Northwest Nazarene Divinity School

Project Information

• Initiative: Large-Scale Collaborative Grant (LSCG)
• Project Title: Nazarene Divinity School with Endowment Support
• Project Description: Our large-scale collaboration will be the consolidation of NNDS and NTS into a new educational entity. In addition, we can announce that Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU), Olivet Nazarene University (ONU), Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), and Trevecca Nazarene University (TNU) have plans to participate in different levels of capacity. The collaborative effort is creating a new, singular entity to provide graduate theological education across the USA/Canada region of the Church of the Nazarene. Two other Nazarene Universities that currently do not offer graduate theological programs will join this new collaboration in lieu of starting their own programs: Mid-America Nazarene University (MNU) and Southern Nazarene University (SNU). This new entity will offer administrative efficiencies all with the goal of financially accessible graduate theological education.
• Project Area: Business model innovation | Congregational and denominational collaborations | Institutional restructuring | Organizational partnerships and networks | Upskilling pastoral and ministerial leaders | Degrees or accelerated programs | Faculty development | Marketing and recruitment | Non-degree and continuing/lifelong learning | Spiritual direction and student formation | Student affordability and resourcing
• Project Start Date: 25-Dec-01
• Project End Date: 30-Dec-31
• Project Amount: $9,995,846