About the Certificate

The ECLL enhances your learning experience in four unique ways:

1. Designed for busy lay leaders;

2. Interactions with skilled trainers who will help you apply your marketplace knowledge to your church setting using a biblical lens;

3. Guidance from Leader Mentors who themselves have substantial experience as senior lay leaders, and who are also skilled mentors;

4. Modular and practically-oriented assignments that help you apply your learning immediately to your church context.

Format

Hybrid

Lessons

16

Duration

12 Feb - 29 Oct 2022

Instructor

BGST Faculty and Leader Mentors

Dr Lai Pak Wah is Principal and Lecturer in Church History and Historical Theology. He is also Deacon of Adult Education at Mt Carmel BP Church

Dr Tan Seng Kong is Lecturer in Systematic and Spiritual Theology

Dr Kwa Kiem Kiok is Lecturer in Missiology and Interdisciplinary Studies

Mr Quek Tze Ming is Lecturer in New Testament, New Testament Greek and Hermeneutics. He is also Associate Ministry Staff (Pulpit & Discipleship) at Zion (Bishan) B-P Church

Dr Ho Boon Tiong is BGST Leader Mentor, Principal Consultant Educationist at ClassPoint Consulting and Chairperson of the Local Church Executive Committee of Bedok Methodist Church

Mr Chang Wen Wei is BGST Leader Mentor, and Senior Consultant and Coach at Rohei, an executive training and coaching firm. He was also formerly the Chairperson of Geylang Evangelical Free Church


Biblical Graduate School of Theology

BGST aims to bridge the gap between vocation and theology; we offer a thorough and systematic training programme for the whole people of God. This serves to help them live out their Christian faith in their vocations and be more effective in serving God, whether they are professionals in the workplace or Christian ministries.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    ECLL Information Brochure

  • 2

    Module 1: Biblical & Theological Foundations

    • Module 1 Overview

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Module 1 Synopsis

    • Session 1: How to Read the Bible-Slides

    • Session 1: How to Read the Bible Part 1 Lecture

    • Session 1: How to Read the Bible Part 2 Lecture

    • Session 1: How to Read the Bible Part 3 Lecture

    • Session 2: Biblical Theology

    • Session 2: Biblical Theology - Lecture

    • Session 3: Fundamentals of the Christian Faith: Apostles Creed pt 1 - Lecture

    • Session 3: Apostles Creed pt 2 - Lecture

    • Session 3: Apostles' Creed - Lecture Slides

    • Session 3: Calvin's Institutes ch. 16 excerpt

    • Session 4: Church History for Cultural Engagement (Zoom)

    • History of the Church Engaging Culture (7 Parts)

    • History of the Church Engaging Culture
  • 3

    Module 2: Spiritual Formation of Self & Others

    • Module 2 Overview

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Module 2 Synopsis

    • Session 1: Foundations of Christian Spirituality - Resources

    • Session 1: Foundations of Christian Spirituality - Lecture

    • Session 1: Foundations of Christian Spirituality - Lecture Slides

    • Session 2: Everyday Spirituality - Resources

    • Session 2a: Learning from the Benedictines - Prerecorded Lecture

    • Session 2b: Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality pt. 1 - Lecture

    • Session 2b: Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality pt. 2 - Lecture

    • Session 2b: Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality - Lecture Slides

    • Session 3: Loving God, Loving Self, & Loving Others - Resources

    • Session 3: Loving Others in Listening to Others - Lecture

    • Session 3: Loving Others in Listening to Others - Lecture slides

    • Session 3: Optional Reading - Fairbairn, "The Heart of Christianity"

    • Session 4: Half-Day Spiritual Retreat - Disciplines of Self Care

    • Session 4: Lecture pt. 1

    • Session 4 Reading: Huggett, "Why Ignatian Spirituality Hooks Protestants"
  • 4

    Module 3: Christian Leadership

    • Module 3 Overview

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Module 3 Synopsis

    • Session 1: Frameworks for Leadership

    • Session 1 Lecture: Frameworks for Leadership

    • Session 2: Leading Teams with Belbin

    • Session 3: Coaching & Facilitation

    • Session 4: Ministry Strategy & Design

    • Session 2: Leading Teams with Belbin

    • Session 3: Coaching for Lay Leadership

    • Session 3: Coaching Lecture Notes
  • 5

    Module 4: Core Ministry Skills

    • Module 4 Synopsis Ministry Skills

    • Session 1: The Church as an Organisation

    • Session 2: Financial Governance in the Church

    • Session 3

    • Session 4

    • Session 2: Financial Governance in the Church

    • Session 2: Governance

    • Session 1: Church as an Organisation

    • Session 3: Project Management