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PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE 684 Elgar Road, Box Hill North, 3129, AUSTRALIA | | | | | | | | | | Presbyterian | | | Theological| College | | | | | 2017 Handbook | | | | | | | | | | | | | COLLEGE 2 2017 Handbook PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE 684 Elgar Road, Box Hill North, 3129, AUSTRALIA Telephone: (03) 9898 9384 Email: [email protected] CO E ptc.edu.au LLEG ABN: 89 276 382 053 3 COLLEGE 4 Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................. ..5 From the Principal’s Desk.........................................................................................................................7 About Us .................................................................. ...............................................................................8 Our History.............................................................................................................................................11 Affiliation and Governance.....................................................................................................................12 PTC Staff ....................................................... ........................................................................................13 Faculty ................................................................ ..................................................................................14 Adjunct Lecturers .... .............................................................................................................................15 Guest Lecturers ...... ..............................................................................................................................18 Administrative Staff................................................................................................................................19 Application Procedure ....................................................................................... ...................................22 Awards ...................................................................................... ............................................................24 1. College Diploma..........................................................................................................................24 2. College Certificate.......................................................................................................................24 3. ACT Certificate (ASTC)................................................................................................................24 4. Undergraduate.............................................................................................................................25 5. Graduate .....................................................................................................................................26 6. Postgraduate...............................................................................................................................27 Special Focus Programs ................................................................................................ ......................30 1. Inter-Cultural Studies Program (Mission program)......................................................................30 2. Biblical Counselling......................................................................................................................31 3. Chaplaincy Training & Pathways ..................................................................................................32 4. Presbyterian Ministry Candidates.................................................................................................34 ACT Degree Units .................................................................................................................................39 Languages (LA) .................................................................................................................................39 Old Testament (OT) ..........................................................................................................................40 New Testament (NT) .........................................................................................................................42 5 Theology (TH) ...................................................................................................................................44 Church History (CH) ..........................................................................................................................46 Evangelism & Mission (EM & PVM) ..................................................................................................47 Pastoral & Church Focused Ministry (PC) .........................................................................................52 Research Methods............................................................................................................................58 List of ACT Degree Units .......................................................................................................................59 Internal Non-Act Units ..........................................................................................................................60 Units offered in 2017 ..................................................................................................................................... 63 Academic Policies .......................................... ...............................................................................................64 The Swanton Library ..................................................................................................................................... 67 PTC Media .................................................................................................................................................... 67 Financial Information ............................................................................................................................... 68-69 Student Life .................................................................................................................................................. 70 Calendar ................................................................................................................................................... 73-74 6 From the Principal’s Desk What should you expect from a Testaments, especially in their theological college? original languages. We believe that the Bible is the inerrant word The answer to that question of God and the supreme rule will obviously depend on who of Christian faith and practice. you are and why you wish to Knowing the Bible well is the key undertake the particular course to a fruitful ministry. you have chosen. Some of you will no doubt have specific Second, we believe that that it vocational ambitions in mind, is not enough to study the Bible while others may simply want to in an academic sense. Receiving have a more informed faith that Scripture as the word of God gives you greater confidence in should be a transformative your Christian witness. experience that challenges your present life so that you can be Perhaps a good guide for renewed into the life of Christ. developing realistic expectations for your time at PTC is found Third, at PTC we not only want in the apostle Paul’s words to to improve your knowledge; Timothy on the foundations of a we are also here to help you fruitful ministry: perfect your God-given gifts in ministry through supervised “All Scripture is God-breathed opportunities in leading, and is useful for teaching, teaching, preaching, witnessing, rebuking, correcting and training counseling and pastoral care. in righteousness, that the man/ woman of God may be fully If you are a person who is looking equipped for every good work” for a deeper knowledge of (2 Tim 3:16, 17). Scripture, if you want to grow in godliness and develop your gifts So, what should you expect from for use in ministry, then why not PTC? consider studying with us? First, we are a College whose focus is on studying and Peter Hastie understanding the inspired PRINCIPAL Scriptures of the Old and New 7 About us Statement of Belief • Word-based: Since the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, all our teaching and study The Presbyterian Theological College is an must be grounded in Holy Scripture as our primary Evangelical and Reformed college which authority and focus on certainty, not doubt or teaches in accordance with the standards of the theory; Presbyterian Church of Australia. The Supreme Standard is the Word of God which comprises the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. In • Evangelical & Reformed: The whole Christian addition, the Subordinate Standard of the Church tradition provides a rich resource for biblical is the Westminster Confession of Faith read in the and theological teaching, but especially the light of the Declaratory Statement of 1901. Evangelical and Reformed heritage of doctrine and spirituality; Our Priority • Grace-motivated: The foundation of all we teach The Bible tells us that the chief aim in life is to and practise is the Gospel of God’s sovereign glorify God by receiving eternal salvation through grace, embodied and secured for us in Jesus faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Since we receive Christ alone; this precious gift through hearing the Gospel and calling upon the name of the Lord, it is essential • Grounded in godliness: that we use the best means to secure the faithful True
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