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NORTHWEST NAZARENE DIVINITY SCHOOL INTRODUCTION

Mar 6, 2025 | Blog

To serve our mission across our educational field and around the worldfor more than a quarter century, N鶹ԭ has become a global leader in offering educational opportunities for those in ministry, including women and men who have just begun their ministerial journeys.

For many years, N鶹ԭ’s Graduate School of Theology has been home to our advanced programs in the College of Theology & Christian Ministries (CTCM). Recently, our graduate school has been renamed theNorthwest Nazarene Divinity School(NNDS).

Under its new name, the NNDS continues tooffer largely online Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) programs in both English and Spanish. Additionally, we also offer fully online Master of Divinity and Master of Arts tracks in the following areas: Chaplaincy Ministry; Missional Leadership; Pastoral Ministry; Spiritual Formation; Youth, Children & Family Ministries. In recent years, we have added joint online degrees in partnership with N鶹ԭ’s College of Business (M.Div./MBA) and College of Behavioral & Social Sciences (M.Div./MSW), as well as a full catalog of graduate certificate programs inChaplaincy Ministry; Missional Leadership; Spiritual Formation; WesleyanStudies; Youth, Children & Family Ministries. Additionally, Northwest Nazarene Divinity School continues to offer an affordableonline Bachelor of Arts program in Christian Ministries, as well as ouronline Course of Studyprogram.

Dr. Diane Leclercchairs the NNDS and will be Jay’s guest on “Iron Sharpens Iron” at 11:00 a.m. MDT on Monday, April 7, to talk about this new development and its programs. If you need a link to N鶹ԭ’s online video platform, please emailengage@nnu.eduand we’ll set you up.

If you have specific questions about the programs offered by the NNDS, please emailLindsay Kuhlatministryinfo@nnu.eduor call toll-free877.N鶹ԭ-GRAD(877.668.4723).

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