In Touch – Graduation Special 2025

dlieske2025, Special Edition

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Graduates of European Nazarene College!

Called to Grow, Sent to Serve
A Minute from the Rector

Each year, graduation reminds us why we exist as a College: to equip Christlike disciples for ministry across cultures, languages, and contexts. This year, twelve graduates from five Learning Centres mark a new chapter in that calling—a testimony not only to their perseverance, but to the transforming power of God’s grace in theological education.

From Madrid to Sevan, from Cape Verde to Bavaria, we have witnessed students serve faithfully in the midst of life’s demands. Some have studied while raising families, planting churches, or leading worship. Others have walked a long road from first calling to pastoral appointment. And some—like those from The Salvation Army—have completed their training and are now serving as officers in new fields of ministry. These are not just academic milestones—they are moments of formation, of readiness, of joyful surrender to God's purpose.

This year’s graduating class also joins the 60-year legacy of European Nazarene College, becoming part of a wider story of grace-filled leadership and faithful service. For six decades, EuNC has existed to nurture leaders who serve the Church with wisdom, humility, and courage. Today’s graduates are the newest chapter in that living story.

As part of our Growing Together vision, we have emphasized Growing in Service this year. These graduates embody that theme—not only by what they have learned, but by how they now live out that learning. They are the fruit of a College committed to offering both rigorous training and spiritual formation, shaped by a deep trust in God’s mission of grace.

I am deeply thankful to every Learning Centre, coordinator, administrator, faculty member, church and family who has stood behind these students. Your partnership in their journey is also a ministry—a quiet, steady witness that service in Christ’s Kingdom is a shared calling.

To our graduates: You carry with you not only a credential but a calling. Wherever you go—whether ordained, appointed, or still discerning—go as those formed by truth, empowered by grace, and committed to service. We celebrate you. We pray for you. And we walk with you.

With joy and gratitude,
Mária Gusztinné Tulipán
Rector, European Nazarene College

"These are not just academic milestones
—they are moments of formation, of readiness, of joyful surrender to God's purpose."
- Mária Gusztinné Tulipán