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Northwest Nazarene University is a Christian liberal arts university fully committed to an educational process that pursues both intellectual and spiritual development. This pursuit is centered firmly in the Person of Jesus Christ, and is designed to instill a habit of mind that enables each student to become God's creative and redemptive agent in today's world.
The essential mission of the University is the development of Christian character within the philosophy and framework of genuine scholarship. The university seeks to achieve this mission in the following ways:
1. By providing a Christian community of scholars in which the faculty are expected to follow a life rooted in Christian values, pursue excellence in intellectual training, seek the integration of faith and learning, instruct students effectively, and contribute to the world of scholarship.
2. By integrating into all aspects of the institution a Christian perspective of life, summarized in the school motto, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God." It is intended that the student will acquire a basic understanding of both the Old and New Testaments and of Christian doctrine.
3. By emphasizing the scholarly pursuit of knowledge to equip the graduate for intellectual leadership in his or her social and professional environment.
4. By offering guidance toward a world view consonant with Christian teachings which will enable the student to play an effective role in building a better social order. The University desires that the student acquire a clear understanding of Christian beliefs and values and the ability to interpret these to others, discover some direction for finding a place of service in the Church, and develop a sense of obligation with respect to applying Christian principles to contemporary sociocultural problems.
The task of the University, as an institution of the Church of the Nazarene, shall be to serve the church by providing an educated laity and ministry, loyal to Christ, and by emphasizing the Wesleyan doctrine of perfect love. Its theological program, based upon the doctrines set forth in the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene, shall conserve, maintain, advocate, and promulgate the New Testament doctrine of Entire Sanctification or Christian Holiness.