (Boise, Idaho); Roxanne Johnsen (Nampa, Idaho); Cameron Johnson (Star, Idaho); Derek Johnson (Gig Harbor, Wash.); Grace Johnson (Nampa, Idaho); Chad Johnson (Tumwater, Wash.); Madelynne Johnson (Eagle, Idaho); Stephanie Johnson (Tumwater, Wash.); Caeden Johnston (Garden Valley, Idaho); Benjamin Johnstun (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Emily Jordan (Nampa, Idaho); Ainsley Jorgensen (Meridian, Idaho); Elimelec Juanta Castro (San Isidro, Costa Rica); Kristi Juarez (Ontario, Ore.); Kelly Kandes-Myers (Meridian, Idaho); Kaleb Karpstein (Bend, Ore.); Jill Kelley (Nampa, Idaho); Lynea Kelsey (Ewa Beach, Hawaii); Brienne Kemble (Nyssa, Ore.); Brody Kemble (Middleton, Idaho); Kinsley Kemble (Nyssa, Ore.); Anna Kerr (Nampa, Idaho); Elliana Kimball (Edmonds, Wash.); Isabella Kimball (Edmonds, Wash.); Andrew Kina (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea); Jonathan Kindmark (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Allison Kissack (Casper, Wyo.); Ethan Kling (Meridian, Idaho); Ashton Knight (Nampa, Idaho); Taylor Knight (Nampa, Idaho); Jodie Knudsen (Star, Idaho); Alivia Krummen-Ganz (Livermore, Calif.); Halle Kuske (Poulsbo, Wash.); Isabel Lagerwall (Boise, Idaho); Julia LaMar (Eagle, Idaho); Anita Lang (Kenosha, Wis.); Stacey Larreau (Eagle, Idaho); Noah Larson (Vancouver, Wash.); Mason Leavitt (Meridian, Idaho); McKenna Lechner (Foresthill, Calif.); Elliett Lee (Meridian, Idaho); Peyton Lee (Medford, Ore.); Jennifer Leininger (Meridian, Idaho); Jason Lettelleir (Boise, Idaho); Alexis LeValley (Meridian, Idaho); Elysees Levi (Meridian, Idaho); Amos Lewis (Union, Ore.); Macie Lewis (Caldwell, Idaho); Abbey Lin (Abbotsford, BC, Canada); Caitlin Lind (Caldwell, Idaho); Kaidence Lindberg (Caldwell, Idaho); Kailynn Lindberg (Caldwell, Idaho); Brady Lirazan (Graham, Wash.); Benjamin Lopez (Chandler, Ariz.); Jessica Lopez (Nampa, Idaho); Grayden Lucas (Nampa, Idaho); Michael Lumbley (Caldwell, Idaho); Emily Lunt (Boise, Idaho); Kelly Lynch (Bakersfield, Calif.); Amanda Macho (Boise, Idaho); Abieser Macias Rodas (Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico); Madison Mahon (Nampa, Idaho); Brizel Maldonado (Boise, Idaho); Micah Mallory (Ravensdale, Wash.); Sarah Mann (Meridian, Idaho); Danielle Marcham (Nampa, Idaho); Thomas Marcham (Nampa, Idaho); Alyse Marion (Nampa, Idaho); Natalie Mathis (Meridian, Idaho); Annabelle Mattson (Weiser, Idaho); Eric Mayer (Meridian, Idaho); Caleb Maynard (Nampa, Idaho); Amelie Mbaju (Eagle, Idaho); Ethan McCabe (Louisville, Ky.); Sophie McCarty (Meridian, Idaho); Adam McCauley (Nampa, Idaho); Sydney McClary (Weiser, Idaho); Jacob McDermott (San Juan Capo, Calif.); Grace McFadyen (Eagle, Idaho); Riley McGee (Bonney Lake, Wash.); Jace McGowan (Grants Pass, Ore.); Kaycee McKenzie (Boise, Idaho); Emily McKeown (Kuna, Idaho); Makayla McMullen (Nampa, Idaho); Allyson McNulty (Placerville, Calif.); Tammy McOmber (Nampa, Idaho); Kacee Mealer (Meridian, Idaho); Jenny Meline (Hayden, Idaho); Melina Menashe (Seattle, Wash.); Addison Meredith (Helena, Mont.); Stephanie Meyet (Boise, Idaho); Jacob Michael (Roseburg, Ore.); Danielle Miller (Bridgetown, Barbados); Mikelle Millett (Logandale, N.V.); Sabrina Million (St Maries, Idaho); Paiton Mills (Caldwell, Idaho); Jayden Mitchell (Caldwell, Idaho); AJ Moffat (Salt Lake City, Utah); Kylie Monteith (Meridian, Idaho); Ramon Gilberto Montes de Oca (Dallas, Texas); Michelle Montgomery (Caldwell, Idaho); Emma Moore (Caldwell, Idaho); Micah Mora (Caldwell, Idaho); Jorge Morales (Nampa, Idaho); Kelsey Morey (Boise, Idaho); Lauren Morrison (Boise, Idaho); Kayley Morrissey (Covington, Wash.); Alexis Muir (Caldwell, Idaho); Beatriz Muller Praun (Jardim Belgica, Brazil); Liam Myers (Meridian, Idaho); Sadie Myers (Caldwell, Idaho); Stephanie Nash (Nampa, Idaho); Adam Nebeker (Nampa, Idaho); Rayce Neill (Helena, Mont.); Kimberly Nelson (Nampa, Idaho); Erica Niebolt (Meridian, Idaho); Caleb Nielebeck (Caldwell, Idaho); Daniel Nimratz (Vancouver, Wash.); Cooper Nixon (Boise, Idaho); Alexis Norisada (Post Falls, Idaho); Lindsay Noste (Stanwood, Wash.); Rayanne Notbohm (The Dalles, Ore.); Jason Oakes (Melba, Idaho); Jami Obringer (Thousand Oaks, Calif.); Haley Olivas (Boise, Idaho); Emma Olson (Valley City, N.D.); Reilly Olson (Meridian, Idaho); Natalia Ordonez (Meridian, Idaho); Maria Ordonez Vera (Meridian, Idaho); Hallie Orr (San Antonio, Texas); Maribel Otto (Meridian, Idaho); Anna Owen (Gooding, Idaho); John Panzer (Meridian, Idaho); Kaydah Parker (Hayden, Idaho); Coleman Parry (Highland, Utah); Christopher Paskvan (Nome, Alaska); Christine Passmore (San Diego, Calif.); Maxwell Paterson (Seattle, Wash.); John Patron (Caldwell, Idaho); Bryson Paul (Twin Falls, Idaho); Tanner Paulson (Boise, Idaho); Kai Payne (Ridgecrest, Calif.); Luis Paz (Manati, Puerto Rico); Mikaela Pennington (Lewiston, Idaho); Loysbel Perez Salazar (Owings Mills, Md.); Stephen Perotti (Nampa, Idaho); Grant Petty (Las Vegas, N.V.); Ann Phelps (Halfway, Ore.); Kristin Phillips (Portland, Ore.); Samantha Phillips (Nampa, Idaho); Emily Pingrey (Colusa, Calif.); Gretchen Pirtle (Burley, Idaho); Ashley Pitiol (Eugene, Ore.); Allie Plett (Buckley, Wash.); Abigail Plies (Meridian, Idaho); Stephen Ployhar (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho); Alessandro Polonio (Pilar, Argentina); Zane Pomerans (Boise, Idaho); Isaac Poole (Peyton, Colo.); Alexa Porter (Draper, Utah); Jamie Poulsen (Eagle, Idaho); Joann Poulsen (Nampa, Idaho); Avery Price (South Jordan, Utah); Briahna Price (Eagle, Idaho); Abigail Priddy (Colbert, Wash.); Evelyn Punzel (Parma, Idaho); Greyson Quaintance (Portland, Ore.); Brooklyn Ramirez (Jerome, Idaho); Christian Ramirez (Nampa, Idaho); Gabriela Ramirez (Fresno, Calif.); Jadalynn Ramos (Nampa, Idaho); Wyatt Randall (Caldwell, Idaho); Myron Rankins (Boise, Idaho); Briggs Ranstrom (Eagle, Idaho); Jonah Rau (Nampa, Idaho); Easton Reagan (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Rachel Reding (Nampa, Idaho); Andrew Reed (Prestonsburg, Ky.); James Reeder (Perry, Utah); Brayden Reinsch (Boise, Idaho); Derek Remen (Issaquah, Wash.); Noah Reynolds (Meridian, Idaho); Isabeau Rickett (Hayden, Idaho); Hank Riddle (Mead, Wash.); Ellie Ritter (Battle Ground, Wash.); Montana Robbins (Boise, Idaho); Hyrum Robertson (Nampa, Idaho); Jakob Rochelle (Boise, Idaho); Miguel Rodriguez Fernandez (Cleveland, Tenn.); Krystin Rodwell (Wilder, Idaho); Mickenzie Romero (The Dalles, Ore.); Dominic Ronchetto (Boise, Idaho); Shelly Rose (Nampa, Idaho); Stephen Roskam (Nampa, Idaho); Kaslee Roskelley (Highland, Utah); Dylan Roslauski (Simi Valley, Calif.); Edith-Ann Ross (Boise, Idaho); Gabriel Roth (Chattaroy, Wash.); Hannah Roth (Middleton, Idaho); Caden Rubright (Colbert, Wash.); Kylie Rush (Nampa, Idaho); Colton Safley (Meridian, Idaho); Madeline Salisbury (Nampa, Idaho); Daisy Schleicher (Caldwell, Idaho); Thomas Schmelzenbach (Boise, Idaho); Ethan Schmidt (Boise, Idaho); Rachel Schroeder (Post Falls, Idaho); Sydney Schultz (Boise, Idaho); Emily Scoby (Yalaha, Fla.); Quincy Scott (Portland, Ore.); Mitchell Seals (Vale, Ore.); Kyrstin Searle (Boise, Idaho); Wendy Sedano (Jerome, Idaho); Lionel Segura (Ontario, Ore.); Jacob Shade (Meridian, Idaho); Abdullahi Sharif (Doha, Qatar); Preston Sherburne (Eagle, Idaho); Alexander Shields (Rathdrum, Idaho); Emalee Shields (Middleton, Idaho); Kenneth Shields (Middleton, Idaho); Miranda Shingler (Eagle, Idaho); Douglas Shrader (Modesto, Calif.); Grace Shrader (Modesto, Calif.); Kavin Sigman (Nampa, Idaho); Austin Simmons (Caldwell, Idaho); Tiffany Simpson (Fruitland, Idaho); Andrew Sinift (Naches, Wash.); Tessa Sizemore (Boise, Idaho); Avery Skeen (Redmond, Ore.); Miley Skeen (Prosser, Wash.); Shelby Skeen (Prosser, Wash.); Vincent Smart (Pasco, Wash.); Olivia Smith (Nampa, Idaho); Maurissa Smith (Meridian, Idaho); Elijah Snyder (Spokane, Wash.); Parker Sobiesiak (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.); Ranee Soeder (Boise, Idaho); Israel Soto (San Juan, Puerto Rico); Whitney Souza (Meridian, Idaho); Christie Spaeth (Boise, Idaho); Nicholas Sprague (Fort Scott, Kan.); Kayci Spray (Bellevue, Wash.); Challis Stauffer (Burley, Idaho); Evan Steele (Nampa, Idaho); Emma Steiner (Nampa, Idaho); Joshua Stewardson (Saint Charles, Iowa); Joshua Stewart (Middleton, Idaho); Tyson Stichka (Boise, Idaho); Emma Stiles St Clair (Meridian, Idaho); Jonathan Stillman (Nampa, Idaho); Emmett Stouffer (Bellevue, Idaho); Erica Stout (Meridian, Idaho); Britney Strenn (Phoenix, Ariz.); Kacy Strickland (Bend, Ore.); Faith Strot (Caldwell, Idaho); Kathryn Stucky (Tustin, Calif.); Adelaide Sugden (Missoula, Mont.); Khya Switras (Nampa, Idaho); Payton Swope (University Place, Wash.); Kaitlyn Syverson (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Rachel Taff (Nampa, Idaho); Kailea Takahashi (Hillsboro, Ore.); Corbin Talley (Jones, OK); Emma Thelander (McMinnville, Ore.); Daniel Thomas (Nampa, Idaho); Ethan Thomas (Nampa, Idaho); Luke Thomas (Nampa, Idaho); Aimee Tidwell (Bluffton, S.C.); Jessica Tisch (Meridian, Idaho); Brandon Tomlinson (Melba, Idaho); Paige Trautman (Salem, Ore.); Angela Tuft (Caldwell, Idaho); Cyrus Turley (Sammamish, Wash.); Melanie Turner (Boise, Idaho); Nichole Udink (Meridian, Idaho); Dennis Underwood (Albany, Ore.); Michael Ushindi (Nairobi, Kenya); Liliana Valdez (Caldwell, Idaho); Linda Valenzuela (Nampa, Idaho); Megan Van Donselaar (Ripon, Calif.); Lucas Van Hofwegen (Lynden, Wash.); Benjamin Van Hoogen (Boise, Idaho); Crystal Van Sickle (Hamilton, Mont.); Shyann Vance (Siletz, Ore.); Amy Vandagriff (Garden City, Idaho); Elijah Vander Woude (Nampa, Idaho); Nataly Vargas (Caldwell, Idaho); Marta Vargas-Santoyo (Caldwell, Idaho); Angelina Vazquez (Camarillo, Calif.); Elena Vazquez Gonzalez (Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala); Isaac Veale (Roseburg, Ore.); Michael Velardez (Menifee, Calif.); Lina Velichko (Auburn, Wash.); Jordan Velikonia (Redmond, Ore.); Daniela Vera Alarcon (Caldwell, Idaho); Noah Waddell (Boise, Idaho); Mekhia Wagner (Kuna, Idaho); Logan Wahl (Middleton, Idaho); Emerson Waldal (Caldwell, Idaho); Laurenz Waldbauer (Vilsbiburg, Germany); Benjamin Walker (McCall, Idaho); Lily Walsh (Genesee, Idaho); Whitleigh Walsh (Destin, Fla.); Sarah Walsh (Boise, Idaho); Tenley Warner (Nampa, Idaho); Elsbeth Warren (Caldwell, Idaho); Emma Warth (Nampa, Idaho); Breanne Wasnea (Meridian, Idaho); Kayla Watson (Montrose, Calif.); Mia Watson (Meridian, Idaho); Kathryn Watts (Hayden, Idaho); Sage Way (Meridian, Idaho); Madeline Weatherford (Meridian, Idaho); Davis Weber (Star, Idaho); Aaron Weeks (Hendersonville, Tenn.); Bryan Weeks (Boise, Idaho); Tugg Wellsandt (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho); Calli Werley (Meridian, Idaho); Sara West (Mead, Wash.); Attie Westbrook (Gillette, Wyo.); Clara White (Emmett, Idaho); Deborah White (Vernon Rockville, Conn.); Katelyn Whitmer (Boise, Idaho); Benjamin Widener (Boise, Idaho); Trisha Wiehl (Smith Center, Kan.); Luke Wikoff (Sandpoint, Idaho); Morgan Wilding (Redding, Calif.); Shannon Wilkins (Rigby, Idaho); Lyndie Wilks (Sandpoint, Idaho); Samuel Willcuts (Caldwell, Idaho); Ian Willey (Nampa, Idaho); Josiah Williams (Meridian, Idaho); Kilee Williams (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho); Jeanine Williamson (Nampa, Idaho); Delanie Williamson (Caldwell, Idaho); Maddux Willoughby (Lake Oswego, Ore.); Elizabeth Wilson (Twin Falls, Idaho); Sarah Wilson (Meridian, Idaho); Lisa Winans (Middleton, Idaho); Margaret Woodbury (Victor, Idaho); Amanda Woolley (Camarillo, Calif.); Jonathon Wren (North Bend, Wash.); Felicia Wright (Star, Idaho); Camila Yabuki (Odivelas, Portugal); Sharon Yaniv-Lurya (Eagle, Idaho); Carter Yates (Arlington, Wash.); Madison York (Meridian, Idaho); Michael Yost (Longview, Wash.); Julia Zabandzhala (Everett, Wash.); John Zaklan (Caldwell, Idaho); Mario Zani (Gardner, Kan.); Nicole Zeltner (Boise, Idaho); David Zhuang (Boise, Idaho); Joelle Zillmer (Nampa, Idaho); Hannah Zimmer (Garden City, Idaho).

