NNU’s 36-credit Master of Arts in Leadership & Formation offers a specialization in Spiritual Formation. All our degree tracks are fully online and designed for busy adults. Our programs help you succeed by completing one course at a time in as little as 21 months—and with your summers off, too!

At NNU, your Spiritual Formation courses are interwoven with a strong core in Bible, Church History, Philosophy and Theology, offering rich opportunities for you to journey through your program alongside colleagues with a shared heart for ministry while expanding your engagement with graduate students from other specializations, traditions and cultures. This combination of focus and breadth is one of many things that makes NNU's program design unique.

NNU’s Graduate School of Theology is accredited by The Commission on Accrediting of The Association of Theological Schools. The following degree programs are approved by The Commission on Accrediting: Master of Divinity; Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry; Master of Arts in Leadership & Formation with specializations in Missional Leadership; Spiritual Formation; Youth, Children & Family Ministry.

Since 1930, NNU has been continuously accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities, the same respected accrediting body that validates other leading educational institutions across the Pacific Northwest.