By utilizing a combination of intensive two-week modular sessions on the NTS campus, as well as cross-registration in graduate courses at regional Nazarene colleges and universities, individualized distance education, and advanced placement by assessment, the experienced full-time or bi-vocational pastor/student may fulfill all the M. Div. Degree requirements within 4 or 5 calendar years – without having to move or resign their position.

The In-Service M. Div. Degree requires planning and self-initiative on the part of the student. The program is designed for students in ministry who are unable to leave their current ministry. As such, various requirements within the program will need to be completed in the context of a ministry assignment.