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Bible & theology professional development

Delivery: Semi-intensive (online modules PLUS 4 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Sydney) or Livestream
Dates: Online pre-intensive component (20%) starts 19th Feb 2024
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: 24th Feb, 29th Feb, 14th Mar, 21st Mar, 28th Mar 2024 (Sydney Campus/Livestream)
Lecturers: Jamie Freeman & Mike Frost

This unit is aimed at giving church planters or those interested in church planting the basic tools for thinking about how to launch a new congregation. It is taught by Michael Frost and Jamie Freeman, the director of church planting for the Baptist Church.

You will learn how understand the context in which you will plant, how to determine what kind of church is needed, and ideas for recruiting a team. Part of the assessment involves creating a church planting plan.

Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.

Delivery: Semi-intensive (pre-intensive reading PLUS 5 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Sydney) or Livestream
Dates: Online pre-intensive component (20%) starts 19th Feb 2024
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: 7th Mar, 21st Mar, 4th April, 2nd May, 30th May 2024 (Sydney Campus/Livestream)
Lecturer: Andrew Sloane

Making sense of the Bible for ourselves and others is central to Christian ministry (whatever form that might take). But it can be surprisingly complex.

We need to grapple with big questions about how texts work, how we should interpret them, and how to help others make sense of the Scriptures. These questions are particularly acute when we come to read Genesis 1–3, especially as we consider its implications for issues such as science and the environment, marriage and family, and gender and sexuality.

This unit will help you come to grips with this broad and diverse and important set of questions. You will be equipped to develop a coherent understanding of texts and their interpretation, a deeper understanding of the meaning and significance of Genesis 1–3, and an enhanced ability to use the Bible in Christian ministry.

Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.

Delivery: Weekly Day Class (Sydney) or 5 day Intensive (Perth)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus/Livestream (Sydney) or Intensive (Perth)
Sydney/Livestream Class Time: Wednesdays 9:20am - 12:15pm  (begins 21st Feb 2024)
Perth Intensive Dates: 8th-12th April 2024 
Lecturers: Craig Corkhill (Sydney) & Brian Harris (Perth)

This is a very practical unit that will expand your knowledge of the gospel and how to share it with others.

Do you sense of call to lead, yet also feel nervous at the thought of leadership?

'Principles of Leadership and Management' offers a profound exploration of how to lead with purpose, vision, and grace in the context of Biblical theology. Join us on a quest to understand what it truly means to be a spiritual leader and catalyst for positive change.

Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.

Delivery: Semi-intensive (pre-intensive reading PLUS 5 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Perth) or Livestream (Sydney on-campus cohort available)
Dates: Online pre-intensive component (50%) starts 19th Feb 2024
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 18th Mar, 25th Mar, 29th April 
Lecturer: MIchael O'Neill

Agree or disagree with him, there is no getting around Karl Barth in modern theology.

The premier theologian of the twentieth-century, Karl Barth lived in tumultuous times and constructed a theology to guide the church in its life and witness in these times. His theological output was enormous and creative, changing the trajectory of modern theological thought, reorienting it to the gospel. His work continues to inspire and guide many today.

In this unit we set Barth in his historical and theological context and engage directly with a selection of his theological writings to

1. provide an orientation for reading Barth well, and
2. gain an understanding of the central aspects of his thought.

Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.

Delivery: Semi-intensive (pre-intensive reading PLUS on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes) *
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Perth) or (Sydney)
Dates: Online pre-intensive component (50%) starts 22nd July 2024
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: TBC
Lecturers: Michael O'Neill & Nicole Starling

* This unit will only run pending sufficient student enrolments. Please enrol early.

In this unit, we’ll go beyond Reformation slogans to examine the context in which the Magisterial, Radical and Catholic Reformers emerged and the impact they had on church and society. Of course we’ll spend time with Luther, Calvin and Zwingli, but we’ll also learn about Anabaptist leaders like Menno Simons and Reformation women like Argula von Grumbach, Katharina Zell and Teresa of Avila.

Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.

Delivery: Semi-intensive (pre-intensive reading PLUS 5 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes) or Fully Self-Directed Online
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Sydney), Livestream or Fully Online
Dates: Fully Online and online pre-intensive component (20%) starts 22nd July 2024
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: TBC
Lecturer: Mike Frost

It’s no longer enough to just learn how to exegete the scriptures.

In our highly diverse culture, church leaders need to be able to exegete (read, interpret) the world around them. These are skills usually reserved for cross-cultural missionaries, but now every leader needs to be culturally literate.

This unit will give you the basic tools for reading your context and responding to it with gospel ministry. 

Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.

Delivery: Intensive (pre-intensive reading PLUS 4 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Perth) or Livestream
Dates: Online pre-intensive component (25%) starts 22nd July 2024
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: 23rd - 26th Sept 2024
Lecturer: Mike Kok

Although many of Jesus's contemporaries regarded Jesus as a figure like Elijah or like one of the prophets, Peter proclaimed that he was the "Christ" or the "anointed one" (Mark 8:27-29). However, prophets, priests, and rulers could all be anointed by God in the Hebrew Bible. In this unit, students will explore how different New Testament writers identify Jesus as the royal heir of King David, the prophet like Moses, the heavenly high priest, the Son of Man in Daniel's vision, or the Wisdom and Word of God. They will discover why some Second Temple Jews, who were known for their exclusive covenantal allegiance to the God of Israel in the polytheistic religious environment of the Graeco-Roman world, began to reverence Jesus in ways that prepared the ground for the development of the later Christian creeds. The assignments will focus on how the ancient Christ followers built on earlier Jewish views about divine intermediary agents and on the academic debates about the Christologies of select New Testament writings.

Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.

Delivery: Semi-Intensive (pre-intensive reading PLUS 5 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Sydney) or Livestream
Dates: Online pre-intensive component (20%) starts 22nd July 2024
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: 8th - 10th July, 29th Aug, 26th Sept 2024
Lecturer: Anthony Petterson

The Eighth Century Prophets are Hosea, Amos, Micah, and Isaiah and the focus of this unit is on the books of Hosea and Amos. This unit seeks to understand the message of these prophets in their historical and literary contexts and see how the issues that they address are contemporary.

The Eighth Century Prophets challenge us to worship God, not just by singing and going to church, but by treating one another properly – for instance, being honest and fair in business, not worshipping money and possessions, and looking after the poor and vulnerable. They call on us to serve others rather than using others to serve us. They ask us to think about God’s character as merciful and just and point us to the person and work of Jesus.

Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.

Delivery: Preaching Conference Intensive (conference attendance plus intensive days)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Sydney)
Dates: Online pre-intensive component (20%) starts 22nd July 2024
Conference Dates: TBC
Lecturer: TBC