Christian Marriage & Family Life In Asia (Day Course)
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LF560 Christian Marriage & Family Life In Asia (3 credits)
Thursdays: 9.00 am-12.30 pm
Christians live in a very challenging era. Everywhere we turn to reach people for Christ, familial and marital problems overwhelm us with grief and stir up deep questions like “Why are these problems so prevalent around the world?”
This course provides the biblical foundations and precepts relating to Christian marriage and family life. It also explores a survey of the existing major research findings of cultural values and challenges in marriage and family among representative Asian cultural groups to promote biblically healthy marriages and families.
Han Hye Jeong Justine, PhD
Justine has counselled people in church and ministry situations in Korea, Japan, and USA. She served with Cru and has also been a Pastor of Women’s’ Ministry and Children’s’ Ministry for Korean-American churches. She has been a Course Tutor of Education and Pastoral Ministry in the Distance Education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (USA). She and her husband, Raymond, have two adult children.
Registration deadline is Tuesday, 2 January 2018. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
Throwback Tuesday – Teaching & Learning 1 Class 2017
The Teaching and Learning 1 class conducted in 2017, as taught by Dr Jeannette Shubert and Ms Josephine Lam, learnt how to assess the audience, developed lesson plans, and facilitate an engaging learning process. Great teachers are avid learners who impart principles and practices for a holistic transformative learning journey.
Would you like to be an effective Bible teacher and facilitator who is continually being transformed as a humble learner? Come join our classes. Click on the Classes tab for more class information and Promotions tab to feast at EAST for free.
Photo courtesy of Josephine Lam.
Urban Ministry (Day Course)
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IS561 Urban Ministry (3 credits)
Fridays: 1.30 pm-4.45 pm
What are the biblical understanding of cities, the phenomenal growth of cities through the centuries, and the issues in urbanization? We will analyse urban people groups and their needs and the development of principles and strategies to evangelize and minister to city-dwellers.
Song Tae Suk Raymond, PhD
Raymond 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 Tuesday, 2 January 2018. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
New Book: Faith In An Age Of Terror
Two resident faculty of EAST, Dr Lewis Winkler and Dr Kwa Kiem-Kiok, have contributed essays to a seminal work, Faith In An Age Of Terror (2018). It seeks to address the issue of terrorism and reviewed possible responses by Christians. The nine authors, sought to answer the following questions: “What are the roots of violent human behaviour? Why does religious fundamentalism have violent potentials? What do the Bible and the Quran each say about religious violence? How should inter-religious dialogue be pursued, and what are the appropriate ways for religious believers to commend their faith to those who do not share it?”
The two chapters contributed by the EAST faculty are:
- Winkler, Lewis E. “Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Challenges and Opportunities.”
- Kwa, Kiem-Kiok. “Maintaining Religious Harmony: Tensions with Terrorism.”
More information on the book may be found by clicking on the book cover above.
Church, Society and Ethical Issues (Day Course)
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IS560/TS561 Church, Society and Ethical Issues (3 credits)
Thursdays: 9.00 am-12.30 pm
How can Asian believers address ethical issues well?
While many Christians have personal opinions about various ethical issues, often they have not taken the necessary time to consider biblical and contextual implications of those issues in a deliberate and thoughtful manner. The course addresses common issues Christians in Asia today must consider as they seek to live as “salt and light” in the world.
Kwa Kiem Kiok, PhD
Kiem sits on a review board for medical research and a national level medical ethics committee. She served for six years with Graduates’ Christian Fellowship. She co-authors a commentary on the book of Matthew for the Asia Bible Commentary Series.
Lewis Winkler, PhD
Lewis joined Cru in 1987 and has taught in three seminaries in the USA and Asia. He enjoys interacting with students over basketball and casual discussion on how the Bible applies to life and issues today.
Registration deadline is Tuesday, 2 January 2018. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
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