Christian Marriage & Family in Asia – Concurrent Day Course
Christian Marriage & Family in Asia (LF560, 3 Credits, Concurrent)
12 January – 12 May 2023, Thursdays, 1.30 pm-4.30 pm
This course provides major biblical foundations and precepts relating to Christian marriage and family life. Drawing from extensive research on healthy marriages and families, the course also explores a survey of existing major research findings of cultural values and contemporary challenges in marriage and family among representative Asian cultural groups to promote biblically healthy (the Trinitarian Model) marriages and families.
Church, Society, & Ethical Issues in Asia – Onsite Day Course
Church, Society, & Ethical Issues in Asia (IS560, 3 Credits, Onsite)
12 January – 12 May 2023, Thursdays, 9.00 am-12.00 pm
The Asian context raises a wide range of challenging issues for individuals and the Church. In this context, theologically grounded and philosophically informed responses are needed in order for the Christian faith community to not only “do the right thing” but also to be a witness in the wider community. This course will provide a survey of approaches toward understanding these ethical dilemmas, how to facilitate thoughtful discussions on these issues, and how the Christian community can be more influential as salt and light in the world.
Expository Preaching 2 – Onsite Day Course
#Expository Preaching 2 (LF556, 3 Credits, Onsite)
11 January – 12 May 2023, Wednesdays, 9.00 am-11.00 am
Designed to further equip students in good sermonic outlining and effective expository preaching. A variety of sermon types and their development will be covered so that students are competent to handle various types and genres of sermons. Students are expected to develop full sermon manuscripts as well as deliver a number of sermons using the principles learned in the course.
Prerequisite: LF555 Expository Preaching 1.
[Course limited to program students and visiting credit students only. This class is not part of the 30 ON 30 promotion.]
World Missions – Concurrent Day Course
World Missions (IS510, 2 Credits, Concurrent)
11 January – 12 May 2023, Wednesdays, 9.00 am-11.00 am
This course introduces exciting biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic perspectives of Christian world missions. Special emphasis is given to the expansion of Christianity, missionary methods used by key people and relevant lessons for today. Key topics addressed will include how much of God’s global mission has been completed, how much of it is remaining, how it is being carried out, and what He wants to do through His people. Students will learn how to be meaningfully involved in missions and to help lead a missional church.
Auditors are expected to read all required readings to maximise learning experience.
Prayer Pointers 8 December 2022
How will you and your loved ones experience the Light of Wisdom this Christmas?
Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness, Ecclesiastes 2:13 -ESV
Wisdom and gain in light versus folly and staggering in darkness- how may you bring the light of Christ to those around you leading to eternal life this Advent season?
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