Church History 1 (Day Course)

TS500 Church History 1 (3 credits)
Thursdays, 1.45 pm-5.00 pm

Do you know your spiritual heritage? This course will take you through a study of Christianity from the late first century to the rise of the Enlightenment. There is special emphasis on key figures and events as well as theological developments in the Church through these centuries.

Lewis Winkler, PhD, 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 Monday, 15 July 2019.  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)
Thursdays, 9.00 am-12.30 pm

Perhaps, like most believers, you are not familiar with the last half of the Old Testament. This course introduces the history, culture, style of writing, background, and reasons for writing of the authors.

Pre-requisite: BS510 Bible Study Methods and Hermeneutics.

Jeremy Chew, PhD, is a Cru Singapore staff since 1991 and has ministered to high school and campus students.  He has also led and mentored at new staff training, and coached at cross-cultural training.  Jeremy’s greatest desire is to integrate biblical exposition with spiritual formation.

Registration deadline is Monday, 15 July 2019.  You may register online or contact us for registration form.

New Testament Narratives (Day Course)

NT510 New Testament Narratives (3 credits)
Fridays, 1.45 pm-5.00 pm

There’s only one life of Jesus Christ, so why are there four Gospel accounts? This course will uncover the way each Gospel book gives us a compatible, yet distinct, portrait of the character, life, and teachings of our Lord.

Pre-requisite: BS510 Bible Study Methods and Hermeneutics. 

Amy Lau, ThM, graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary (USA), and has taught Bible and theological classes since 2002. She served on the pastoral team at St. John’s – St. Margaret’s Church before joining EAST as a resident faculty.  Amy is a creative teacher who challenges her students to interact with God’s Word critically. 

Registration deadline is Monday, 15 July 2019.  You may register online or contact us for registration form.

Educational Ministry of the Church (Day Course)

LF532  Educational Ministry of the Church (3 credits)
Thursdays, 9.00 am-12.30 pm

Expands the students’ awareness and understanding of the primary educational ministry of the Church – engaging God’s people in growth towards maturity in Christ. This class includes a study of biblical, theological, philosophical, and developmental foundations of educational ministry. It also examines needs and trends in Asia of various groups, how ministries seek to address these needs, and principles of developing and leading these ministries in an Asian context.

Han Hye Jeong Justine, PhD, 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 Monday, 15 July 2019.  You may register online or contact us for registration form.

Contextualisation (Day Course)

IS520/TS570 Contextualisation (3 credits)
Wednesdays, 9.00 am-11.15 am

This class will give you tools to critically contextualise both the gospel message and ministry methods and strategies so that the gospel will be planted deeply in Asian soil.

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 Monday, 15 July 2019.  You may register online or contact us for registration form.