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SEMINARIAN OFFERING SUNDAY: 
Sunday, January 27, 2013*

*Please Note:  Churches are welcome to take an offering for and/or promote their partnership with NTS on Seminary Offering Sunday or on the Sunday that is most convenient for them! 


Download an electronic version of the 2013 Seminarian Offering Poster:  JPEG  PDF

A 3 minute video presentation is available: 

For many years we have called it the Seminary Offering; this year we have a new name with a different focus.  On January 27, 2013, we will introduce the SEMINARIAN OFFERING that will focus our attention on the many committed women and men enrolled at Nazarene Theological Seminary.  This annual offering provides important financial support for NTS, but most importantly it provides much needed financial support for our future pastors, missionaries, chaplains, and teachers.

The SEMINARIAN OFFERING is about our students and their capacity to serve the church and respond to the call God has placed on their lives. Together, we can help them fulfill this calling. Your investment via the SEMINARIAN OFFERING is an investment in the future of our congregations globally.  Our students are asking you to SEND THEM—they are ready and we want to provide them with the financial support that preparation and education requires.  

From Dr. Jesse Middendorf, General Superintendent, “Nazarene Theological Seminary is one of the treasures of the Church of the Nazarene. Founded to provide a well-educated clergy in a complex world, NTS is focused on preparing pastors, missionaries, and evangelists for the global church. Dr. David Busic, NTS President, is bringing a new emphasis on pastoral ministry and preaching in the Wesleyan holiness tradition.  I encourage every local church and pastor to participate generously in the annual Seminarian Offering in support of this vital agenda.”

There are several ways you and your church can partner with our students:

  1. Increase your annual budgeted allocation for NTS.
  2. Take an offering for NTS—on January 27, 2013, or on the Sunday that works best for your local church. 
  3. Whether you budget for NTS or take an offering:   Please dedicate a portion of your January 27, 2013 worship service—or the Sunday that works best for your local church —to tell the story of NTS and why the Church needs prepared and informed clergy.  Even one minute highlighting the Seminary and praying for our students would be greatly appreciated!

NTS was established in 1945 with the expressed purpose to prepare preachers.  We intend to proclaim and live that purpose. Dr. J.B. Chapman clearly articulated our mission when the Seminary was founded: “We do not hesitate to say that we need more preachers and better preachers.  Saying that we need better preachers reminds us that in order to have better preachers we must have a certain percentage that have college training and seminary advantages.  We must give our young preachers the advantage of the very best there is in Seminary training, and yet, we must place the Nazarene stamp indelibly upon them while the process is going on.”  A lot has changed since Dr. Chapman wrote those words. What has not changed is God’s calling of each generation to lift up the name of Jesus.  We have ministers ready to PREPARE, ready to be SENT, and ready to SERVE.  I am asking you to rise up and support them in pursuit of their calling.

Thank you for your prayers and support. We are grateful for the privilege of serving the Church and partnering with you on the journey to prepare women and men to be faithful and effective ministers of the Gospel.

DID YOU KNOW: The Seminarian Offering is eligible for 10% giving credit for your local church! Download a PDF for step by step instructions to ensure you receive credit.

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