UM9328-1 Advance City Studies Lab II - Middle East Cities
2023/ Oct 16-28
Professors: Otto Lui
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.
UM7993-6/ UM9994-6 The Development of 21st Century Church - Multiplication Theory and Practice
2024/ Jan 8-12
Mon - Fri
Professors：Otto Lui,
Natalie Chan
This course is based on the "pastoral cycle" as method of practical theology. By discussing church planting and church development theories, sharing different church development model experiences in the form of cases, group discussions and reflections, the strategic direction that is in line with the biblical foundation and today's environment.
UM7123/ UM9124 Leadership: Theory & Practice in Christian Perspectives
2024/ Feb-May
Tuesday
7:00-9:30pm
Professors: Otto Lui
This course is to learn about leadershiptheories developed in the past two centuries in the western political and business sectors.The focus is shifting from leader-centric to a leader-followers collaborative approach inunderstanding the leadership as a process in a
global setting. The more is to analyze from a Christian perspective practically.
WR9014 Research Bridge II
(For Students who plan to graduate in 2025)
2024/ May 1-3
Wed - Fri
Professors: Otto Lui
This course serves students in designing their dissertation proposals for doctoral programs.Qualitative and quantitative research will be introduced. This course should be taken in the first phrase of the study.
WR9014 Research Bridge I
(For students who have just started the program)
2024/ July 1-5
Mon - Fri
Professors: Otto Lui
This course serves students in designing their dissertation proposals for doctoral programs.Qualitative and quantitative research will be introduced. This course should be taken in the first phrase of the study.
UM7173/ UM9174 Taking Your Soul to Work: Experience God in the Marketplace
2024/ July 15-19
Mon - Fri
Professors: Paul Stevens,
Natalie Chan
This course will explore the integration of spirituality and work (including business,trades, professional work, volunteer services and public services). It draws a contrast withthe dualistic approach (where the upper level is for the contemplative and the lower level for people engaging in a societal occupation) and the compartmentalization of Sunday from Monday. Therefore, a fully biblical spiritual theology will be discovered as both applied and practical.
UM7243/ UM9244 Transformative Learning: Individual, organization and society
2024/ Sep-Dec
Thursday
7:00-9:30pm
Professors: Kee Chi Hing
The course starts with introduction to the latest transformative learning theories from scholars. Then the biblical cases on individual transformation such as the prophets and societal transformation level such as the exile, and the Jesus movement are analyzed through the lens of the theoretical framework of transformative learning. Finally, contemporary local cases of transformation by Christians in individual, organization and society level are reviewed and reflected. Transformative learning fits in practical theology. The students have to participate in transformative effort operated by others, or initiate they own small scale transformation projects. Then they have to reflect on their experiences, and revise the practices based on the insights developed.