Upcoming Courses

This course explores the meaning and ministry of work which engages people for most of their waking hours. The approach taken is biblical and theological. Issues will also be studied from a contextual perspective, and with an integrative framework. Having a theology of work is critical for both lay Christians at work and pastors. The challenges of equipping the saints include empowering people for service at where they are called. 

This course explores how every believer experiences renewal and transformation with the church. Courses take a number of different approaches, including: theological, biblical, descriptive, and practical. The church is the body of Christ, and every believer in the church is also a part of the body. Therefore, how we understand self-improvement and construct theology is very important to the transformation and renewal of the church.

This course is compulsory for the doctoral program. It focuses on perspective shifts of leadership, character development of leaders and the creation of culture and ethos. The curriculum includes case studies, an international learning experience, daily and on-site observation of urban ministry models and integrated debriefings incorporated in cities. Students will learn to identify issues (urbs, anima, civitas), historical influences, and to reflect on the construction of networks and associations within a city, as well as ethnic and class issues. 

This course serves students in designing their dissertation proposals for doctoral programs. Quantitative research will be introduced. This course should be taken in the first phrase of the study. 

The course explores from the biblical perspective on how to care for the poor and the outcast so as to develop respective strategies. It also helps those who serve the poor to reflect on their ministry and their own spiritual life, hoping to inspire further the participants' mind and heart for a more sustainable ministry poor.

This course serves students in designing their dissertation proposals for doctoral programs. Quantitative research will be introduced. This course should be taken in the first phrase of the study. 

Practical Theology is a discipline specializing in the study of faith practice. This course aims to establish master's degree or above students' mastery and application of Practical Theology reflection method, especially suitable for believer leaders who wish to systematically understand, critique, reflect, and renew their faith practice. .

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*Different from the TH2993-6/TH-6993-6 basic course, the UM7993-7/UM9994-7 advanced course participants will have the opportunity to apply the Practical Theology introspection method to study a local faith practice under the guidance.

This course integrates the theory and practice of Christian ethics. The course ends with a session considering effective ways of preaching on ethics. The course aims to develop in students mature and well-informed habits in moral thinking, appreciation and judgment, and equips them for teaching, pastoral ministry and Christian living. 

This introductory course is an overview of topics, philosophical and theological studies that are relevant to the global urban ministry. Students will learn from site visits and understand the nature of infrastructural support and accountability in practice.

This Course is the second core course for the doctoral program. It explores leadership opportunities and challenges of global urban ministry in a highly dynamic context. Students will interact with Christian leaders, and engage in a dialogue with leaders with differing perspectives on contemporary issues.