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FIRST SEMESTER COURSES

JULY – NOVEMBER 2026

BS412 Biblical Foundations 1

Duvall, J. Scott, and J. Daniel Hays. Living God’s Word: Discovering Our Place in the Great Story of Scripture. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2012.

BS510 Inductive Bible Study Method

No textbook required

BS570/EF570 A Life of Prayer: Biblical Portraits & Spiritual Practices

Resources required (certain chapters of these resources are selected for reading and will be shared in Populi for online reading only)

Barton, Ruth Haley. Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation. Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2006.
Brueggemann, Walter. Great Prayers of the Old Testament. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008.
Crump, David. Knocking on Heaven’s Door: A New Testament Theology of Petitionary Prayer. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006.
Hansen, Gary Neal. Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History’s Best Teachers. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 2012.
Keller, Timothy. Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 2016.
Lawrence, Brother. The Practice of the Presence of God. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2010.
Millar, J. G. Calling on the Name of the Lord: A Biblical Theology of Prayer. New Studies in Biblical Theology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2016.
Thomas, Gary. Sacred Pathways: Discover Your Soul’s Path to God. Revised Ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010.
Willard, Dallas. Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God. Updated and Expanded Edition. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 2012.

EF501 Teaching & Learning 1

Hendricks, Howard. Teaching to Change Lives. Multnomah Books, 2003.
Richards, Lawrence O and Gary J. Bredfieldt. Creative Bible Teaching. Revised & Expanded. Moody Publishers, 1998.

EF511 Expository Preaching 1

Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expositional Messages. 3rd edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2014.

EF534 Ageing Gracefully, Finishing Well

Houston, James & Parker, Michael. A Vision for the Aging Church: Renewing Ministry for and by Seniors. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2011.
Stevens, Paul R. Aging Matters: Finding Your Calling for the Rest of Your Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2016.

EF550 Educational Ministry of the Church

Mark A. Maddox and James Riley Jr Estep. Practicing Christian Education: An Introduction for Ministry. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2017.

IS520 Contextualisation & Worldview

Anderson, Tawa J., et. al. An Introduction to Christian Worldview: Pursuing God’s Perspective in a Pluralistic World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2017.
Kraft, Charles. Issues in Contextualization. Pasadena, CA: WIlliam Carey, 2016.

IS561 Urban Ministry

Greenway, Roger S, ed. Discipling the City: A Comprehensive Approach to Urban Mission. Eugene, OR: WIPF and STOCK Publishers, 2000.

IS571/TS588 Theology of Religions

Veli-Matti Karkkainen, An Introduction to the Theology of Religions, IV Press, 2003.
Gerald R. McDermott and Harold A. Netland, A Trinitarian Theology of Religions, Oxford University Press, 2014.
Daniel Strange, Their Rock Is not Like Our Rock, Zondervan, 2014.

LD500 Christian Leadership Foundations

Blackaby, Henry, and Richard Blackaby. Spiritual Leadership, Moving People on to God’s Agenda, Revised and Expanded. Nashville, Tennessee: B&H Publishing Group, 2001, 2011.

LD510 Transforming Leadership

Blanchard, Ken, Phil Hodges, and Phyllis Hendry. 2016. Lead Like Jesus Revisited: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time. W Publishing Group. https://ebookcentral-proquest-om.dtl.idm.oclc.org/lib/dtl/detail.action?docID=6657980
Keith, Kent M. 2015. The Christian Leader at Work: Serving by Leading. Honolulu, Hawaii: Terrace Press. https://christianleaderatwork.com/ or https://dtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01DTL_INST/1d3nvq6/alma991000422429709541
The Arbinger Institute. 2019. The Outward Mindset: How to Change Lives and Transform Organizations. 2nd ed. Oakland, CA: Barrett-Koehler Publishers. https://ebookcentralproquest-com.dtl.idm.oclc.org/lib/dtl/detail.action?docID=5851462i

LD540 Strategic Foresight Leadership

Peters, Ted. Futures: Human and Divine. Colorado Springs: Bimillennial Press, 1978 (reprinted in 2005).
*United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Foresight Manual: Empowered Futures for the 2030 Agenda. Singapore: UNDP Global Centre for Public Service Excellence, 2018.
Kim, Daniel H. Foresight as the Central Ethic of Leadership. Indiana: Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership, 2002.

LF311 The Significant Woman

Heckmann, Susan, Gail Porter, and Diann Feldman. 2011. The Significant Woman: Connecting With God, Discovering Your Personal Mission. The Significance Project.

NT510 New Testament Narratives

Walter A. Elwell & Robert W. Yarborough. Encountering the New Testament. A Historical and Theological Survey. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013.

OT501 Elementary Hebrew

Ross, Allen P. Introducing Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academics, 2001

OT511 Old Testament Poets, Wisdom & Prophets

Arnold, Bill and Bryan, Beyer. Encountering the Old Testament. 2nd Ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academics, 1999.

TS501 Global Church History 2

Gonzalez, Justo. The Story of Christianity: Volume II, The Reformation to the Present Day. 2 ed. San Francisco, CA: HarperOne, 2010.
Moffett, Samuel Hugh. A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. II: 1500-1900. Orbis Books, 2005.
Phan, Peter C. Christianities in Asia. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

TS510 Theology 1

A Theology for the Church, edited by Daniel L. Akin. Revised edition. Nashville: B&H, 2014.

TS532 Spiritual Life & Transformation

Anderson, Neil T. 2020. Victory over the Darkness: Realize the Power of Your Identity in Christ. Bloomington, MN: Bethany House Publishers.
Anderson, Neil T. 2019. The Bondage Breaker. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers.
Ryrie, Charles C. 1994. Balancing the Christian Life. 25th-anniversary ed. Chicago, IL: Moody Press.
Stott, John. 2006. The Cross of Christ. 20^th anniversary ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Willard, Dallas. 1999. The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives. Reprint ed. New York, NY: Harper One.

INTENSIVE COURSES

NOVEMBER 2026

LD534 Organisational Leadership

To be advised.

EF533 Adolescence & Risky Behaviours in the Digital Age

To be advised.

For more information, please contact the Academic Assistant at 62919744 ext 183 or email. Please note that no additional copies of textbooks will be available for sale during class time besides those with prior confirmed textbook orders.

Christian Bookstores for Purchase of Textbooks

Media Ministry of Cru Singapore (identify yourself as an EAST student)
18 Verdun Road, #02-01, Cru Centre, Singapore 207280
Tel: 6589 9661
For operating hours, please visit their website: www.media.cru.org.sg

SKS Books Warehouse (identify yourself as an EAST student)
315 Outram Road, #09-03, Tan Boon Liat Building, Singapore 169074
Tel: 6227 9700
For operating hours, please visit their website: www.sksbooks.com