Course of Study (Ministry)What is the Course Of Study (COS) Online?
The Course of Study Online is ministerial training done via the computer. The 24 modules (courses) are provided by the Clergy Development Office of the Church of the Nazarene. Each module is produced by a recognized, experienced educator in the Church of the Nazarene. These modules are written for delivery in a classroom setting and are adapted for presentation online. The modules are offered as professional training which is distinct from the courses for academic credit offered by the University.
Module facilitators are ordained Nazarene pastors currently serving in Nazarene Churches throughout North America. Each holds a minimum of a Master's degree. Most have earned doctorates.
The COS Online program is open to anyone pursuing ordination in the Church of the Nazarene through the modular course of study program.
The cost per module is $115. All materials necessary for the completion of the modules are provided online except for the Tracing the Story of God module. Students will need to purchase the New Dictionary of Biblical Theology by T. Desmond Alexander, et al. (Alexander, T. Desmond, and others, eds. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology (NDBT). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000) This resource is available in print form or as part of the CD The Essential IVP Reference Collection (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001). The CD contains 13 IVP reference books.
Recommended resources will enhance the module but are not required.
Since the English COS Online program began in July 2002 and the Spanish COS Online program began in January 2005, we have offered 507 modules with an enrollment of 5980. Students are from 47 states, 7 Canadian provinces, 1 Mexican state and 6 overseas areas. (May 2010 statistics)
If you have questions about the COS Online program, contact Rev. James Rotz at cos@nnu.edu or 208-467-8371.
