The Center for Pastoral Leadership is a leading-edge ministry of Nazarene Theological Seminary focused on lifelong learning for clergy and ministry leaders.
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Subscription
The CPL library is a subscription-based online video resource portal for ministers, church leaders and others who desire to grow throughout the entire arc of their ministries. The ever-expanding library of videos and other materials showcases the rich expertise of faculty, alumni and other leaders. The CPL library enables pastors and leaders to complete their annual continuing educational requirements.
Subscription price: $99/year OR $10/month
Benefits of the CPL Subscription
- Full access to all content in the Video Resource Library
- Unlimited access to the NTS library, the American Theological Library
Association and the EBSCO database - $25 discount to the Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts (SYMBIS) Pre-Marriage
Assessment and training materials - A discount to selected lifelong learning events sponsored by the Center for Pastoral
Leadership - A subscription to Microsoft Office 365 on up to 5 devices (an $84.99 value)
Accessing benefits:
After you have become a subscriber and passed the 14-day trial period, you can access the following benefits. If you have any questions, please contact us at help@cpl.nts.edu!
- Log in to the Video Resource Library
- Request an NTS Library card
- Request a Microsoft Office 365 Subscription
- $25 discount to the Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts (SYMBIS) Pre-Marriage
Assessment and training materials. Email cpl@nts.edu for discount code. - A discount to selected lifelong learning events sponsored by the Center for Pastoral Leadership. Discount codes will be sent to subscribers as events are communicated.
Events
The CPL hosts a wide range of events geared to students and pastors/leaders alike. These include conferences, pastors days, chapel services, women’s leadership events, lectures, and seminars about practical aspects of ministry.
Upcoming events
Preachers Conference
Spiritual Directors Gathering
Mentoring for Ministry
Brain Matters: Faith and Neuroscience in Dialogue
Facebook Live: Fear of Failure: Dealing with the Imposter Syndrome
Introduction to Ministerial Entrepreneurship
Mentoring for Ministry
Pastors Day: Sondra Wheeler Mercer Lectures
PALCON Olivet Nazarene University
PALCON MidAmerica Nazarene University
Courses
The CPL sponsors occasional courses focused on lifelong learning. Depending on the course, it may also be able to count for graduate credit. Contact us with questions!
Current Course(s):
Ministerial Entrepreneurship: Coming early 2020
Mentoring Opportunities
Mentoring for Ministry is mentor-led peer group program specifically targeted to address the challenges faced by new clergy. Cohorts meet twice yearly for a five-day retreat session that includes education, spiritual formation, mentoring, fellowship and more. Questions? Contact Dana Preusch at 816.268.5408 or dpreusch@nts.edu.
Download the Mentoring for Ministry Application
Financial Literacy
The CPL actively collaborates with Clergy Development, Stewardship Ministries, Pensions and Benefits and The Compass Initiative to offer effective resources for pastors seeking to gain financial wellness for the long term. As part of NTS’s financial aid efforts, seminary students receive ongoing debt load assessment and financial counseling from qualified CPL staff members. If you are a pastor or leader seeking resources, contact Bill Kirkemo at bkirkemo@nts.edu.
Ministry Links
Lifelong Learning Registry
Nazarene clergy can report Lifelong Learning hours to district and regional leaders
Compass Initiative
Resources and programs to help ministers achieve financial health
Didache
An interdisciplinary academic journal offered on-line that explores the intersections of Christian conviction, culture and education for the Church of the Nazarene and other international Wesleyan communities in higher education
Discipleship Place
Online resources to equip lay leaders for discipleship ministry
Clergy Development
Resources for Nazarene clergy
Grace and Peace Magazine
Quarterly dialogical magazine with articles and videos for pastors and ministry practitioners
This Nazarene Life
This Nazarene Life is a grassroots podcast featuring interviews with young Church of the Nazarene clergy and their role models
Wesleyan-Holiness Digital Library
A free, multidisciplinary, open access, digital resource of books, literature, multimedia, and archives collected into a single institutional repository
Sacred Sorrow
An ongoing collection of lament resources that can be utilized by individuals and churches for the faithful practice of lament
A Plain Account
Free essays from over 100 contributors to aid lectionary preaching
The Sermon Studio
A podcast dedicated to the art and craft of preaching
The Text This Week
A wide variety of resources for study and liturgy based on the 3-year Revised Common Lectionary cycle
Visual Commentary
A free, online publication that provides theological commentary on Scripture in dialogue with works of art
CPL Staff
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Dana Preusch
Director of the Center for Pastoral Leadership & Alumni Relations816.268.5408 -
Jesse Middendorf
Executive Director of the Center for Pastoral Leadership816.268.5406 -