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The concert will feature the N�鶹ԭ�� Jazz Band alongside the Boise Modern Jazz Orchestra in an evening celebrating big band jazz.��

The performance��concludes��a two-day jazz festival hosted by N�鶹ԭ�� on Thursday and Friday, which brings together student musicians from more than 20 schools from across the Treasure Valley. Throughout the festival, participating students work with professional jazz artists, receive��feedback��and on-stage clinics designed to support and inspire the next generation of jazz musicians.��

Serving as this year’s guest clinicians are three distinguished jazz artists who will also be featured as soloists during the concert:��

• Eric Richards – trombonist and composer��

• Gary Gemberling – trumpet��

• Ben Nichols – saxophone and composer��

The Friday evening concert provides an opportunity for the broader community to hear them perform alongside N�鶹ԭ�� students and members of the Boise Modern Jazz Orchestra. A special thanks to the Dan Lucas Memorial Fund for supporting the event.��

“This festival is one of our favorite opportunities each year to support jazz programs in the area,” said John Dally. “It’s our desire to present a culminating concert that inspires students and audience alike.” ��

Event Details
Friday, March 27 – 7:30��p.m.
Brandt Center, N�鶹ԭ�� Campus��

Tickets are $10 General Admission and $8 for Seniors and can be��purchased��online at ��

For more information about upcoming performances at N�鶹ԭ��, visit .��

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In May, we’ll wrap up our sixth season of “Iron Sharpens Iron” (ISI)—our free, weekly N�鶹ԭ��-Clergy peer‑dialogue until we kick off our seventh season in September. ISI is a valuable ministry resource designed specifically by clergy with pastors in mind—it’s where you have a seat in the studio!

In addition to our live Monday sessions at 11:00 a.m. MDT, we continue expanding our video archive of more than 175 past conversations. And if you prefer to listen on the go, ISI is now available as an audio podcast as well.

Each month, we welcome a gifted pastoral co‑host to help guide our conversations and shape our guest lineups. Please join me in thanking these pastoral colleagues for lending their voices and leadership this Spring.

• March: Rev. JanElle Hoffman, Colorado District;
• April: Rev. Jared Trygg, Northwest District; and
• May: Rev. Jodi Combe, Oregon Pacific District.

JanElle, Jared, and Jodi have helped me create a strong lineup for the months ahead, and we would love for you to join us.

Ways to Connect:

• Video Archive: to explore our full library on Vimeo;
• Live Recording Sessions: for your free access link each Monday; or
• Podcast: Search “N�鶹ԭ�� Iron Sharpens Iron” on Apple Podcasts.

However you join us—watching, listening or participating live—ISI offers a fun, enriching way to broaden your ministry horizons. Plus, each session is worth 1.0 unit toward your annual pastoral lifelong learning registry.

We hope you’ll participate this Spring!

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While the gospels offer numerous accounts of Jesus’ miracles, only one appears in all four: the feeding of the five thousand. Choose your favorite version—you’ll find it in Matthew 14, Mark 6, Luke 9 and John 6.

