Ministerial Training Brochure

Fees: Caribbean Nazarene College ( CNC) CNC: US$ CNC is located in Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Toba- Registration Fee: $50 go. It was founded in 1951 as the Nazarene Transcript: $2 Training College. In 1974 the institution’s name Graduation Fee: $50 was changed to Caribbean Nazarene Theological College and then to the Caribbean Nazarene Col- Local Centre: EC$ lege in 2005. It is owned and operated by the CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH Application Fee: $50 International Church of the Nazarene. OF Entrance Exam: $25 (if applicable) Late Exam Fee: $25 CNC stands firmly in the Wesleyan-Armenian THE WEST INDIES – GLOBAL Tuition fees: $150 per credit hour. tradition, unashamedly asserting that God is able Dominica District in this day to give men and women holy hearts Tuition reduced to $100 for 2020/21 and to enable them to live holy lives in the midst CERTIFICATE IN of an unholy world. THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Total cost: for first year $1985 Semester 1 - $1085 CNC is accredited by the Caribbean Evangelical Ministerial Training Programme Registration fee - $135 (US $50) Theological Association and the Accreditation in conjunction with Application fee - $50 Council of Trinidad and Tobago. It is committed Tuition fee - $900 to cultivating Christian leadership through aca- The Caribbean Nazarene College Semester II - Tuition fee - $900 demic excellence, spiritual development, commu- nity awareness, and steadfast loyalty to the prin- Submit Application Form ciples of the Wesleyan holiness tradition in a Car- (with Application and ibbean cultural environment. Registration Fees) by Fri. Aug. 28, 2020 The academic programmes are designed to pre- pare persons for pastoral ministries and religious For further information please contact: education in the local church and to equip per- Dominica Christian Union Church sons who desire to serve as Christian leaders in Ministerial Training Programme their chosen careers, and religious and business 3 Downin Gap organizations. Goodwill Roseau The College encourages lifelong learning for DOMINICA those in leadership and to enhance the ministry of Email: [email protected] those that are already in ministry or in full-time Tel. 767-448-2725 career positions. Its Life Long Learning Programme offers re- sources for continuing education and ministerial preparation. It allows a more flexible approach to prepare laity and ministers to lead in national churches across the Caribbean islands.

PROGRAMME OF STUDY COURSE DELIVERY AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ASSESSMENT The Programme comprises two distinct qualifi- Applicants should: cations to be offered by the Caribbean Nazarene The training will be administered by a Centre • Be at least seventeen (17) years of age; College (CNC). They are the Certificate in The- Director. Three (3) courses or nine (9) credits • Have at least two years Christian experi- ological Studies, over a period of two and a half will be offered per semester of 15 weeks. years (46 credits) to be followed by a Diploma ence, preferably in relation to faithful at- in Ministerial Studies (48 credits) also in two Classes will be conducted by online lecturers tendance and service responsibility in a and half years. from CNC and local facilitators. It will involve local church and; The Certificate in Theological Studies consists the use of MS Teams via which students will be • Meet at least one of the following academ- of the following courses: given access to follow live or recorded courses ic requirements: Survey of Old Testament on their own schedules. Students will be re- Survey of New Testament quired to complete the courses by a set time, and • Three GCE/CXC passes, including Pauline Epistles will be given guidelines regarding the amount of English Language; Major and Minor Prophets time to be allocated to each course and the mile- Survey of Theology stones to be achieved during the semester. In • U.S high school graduation with a “C” Doctrine of Holiness addition, scheduled sessions will be conducted or higher in English and at least a “C” Introduction to Homiletics by local tutors to help students navigate the cumulative GPA; Foundations of Ministry courses. Introduction to Psychology and Counselling • Passes in recognised high school Principles of Communication Students will be assessed through assignments equivalency examination, such as the Parliamentary Procedure and examinations as required by CNC. In addi- General Education Diploma; and English Language tion, students must be engaged in specific areas Theology I of ministry in their local churches, in obedience • A minimum requirement of 60%, or Church Planting & Growth to the call of God, simultaneously with their aca- higher score on the CNC entrance ex- Denomination History demic preparation. A ministerial practice as- am. Christian Heritage I sessed form will be completed at the end of each Church Administration and Finance semester by their pastors or if engaged in pasto- Applicants who are not members of the ral ministry, by the District Superintendent. Christian Union Church or Church of the Nazarene, should be persons in preparation IF YOU ARE A … for Christian ministry and do not oppose the - Pastor theological persuasion of the Christian Un- - Elder or other Church Board member ion Church. - Bible Study teacher - Sunday School Superintendent Once the applicant satisfies all admission - Sunday School Teacher requirements, the applicant shall receive a - Youth leader provisional letter of Admission from the Lo- - Missionary President cal Director pending a formal letter from the - Worship leader CNC Admissions Office. - Committee member - Men’s Ministry member - Church musician - Hospitality Committee leader - Or involved in any area of ministry …YOU SHOULD APPLY