School of Theology and Christian Ministry

Mission Statement

Graduate programs exist primarily as a response to the need for post-graduate theological education for ministry in the Southwest Educational Region of the Church of the Nazarene served by Point Loma Nazarene University. This graduate program exists in a community of learning and living in covenant to Christ, embodied in a Christian liberal arts context. This offers the strength of rich diversity of various Christian traditions and of critical reflection in the inter-disciplinary relationship of learners and leaders. Therefore, those providing leadership in the program see their task as:

• Preparing both clergy and lay leaders for serving in Christian congregations and related institutions;
• Preparing scholars for higher education in the public realm, the church, and the academy; and
• Enlarging the vision of practical theology and Christian mission as a public enterprise, responding to the increasingly complex theological, ethical, and socio-political issues facing the worlds of the present and the future.

Program Directors and Dean

Program Director Master of Arts in Religion: Brad E. Kelle, Ph.D.
Program Director Master of Ministry: Norman V. Shoemaker, D.Min
Dean: Ronald P. Benefiel, Ph.D.

Programs Offered

Master of Arts in Religion
Master of Ministry
Course Descriptions