A variety of brokers or providers of continuing education can help you fulfill the expectations stated in Manual 424.6. You may take a course or courses for continuing education credit at a college, university, or seminary. You may participate in continuing education events provided by your regional Nazarene college, Nazarene Bible College, Nazarene Theological Seminary, or District Ministerial Studies Board. Both course work for credit and CEUs are becoming available via the Internet. Most hospitals and local or state mental health organizations provide continuing education opportunities that can be used to meet the annual 2 CEU requirement.

The ultimate responsibility for recording, tracking, and reporting your continuing education program belongs to you. Colleges, universities, and seminaries provide continuing education certificates (or transcripts in some cases) for credit and continuing education that they offer.

Clergy Development will record every accredited CEU reported to them by an approved broker or provider. If you will consistently report your CEUs to Clergy Development through your district continuing education coordinator, they will be able to provide you with a cumulative record of your continuing education at your request. Your reported continuing education will also appear on your minister’s profile.

Clergy Development assists districts by issuing continuing education certificates for district sponsored continuing education events.

Continuing education will be reported to the district continuing education coordinator.

Manual 424.6 describes the reporting process: “All assigned and unassigned licensed and ordained ministers shall report on their progress in a program of lifelong learning as part of their report to the district assembly. An up-to-date report on his or her lifelong learning program will be used in the church/pastoral review process and in the process of calling a pastor.”

Ministers and students who have not completed the course of study are required to complete two modules or courses in a validated course of study annually. Those who meet this course of study requirement have fulfilled their continuing education requirement and additional continuing education is not required during that year.

If you did not take a specific module as part of your course of study for ordination, your District Ministerial Studies Board may allow you to take a module to meet your annual continuing education requirement. Mixing new students and experienced ministers in the same classroom can enrich the educational experience for both.

Your District Ministerial Studies Board has responsibility for providing continuing education opportunities if there are not sufficient opportunities available in your area from other providers. You should learn the way in which your District Ministerial Studies Board advertises continuing education opportunities.