…in the Bible, Missional Discipleship and Leadership
Wantirna (VIC) in person, hybrid, full-time, part-time and evening.
Launceston (TAS) in person, full-time, live on campus see worldview.edu.au.
Albany & Perth (WA) in person and hybrid, full-time see albanybaptist.com.au/traininghub.
Anywhere Online self-paced option (through Wantirna campus)
Eastern Vocational Education and Training (VET) nationally accredited courses delivered by MST and Eastern faculty and our partners in other locations.
“I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another.”
Romans 15:14
In our missional discipleship training model we have incorporated a number of elements that will contribute to your growth and formation as a disciple of Jesus Christ. Our prayer is to see you grow in goodness, knowledge and competent skills and abilities. These foundations will establish you well for God’s calling on your life to be Christ-like in all your current and future spheres of life and influence.
God – you will grow in your relationship with the Father, Son and Spirit through conversation with Him and by practicing the Spiritual disciplines, grounding your wellbeing in Him
Bible – you will grow in Bible knowledge that we trust the Holy Spirit will use to transform your hearts and characters to be more Christlike, in humility, grace and truth
Community – you will be encouraged to be more intentional and grow in your local church community, while also being blessed from being a part of the MST-Eastern community, or the Worldview (TAS), Albany (WA) or online community
Mentoring – you will participate in a mentoring relationship with a leader or mature Christian from your local church, or otherwise with a ministry leader, to help integrate discipleship growth
Ministry experience – you will participate in a local church based ministry, or in a missional business or ministry context, to help grow in skills and knowledge in service and outreach. This course is ideally taken in-conjunction with a church or ministry based, formal or informal, internship program
Mission experience – you will participate in an outreach with a local church or local ministry, and/or on an overseas trip with a Missions Interlink agency, during the mid-year or summer break
Prayer and the Arts – you will together explore prayer and the arts through our chapel and prayer times, grounding your discipleship in expectant prayer
The following units of study will provide the solid biblical foundation for your practical training. These will be taught by lecturers and trainers from both MST and Eastern faculties in Wantirna and online, and by our partners Worldview in TAS and the Great Southern Training Hub in WA.
NAT11237001 Apply knowledge of the Bible (Core)
While the Bible is made up of many books and letters, it holds themes that run through the Bible which are very important to understanding God and His purposes for the world. This Unit traces the most important theme of salvation through the Old Testament and New Testament, while exploring other important themes as well. This unit will help you begin to form a solid biblical theology. (Text – Vaughan Roberts, God’s Big Picture)
NAT11237002 Interpret biblical texts (Core)
Practical skills in how to use and interpret the Bible are acquired in this unit, including topics where did the Bible come from, what was the context and setting of the Bible, and how do we apply it to today’s cultures. A focus of this unit will be the study of the book of Philippians and the Psalms. You will learn how to prepare a Bible study. (Text – Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth)
NAT11237008 Use Christian spiritual practices to support own personal development (Elective)
NAT11238014 Lead a process of Christian Discipleship (Elective)
Our most important call is to follow Jesus. This unit helps you to apply the teachings of Jesus to life and ministry through a study of the Gospel of Mark. Further reflection is given to personal formation which considers and practices the spiritual disciplines of a faithful disciple, with a focus on emotional wellbeing and identity formation in Christ. (Text – Adele A Calhoun, Spiritual Disciplines Handbook)
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people (Elective) and MSMSUP106 Work in a team (Elective)
Through selected readings from the book of Acts, this unit helps students to identify and develop skills for learning about and working with people who are different or from other cultures. We consider the idea of Cultural Intelligence. Team life is explored and what makes for a great team member working on a multi-cultural team. (Text – David A Livermore, Cultural Intelligence: Improving your CQ to engage our multicultural world)
NAT11237003 Develop and apply knowledge of key Christian beliefs (Core)
This unit introduces the student to the foundational beliefs of the Christian faith and to systematic theology. Topics include, God, the Trinity, the person of Jesus, the work of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Church and the Spiritual world. (Text – Various readings)
NAT11237005 Apply Christian ethics to contemporary issues (Elective)
This unit covers a number of ethical issues that we are confronted with today from a biblical perspective, with Jesus’ teachings, and reflections on the Sermon on the Mount, central to our considerations. (Text – Andrew Cameron, The Joined-Up Life)
NAT11237006 Explain Christian beliefs to a non-Christian audience (Elective)
This unit will help you grow in skills of sharing God’s story and our story both in our context and cross-culturally. Different tools will be practiced, including a consideration of the 3D gospel – Guilt/Innocence, Honour/Shame, Fear/Power. The idea of running disciple making Growth Groups and discipling others will be explored and practiced. (Texts – Colin Marshall, Growth Groups, Mark Dever, Discipling: How to help others follow Jesus, Ajith Fernando, Discipling in a Multicultural World)
Stephen Andrews graduated from BCV in 2004 with an MDiv in Biblical Studies. This equipped him well for his time of service overseas, where he and his family were involved in church planting, training church leaders through reopening a small vocational Bible college and co-founding a ‘mission as education’ primary and secondary school. Prior to heading overseas, Stephen served as a Youth Pastor at Canterbury Baptist Church, was involved with AFES in CU at Deakin Uni, Burwood where he studied accounting, and enjoyed participating in summer Coffee Shops with Youth Dimension and outreaches with OM. His parents graduated from MBI, which was significant in their formation and his childhood. Just ask him what GMT means! He recently graduated from MST with an MTS, and continues to serve as a missions leader from here in Melbourne.
For Overseas students:
An applicant for studies in this course will be deemed to have sufficient English proficiency if:
American Samoa; Australia; Botswana; Canada; Fiji; Ghana; Guyana; Ireland; Jamaica; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; USA; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
American Samoa; Australia; Botswana; Canada; Fiji; Ghana; Guyana; Ireland; Jamaica; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; USA; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
was completed in an institution which is listed in the International Handbook of Universities, World Higher Education Database, UK Naric Database or AEI NOOSR guides or an institution accredited through one of ICETE’s registered accrediting bodies and is confirmed by the institution as having been conducted and examined solely in the English language.
IELTS General
Minimum Results – 6 Overall Band score
TOEFL (Paper based)
Minimum Results – 507
TOEFL (Internet)
Minimum Results – 64
Pearson Test of English (Academic)
Minimum Results – 50
Cambridge English Advanced
Minimum Results – 169
Reference: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L00366/latest/text viewed on 26/6/2024
Eastern College Australia values the history, culture and languages of First Nations people and we welcome their participation in all of our courses.
This course is designed to help you grow as a disciple, which is an essential process for any growing Christian. This is also foundational for Christian leadership.
For a breakdown on the fees for this course please visit our fees page.
The course fees for Launceston and Albany are different – please refer to their locally published course fees.
Contact our course coordinator and see how this course can be embedded into a church, mission or business internship program.
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