Lifelong Learning

LIFELONG LEARNING (“continuing education for ministers)

In addition to the developmental educational endeavors, the effective minister must also pursue a lifelong journey of personal spiritual and emotional growth (2023 Nazarene Manual 521.6 - 521.7). For the minister to be effective in leading a congregation in an increasingly complex culture, continuous growth and development must be intentionally pursued. Paragraph 530.18: “All elders and deacons are expected to be involved in 20 hours of lifelong learning per year, to be administered by the District Ministerial Studies Board.” Ministers should 1. Register on the Lifelong Learning website, and 2. Record hours of lifelong learning. Credit can also be received for non-Nazarene events and training opportunties.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LIFELONG LEARNING (link to the Lifelong Learning site on Nazarene.org)

Some District opportunities (check this page often for any updated in formation):

Theology Conference on Human Sexuality and Gender Identity: Video - click here
Florida District YouTube Channel “Team Florida Naz” for some opportunities - click here
For ordained ministers - you may want to consider auditing classes in the course of study (as a refresher) which may be offered on the district. See HERE for current classes being offered for audit. LL credit will be granted when the minister presents verification of completed class.
USA/Canada Region Opportunities - click here
Nazarene Bible College - Institute for Ministerial Enrichment: https://www.nbcime.com/
RECENT EVENTS (one the LL site, go to “My Registry” and click on “add record” and put in the number that corresponds with the event and confirm the number of hours and hit “create” and it will save it to your account.
CODE EVENT TITLE DATE Learning Hours
52717 Conversational Evangelism w/ Dr. Scott Rainey Sep 11, 2025 1.00 LINK for the Zoom recording
63722 2025 Regional Team Day (any location) Aug 30, 2025 5.00
75855 2025 Advance (Assembly) Workshop Day 2 May 17, 2025 1.00
16343 2025 District Advance May 16, 2025 7.00
66990 2025 Advance (Assembly) Workshop Day 1 May 16, 2025 1.00
70587 District Advance Networking Lunch workshops May 16, 2025 1.00
22668 2024-25 Lead Pastors Roundtable Jan 01, 2025* 1.50 (*these took place 3 different dates in January)