Gain Wisdom.
Live Faithfully.
Act Courageous.
THE COLSON FELLOWSHIP AT
The Naz
Most of our Christian education rightly focuses on knowing God and living in right relationship with Him. But following Christ is not simply about what we believe—it is about who we are becoming.
The Colson Fellows Program is a ten-month journey of spiritual and intellectual formation designed to help believers grow into mature disciples whose faith shapes every aspect of life. Rooted in the grand
biblical story of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration, this experience forms Christians to see all of reality through the lens of Scripture and to live under the gracious reign of Christ in every sphere.
In a cultural moment marked by confusion about identity, morality, truth, and even what it means to be human, Christians need more than information. We need transformation. We need formation.
Scripture reminds us that the “powers and principalities” actively seek to disorder God’s good creation (Eph. 6:12). Ideas shape lives—you have heard it said, ideas have consequences, but bad ideas have
victims. Faithful discipleship requires discernment: learning to recognize what is true, good, and beautiful according to God’s Word—and what is not.
Public faithfulness is not manufactured through activism; it is cultivated through formation. When Christians are deeply rooted in Christ, wise and gracious engagement with the world becomes a natural expression of mature discipleship.
That is why we are pleased to partner with the Colson Center for Christian Worldview to offer the Colson Fellows Program at The Naz in Fergus Falls.
Program Overview
Beginning each August, Colson Fellows-in-Training follow a carefully curated curriculum accessible through the Colson Fellows Online
Learning Platform. Participants will engage 6–8 hours per week in prayerful reading, reflection, and study, including: Daily devotionals that integrate theology and lived experience, 12–14 carefully selected books, twice-monthly live webinars with respected Christian
thinkers, and monthly in-person meetings at The Naz.
The monthly meetings are the heart of the experience—discussion-driven learning communities where participants process what they are learning together under the guidance of trained Colson Fellows leaders. These gatherings are not lectures, but environments of mutual encouragement, accountability, and spiritual sharpening. Throughout the year, CFITs thoughtfully examine important issues facing the Church today—not as detached observers, but as disciples asking, “How then shall we live?” The emphasis is not reaction, but faithfulness; not argumentation, but wisdom; not anxiety, but confidence rooted in Christ.
Each participant also develops a Personal Mission Plan designed to help them prayerfully discern how God has uniquely wired and
positioned them. This plan flows from the conviction that calling is discovered through surrender, and fruitfulness flows from abiding (John 15).
Other features of the Program include:
- 24/7 access to the Colson Fellows Online Learning Platform;
- Monthly meetings facilitated by a commissioned Colson Fellow;
- Twice-monthly live interactive webinars in which you are able to interact with authors from the reading list and other leading worldview scholars;
- Integrated daily devotional reflections that weave together all course components;
- Assistance developing a teaching practicum in which you will teach on a topic you've learned;
- StrengthsFinder assessment ;
- Lifetime access to Colson Center resources and ongoing worldview education;
- Inclusion in a global network of thousands of Colson Fellows serving Christ in every vocation.
Costs:
- Typically, participants in the Colson Fellows Program pay $900.
- Through an exclusive Licensing Agreement with the Colson Center, members of The Naz only pay $250.
- Participants will need to purchase books from a source of their choice such as Amazon. Estimated book costs are an additional $200. See here for course book list.
Schedule:
- Registration opens April 1st and closes August 1st, 2026.
- Monthly sessions begin in August 2026 and continue through May 2027.
- Students completing the Program will be commissioned in May 2027.
