Ministry Training Center

FirstNLR Ministry Training Center

Are you looking for a unique college experience?
Are you looking for a unique college experience?
Are you looking for a college with small classroom numbers?
Are you looking for a college with small classroom numbers?
You can do all of that with the Ministry Training Center! Come and learn from pastors and leaders at First NLR!
You can do all of that with the Ministry Training Center! Come and learn from pastors and leaders at First NLR!

This is an experience you can’t get on a normal college campus or from online classes alone!

We’ve partnered with Southwestern Assemblies of God University & Evangel University to help you achieve the ministry calling God has placed on your life. We offer accredited college degrees from these two great universities!

You can get everything from an Associate Degree in Leadership & Social Enterprise to a Master of Leadership & Ministry.

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Join us at FirstNLR’s Ministry Training Center!
Program Coordinator: Dr. Randy Jumper

Degrees Offered

We offer a broad range of bachelor’s degree programs for those interested in becoming missionaries, local church pastors, and more.

Associate’s Degrees Offered:

  • Business Management, A.A.
  • Church Ministries, A.A.
  • General Studies, A.A.
  • Leadership, A.A.
  • Leadership & Social Enterprise, A.A.

Bachelor’s Degrees Offered:

  • Behavioral Health, B.S.
  • Business Management, B.S.
  • Church Ministries, B.S.
  • General Studies, B.S.

Graduate Degrees Offered:

  • M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction Leadership
  • M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
  • M.Ed. in Literacy
  • Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction (seated & online)
  • Master of Organizational Leadership
  • M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (seated)
  • M.S. in School Counseling (seated)

Seminary Degrees Offered:

  • M.A. in Theological Studies
  • Master of Leadership & Ministry
  • Master of Divinity
  • M.A. in Intercultural Studies

For a list of more offered degrees and information on how to apply to Evangel, visit the website below!

We offer a broad range of bachelor’s degree programs for those interested in becoming missionaries, local church pastors, and more.

  • Church Ministries | A.A.
  • Church Leadership | B.A.
  • Church Leadership – Children and Family Ministries | B.A.
  • Church Leadership – Church Planting | B.A.
  • Church Leadership – Church Revitalization | B.A.
  • Church Leadership – Pastoral Leadership | B.A.
  • Church Leadership – Spiritual Formation | B.A.
  • Human Services – Criminal Justice | B.S.
  • Human Services – Counseling | B.S.
  • Human Services – Psychology | B.S.
  • Human Services – Social Work | B.S.

For a list of more offered degrees and information on how to apply through Nelson, visit the website below!