Course Equivalency Lists for the South Texas Nazarene District School of Ministry
The following list shows the equivalent courses from fellow educational providers that meet the same requirements for ordination as what is offered at the South Texas Nazarene District School of Ministry. If there is a discrepancy, the District Register in conjunction with the School Leadership Team will determine whether courses meet the educational requirements toward ordination.
KEY:
Current District course titles (These titles will be ending in 2027, but stay active for those students in Level 4, nearing the end of their studies in 2026).
(District Registrar’s List with the same or similar titles as those taken at NBC or MVNU)
(Italicized course titles in bold are the NCOS (new curriculum which started in January 2026)
All district courses are linked appropriately to the COSAC Ability Statements required for each course as given within the course syllabus.
Fall Session A (Sept to Oct)
#4 Communicating Christ in a Pluralistic World
#5 Communicating with Spoken and Written Language
#24 Tracing the Story of God in the Bible
The following list shows the equivalent courses from fellow educational providers that meet the same requirements for ordination as what is offered at the South Texas Nazarene District School of Ministry. If there is a discrepancy, the District Register in conjunction with the School Leadership Team will determine whether courses meet the educational requirements toward ordination.
KEY:
Current District course titles (These titles will be ending in 2027, but stay active for those students in Level 4, nearing the end of their studies in 2026).
(District Registrar’s List with the same or similar titles as those taken at NBC or MVNU)
(Italicized course titles in bold are the NCOS (new curriculum which started in January 2026)
All district courses are linked appropriately to the COSAC Ability Statements required for each course as given within the course syllabus.
Fall Session A (Sept to Oct)
- Biblical Interpretation (#12 Interpreting Scripture) (Biblical Literature & Scriptural Interpretation)
- Communicating Christ in a Pluralistic World (#19 Providing Christian Education for All Ages) (Christian Discipleship in a Postmodern Age)
- Worship (The Church in Worship)
- Local Church Administration (#1 Administering the Local Church) (Church Leadership and Administration)
- Christian Theology 2
- History of the Church of the Nazarene (#11 Exploring Nazarene History & Polity) (Mission, Ministry and Identity of Church of the Nazarene)
- New Testament (#22 Telling the NT Story of God) (New Testament Scriptures & Theology)
- Servant Leadership (#15 Leading the People of God) (Transformational Leadership)
- Church History (#7 & #8 Exploring Our Christian Heritage 1 & 2) (Introduction to Church History)
- Declaring the Gospel of God (#17 Preaching the Story of God) (Proclamation of the Living Word)
- Christian Theology 1
- Ministry Practicum & Capstone (#21 Supervised Ministry Experience) (Ordination Capstone)
- Ethics in Ministry (#16 Living Ethical Lives) (Moral Shape of Christian Ministry)
- Church Development & Renewal (NEW) (Vital Church in Context)
- Cross-cultural Engagement (#3 Communicating Christ Cross-culturally) (Christian Ministry in Inter-cultural Contexts)
- Old Testament (#23 Telling the OT Story of God) (Old Testament Scriptures & Theology)
- Doctrine of Holiness (#2 Becoming a Holy People & #10 Exploring John Wesley’s Theology) (Theology of Christian Holiness)
- Pastoral Care (#20 Shepherding God’s People) (Pastoral Care and Counseling)
- Spiritual Formation (#18 Practicing W-H Spiritual Formation) (NO LONGER OFFERED in New Curriculum,)
- Exploring Ministry (#9 Exploring Christian Ministry) (God’s Holy Call on Women and Men to Ministry)
- Foundations of Women's Ordination (Celebration of Women in Ministry)
- Evangelism (#6 Declaring the Gospel of God) (The Missional Church)
#4 Communicating Christ in a Pluralistic World
#5 Communicating with Spoken and Written Language
#24 Tracing the Story of God in the Bible