Biblical Counselling in Ministry (Day Course)
LF561 Biblical Counselling in Ministry (3 credits)
Tuesdays, 1.45 pm-5.00 pm
Foundational principles and techniques of a ministry of care and counselling. There will be studies and discussions on biblical, theological, and ethical aspects of counselling in ministry as well as common counselling concerns often encountered by ministry practitioners.
Han Hye Jeong Justine, PhD, has has served in counselling ministries in Korea, Japan, and USA with Cru, and as a pastor of Women’s and Children’s Ministry for Korean-American churches. She was also a course tutor of Education and Pastoral Ministry in the Distance Education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (USA).
Registration deadline is Thursday, 2 January 2020. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
Concluding our Nov-Dec 2019 intensive courses
We have just concluded our intensive courses for this year!
We were privileged to have Wilson Phang with us for Marriage and Family Counselling, Daniel Chua for Pastoral Leadership, and Daniel Rupp for Intercutural Communications.
Wilson Phang drew from his years of counseling practice and teaching to help us develop our conviction in building marital relationships, roles of husbands and wives, children care and discipline, and matters of divorce and remarriage as we drew insights from Scripture.
Daniel Chua drew from his years of pastoring to shows us the important things to keep in mind as we walk with brothers and sisters in Christ as shepherds.
Daniel Rupp showed us multiple perspectives of being culturally aware as we bring the message of the Gospel into the nations.
Church, Society and Ethical Issues (Day Course)
IS560/TS561 Church, Society and Ethical Issues (3 credits)
Thursdays, 9.00 am-12.30 pm
While many Christians have personal opinions about various ethical issues, often they have not deliberately taken the time to consider biblical and contextual implications of those issues. This course addresses common issues Christians in Asia must consider as they seek to live as “salt and light” in the world.
Lewis Winkler, PhD, joined Cru in 1987 and has taught at EAST since 2006 after he graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary He travels regularly to teach and speak in formal and non-formal educational contexts.
Raymond Go, PhD, has served in both the Church Resource Ministry and the Chinese Ministry of Philippine Campus Crusade for Christ. From 1997 to 2018, he served as faculty at the International School of Theology-Asia (now the International Graduate School of Leadership).
Registration deadline is Thursday, 2 January 2020. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
World Missions (Day Course)
IS510 World Missions (2 credits)
Wednesdays, 9.00 am-11.15 pm
An introduction to 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. Key subjects addressed include 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.
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 Thursday, 2 January 2020. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
Head, Heart & Hands Transformed
I started my learning journey with EAST in 2013 while being an entrepreneur running a family-owned business. I served as an elder on my church board, led a 20-member Home Group Community (HGC) and chaired the evangelism rally committee.
A Call to be Equipped
My wife and I enrolled into the EAST Master of Divinity program to answer our senior pastor’s call for the lay leaders in our church to be theologically trained to preach and teach more effectively, and eventually contribute towards the vision of expanding our pastoral institute into a liberal arts theological institution.
Along the way, the Lord has led me into the BAM (Business as Mission) ministry for urban ministry collaborations with other entrepreneurs. So far, God has allowed me the privilege to establish a number of BAM start-ups and lead the urban ministry collaboration in an East Asian city.
Holistic Education
Rather than just acquiring head knowledge, I find myself being transformed in my heart, which impacted the actual doing of my hands.
Our learning happened not just in class, but also in our mentoring group and ministry time in Ministry Weekends, FIRM (Formation, Integration, Reflection, and Ministry) classes and (CCTI) Cross-Cultural Team Internship trips. The highlight for me was the 20 days of my CCTI trip in Mongolia.
God has broadened my initial idea of local church ministry into a vision for even more collaborations in His kingdom. This is all for His glory.
Spiritual Refreshing
Christian Leadership Foundations was the EAST module that impacted me the most. While serving as a leader in ministry, I did not realize that I had neglected the condition of my heart and was burning out. In this module, the Lord taught me to create margins in my life to “take care and love myself”. I learned to prioritize my time with God and family to serve Him more effectively in the long haul.
For those considering when to attend bible school for holistic equipping in the head, heart, and hands, there is no better time than now!
– Michael is a graduate from our Master of Divinity program, and his passion is to reach and equip entrepreneurs for Christ.
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