Developing Your Head, Heart, and Hands
Would you like to be developed holistically as a spiritual leader?
We seek to help develop and equip Christian workers, leaders, and ministers for the fulfilment of the Great Commission where they are. EAST seeks to develop servant leaders who are:
- Committed to growing in Christ-likeness
- Passionate spiritual multipliers
- Learning and living out God’s Word
- Communicating God’s truth effectively
EAST seeks to accomplish this mission through holistic learning, where students not only learn intellectually (“head”), their attitudes and character are also shaped (“heart”), leading to actions (“hands”). Each of the three dimensions is emphasized in the classroom and assignments as well as field ministry and internships, school retreats, ministry weekends, community life, and Mentoring Groups.
New Book – Matthew: A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary
EAST warmly congratulates Dr Kwa Kiem Kiok, our Resident Faculty, on the recent publication of Matthew: A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary (Asia Bible Commentary Series) which she co-authors with Dr Samson Liao Uytanlet, a faculty member of the Biblical Seminary of the Philippines .
Lessons of the Head, Heart, and Hands
Michael Tien Teaching Bible Study Methods in Mongolia
“Lessons of the Head, Heart, and Hands”
Dr Michael Tien | 16 October 2017
When his senior pastor encouraged him to enrol for a Master of Divinity program in 2013, Dr Michael Tien, 53, thought that it would just be a time to gain HEAD knowledge in class. But God’s agenda for him, the former church elder discovered, also includes developing his HEART for God and people, and training his HANDS for ministry.”Some of the most important lessons I learned were through the mentoring groups times with faculty and classmates, and the 20-day ministry internship in Mongolia,” says the father of three.
Surprisingly, when asked which class has impressed him the most, the CEO of a family-owned SME business and Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 (a Rotary-ASME Award) and one of APEA Singapore’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 shares that it is “Christian Leadership Foundations.” “Through it, God showed me how to realign my priorities for Him and people,” he says, “and create margin–pause time between activities–everyday, so that i may be 100% there wherever I am placed, and bear fruit.”
Michael’s passion is to reach out to and equip entrepreneurs for Christ, especially in East Asia.
Michael (centre) and team on horseback in the nomadic tradition of the Mongols
Watch a video of Michael and his team experiencing sandstorm and other adventures whilst in Mongolia for ministry internship.
For more details about holistic equipping programs geared for Christian workers and leaders, please email admissions@east.edu.sg. Read more about the “head, heart, hands” approach to equipping at EAST here.
Justice and the Common Good
The ETHOS Public Conference 2017 was held at Trinity Theological College on Saturday, 30 September 2017. The theme was “Justice and the Common Good” with seven seminaries in Singapore partnering together for the conference. There were four speakers from these seminaries covering the biblical framework for justice and three other topics on immigration, ecology, and human rights–all for the “common good.”
(L to R) Dr Richard Goetz (holding microphone), Dr Fong Choon Sam, Dr Kwa Kiem Kiok, Dr Philip Satterthwaite, and Dr Roland Chia
Dr Philip Satterthwaite, principal of the Biblical Graduate School of Theology (BGST), gave the opening session on the “Biblical Perspective of Justice and the Common Good.” This was followed by Dr Fong Choon Sam, Dean of Academic Studies at Baptist Theological Seminary (BTS), addressing the issue of “Justice and Immigration.” Dr Kwa Kiem Kiok, EAST resident faculty who teaches inter-cultural studies, spoke on “Justice and the Ecological Crisis.” Finally, Dr Richard Goetz, a professor of theology at TCA College, gave “A Critical Evaluation Of The Nature, Origin And Basis Of Human Rights In Light Of Individualism, Social Responsibility And The Common Good.”
After each speaker has spoken, the speaker fielded questions from the audience. There were pastoral responses and panel discussions too. Dr Roland Chia was the moderator for the conference.
Photo courtesy of Barbara Winkler.
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