Students' Spiritual Life
NIST places high value on development of the students' spiritual life.  Therefore, each student is urged to set aside time on a daily basis for personal devotions.

Chapel services are held weekly.  The chapel programme is designed to contribute to the spiritual growth of all. 

In addition to the informal times of prayer and fellowship, the school observes a Day of Prayer twice each year.  Students are expected to attend.

Students' Association
1. All registered students of the School are members of Nairobi International School of Theology Student Association.

2. A general meeting of the Student Association is convened by the Chairman of the Association annually for the purpose of:

(a) Electing a Student Council to represent student interests for the ensuing academic year in accordance with Section 35 of the Charter;
(b) Receiving a report from the outgoing Student Council;
(c) Dealing with any other business relevant to the functions of the Student body and Council.

Students Fellowship Times
Several activities are planned each year to enhance the relationship between members of the NIST community.

The annual NIST picnic, usually held at NIST, is provided at the beginning of the new academic year.  Students, faculty, sharing meals together, and through participating in sports and games together.

The NIST community also shares tea together daily at tea time.  Twenty minutes in the mid-morning and in the mid-afternoon are set aside to rest and talk before resuming studies or classes.

Students and their ministry supervisors meet weekly each semester in discipleship groups of 4-8 persons each.  These discipleship groups give students a chance to share their lives and furthermore, minister to each other.  These groups also function as ministry teams, where the students are led by one or more ministry supervisors in planning and executing ministry undertakings.

Students Services

Student Handbook

The Student HanStudents Fellowship Times
Several activities are planned each year to enhance the relationship between members of the NIST community.

The annual NIST picnic, usually held at NIST, is provided at the beginning of the new academic year.  Students, faculty, dbook is a useful guide to life at the Institution.  Distributed during orientation week to all new students, and during registration to returning students, it contains academic, library and financial policies and procedures and other details pertaining to student life.  The students are expected to familiarize themselves with it.

Library
The Allendorf Memorial Library's print and electronic media resources are stocked to meet the curricula and research requirements of NIST students as well as the greater Nairobi Christian community.  The library contains close to 25,000 books, 800 microforms, 3,800 audio tapes, 160 video tapes and CD-ROM's.  The holdings are searchable using a computerized public access catalogue. The library is open on weekdays,7:30 a.m to 9:00 p.m, and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. 

In order to advance the capability of the library to meet the academic needs of students, NIST has cooperative agreements with the libraries of Daystar University, the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology, Scott Theological College, the East African School of Theology, Pan Africa Christian College, Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Nazarene University, Nairobi.

Recreation
It is encouraged that all students engage in some kind of sporting activity.  Apart improving ones health standards, this provides good opportunity for interaction with other members of the NIST community.  The school periodically engages its sports teams in competitions with teams from other institutions.  Volley ball and Table tennis kitty are available at the school. 

Student Housing
The Nairobi International School of Theology maintains 14 off-campus-housing units, which are primarily for students. 

Immigration
The school will seek to obtain pupil's passes for all accepted non-Kenyan students and passes for their dependants.  These must be obtained before the student enters Kenya.  Before arrival to NIST the student must ensure that all necessary documents have been obtained.  It is also the student's responsibility to ensure that immigration documents are kept current.  During registration non-Kenya students should show that they have valid immigration status.  NIST shall not be regarded as the host of any student and dependants who come to Kenya with a visitor's visa without a valid student's pass.