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Advanced Diploma of Theology/ Ministry

The AdvDipMin is intended as an introduction to Christian studies. It provides a foundation of understanding and skills relevant for Christian service and is intended to take candidates to a level of competence sufficient for them to begin full time ministry, depending on the range of subjects actually studied. There is a concern for theological understanding, skills for ministry and spiritual formation.

The AdvDipMin may be completed in three years of full time study or longer by part time study. It is also available through distance education via workbooks. The regulations require the completion of 24 subjects including:

(i) eight compulsory subjects: Formative Old Testament Traditions, From Israel to Judea, Content and Setting of the Gospel Tradition, Early New Testament Church, The Church to 1550 or The Church from 1550 to Modern Times, The Doctrine of God and the Person and Work of Christ or The Holy Spirit, Grace and Hope, Supervised Experience Based Learning and a Project in an area of interest

(ii) 16 further subjects (including additional OT and NT) chosen from areas such as theology, pastoral ministry, evangelism, missions, youth ministry and children’s ministry.

(iii) All Morling students take a second church history subject, four exegesis subjects, a second theology subject, Ethics and Contemporary Problems, and at least six ministry subjects.

The Advanced Diploma subjects available at Morling College are listed below.

Old Testament

  • OT201 Formative Old Testament Traditions
  • OT202 From Israel to Judea
  • OT205 Genesis, Deuteronomy, Samuel
  • OT206 Pre-exilic Prophets
  • OT207 Exilic Prophets, Wisdom Literature
  • OT208 Psalms and Post Exilic Literature

New Testament

  • NT201 Content and Setting of the Gospel Traditions
  • NT202 Early New Testament Church
  • NT205 John
  • NT206 1 Corinthians
  • NT207 Selected Letters of the Pauline Corpus
  • NT208 Hebrews and Selected New Testament Letters Languages
  • LA002 Introduction to New Testament Greek

Theology

  • TH210 The Doctrine of God and the Person and Work of Christ
  • TH211 The Holy Spirit, Grace and Hope
  • Church History
  • CH201 The Church to 1550
  • CH202 The Church from 1550 to Modern Times

Evangelism and Mission

  • EM205 Theology of Mission
  • EM209 Cultural Anthropology
  • EM210 Aid and Development
  • EM211 Mission in the Urban Context
  • EM213 Area Study
  • EM219 Cults and Sects
  • EM220 Study of Religion
  • EM223 Foundations for Evangelism
  • EM225 Applied Evangelism
  • EM226 Church Planting
  • EM227 Church Dynamics and Growth
  • EM240 Cross Cultural Field Education
  • EM241 Evangelism Field Education

Pastoral and Church Focussed Ministries

  • PC201 Ministry Formation
  • PC202 Foundations of Pastoral Care
  • PC203 Pastoral Skills and Methods
  • PC215 Christian Worship
  • PC235 Principles of Leadership and Management
  • PC241 Principles of Homiletics
  • PC243 Pastoral Ministry Field Education
  • PC249 Supervised Experience Based Learning

Philosophy and Ethics

  • PE211 Ethics and Contemporary Problems
  • PE217 The Church in Australian Society

Developmental Ministry

  • DM204 Christian Education in Practice
  • DM210 Foundations for Youth Ministry
  • DM211 Youth in the Churches
  • DM212 Youth: Context, Development and Learning
  • DM213 Ministry with Non-Church Youth
  • DM220 Introduction to Children’s Ministry
  • DM221 Issues in Children’s Ministry
  • DM230 Australian Families and the Church
  • DM241 Youth Ministry Field Education
  • DM242 Children’s Ministry Field Education

Project

  • **290 Project in any of the above fields

For subject descriptions please see the Australian College of Theology website www.actheology.edu.au.

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