What kind of context do these passages offer? Here’s a brief sketch:

1. Jesus seeks seclusion after receiving the devastating news of John the Baptist’s death, even as the desperate needs of the crowds continue to press in.
2. In this remote setting near the Sea of Galilee, Jesus responds with compassion, teaching and healing the people.
3. The Twelve recoil at the overwhelming challenge of feeding such a massive crowd, yet Jesus insists that they act, even despite their meager resources.
4. After five barley loaves and two small fish are gathered, Jesus takes the bread, gives thanks, breaks it and distributes it through the disciples.
5. Then Jesus does the same with the fish.
6. Finally, all four accounts emphasize the same astonishing outcome: five thousand men—plus women and children—eat and are satisfied. And the disciples even collect twelve baskets of leftovers!

So when, exactly, did the miracle occur? At what moment? Where would you place it?

We might imagine Jesus multiplying piles of bread and fish at some point in steps four and five, with the disciples then tasked as Jesus’ Galilean caterers. Certainly miraculous—but that’s not how the gospel writers describe it.

Instead, something amazing happens only after the disciples begin distributing the broken pieces. Not in a dramatic instant, but in the ordinary gesture of passing food from hand to hand, the meal is multiplied, every person eats and hunger is satisfied. And not just satisfied—there is abundance. Twelve baskets’ worth!

The miracle seems to unfold in the sharing. In the breaking. In the giving.

Friends, we know something about bread and the cup, don’t we? In one sacred moment of ordination, we pastors receive authority to administer the sacraments—an authority we embody every time we break the bread.

In some theological traditions, this moment is called “The Fraction,” from the Latin fractio, meaning “breaking.” It commemorates these gospel scenes when Jesus breaks consecrated bread before giving it.

And this is good news: despite our brokenness, God can take our meager offerings and multiply them into abundance—especially as they move from hand-to-hand and heart-to-heart. It is fraction… in action.

During the seasons of Lent and Easter, I hope you find intentional opportunities to administer the Lord’s Supper in your ministry setting. Perhaps you might even share Communion with those who cannot come to you. I would love to hear how God uses those experiences of Table service in your life and ministry this year.

Or perhaps you are the one seeking seclusion these days. You’re weary. Worn out. Feeling utterly broken, like urgent needs will never let up and your emotional—and perhaps even literal—checkbook is close to overdraft. Sound familiar?

Bring what you have to Jesus, who is uniquely able to multiply even the smallest fraction—passed from hand to hand and heart to heart—into abundance.

Perhaps this Spring, the greatest miracle still lies ahead. Maybe it’s in step seven, pastor. In your heart and in your hands. That is my prayer for you—and for myself as well.

Pastor, you matter. Blessings on you!

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The most recent award comes from the National Science Foundation in support of a multi-institutional research proposal titled “Good Fire: Enhance Spatial and Temporal Efficacy of Prescribed Fire and Managed Wildfire Use.” The $4 million collaborative grant includes more than $150,000 in direct funding to N�鶹ԭ�� over the next three years, along with additional funding to partner institutions that will support collaborative efforts benefiting N�鶹ԭ��’s Computer Science program.

The project brings together researchers from Northwest Nazarene University, Boise State University, the University of New Mexico and the University of Oklahoma. The research focuses on improving the effectiveness of prescribed fire and managed wildfire use by enhancing the spatial and temporal precision of fire management practices—critical work in the face of increasing wildfire frequency and intensity across the western United States. By collaborating alongside a Carnegie R2 research institution and two R1 flagship universities, N�鶹ԭ�� continues to demonstrate that a regional university can lead and contribute meaningfully within nationally recognized research partnerships.

This NSF award follows recent increases in N�鶹ԭ��’s existing funding through the U.S. Forest Service in support of its collaboration with the USFS Fuels Academy. That funding now totals approximately $350,000 over the next two years as part of a five-year sole-source agreement. Combined with the NSF award, N�鶹ԭ��’s currently awarded wildfire research funding exceeds $500,000. The U.S. Forest Service has also expressed interest in expanding both funding and interdisciplinary collaboration across additional departments at N�鶹ԭ��.

