1. Opening position: Why I am writing this Australia has not lost the need for trained Christian leaders. It has lost alignment in how those leaders are being formed. Churches still need pastors. Church planting networks still need planters. Chaplaincy… Continue Reading
By Geoff Folland The Future of Formation Part 3 In a recent conversation, a College academic described a decision that felt both obvious and costly. Enrolments in traditional ministry degrees were softening. Demand for counselling and chaplaincy has been rising.… Continue Reading
Geoff Folland I don’t sit on the board of a Bible college. Nor do I want to. But I’ve been close enough to the system over a long period to notice a shift. And I can read a set of… Continue Reading
Mapping the Operating Systems of Australian Christian Higher EducationSeries: The Future of Formation (Part 1 of 4)By Geoff Folland I took my first Bible college class in 1992, during my first year working as an auditor with aBig 4 firm.… Continue Reading
The Australian College of Theology (ACT), a consortium of theological institutions including Morling College, Sydney Missionary and Bible College and Ridley Melbourne, is to become the Australian University of Theology. The ACT was previously registered as a University College. ACT… Continue Reading
Terrence Lennon Wingfield, an indigenous man, struggled through school on the West Coast of SA, but came to Adelaide and found Jesus at the age of 21. He went to TAFE to learn to read and now is an enthusiastic… Continue Reading
The recent sale of the Lutheran Vatican in North Adelaide that housed their theological seminary, the closure of two indigenous tertiary colleges or faculties, and continuing merger of theological colleges beings the question – are there any green shoots despite… Continue Reading
Just a week apart, two of Australia’s theological schools, the School Of Indigenous Studies based in Melbourne and Wontulp-Bi-Buya in Cairns, have been closed by their funding bodies. In a statement titled “Budget Adjustment Advice” about the finances of the… Continue Reading
This is not likely to be reported, Simon Gillham, Vice Principal of Moore College said during a talk he gave at the college’s open night last week. “I can see a few people with cameras around the newspapers haven’t got… Continue Reading
When Ridley College announced it was making its certificate courses free from May 1 – it was sent out on April 1. But it was no April Fools joke. The Ridley Certificate is an online video course in Bible, theology… Continue Reading