See below for the individual units (subjects) currently available. Please go to Courses for information on our undergraduate and postgraduate courses. We encourage you to contact our registrars to start a conversation about what units might best suit your needs.
Units are available in the following modes:
- On-Campus: units in this mode are delivered face-to-face in the classroom only.
- Off-Campus: units in this mode are delivered live online only.
- Hybrid: units in this mode are delivered both on-campus and off-campus concurrently.
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AQF: 5/6/8, hybrid
INTENSIVE
Lecture Week: Monday 17 – Friday 21 April 2023
NT002-512i/612i
The church is far from perfect; whether we have in mind the early church or the church today. How did the church get started? What issues did those first Christians struggle with? How did God use his people to spread the light of the gospel from its beginnings in Judea and Jerusalem to the very heart of the Roman Empire?..
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AQF: 8, hybrid
WORKSHOP
17 May 2023
PC117-803
Biblical preaching is instrumental in growth in character. Deepen your grasp of the processes involved in this divine-human project...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9, hybrid
INTENSIVE
Lecture Week: Monday 10 – Friday 14 July 2023
EM026-612i/712i/812i + EM205-912i (Capstone)
As we read Paul's missionary journeys in the book of Acts, we see that his ministry trips to cities resulted not just in people coming to faith, but in local churches being established. Much of the New Testament consists of Paul writing to these churches. This dynamic has led many to agree with Tom Hale, a medical missionary to Nepal, who wrote, "The essential core ministry in missions is the winning of people to Christ and forming them into congregations—that is, evangelism and church planting"...
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AQF: 7/8/9, hybrid
INTENSIVE
Seminar Week: Monday 10 – Friday 14 July 2023
PC204-7/8/912
The purpose of this unit is to enable Christian leaders to develop insight into the dynamics of conflict within church communities and to acquire skills in prevention, management and the recovery from conflicted situations...
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AQF: 8, on-campus
WORKSHOPS
Workshop 1: Wednesday 12 – Friday 14 July 2023
PC043-824i
We live in an era when Christian leadership is intensely challenging. It is more important than ever for leaders to find competent support for effective ministry and personal development. Christian mentoring is an intentional 1 to 1 ministry that helps good leaders flourish as thoughtful and secure Christian disciples in the midst of the challenges of ministry and life.
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AQF: 6/8, on-campus
SEMESTER 2 2023
Monday + Thursday Daytime Unit
LA006-612/812
In this unit we continue our introduction and experience in reading the language in which the New Testament was written. This prepares you to read straightforward parts of the Greek New Testament for yourself, be equipped for consulting New Testament commentaries based on the Greek text and reading books which discuss or refer to Greek words and expressions. New Testament Greek is a prerequisite for the study of degree New Testament units with Greek exegesis in the Bachelor of Theology and Master of Divinity...
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AQF: 5/6/8, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Monday Daytime Unit
CH002-512/612/812
We can only properly make sense of our present if we understand our past. Our numerous Protestant denominations only make sense if we understand the Reformation of the 16th Century. Whether we identify ourselves as modern or post-modern, we are indebted to the Enlightenment of the 18th Century. Our ability to understand the American Presidential race depends in part on how well we have grasped the rise of fundamentalism in the 19th Century...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9 hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Monday Daytime Unit
NT008-612/712/812 + NT206-912 (Specialised Studies)
Luke was a doctor, a theologian, a careful historian and a follower of Jesus – the evangelist who recorded Jesus’ momentous words to Zacchaeus, “Today salvation has come to this house.” This unit studies the Gospel of Luke in its context as one of the three Synoptic Gospels, considering the question of what kind of writing the Gospels actually are...
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AQF: 6/8, off-campus
SEMESTER 2 2023
Monday Evening Unit
LA006-612/812
In this unit we continue our introduction and experience in reading the language in which the New Testament was written. This prepares you to read straightforward parts of the Greek New Testament for yourself, be equipped for consulting New Testament commentaries based on the Greek text and reading books that discuss or refer to Greek words and expressions...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Tuesday Daytime Unit
PC003-612/712/812 + PC206-912 (Specialised Studies)
Christian ministry is grounded in God’s love for people in the gospel of Jesus Christ. That means Christian ministry is necessarily about loving and caring for people, so that they love and trust Christ. Ministry to people can be challenging at the best of times, especially when people are faced with crises and tragedies...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9, on-campus
SEMESTER 2 2023
Tuesday Daytime Unit
TH002-612/712/812 + TH206-912 (Specialised Studies)
Theology affects all of life. It is intensely practical. It answers the meaning of life questions such as, 'Who am I? What is my purpose? How can I live well?' – by stepping back to see the centrality of God himself to our lives and the universe. As Augustine said, 'You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.'
