This is an introduction to the historical background of Pentateuch and the “former prophets”. The course covers the old testament canon, the foundations of Israel in the Patriarchal, the conquest and settlement in Canaan by Israelites and reasons for the establishment of the united Monarchy under David and Solomon and the subsequent division into two Kingdoms.

This general introductory course covers the historical, political and cultural background of the Jewish people from 168BC to AD135. A comprehensive survey of the four Gospels including authorship, dating crucial issues and with special reference to the life and ministry of Jesus will be studied.

This course consists of the basic spiritual disciplines, which include the inward disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting and the outward disciplines of simplicity, submission service, with major emphasis in relationship to God and in personal as well as corporate aspects of the Christian life.

This course introduces the basic research methods, strategies and the fundamental skill of writing papers. Critical writing with particular attention to logical fallacy will also be studied.

This course is compulsory for those who did not possess a credit pass in SPM or equivalent. It introduces the basic grammatical structures and vocabulary in the theological field.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

Choir is an integral part of theological education training in M.T.S. Thus all students are compulsory to attend. The choir sings at school events such as graduation and convocation, and occasionally at local churches.

Learn the basic musical languages, including scales, intervals, melody, rhythm, notation, expressions, and musical terms.

The second part of this introductory course includes a survey of the minor prophetic, wisdom and apocalyptic literatures. The course covers the studies of the divided kingdom; the impart of the dominance of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires on the life and faith of Israelites, the incidents resulting the Exile and thereafter and their restoration before Maccabean War.

This course explores the growth of the apostolic church and the life and ministry of Paul. An introduction to Pauline Epistles and other writings of the New Testament, including the background, main themes and critical matters related to the crucial texts will be discussed.

This introduces the principles of interpretation with special attention to both the content and context in the interpretation of words and texts in the Bible. Recent theories of interpretation are critically taken into consideration.

This course discusses the principles and processes of communicating from one culture to another. Focus on the relevance of incarnation as the model for cross-cultural communication of the Gospel and Contextualization.

This continuing course of English I will continue to pursue the advanced English language discipline and introduce more theological terminologies.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

Choir is an integral part of theological education training in M.T.S. Thus all students are compulsory to attend. The choir sings at school events such as graduation and convocation, and occasionally at local churches.

This course is a study of structure, theological motifs and exegesis of the texts of the Pentateuch. Selected texts and portions from the Pentateuch will be studied.

This course covers a brief survey of the development of New Testament theology, the nature and method of New Testament theology. The structure of New Testament theology, the variety and unity of theology in the New Testament authors, especially with Pauline theology, and the presuppositions in contemporary treatment of New Testament Theology will be covered.

This course focuses in-depth on the initiatives taken by groups, agencies, and/or individuals to extend the gospel across geographical, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic boundaries from the first century to the present. It aims to study the nature and value of each mission contribution within its own context, assessing what the specific situation demanded and how effectively that need was met.

This introductory course is designed to provide an overview upon the meaning, role and function of Christian education in the total ministry of the Church. Theory of the formulation of Christian education will be studied with the purpose of guiding the students with the necessary resources so as to build a contextualized Christian education for the local Church.

This introductory course is to study the theory of preaching, including principles of sermon preparation, the nature and content in preaching. Different types of sermons will be prepared and discussed.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

Choir is an integral part of theological education training in M.T.S. Thus all students are compulsory to attend. The choir sings at school events such as graduation and convocation, and occasionally at local churches.

This course is a study of the structure, and probable setting of Mark in relation to the other Gospels. That includes the outlining the argument of passages, doing word studies, validating exegetical decisions.

This course is designed to help students familiarize with the major theological themes in the Old Testament. Topics covered include: The historical development of Old Testament theology, the promise plan of God, the messianic primer, object of proclamation, and plan of salvation. Attempt will be made to organize the various themes into a consistent whole throughout the Old Testament.

This deals with the challenges and skills of cross-cultural communication and investigates the processes of encounter, adaptation, identification and communication. It aims to provide an introduction to methods of culture learning and understanding and the anthropological and linguistic tools for new language acquisition as an adult learner.

This course is the implementation act upon the theoretical stage in the Christian Education I. It includes planning of educational ministries for children, youth, adults and elderly people in the local Church. The special attention is given to adaptation and use of curriculum resources with the aim of developing the students to conduct the education work such as leading bible-study, Sunday school, home cell group, membership and lay-leader training in the local Church.

A study of various aspects of the missionary calling with special focus on spiritual formation, cross-cultural living, mission/church relations, language learning, and the missionary’s family.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

Choir is an integral part of theological education training in M.T.S. Thus all students are compulsory to attend. The choir sings at school events such as graduation and convocation, and occasionally at local churches.

Systematic theology is the subject studying the foundational doctrines of the Christian faith. It will be studied biblically, historically, and contemporarily. This course covers the following areas:

1. Introduction to Theology, which includes the definition, nature, methodology and task of theology, its relation to other theological disciplines, revelation, and authority of the Words of God.
2. The doctrine of God, which includes the person, his Trinitarian mode of existence and attributes, and the work of God.
3. Christology and Soteriology, which study the person and work of the Lord, Jesus Christ, including the two natures, the names and offices of Christ, the covenant of grace and various aspects of his atonement.

