World Missions (Concurrent) – Day Course
World Missions (Concurrent)
IS510, 2 Credits
Wednesdays, 9.00 am – 11.00 am
Introduces the 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 lessons for today. How much of God’s global mission has been completed, how much is left to do, how it is being done, and what He wants to do through His people are key subjects addressed in this course. Students will learn how to be meaningfully involved in missions and to help lead a missional church.
Registration deadline: Friday, 29 December 2023.
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.
God is making a beautiful thing: Deborah Quek
Deborah Quek, Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Counselling student, and Arya (her friend’s adopted pet dog, a Singapore Special)
Recently, Deborah Quek led the Wednesday EAST Chapel time for a community bonding time on behalf of the Student Council. Deborah is currently studying Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Counselling at EAST and is a fresh face to many of us in the community. Below is a short interview to get to know this dear sister’s journey to and through EAST. Read on and be encouraged by how God is working in her life.
Updates from an Alumnus who served in Central Asia
EAST News caught up with our alumnus Jonathan and his wife Michelle (not their real names) who have been serving in an adopted country within Central Asia for over 5 years. Jonathan had graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry. Last year, he and his wife returned to Singapore due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Below is an interview with them in regards to how Covid-19 has changed their lives.
- How has Covid affected your work in missions?
Our cell phones beeped! A message from the Singapore Embassy came into our WhatsApp chat group for Singaporeans in the creative access country where we served. What caught our eyes was this sentence, “I would strongly urge all Singapore Residents on non-essential business to seriously consider returning home expeditiously.” Something does not feel right and our antennas went up! That was back in March 2020.
Updates from an alumnus in Colombo
From left: Edward, Daniel, Julia, Hanna & Samuel
EAST Alumnus Edward Kim graduated from EAST in May 2016 with a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies. After his graduation, he and his family has served in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with Sri Lanka Campus Crusade for Christ. Below is a short interview with him to get an update of how he and his family have been doing.
- What led you and your family to serve the Lord in Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Before graduating from EAST, I had planned to return to East Asia which I had served last eight years as a missionary, but Father God led me & my family to Sri Lanka, strange country to us at that time. In Sep & Oct 2016 (eight days), I visited Sri Lanka for field investigation. However, I found three main reasons which made me hesitate to serve in Sri Lanka after visiting. Firstly, I felt the weather was too hot for me. Secondly, the language (Sinhala) was difficult to learn. Lastly, it will not be easy to serve covertly on Campus because skin color of most people there is different from mine (Local campus students mentioned to me you are white, but my skin is not so white in East Asia. Anyway, I am easily recognisable among the local students on campus.)
Finally, I obeyed God’s leading after receiving several signs through God’s words, especially Genesis 45:5-8. Then my family arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka in Feb 2017.
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