Chin Academy Lifelong Learning Center

This course is designed the learners to be familiar with the principles of organizational leadership and develop leadership skills. It introduces the nature, types, and principles of leadership. It deals with various elements of administrative process including goal setting and achieving, organizing people, and supervision and equipping others. It will also help student evaluate themselves and develop as leaders.

This survey course introduces the learners to the field of sociology with the special attention to the major issues, ideas, and principles of social structure, social institutions, social processes, and social change. It will look at sociology from a Christian perspective in to help the help students understand and relate Christianity to a secular society. A special emphasis will be given to using sociological methods in reading and interpreting the Bible.

The study of the history and teachings of the living religions on the purpose of developing contextualized missionary approaches to these living faiths in the world.

The course introduces the basic features of Microsoft Office, Window operating system, and file management. It covers Window 11, Word, and PowerPoint. 

Continuation of Greek for ministry. 

This course introduces the students to basic vocabulary and grammar of the New Testament Greek. It introduces the student to such basic concepts and skills as lessons in language, phrasing, textual criticism, translation, and word studies. Students will read and translate selected passages from the Greek New Testament. This course aims to instill the love of reading and exegeting God's word in its original language. This course is a prerequisite for GR248 New Testament Greek for Ministry 2 where students will complete the introductory grammar of the New Testament Greek. (3 Units). 

This course will cover how theological concepts are understood and applied in the modern world. It will explores how theology adapts and interacts with social issues, political ideologies, intellectual challenges, ethical and moral dilemmas, cultural changes, and other issues relevant to contemporary life. It will examine the relationship between faith and reason, the role of religion in public life, and the impact of science on theological thinking. It will include studying the works of key modern influential theological thinkers and exploring with theologies from different cultural contexts, including liberation theology, feminist theology, postmodern theology, and postcolonial theology. 

This course is a survey of major Christian Doctrines that aims to equip 
the student to have a deeper understanding of the Christian faith. These 
doctrines are theological truths drawn from scripture.

This course looks at where the Baptists came from what they believe and how they govern their churches. The course also explores the ordinances and practices of the Baptists.

Students will look at how the Baptists have changed over time from the 1600s, to now. They will examine what the Baptists believe like baptizing people who're old enough to decide for themselves and being free to practice their own religion.

The students will also look at how the Baptists make decisions in their churches and think about whether this way of doing things good or bad. They will consider what the Baptists do when they worship, what they think is important and how they try to make the world a better place. The course will also look at what the Baptists are doing around the world. The course integrates historical, theological, and practical perspectives for ministry, scholarship, and faithful Baptist identity

This advanced homiletics course is a deep dive into the art and soul of biblical preaching. Grounded in exegetical rigor and theological depth, this course focuses on the pastoral formation of the preacher as much as the craft of the sermon. 

Students will explore how to honor the diverse literary genre of the Scripture through varied homiletical forms. They will wrestle with what it means to preach biblical faithful within a worship service and how to connect ancient truths to the diverse and real-world contexts of modern ministry. At its heart, this course focuses on the preacher's calling to be a faithful steward of the Word who strives for accuracy to the Biblical text and a clarity of though that makes the depth of biblical truth accessible.

This course emphasizes the cultivating a pastoral sensivity that speaks directly to the soul while refining the practical skills needed to communicate God's truth effectively to a local congregation. 

A study of the teaching methods of Christ and other biblical approaches as well as principles, implementation, and evaluation of the teaching-learning process. It is design to instill Christ-like attitude in teaching develop creative skills in writing lesson plans, conducting peer-teaching, developing and applying instructional strategies. 

This course dives into the biblical foundations of pastoring and what it actually looks like to lead a local church. You’ll explore your identity and calling as a minister while learning how to bridge deep theology with the everyday real-world field work of church leadership, rituals, and ceremonies. 3 Credit Units.

This course looks at biblical, theological, and practical aspects of Christian stewardship. It explores stewardship as the faithful management of God's gifts for God's glory and the mission of the church. It frames Christian stewardship as a life style of faithfulness and service. It moves beyond stewardship of "time, talents and finance," to relationships, creation care, leadership accountability, and ethical responsibility before God. Students will acquire skills to develop a holistic stewardship plan and implement it in a local church. 

3 Credits.  

This course examines the biblical and theological foundations, and practical strategies involved in evangelism and discipleship. It will study the model of evangelism and discipleship that Jesus passed on to his disciples. It wall also explore contemporary models of evangelism and discipleship. Student will develop strategies for engaging in meaningful conversation about faith, and be prepared to provide spiritual mentorship for new believers.

This course provides the theology, principles, and practices of Christian worship. Building on the theological, historical, and cultural foundations of worship, the course will explore key elements in cotemporary worship and practices in leadership of worship including the use of time and space, ritual and order, music and arts, and other services such as funerals, weddings, etc. This course will include instructions on creative worship and contemporary issues.

This pastoral care course focuses on common human problems. It places the emphasis on practical skills in listening, helping, and spiritual triage. It will also address various life crises and transitions, mental health and relationship issues, trauma and loss, spiritual distress, and the importance self-care of the pastoral caregivers. It will explore the role of the church in providing pastoral care to its member and equip students to understand pastoral care and counseling in the ministry context. 

This course examines the centrality of relationships in the process of Christian spiritual formation. The students will explore the biblical and theological foundations for understanding the self, other, and God through a relational framework. It will explore Trinitarian nature of God and the two great commandments. Emphasis will be placed on five kinds of relationships that God uses for Christian spiritual formation, namely, the Christian’s connections in public context, social context, personal context, intimate context, and divine context. It will focus on practical skills for relationships including loving listening, drawing people out, forming healthy boundaries, managing conflict, and facing grief and loss in a manner that demonstrate spiritual maturity.

This course is designed to help the learner to understand their calling and ministry. It will deal with the nature, purpose, context, and issued related to Christian's calling to ministry in the world.