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AQF: 6/7/8/9, on-campus
SEMESTER 2 2023
Tuesday Daytime Unit
EM026-612/712/812 + EM205-912 (Capstone)
As we read Paul's missionary journeys in the book of Acts, we see that his ministry trips to cities resulted not just in people coming to faith, but in local churches being established. Much of the New Testament consists of Paul writing to these churches. This dynamic has led many to agree with Tom Hale, a medical missionary to Nepal, who wrote, "The essential core ministry in missions is the winning of people to Christ and forming them into congregations—that is, evangelism and church planting"...
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AQF: 5/6/8, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Tuesday Evening Unit
NT002-512/612/812
The church is far from perfect, whether we have in mind the early church or the church today. How did the church get started? What issues did those first Christians struggle with? How did God use his people to spread the light of the gospel from its beginnings in Judea and Jerusalem to the very heart of the Roman Empire?..
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AQF: 6/7/8/9, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Wednesday Daytime Unit
TH103-612/712/812 + TH205-912 (Capstone) + TH206-912 (Specialised Studies)
There is no more important question in life than, “What must I do to be saved?” The doctrines of grace are concerned with God’s plan of salvation from election through to glorification, through which he brings about his eternal purposes for his creation, and in particular, for those he has chosen by grace to be his people. They also describe how the finished work of Jesus Christ is applied by the regenerating and sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit to the believer, who by virtue of their union with Christ, is justified, adopted and perfected to share in his glory...
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AQF: 5/6/8, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Wednesday Daytime Unit
OT002-512/612/812
'Get Wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.’ (Proverbs 4:7). Would you like to grow in your understanding of the Old Testament’s wisdom and prophecy books? Would you like to deepen your knowledge of God, as well as be equipped with tools for doing your own study and teaching of some of the least read books of the Bible?..
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AQF: 6/7/8/9 hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Wednesday Daytime Unit
NT009-612/712/812 + NT207-912 (Specialised Studies)
Luke was a doctor, a theologian, a careful historian and a follower of Jesus – the evangelist who recorded Jesus’ momentous words to Zacchaeus, “Today salvation has come to this house.” This unit studies the Gospel of Luke in its context as one of the three Synoptic Gospels, considering the question of what kind of writing the Gospels actually are...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Wednesday Evening Unit
EM021-612/712/812 + EM205-912 (Capstone)
Over 4 billion people in the world follow traditional religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Islam. Perhaps God has given you an interest in helping people in these religions find Jesus? This unit will help you do that. In it, we explore the basic beliefs, practices, and some deeply held assumptions of Animists, Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Thursday Daytime Unit
OT014-612/712/812 + OT206-912 (Specialised Studies)
Our study of exilic prophecy will focus on the often-neglected book of Ezekiel. While this book offers a number of challenges for modern readers with its bizarre sign acts, oracles of judgment, and fantastic visions – these features communicate a unique and important message that should contribute to our picture of God and his relationship with his world. In particular, the book of Ezekiel portrays the holiness of God and the betrayal of his people in confronting and shocking language...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9 hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Thursday Daytime Unit
OT015-612/712/812 + OT207-912 (Specialised Studies)
Our study of exilic prophecy will focus on the often-neglected book of Ezekiel. While this book offers a number of challenges for modern readers with its bizarre sign acts, oracles of judgment, and fantastic visions – these features communicate a unique and important message that should contribute to our picture of God and his relationship with his world. In particular, the book of Ezekiel portrays the holiness of God and the betrayal of his people in confronting and shocking language...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9 hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Thursday Daytime Unit
EM060-612/712/812 + EM205-912 (Capstone) + EM206-912 (Specialised Studies)
Our God is a God of mission. The gospel is for people of every nation, tribe and tongue, in Australia and to the ends of the earth. We all affirm it but how should it impact our lives and our churches here? Should we just focus on our own neighbourhood and let others work out the rest? What does it look like to faithfully serve God’s global mission at home? What is our role locally and further afield?...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9 hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Thursday Evening Unit
TH104-612/712/812 + TH205-912 (Capstone) + TH206-912 (Specialised Studies)
For Christians, church is a central part of life. But what, according to the Bible, is the church? What is it we are seeking to do when we gather? What is the church’s nature and essential marks? In this unit we’ll explore the many facets of what church ministry is: how churches differ about decision making and governance; why some baptise infants but others don’t; how churches might be diminishing the importance of the Lord’s Supper; and how can pastors, and others in church leadership, pray biblically and helpfully for God’s people...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Friday Daytime Unit
EM014-612/712/812 + EM205-912 (Capstone) + EM206-912 (Specialised Studies)
Are you teaching, training, or discipling anyone from a different cultural background than your own? Or do you think you might be in the next few years? If so, this unit is designed to equip you to do this well...