A study of Islam, its history, doctrines and practices, and its current trends. Strategies of outreach to these people.

A study of the particular features of Christian Mission in the urban context, including a biblical view of the city, the development of urbanization in history and the implications of the growth of urbanization in the modern world for governments, communities and for the hristian church. Consideration will also be given to the characteristics of appropriate and effective evangelism and church growth in urban situations, and to the variety of Christian developmental responses to the special needs of people in cities.

This subject covers the issues of missionary screening, training, field adjustment, personal and family crises, missionary retention, conflict management, spiritual formation, children’s education, resignation, retirement and re-entry.

Principles and procedures of cross-cultural church planting and development of missionary churches into self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating indigenous churches, covering the goals and priorities, methods and milestones, staffing and teamwork, facilities and resources, development of leadership. Contextualization of church planting is considered.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

Choir is an integral part of theological education training in M.T.S. Thus all students are compulsory to attend. The choir sings at school events such as graduation and convocation, and occasionally at local churches.

A study of early church examples of missions through tent-making, be aware of the present world situations in entering countries as missionary roles, esp. the closed-door countries, thus tent-making as professionals, social workers, skilled workers, labour workers, erve legal and practical ways of entries. By living among the People Groups as Christ-like, Gospel is preached with good communicating and serving cross-cultural skills.

This course is to examine the biblical and theological foundations of worship, and the development of worship in church history to the present day. It also explores the theological implications of the Church Calendar, music, arts and the use of symbols in worship. Furthermore, the students are equipped with the skills of creative worship design and leadership.

This course is the last portion of the Christian faith, which covers the following areas:

1. Pneumatology. This part of study emphasizes the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The contemporary charismatic movements may also be discussed.
2. Ecclesiology. The study of the Church will consider the nature, role and government of the Church, the initiatory rite and continuing rite of the Church as well as the unity of the Church.
3. Eschatology. The study of Last Things will cover the status and classification of eschatology. Individual eschatology, the second coming, millennial and tribulation views and the general eschatology (final states).

This introduces the constitution, general rules, social principles, organization and administration and general services of the Methodist Church in Malaysia.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

Choir is an integral part of theological education training in M.T.S. Thus all students are compulsory to attend. The choir sings at school events such as graduation and convocation, and occasionally at local churches.

Biblical and Theological foundations of Christian Apologetics are examined. A survey of its historical background will be undertaken forms skills of Christian Apologetics are to be introduced.

A study of the place of the local church in missions, principles and methods of building missionary churches, and the relationship of the missions’ societies to the local church. It is a practical examination of curriculum planning and lay involvement based on appropriate understandings of missions and age- appropriate learning. Provide church leaders an opportunity to design a plan or curriculum to increase involvement in missions.

This course provides students with a foundational understanding of ethical considerations, including those related to gender and/or sexuality, women, and children, within the framework of Christian beliefs and practices. Through the study of Christian Ethics, students develop the necessary knowledge and skills to critically analyze and engage with gender-related and other ecclesial and social issues from an ethical perspective, fostering a commitment to promote social holiness, justice and peace within the Methodist community and the public arena.

An introductory course to understand the spirituality and the theology of John Wesley. Its purpose is to restore the distinctive Wesleyan heritage to the Methodist people. Attention will also be given to Wesley’s class system and meeting. Classic & contemporary Wesleyan hymns will be introduced.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

Choir is an integral part of theological education training in M.T.S. Thus all students are compulsory to attend. The choir sings at school events such as graduation and convocation, and occasionally at local churches.

Through class learning, clinical pastoral care, group sharing and interaction, trainees gain insight into how their families of origin, life experiences, belief systems and other factors shape their identity as individuals and pastors. At the same time, they would have a better and deeper understanding of the people they serve. In addition to the five-day intensive course, trainees are required to complete not less than 45 hours of pastoral practice, submit verbatim reports, book reports and reflection paper to integrate their learning, and enhance the personal and professional growth.

This continuing course of Homiletic I will help students to prepare a variety of sermons and to learn to preach in classes or videotaped for a critical review by classmates and lecturer. M. Div. Students will take this course in the second semester of their third-year study.

This course provides an introduction to basic counseling theory, in which students will be equipped as a knowledgeable pastoral counselor. It includes the basic counseling skills in terms of basic methods of interviewing and intervention. It also stresses the practices of ounseling skills. This includes examination of oneself, and an experimental learning approach to integrate information with life experiences. Students may also offer case-study during class sessions to allow demonstration of counseling skills in terms of role play.

This course aims to survey the theological trend in Asia. Various Asian theologies will be examined. They may include theologies from Malaysia, Korea, India, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and etc.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

Choir is an integral part of theological education training in M.T.S. Thus all students are compulsory to attend. The choir sings at school events such as graduation and convocation, and occasionally at local churches.