CROSS Training Program
CROSS Training is a trusted pathway to complete your ordination requirements in The Wesleyan Church—while growing in theology, leadership, and community.
CROSS Training is a proven online ordination program for The Wesleyan Church, faithfully serving for over a decade. By participating in CROSS Training, leaders benefit from a comprehensive, accessible, and cost-effective pathway toward ordination within The Wesleyan Church.
One of the significant advantages of CROSS Training is its ability to fulfill all academic requirements for ordination set forth by the Educational Ministry Department of The Wesleyan Church. Our carefully designed courses cater to leaders seeking ordination in our world today. Moreover, to maximize convenience for busy leaders, CROSS Training is offered 100% online and completely a-synchronous, allowing participants to build competencies at their own pace and location flexibly.
CROSS Training is one of the most affordable pathways to complete your ordination coursework—without sacrificing theological depth or practical training. We believe cost should never be a barrier to answering God’s call. Priced at only $180 per class, this program provides exceptional value without compromising quality.
Talk with a Ministry Advisor to learn more about CROSS Training, exclusively offered online through Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Built with The Wesleyan Church. Trusted for Ordination.
- Fully meets academic requirements for ordination
- Designed in partnership with denominational leadership
- Used by pastors across districts and regions
You’re Not Doing This Alone
- Learn alongside leaders from across the Church
- Engage in discussion and real ministry challenges
- Be encouraged by instructors actively serving in ministry
Your pathway to ordination—rooted in theology, shaped in community, built for real ministry.
Cost & Course Credit
CROSS Training courses are $180 each and offered as a non-credit continuing education class. Courses count toward ordination in The Wesleyan Church, with an option to apply them as transfer credit into OKWU’s Ministry and Leadership Program.
Duration & Format
Courses run Monday–Sunday, typically over three weeks. Each class includes discussions, media, and guided assignments completed during the course. Students receive a letter grade and must earn a C or better for ordination credit.
Textbooks & Materials
Course materials can be purchased through the Brightspace Bookstore or retailers like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Wesleyan Publishing House. Many titles are also available in digital formats for convenient access.
CROSS Training Schedule
SPRING 2026
January 12 – February 1, 2026
CROS2920 Introduction to Philosophy
CROS3900 Worship
CROS4230 Church Leadership/Management*
January 12 – February 8, 2026 (4 week classes)
CROS3520 Preaching 2: Expository Preaching
CROS3710 Methods of Bible Study*
February 9 – March 1, 2026
CROS1410 Survey of Christian Education
CROS1800 Psychology
CROS3820 Pastoral Counseling
February 9 – March 8, 2026 (4 week classes)
CROS3210 Intro to Theology*
CROS4310 Wesleyan History & Polity*
March 9 – March 29, 2026
CROS1610 Intro to Old Testament*
CROS3110 Evangelism & Discipleship
CROS3850 Acts
CROS4430 Doctrine of Holiness*
March 9 – April 5, 2026 (4 week class)
CROS3450 Preaching 1: Intro to Preaching (Intro to Homiletics)
April 6 – April 26, 2026
CROS1710 Intro to New Testament*
CROS3250 Introduction to Church History
CROS3720 Romans
April 6 – May 3, 2026 (4 week classes)
CROS3320 Advanced Theology
CROS3710 Methods of Bible Study*
*Required for District License
SUMMER 2026
Registration coming soon
May 4 – May 24, 2026
CROS3510 Global/Intercultural Ministries
CROS4230 Church Leadership/Management*
CROS4540 Pastoral Ministries
May 4 – May 31, 2026 (4 week classes)
CROS3520 Preaching 2: Expository Preaching
CROS4310 Wesleyan History & Polity*
June 1 – June 21, 2026
CROS1220 Sociology
CROS2620 Pentateuch
CROS3900 Worship
*Required for District License
Stories from Those Who’ve Walked This Path
“As someone coming into the Wesleyan tradition with outside ministry education and experience, Cross Training was an invaluable part of helping me become connected with the theology, ministry approach, and people in The Wesleyan Church.”
“I am not sure I would have finished ordination without the encouragement of professors in CROSS Training. If God calls you into ministry or wants to learn more in-depth about His word, I could think of no better place than OKWU’s CROSS Training.”
“CROSS Training connected me not just to theology, but to the people and mission of the Wesleyan Church.”
Talk with a Ministry Advisor
Have questions or want more information? We’d love to connect!
918-576-7309
mlewelling@okwu.edu
Attention: Madeline Lewelling
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2201 Silver Lake Road Bartlesville, OK 74006
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