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AQF: 6/7/8/9, hybrid
SEMESTER 2 2023
Friday Daytime Unit
PC048-612/712/812 + PC206-912 (Specialised Studies)
In our churches every week there are people wrestling with life’s difficulties. The problems of death, disease, political unrest and terrorism create considerable angst and fear. In today’s church how do we address God’s people dealing with such turmoil? How do we communicate the timeless truths of the gospel and connect them with our broken world? How does Christ make a difference? In what ways do people best hear and understand these truths? How does the Bible speak to our deepest longings?..
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AQF: 6/8, on-campus
SEMESTER 2 2023
Friday Daytime Unit
LA004-612/812
This unit continues building a solid framework for engaging with Biblical Hebrew texts in their original language. By completing both Biblical Hebrew A (Semester 1) and B, students will be in a position to work directly with the Hebrew scriptures, and to continue translation and exegesis of Old Testament texts. After these units, students will be able to take Old Testament exegesis units in the Hebrew stream...
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AQF: 5/6/8, on-campus
SEMESTER 2 2023
Friday Daytime Unit
NT002-512/612/812
The church is far from perfect, whether we have in mind the early church or the church today. How did the church get started? What issues did those first Christians struggle with? How did God use his people to spread the light of the gospel from its beginnings in Judea and Jerusalem to the very heart of the Roman Empire?..
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AQF: 7/8/9, hybrid
INTENSIVE
Lecture Week: Monday 4 – Friday 8 September 2023
OT042-712i/812i/912i + OT205-912i (Capstone)
1 & 2 Samuel are often seen as the most literarily sophisticated books of the Bible. Gripping stories of Samuel, Saul and David combine to describe the dawn of Israel's monarchy. The central character, however, is God himself. And the obvious focus on history is actually made subordinate to communicating life-changing theology. Ultimately, God's choice of David forms an essential backdrop for understanding Jesus as messiah and king...
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AQF: 6/7/8 hybrid
INTENSIVE
Lecture Week: Monday 25 – Friday 29 September 2023
PC047-612i/712i/812i
There are not many more important responsibilities in the life of the church than the task of preaching God's word. Whether it is speaking to children, youth, at evangelistic outreaches, or to a Sunday congregation, communicating God's timeless truth in the Bible with accuracy, pastoral warmth, and relevance is a challenging task that requires diligence, prayer, and hard work. But where do you start? What is the process of moving from the ancient text to the modern world?..
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AQF: 8, hybrid
WORKSHOP
25 October 2022
PC118-803
We teach the Bible to people who watch TV, stream movies, share YouTube clips, visit galleries and discuss books with their friends. How do we bring the Bible into the conversation with integrity and insight?..
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AQF: 9 online
MICS
Postgraduate Unit
EM033-912
This unit will provide participants with an understanding of anthropological concepts and insights as tools for contemporary ministry, especially cross-cultural ministry. In light of this understanding, it will enable participants to exegete the cultural context in which they are serving...
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AQF: 9 online
MICS
Postgraduate Unit
EM049-912
This unit will enable participants to investigate the principles of healthy multicultural teamwork, to reflect on their own and others’ experiences of serving in multicultural teams, and to more effectively work as part of a team composed of people from diverse cultural backgrounds...
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AQF: 8/9 online
MICS
Postgraduate Unit
EM039-812/912
This unit will enable participants to understand the patterns and principles of disciple making and mentoring in the Scriptures and the ways these principles are expressed in various cultures. Building on this understanding, participants will be helped to develop contextually appropriate ways of discipling people in their particular ministry setting...
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AQF: 9 online
MICS
Postgraduate Unit
EM052-912
This unit will enable participants to understand the principles of contextualisation in order to construct a framework for approaching contextualisation in any specific cultural context. It will help participants to develop contextualised ways to communicate the gospel in their context as well as contribute to the development of the church...
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