Module Schedule
2023 Fall
* Early Registration - Thursday, July 13 - Saturday, July 29
* Regular Registration - Sunday, July 30 - Tuesday, August 22
* Module/Course Schedule - August 28 - November 18
2024 Spring
Module/Course Schedule - January 15 - April 6
2024 Summer
Module/Course Schedule - May 13 - August 3
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Each semester, we plan to offer all 23 course modules in the program with the exception of low enrollments.
Module Descriptions
These course modules are designed for those pursuing ordination in the Church of the Nazarene through the modular Course of Study program.
CSPT1011 Administering the Local Church -- Here the prospective pastor is introduced to the art/science of Church Administration which is a continual and intentional process that connects and uses gifts of individual believers to enable a particular congregation to win people to Christ and to build a spiritually healthy church. This course module has 20 lessons.
CSTH1033 Becoming a Holy People -- Holiness of heart and life is traced as a theological doctrine from early Judeo-Christian literature through the 21st-century expression in the Church of the Nazarene. This course module has 12 lessons.
CSPT1051 Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally -- This course module acquaints the student with the fundamentals of Missiology, the theology of missions. Pastors must be knowledgeable of and sensitive to cultures other than their own in this rapidly diversifying world. This course module has 10 lessons.
CSPT1052 Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World -- In this course module students confront the ideology of religious pluralism from a Wesleyan-Arminian perspective. Religious pluralism claims that not only are there many religions, the diversity represents the way things ought to be. There exists no single religious perception of reality that is universally applicable and binding. No religion can legitimately claim to proclaim the truth for all persons. This course module has 12 lessons.
CSPT1053 Declaring the Gospel of God -- The fundamentals of evangelism are considered in this course module and various approaches to evangelism are presented. This course module has 12 lessons.
CSCH1024 Examining Our Christian Heritage I -- The foundation and development of the Christian Church up to the Reformation period (1500 A.D.) is studied in this course module. This course module has 12 lessons.
CSCH1032 Examining Our Christian Heritage II -- Developments in the Church since 1500 A.D. is the focus of this course module. This course module has 18 lessons.
CSPT1054 Exploring Christian Ministry -- The course module writer views the minister and the ministry from a biblical perspective, presents the ministry as a high calling demanding holy living and hard work, and encourages a hunger for and commitment to a lifetime of arduous study and patient ministry. This course module has 6 lessons and lasts 6 weeks.
CSTH1025 Exploring John Wesley's Theology -- The course module will examine the life of Wesley in a historical context, Britain in the 18th century. It will also examine Wesley's dependence upon and creative appropriation of certain theological traditions. Each aspect of the "Wesleyan Quadrilateral" will be examined. This course module has 15 lessons.
CSCH1055 Exploring Nazarene History & Polity -- The History and Polity course module gives a brief overview of the development of the Church of the Nazarene as a denomination. It also provides an introduction to the organization of the denomination via a study of pertinent sections of The Manual of the Church of the Nazarene. This course module has 17 lessons.
CSPT1060 Foundations of Women's Ordination -- This module is designed to give a multi-disciplinary view of the ordination of women in the Church of the Nazarene. Broader biblical, historical and theological issues will be explored, with specific emphasis given to the Wesleyan-Holiness heritage. Practical issues such as power dynamics, the importance of inclusive language, and modeling gender mutuality, as well as the practical aspects of mixed gender pastoral teams, co-pastoring, and family issues for women clergy, are also discussed. This course has 15 lessons.
CSBL1021 Interpreting Scripture -- A set of procedures by which to pursue the meaning of the text for its author and/or original audience and the ability to move from that original meaning to a contemporary application or contemporary significance is what this course module provides the student. Prerequisite to CSBL1020. This course module has 14 lessons.
CSTH1031 Investigating Christian Theology I -- This course module introduces the student to Systematic Theology, a thematic approach to understanding Christian Theology. This course has 20 lessons.
CSTH1041 Investigating Christian Theology II -- This course module continues the Introduction to Systematic Theology, a thematic approach to understanding Christian Theology. It is advisable that Christian Theology I be taken before Christian Theology II although it is not a requirement. This course module has 17 lessons.
CSPT1061 Leading the People of God -- The overarching vision for this course module is for each student to embrace the biblical model of servant as the driving force and organizing principle within the individual as he or she seeks to lead a Christian community of faith. This course module has 16 lessons.
CSPH1062 Living Ethical Lives -- The moral implications of the Gospel and Christian character are key themes of this module. Special attention will be given to the unique way in which moral reflection has characterized the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. This course module has 20 lessons.
CSPT1063 Practicing Wesleyan-Holiness Spiritual Formation -- Spiritual formation is the transformational outworking of the grace of God in the hearts and actions of human beings. It includes Christian fellowship, community, and worship (Eph 4:15-16) as well as acts of service (Gal 6:10). This course module focuses primarily on the spiritual disciplines, devotional skills, and practices that open the door to the transforming Spirit. This course module has 20 lessons.
CSPT1042 Preaching the Story of God -- The fundamentals of sermon preparation and presentation are addressed in this course module. Students are expected to produce and preach sermons in their local setting. This course module has 14 lessons.
CSCE1064 Providing Christian Education for all Ages -- The course module is an introduction to the field of Christian education. This course module has 20 lessons.
CSPT1065 Shepherding God's People -- In this course module the student is introduced to the fundamentals of pastoral counseling. This course module has 16 lessons.
CSBL1012 Telling the New Testament Story of God -- This course module will introduce the student to the New Testament biblical literature, Bible study methods, and the environment of the Early Church. Special attention will be given to the political, cultural, religious, and geographical setting, the literary genre, and the meaning of the text in its original cultural, historical, and literary context for the purpose of discovering the principles of truth to be applied to our contemporary setting. Prerequisite to CSBL1020. This course module has 20 lessons.
CSBL1011 Telling the Old Testament Story of God -- This course module is an introduction to the serious study of the Hebrew Scriptures in their historical, cultural and literary contexts. The course module emphasizes the essential contents, structure and theological message of the books of the Old Testament. Students are introduced to the practice of biblical exegesis and to the geography and archaeology of the lands of the Bible. Prerequisite to CSBL1020. This course module has 13 lessons.
CSBL1020 Tracing the Story of God in the Bible -- Through this biblical theology course module, students will learn to sort through the Bible's witness to God's involvement in the lives of people long dead to discern the timeless truths that should shape our understanding of God and life as his people. This is the only course module requiring a textbook. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology (NDBT) ISBN: 978-0830814381. Prerequisites: CSBL1011, CSBL1012, and CSBL1021. This module has 12 lessons.