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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Dec 2015 EAST Intensive Course
Registration deadline is:
- 24 November 2015 for Exposition of Old Testament Wisdom Literature course.
You may register online or contact us for registration form.
Exposition of Old Testament Wisdom Literature (OT518 or OT518A, 2 credits or 3 credits)
7 – 12 December 2015 (9.00 am to 5.00, Monday to Friday)
“What we need today is not a greater number of intelligent people but wise people.” (These words are adapted from spiritual writer, Richard Foster). Who is the wise person? How do we develop wisdom? This course seeks to understand wisdom in both its ancient setting and canonical context. It offers an introduction to Old Testament wisdom literature which covers Job, parts of the Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. These books are applicable to our context in Asia today.
Rico Villanueva, PhD
Federico (Rico) Villanueva, Ph.D. in Old Testament from the University of Bristol, UK, is the author of The Uncertainty of a Hearing: A Study of the Sudden Change of Mood in the Lament Psalms (BRILL, 2008) and It’s Ok to be Not OK: The Message of the Lament Psalms (OMF Lit, 2012). He is the General Editor of the Asia Bible Commentary series and Publications Secretary of the Asia Theological Association. He also serves as part time consultant of Philippine Bible Society and teaches at Asia Graduate School of Theology in Manila. He is married to Rosemarie and they have two children.
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New Testament Epistles and Revelation (Day course)
NT511 New Testament Epistles and Revelation (3 credits)
Thursdays: 9.00 am – 11.45 am, 5 January to 20 May 2016
People sometimes have an idealized view of the first-century church—that it was consistently faithful to the Lord and relatively free of problems. However, careful study of the Epistles shatters this misconception—we see that the early Christians have much in common with us. In this course we will gain a better understanding of the Epistles and Revelation in their original settings and get insight into how to apply this literature to our lives today.
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.
Rob MacEwen (PhD) and Jacob Li (ThM)
Rob has lived and served in various Asian countries for over twelve years, with ministries including university student outreach, leadership training, and Bible teaching. He is the author of Matthean Posteriority, a book that explores the literary relationships between the first three Gospels.
Jacob is passionate about teaching God’s Word. He holds a Master of Continuing Education – Adult Learning from University of Calgary (Canada) and Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary (USA) with an emphasis on Bible Exposition. Jacob has taught the Bible at churches, para-church ministries and seminaries in Canada, USA and other parts of Asia. Jacob is committed to helping people study the Word of God as well as to live out their God-given potential. He is married with two children.
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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