Spiritual Life of a Leader (Day course)
LF513 Spiritual Life of a Leader (3 credits)
Thursdays: 2.00 pm – 5.30 pm, 5 January to 20 May 2016
There is a lot of material on leadership today. Christian leadership has an added dimension, the leader’s relationship with God, the Abba Father. The course will discuss why a leader needs a healthy spirituality, the leader as a disciple, spiritual disciplines of a leader, and specific issues a leader may face such as calling, dealing with failure, and forgiving those who hurt.
Tan Soo Inn (DMin)
Soo Inn is a director of Graceworks, a ministry committed to promoting spiritual friendship in church and society. He runs this ministry along with his wife, Bernice. He is particularly passionate about connecting the Word of God with the struggles of daily life. He has a BDS from the University of Singapore, a ThM in New Testament from Regent College (Canada), and a DMin from Fuller Seminary (US).
You may register online at www.east.edu.sg or contact us if your have any query. Registration deadline is Friday, 18 December 2015.
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Church, Society, and Ethical Issues (Day course)
TS561 Church, Society and Ethical Issues (3 credits)
Thursdays: 9.00 am – 12.45 pm, 5 January to 20 May 2016
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 development as well as a national level medical ethics committee.
Kiem is a member of Trinity Methodist Church (Singapore). Six years with Graduates’ Christian Fellowship, an affiliate of Fellowship of Evangelical Students, equipping graduates for witness and ministry in the marketplace. Involved in training, curriculum development, discipleship, and mentoring at Trinity Methodist Church. Lecturer at EAST since 2009.
You may register online at www.east.edu.sg or contact us if your have any query. Registration deadline is Friday, 18 December 2015.
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Urban Ministries (Day course)
IS561 Urban Ministries (3 credits)
Fridays: 9.00 am – 12.45 pm, 5 January to 20 May 2016
Examines the biblical understanding of cities, the phenomenal growth of cities through the centuries, and issues in urbanization. It also deals with the analysis of urban people groups and their needs and the development of principles and strategies to evangelize and minister to city-dwellers, especially in Asia.
Song Tae Suk Raymond (PhD) and Kwa Kiem Kiok (PhD)
Raymond Song served with Cru for 15 years in the USA and Japan (Tokyo and Osaka) where he served as a Campus Director and a Regional Director. He has become well familiar with the urban mission and ministry setting through 8 years of urban mission in Japan and 19 years of pastoral ministry in urban ministry in local churches, including a church planting. He has earned Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL, USA where he has been a Course Tutor of Missions in the Distance Education program. He is married to Justine Han, and they have two sons in university.
Kiem is a member of Trinity Methodist Church (Singapore). Six years with Graduates’ Christian Fellowship, an affiliate of Fellowship of Evangelical Students, equipping graduates for witness and ministry in the marketplace. Involved in training, curriculum development, discipleship, and mentoring at Trinity Methodist Church. Lecturer at EAST since 2009.
You may register online at www.east.edu.sg or contact us if your have any query. Registration deadline is Friday, 18 December 2015.
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World Missions (Day course)
IS510 World Missions (2 credits)
Wednesdays: 9.00 am – 11.15 am, 5 January to 20 May 2016
This course introduces 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 in the course 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. Students will learn how to be meaningfully involved in missions and to help lead a missional church.
Raymond Song Tae Suk (PhD) and Ko Yeon Gyoung (DMiss studies)
Raymond Song was a staff member of Cru for 15 years in the USA and Japan (Tokyo and Osaka) where he served as a Campus Director and a Regional Director. He also has 19 years pastoral ministry experience in local church, preaching, teaching, and discipling emerging Asian-American English generation in Korean-American churches. He has been an instructor of Missions in the Distance Education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (USA). He is married to Justine Han and they have two sons in university.
Yeon Gyoung served since 1984 with Campus Crusade for Christ in Korea, Japan, and Singapore. She has ministered to university students and served as a trainer at Great Commission Training Centers in Korea and Japan as well as directed the mission department of Korea Campus Crusade for Christ. She is completing her DMiss in Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary (US). She has been a Lecturer at EAST since 2012.
You may register online at www.east.edu.sg or contact us if your have any query. Registration deadline is Friday, 18 December 2015.
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Old Testament Narratives (Day course)
OT510 Old Testament Narratives (3 credits)
Tuesdays: 2.00 pm – 5.30 pm, 5 January t0 20 May 2016
The study of Genesis to Esther highlights that the God of the Old Testament is the same God we worship today. It has been said that “The New Testament is concealed in the Old, and the Old Testament is revealed in the New.” Many themes we find in the New Testament have their roots in the history of Israel. This study will help the student appreciate the unfolding drama of God’s redemptive plan for man. Each book advances God’s plan to raise up a chosen people and a holy nation.
Pre-requisite: BS510 Bible Study Methods And Hermeneutics. Students taking this course for audit (i.e. not for credit), will be waived from fulfilling the pre-requisite.
Tham Po Wing (PhD)
Dr Tham has pastored three churches in Singapore and US (Texas and North Carolina) since 1980. He now serves with Ambassadors for Christ as a Minister-at-large. Dr Tham obtained his PhD from Dallas Theological Seminary and also studied at the Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem. He wrote a Sunday School Curriculum for the Book of Exodus with the Centre for Chinese Biblical Education.
You may register online at www.east.edu.sg or contact us if your have any query. Registration deadline is Friday, 18 December 2015.
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