Pastoral Leadership (Intensive Course)
LF551 Pastoral Leadership (3 credits) 27 November-6 December 2019 (starts on Wednesday ends on the following Friday), 9.00 am-5.00 pm
Examines the calling, roles, and function of a disciple-making church leader. The shepherding roles of leading, care, and feeding the congregation are explored. Church ministries and common issues are examined. Students develop the foundations for an integrated philosophy of church ministry.
Daniel Chua, DMin, served with Mt Carmel B-P Church for the last 30 years, including 22 years as Senior Pastor. He graduated with D. Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (USA) in 2004. Besides his pastoral duties as Pastor-at-large, he actively trains pastors and leaders in mission countries. He has authored a book on a Christian response to Chinese ancestral worship.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, 20 November 2019. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
Marriage and Family Counseling (Intensive Course)
LF562 Marriage and Family Counseling (3 credits) 27 November-6 December 2019 (starts on Wednesday ends on the following Friday), 9.00 am-5.00 pm
The course explores biblical counseling approaches to common issues faced by engaged and married couples and in family relationships. You will learn to recognize and understand common dysfunctions, how individuals relate and why they do so, and how to bring healing and resolution.
Wilson Phang, PhD, is the founder of Ministry Personnel Care. He is using his background in crisis response, psychiatry, psychology, Biblical counseling and missiology to provide care, counsel and training to Christian workers globally. He and his wife have three grown children.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, 20 November 2019. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
Intercultural Communications (Intensive Course)
IS521 Intercultural Communications (3 credits)
27 November-6 December 2019 (starts on Wednesday ends on the following Friday), 9.00 am-5.00 pm
Study of the basic principles of and key issues in intercultural communication. Students will learn the complexity of communicating the Gospel cross-culturally through experiential learning activities. They will acquire tools for studying a host culture and learn how to communicate the Gospel in a culturally relevant manner.
Daniel Rupp, PhD, served as a pastor in Arkansas for two years. He has spent the last 11 years serving in East Asia and just completed his PhD in Intercultural Studies from BIOLA. Daniel’s research was in the field of cognitive anthropology and explored differences in the ways that American and Chinese Christians conceptualize themselves as believers. Along with cognitive anthropology, he is passionate about teaching God’s word, specifically the Old Testament. He and his wife Kayla have four children and have been married for 17 years.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, 20 November 2019. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
Theology of Missions (Day Course)
IS540 Theology of Missions (3 credits)
Tuesdays, 1.45 pm-5.00pm
Theological foundations for the global mission of the church to help you unify and integrate a wide range of theological themes in and around the issues of mission. Issues that confront the contemporary missionary will be investigated.
Song Tae Suk Raymond, PhD, served with Cru for 15 years in the USA and Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), and in pastoral ministry among Korean-American churches for 19 years. He and his wife, Justine Han, also served with the Distance Education program at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (USA).
Registration deadline is Monday, 15 July 2019. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
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