Defending the Faith in Asia – Intensive Course, Nov-Dec 2022
A special 30 ON 30 promotion for EAST regular courses as part of our 30th Anniversary celebrations! Each regular course will only cost $30 taken for audit (July 2022-June 2023).
Defending the Faith in Asia (Onsite), IS502, 3 Credits
23 November – 2 December 2022, 9.00 am-5.00 pm
(from Wednesday through the following Friday, excluding Saturday and Sunday)
Registration is closed.
Prayer Pointers 3 November 2022
Do you remember when and where you first heard of the gospel and from whom?
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”. Matthew 28:19 -ESV
How have your life been changed since following Christ? How has God given you a sense of urgency and compassion to share the Good News with others?
EAST Ministry Weekend 2022
Dr Raymond Go and Mr Derek Atkins' Mentoring Group serving at an orphanage at Batam, Indonesia.
The world is entering a new ‘normalcy’ of living with the Covid 19 endemic. Borders restrictions are lifted in most countries and we are seeing a travel ‘revenge’ after battling the Covid 19 pandemic the past three years. The Office of Mentoring at EAST, which used to send Mentoring Groups (MG) for weekend mission trips, decided that by faith, they will start these trips again. Six MGs were divided into five teams and they were sent to Medan, Batam, & Jakarta in Indonesia, Chiang Rai in Thailand and Sarawak in East Malaysia during the Sept 16 – 19 weekend. These trips aimed to help each group to learn precious lessons in “classroom without walls” settings – bonding with each other, serving together, enhancing the faculty mentors’ and students’ spiritual formation in their lives, relationships, service, and reflection of their walk with God.
Soul Care for Indonesian Doctoral Students
(Front row, L-R) Drs Sarinah Lo, Lau Ying Kheng, Jeannette Shubert, Rev Jonathan Yao, & Dr Ishak Wonohadidjojo. Ps Hendra Bangun (3rd Row, extreme left)
A Mentoring Group (MG) Retreat was held on 21-23 October 2022 at Medan, Indonesia for 15 doctoral-level students with the theme “Soul Care for Ministry Professionals.” It followed an in-person module by Dr Ishak Wonohadidjojo on curriculum design and development as the last module for the doctoral program coursework phase. This is part of the Asia Graduate School of Theology Alliance (AGSTA)—East Asia School of Theology (EAST) Doctor in Education (EdD) program, Indonesia. The program began in end-2020 amidst the Covid pandemic and the cohort did most of the modules online.
“Soul care is what we needed—thank you! How I wish we had MG Retreat at the start of our program. It would have better prepare us spiritually, to be more resilient, and grow in community as we seek to balance our studies and ministry over the last two years,” said retreat participants. This was the first time the cohort could gather in-person since the program began. Mentoring and transformative holistic education are the values and practices EAST brings to the AGSTA-EAST partnership for doctoral programs.
Prayer Pointers 27 October 2022
In the midst of your trouble, where can you find a refuge that is safe and embracing, grants you protection with love, peace and joy?
“But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you”. Psalms 5:11 -ESV
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