Through these efforts, N�鶹ԭ�� Computer Science faculty and students are providing advanced “pyroecoinformatics” support: applying data science, modeling and computational tools to improve fire management training and decision-making. This growing collaboration positions N�鶹ԭ�� at the forefront of applied wildfire science research in partnership with federal agencies and regional universities.

Looking ahead, the University is preparing budgets for an additional collaboration through its Forest Service partnership. Existing funding collaborators already include Education, with faculty and students contributing meaningfully to the project’straining and outreach components. Future collaboration may also involve Ecology, Visual Arts and Communications, including potential work with English faculty to support user documentation and communication tools developed by Computer Science students. This expansion reflects a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to addressing one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.

“Wildland fire management is one of the most complex and urgent difficulties facing our region,” said Dr. Dale Hamilton, professor of Computer Science at Northwest Nazarene University. “Through our work in pyroecoinformatics, we’re helping bring together data science, modeling and field application to support better decision-making in prescribed fire and managed wildfire use. What makes this especially meaningful is that our students are actively engaged in this research. They’re not just learning theory, they’re contributing to real solutions that support the U.S. Forest Service and communities across the West.”

Dr. Mark DeMichael, president of Northwest Nazarene University, noted that the work reflects N�鶹ԭ��’s commitment to scholarship that serves communities and strengthens partnerships.

“This kind of work reflects who we are at N�鶹ԭ��,” said Dr. Mark DeMichael, president of Northwest Nazarene University. “We are committed to scholarship that prepares students to lead with both excellence and character. Our collaboration with the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service demonstrates what can happen when faith, intellectual rigor and community partnership come together. It is research that matters deeply; to our students, to our region and to the future stewardship of our world.”

Together, these awards represent not only significant external validation of N�鶹ԭ��’s research capacity but also expanded opportunities for students to engage in high-impact, real-world research that benefits regional communities and national partners.

For more information about N�鶹ԭ��’s Computer Science program and research initiatives, visit .

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A two-time graduate of Northwest Nazarene University, Roskam earned his Bachelor of Arts in Public Communication in 2001 and his Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation in 2009. He later completed a Doctor of Ministry at Portland Seminary. His long-standing history with N�鶹ԭ�� includes service as Campus Ministries Coordinator within the Student Government Association, where he partnered closely with the University Chaplain to support student discipleship, oversee ministry clubs and help shape campus spiritual life.

Roskam brings more than two decades of pastoral leadership within the Church of the Nazarene, most recently serving as Lead Pastor at Lakeview Church of the Nazarene in Nampa. Throughout his ministry, he has been recognized as a relational and vision-driven leader with a deep commitment to holistic discipleship and spiritual formation, particularly among emerging adults. His leadership experience also includes nonprofit executive work, global missions engagement and community advocacy around issues of housing and serving vulnerable populations.

As University Chaplain, Roskam will provide leadership for spiritual life at N�鶹ԭ��, cultivating environments where worship, discipleship and community life foster deep formation in students.

“Nate understands that spiritual formation is not something we simply add to the student experience. It is central to who we are as a Christ-centered university,” said N�鶹ԭ�� President Mark DeMichael. “At N�鶹ԭ��, we care deeply about the transformation of the whole person, heart, soul, mind and strength. We want to shape women and men who love Christ first, serve others well and step into the world as His redemptive agents. Nate brings a pastoral heart, theological depth and a genuine relational warmth that will help guide our students into that kind of lifelong calling.”

DeMichael added, “This is an important and meaningful appointment for our University. Nate loves N�鶹ԭ��, and he understands both our heritage and our future. He carries a clear vision for spiritual leadership that is Christ-centered, invitational and rooted in authentic community. I am grateful for the way his life and ministry reflect the humble, faithful leadership we seek to cultivate in our students as they pursue excellence and live boldly in mission.”

Roskam’s philosophy of Christian higher education reflects a vision in which faith and learning are inseparable, where intellectual growth and spiritual transformation develop together in community. He views teaching and leadership as pastoral acts that invite students into true belonging and Christlikeness.

Roskam and his family will transition to campus leadership in the coming months as he completes his current pastoral responsibilities.

