SF 0101 Devotional Life is Chin Academy’s zero-credit Open Course in Christian spiritual formation, designed to help learners cultivate a sustainable life of communion with God and faithful Christian living. Through biblical teaching, guided reflection, and practical exercises, the course introduces foundational practices that nurture attentiveness to God, growth in Christlike character, perseverance through different seasons of life, and faithful presence in the church and the world.
The course is open to all learners, whether or not they are enrolled in a Chin Academy academic program. All Chin Academy students are required to complete SF 0101 once during their program of study. Because it carries 0 credit units, it does not contribute to degree-credit requirements or GPA and is recorded on a Complete/Incomplete basis.
SF 0101 is offered every academic term as a self-paced online course through Moodle, allowing learners to complete the course according to their own schedule within the term. While the normal format is fully self-paced, this particular offering also includes live Zoom lessons as a special component of the course.
Course Theme: Formed in God’s Presence • Sent into God’s World
FE 2530 Internship provides students with supervised field experience in ministry, education, leadership, mission, or another approved area of practical service. The course connects classroom learning with real-life practice by allowing students to observe, participate in, and reflect on ministry or professional work in a guided setting.
Students will develop practical skills, spiritual maturity, professional responsibility, and vocational discernment through supervised experience. Reflection, mentoring, and evaluation are important parts of the course. The internship is designed to help students integrate knowledge, character, and practice as they prepare for faithful service in the church, academy, and community.
SF 2540 Spiritual Leadership introduces students to the biblical, theological, and practical foundations of spiritual leadership. The course explores how Christian leaders are formed by God before they lead others, emphasizing character, calling, humility, prayer, discernment, service, and faithfulness. Students will reflect on the life and leadership of biblical figures, the example of Christ, and the role of the Holy Spirit in shaping leaders for the church and the world.
This course is designed for students, church leaders, ministry workers, and lifelong learners who desire to grow in Christ-centered leadership. Through Scripture, discussion, reflection, and practical application, students will learn that spiritual leadership is not merely about position or skill, but about faithful service under the lordship of Christ.
This course provides supervised involvement in ministry opportunities along with a weekly seminar focusing on ministerial ethics. Students will integrate biblical, theological, and ethical reflection with hands-on ministry practice in real ministry contexts (church, parachurch, or community settings). Emphasis is placed on character formation, ethical discernment, accountability, and professional conduct in ministry. 1 Unit, 8 Weeks.
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 explores Christian prayer and fasting from biblical, doctrinal, historical, practical, and contemporary perspectives. It will present different types of prayer and fasting, and practical guidelines for incorporating them into daily life. Then, it will discuss the spiritual benefits and challenges associated with prayer and fasting, and how to foster a consistent prayer life. (1 Unit, 8 Weeks)
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.
SMP 2 Supervised Ministry Program 2
Involvement in practical ministry opportunities and weekly seminars focusing on determining and using one’s Spiritual Gifts in ministry.
Supervised Ministry Program 1(SMP1) Spiritual Formation and Devotional Bible Reading covers two areas, namely, ministry involvement and devotional Bible reading. Quiet time with through reading, meditating, and praying the Bible is the focused of this course. It will include lectio divina and keeping a spiritual journal.