Christian Marriage (Day Course)
LF460 Christian Marriage (1 credit)* – For Married Couples Only
Mondays, 11.30 am-2.30 pm, 13 Jul – 31 Aug (7 sessions)
The course is designed to strengthen marriage (using The Marriage Course materials by Alpha) and to address concerns unique to couples in ministry. Since the course is highly interactive and involves many discussions between husband and wife, participants must enroll and attend as couples. The course materials will be made available free of charge in PDF format. Participants who prefer to have hard copies may purchase from the Alpha Singapore office (estimated $40 each but stock availability and reopening of the office is currently unknown).
*This course may be taken under the #FREE8ONLINE promotion.
Jacob Li, ThM, is passionate about teaching. He has 20 years of teaching adults in Canada, USA, and Asia. In addition to his ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary (USA), he has a Master of Continuing Education – Adult Learning from University of Calgary (Canada). Jacob is committed to helping people study the Word of God as well as to live out their God-given potentials.
Josephine Lam, MA, graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master of Biblical Studies. Josephine has enjoyed teaching people in different age groups—from young children to seniors—and from diverse ethnic background. She has led bible studies and workshops in churches, para-church ministries and seminaries in US, Canada and Asia.
This class requires the married couple to register and attend together. It may be conducted fully online or a combination of online and in-person depending on the situation. Registration deadline is Monday, 6 July 2020. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
Old Testament Poetry, Wisdom, and Prophets (Day Course)
OT511 Old Testament Poetry, Wisdom, and Prophets (3 credits)
Tuesdays, 1.45 pm-5.00 pm
Perhaps, like most believers, you are not familiar with the last half of the Old Testament. This class introduces the history, culture, style of writing, background and reasons for writing of the authors. It is an overview and introduction to the books in the Poetic & Wisdom genre, and the Prophetic genre.
Toe Set, ThM, enjoys helping people understand the Old Testament. Over the years, he has taught various Old Testament books not only in Singapore but elsewhere in Asia to lay leaders, pastors, and full-time Christian workers.
This class is for the semester of 20 July to 20 November 2020. It may be conducted fully online or a combination of online and in-person depending on situation. Registration deadline is Monday, 13 July 2020. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
Cancellation of May 2020 Intensive Course
NOTICE:
Please be informed that due to the COVID-19 situation, the May 2020 Intensive course, Theology of Leadership, by Dr Guy Safford has been cancelled.
LF512 Theology of Leadership (3 credits)
20–29 May 2020 (starts on Wednesday, ends on the following Friday), 9.00 am-5.00 pm
What are God’s instruction for us today as leaders in ministry? Unreflective reliance on secular theories and techniques can be hazardous to us as leaders and to our people. This course helps participants to develop a solid theological foundation for thinking about practical issues of leadership for application to life and ministry.
Guy Saffold, EdD, the Executive Director Emeritus of the Association Canadian Theological Schools at Trinity Western University holds a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Seattle University (USA). He is an author and Associate Professor in theological studies and organizational leadership.
Transforming Leadership (Evening Course)
LF511 Transforming Leadership (3 Credits)
9 January – 8 May 2020, Tuesdays, 7.00 pm-9.30 pm
Leadership is a passion and a calling. A transformational servant-leader is one who is committed to and capable of bringing about spiritual change in organisations and individuals. This course examines the underlying theology of Transforming Leadership, and the skillset such a leader should possess in today’s world.
Chan Chong Hiok, DD, is an experienced leader – from being Country Director of Cru Singapore (more than ten years) to National Leader for East Asia (18 years) to President of EAST since 2011. He has a DD in Transformational Leadership from the International Graduate School of Leadership (Philippines).
Jonathan Yao, EdD Studies, has been a staff of Cru Singapore for 31 years. He has served with high school, university, evangelism and mission mobilisation, church-planting, operations, theological and leadership development ministries in Singapore and East Asia.
Liong Kwok Wai, MDiv, joined Cru Singapore 20 years ago, has served as a leader on the campuses, and among church-planters and community leaders in Singapore and East Asia. He was also involved in training full-time Christian workers and leadership development.
Registration deadline is Thursday, 2 January 2020. You may register online or contact us for registration form.
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