With Roskam’s appointment, Northwest Nazarene University looks ahead with anticipation to a renewed season of spiritual vitality, intentional discipleship and Christ-centered formation for its students.

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The awards include a nearly $10 million Nazarene Collaboration Grant that brings together Northwest Nazarene Divinity School, Nazarene Theological Seminary and six sister Nazarene universities across the United States, as well as a second $1.25 million grant that will expand and enhance N�鶹ԭ��’s two-year ministry residency program. This grant seeks to establish the Flourishing Pastor’s Network, along with Grand Canyon University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Made to Flourish and other institutions. Together, the grants represent a significant investment in collaborative approaches to pastoral education that integrate academic rigor with practical ministry experience in local churches.

“We are humbled and so grateful to receive these two grants from the Lilly Foundation,” said Dr. Brent Peterson, Ph.D., dean of the College of Theology and Christian Ministries at Northwest Nazarene University. “These grants are all about collaboration and recognizing that we are stronger together. We are thrilled with our Nazarene Collaboration Lilly Grant of nearly $10 million, which will unite our Northwest Nazarene Divinity School with Nazarene Theological Seminary and partner with our sister Nazarene universities across the country.”

The Nazarene Collaboration Grant creates a new framework for shared theological education among participating institutions, including MidAmerica Nazarene University, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Olivet Nazarene University, Point Loma Nazarene University, Southern Nazarene University and Trevecca Nazarene University. The partnership is designed to draw upon theological and pastoral leaders across the United States while strengthening the connection between graduate theological education and the life of local congregations.

“We truly believe this work reflects God’s promise in Isaiah 43:19, that He is doing something new among us,” said N�鶹ԭ�� President Mark DeMichael. “Bringing together N�鶹ԭ��’s Northwest Nazarene Divinity School, Nazarene Theological Seminary and our sister Nazarene universities will allow us to strengthen the preparation of future pastors in new and meaningful ways. These awards reflect the power of partnership, and I am deeply grateful for the leadership and vision that made this possible.”

In addition to the collaborative grant, N�鶹ԭ�� received a $1.25 million Lilly Endowment grant in partnership with Grand Canyon University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Made to Flourish and other institutions. For N�鶹ԭ��, this funding will support the growth and enhancement of its two-year ministry residency program, which places graduate theology students in strategic local churches for immersive ministry experience, mentoring and leadership development.

“This residency program provides broad exposure to local church ministry while helping students develop and refine key pastoral skills and sensibilities,” Peterson said. “It is our hope that this program will be utilized within the broader Nazarene graduate theological collaboration and expanded across the United States and beyond. We believe deeply in partnering with local churches and pastors as they participate in the formation of pastors in their early ministry journeys. To God be the glory for the great things He has done! We are excited for the Spirit’s blessings and to see how these resources can be used by God for the further in-breaking of God’s kingdom.”

The Lilly Endowment grants are part of a broader national effort to strengthen theological education and support pathways that prepare pastors for long-term, effective ministry. Through these initiatives, N�鶹ԭ�� and its partners seek to foster sustainable models of pastoral formation that are deeply connected to both academic study and the lived realities of church leadership.

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This event on��Thursday and Friday, February��12-13,��seeks to balance AI opportunities with concerns in hopes that ministry leaders can utilize artificial intelligence as an effective tool for ministry and discipleship.��

We’re pleased to welcome��Jason Moore, founder of Midnight Oil Productions and author of 14 books, including����(Invite P 2025). Accolades for Jason’s work in this area include these words from Dr. Leonard Sweet: “AI and the Church��is the digital revelation pastors didn’t know they were praying for! [It’s a] must-read for the digitally devout and the technologically timid alike,” as well as this����for your amusement featuring feedback from some of the greatest leaders in Church history. Conference workshops and other related content will continue to roll out in the months ahead.

Standard registrations of $99��per person end on December 31; and late registrations of $119 end on January 31. Group registrations and an online access pass are also available by��. For more information, please contact��wesleyconf@nnu.edu.��

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