Mondays at EBC

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In the new term which starts at the end of September, we have three options for you and remember, EBC’s classes are designed to be taken by ANYONE.

11.00 – 1.00pm

Overview of Biblical Theology – a brand new and vitally important module aimed at equipping you with the skills to see any passage in the context of all of Scripture and the ability to see how Christ stands
at the centre of it all.   More info here.

7.00 – 9.00pm

Option A: Bible Overview

  • A year long course taking you through every book of the Bible, helping you to see its main theme, it’s key verse(s) and its structure, and setting each individual book in the unfolding revelation of God’s plan and purpose.  More info here.

Option B: Romans

  • This 10 week evening class would make a great Bible study session which would hugely benefit anyone.  We will open up Paul’s ‘magnus opus’ in such a way as to teach your mind, touch your heart and target your will. More info here.

Welcome to New Adjunct Lecturer

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We’re delighted to welcome Grant Earley to our growing team of Adjunct Lecturers.

Now resident in UK, Grant was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. He studied at the Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa, where he attained a degree in Biblical Studies and an Honours Degree in Theology. Grant is currently enrolled at the University of Glasgow, pursuing a research Master of Theology with a focus on the retrieval of premodern hermeneutics.

Grant has served in a wide range of ministry contexts in both South Africa and the UK. In South Africa, he founded The City Institute, which served as a layperson training centre in his local church. The goal of the Institute was to equip and mature people with the Bible. During this time, he taught hundreds of students in courses ranging from apologetics to hermeneutics to systematic theology.

Grant has recently been invited to join the leadership team of Beacon Community Church in Camberley, Surrey, where he will be focusing on the group ministry and new believers.

Grant wrote and will be teaching our new module on Biblical Theology in the autumn term.

Overview of Biblical Theology

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This is a completely new module at EBC and, we believe, one of the most important we run.  It has been put together, and will be taught, by Grant Earley, the latest addition to our cohort of Adjunct Lecturers and someone with considerable experience in this field.  Details of the course’s content can be found here.

EBC’s Principal, John Brand, says, “I wish this sort of course had been available to me when I started out in ministry and I may well join this class and would encourage you to do so as well!”

The course will run on Monday mornings between 11.00am and 1.00pm over zoom.  The course starts on Monday 30th September 2024 and specific dates for the whole course will be provided.

The cost for the course is £150 if you just want to audit the module and £200 if you want to complete an assessment and gain study credits.  Fees must be paid  in advance and registration, which can be done here, is essential.

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Servant Leadership

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Leadership in the Church and in Christian life in general is absolutely critical, but more precisely the right type of leadership – Christlike, servant leadership.

In this 10 week course Dr Adrian Holdsworth will help you explore the biblical material on roles and purposes of leadership in the local church, on leading and following, the qualifications for eldership and practical tasks of mentoring & leadership.

The course will run on Wednesday mornings between 9.30 and 10.30am over zoom.  The course starts on Wednesday 3rd October 2024 and specific dates for the whole course will be provided.

The cost for the course is £75 if you just want to audit the module and £100 if you want to complete an assessment and gain study credits.  Fees must be paid  in advance and registration, which can be done here, is essential.

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Expository Preaching (Homiletics)

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In this 20 week course which runs fortnightly through the College year, EBC’s Principal, Pastor John Brand, will guide you through the process of preparing to preach or teach a message based on a passage of Scripture. John has been preaching for 50 years and for about half of that time has also been involved in training preachers in UK, Sudan, South Sudan and Poland.  He can’t make anyone a preacher, but with God’s help he make you a better preacher and further develop a gift that God has given you.

The course will run on Tuesday evenings between 7 and 9pm over zoom, and as well as interactive classroom sessions there will be opportunities for one to one mentoring by John.

The course starts on Tuesday 1st October 2024 and specific dates for the whole course will be provided.

The cost for the course is £400 and fees must be paid at least one term in advance. Registration is essential and can be done here.

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

New Adjunct Lecturer

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We are delighted to welcome Rev Gareth Burke to our growing team of Adjunct Lecturers.  One of the key distinctives of Edinburgh Bible College is that the teaching will be done, not by professional academics but by practitioners; men and women who are, on a day-to-day basis, engaged in a range of ministries. This keeps our training grounded in reality and also provides great role models for those we are equipping for ministry.

Gareth grew up in Belfast and came to faith in Christ during his teenage years. After obtaining a degree in  Modern History from Queen’s University Belfast he studied theology at the Free Church College, Edinburgh. He was ordained in 1984 and has ministered in three congregations of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, all in Belfast, N Ireland. He is currently Minister of Stranmillis Evangelical Presbyterian Church where he has served for more than 20 years. Married to Ruth, who is from Scotland, they have been blessed with four children and twelve grandchildren.