Missiology

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The aim of this module is to think biblically about some missiological issues and to consider the response to the biblical missionary mandate, both as an individual believer and also as a Christian leader. We will be looking at the biblical definition and basis of mission and will provide a biblical, theological, historical and practical consideration of God’s universal redemptive plan and purpose. 

Led by experienced missionary, Dr Keith Ferdinando, this module will be take the form of guided reading with some meet-ups on zoom.

You can simply audit the course and benefit from the teaching, or complete an assignment with a view to gaining some study credits. Full study notes are included in the price, which is £200, but only £150 for the auditing option.

Registration is essential and can be done here. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

You can download a Module Description here

Course Tutor: Dr Keith Ferdinando

Keith Ferdinando taught in African Bible schools for many years, principally in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Since returning to the UK he has been involved in pastoral ministry and also teaches as a visiting lecturer in evangelical Bible colleges in England and Wales. He lives in north London and is a member and elder of All Nations Church in Barkingside.

    

Dr Keith Ferdinando

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We are delighted to welcome Keith to the ranks of EBC’s lecturers.

Keith Ferdinando taught in African Bible schools for many years, principally in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Since returning to the UK he has been involved in pastoral ministry and also teaches as a visiting lecturer in evangelical Bible colleges in England and Wales. He lives in north London and is a member and elder of All Nations Church in Barkingside.

Keith will be teaching a Missiology module in the summer term. More details will be available very soon.

Spiritual Disciplines

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“The spiritual disciplines are those practices found in Scripture that promote spiritual growth among believers in the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are habits of devotion, habits of experiential Christianity that have been practiced by God’s people since biblical times.” (Don Whitney)

Part of the very DNA of EBC is that we are committed not just to information, i.e. the teaching of good solid biblical truth, but to transformation, seeing that truth mature and equip Christians for effective, God glorifying life and ministry. Crucial in that task is Spiritual Disciplines and we are running a module on that after Easter.

Pastor David Childs will be considering such subjects as Scripture – Memorisation and Meditation, Fasting, Guidance and several others.

The studies will be held on 10 Wednesday mornings from 9.30 – 10.30, starting on April 17th, and since the sessions will be held over zoom, wherever you live you will be able to take part.

You can simply audit the course and benefit from the teaching and fellowship, or complete an assignment with a view to gaining some study credits. Full study notes and recordings are included in the price, which is £100, but only £75 for the auditing option.

Registration is essential and can be done here. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

You can download a Module Description here

Course Tutor: Pastor David Childs

David grew up in the South East of England in a Christian home. In his early twenties God led him to Africa with African Inland Mission as a Mechanical Engineer to help with the maintenance on a mission station in Central African Republic. This marked a turning point in the direction his life would now take. 

On his return he headed to Bible College followed by 10 years pastoral ministry in Southampton. After a short spell pastoring in the North East of England David arrived in Scotland in 2011 to pastor Strathaven Evangelical Church.

In 2023 David took a 3 month break from pastoral ministry at Strathaven Evangelical Church and in October started work with 20Schemes. David is currently working with 20Schemes to plant a church in Govan, Glasgow. 

Throughout David’s ministry he has maintained his heart for mission. This has led him to work with church leaders in Angola to set up a Modular Bible Course to train and equip new and existing church leaders. David has also been involved for many years with Christianity Explored Ministries.

David met Diane, from Northern Ireland, at Bible College and they have two sons, Joel and Matthew, two daughters in law, and 4 grandchildren. 

World Religions and Cults

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Around 85% of the world’s population is religious. With a multitude of religious belief and practice, what makes Christianity unique? In this module we will examine some of the major religions and cults in our society today. After a brief introduction to each group, we will take a look at their core beliefs, comparing and contrasting them to the beliefs of biblical Christianity. Finally, we will consider how we might engage members of these groups with the gospel.

The class will be held on 10 Thursday mornings, from 11.00am – 1.00pm, starting on April 18th, and will be held on zoom, so that wherever you live you will be able to take part.

You can simply audit the course and benefit from the teaching and fellowship, or complete an assignment with a view to gaining some study credits. Full study notes and recordings are included in the price, which is £200, but only £150 for the auditing option.

Registration is essential and can be done here. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Course Tutor:

Tony Brown is a missionary / evangelist to those caught in New Religious Movements, especially Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons. As a former JW, he is keen to help Christians share the truth in love with those trapped in falsehood. He works with Reachout Trust and is a member of the Association of Evangelists. He has served as co-Pastor of Sunbridge Road Mission in Bradford and before that was a Teacher of Religious Education and School Chaplain

New Testament Overview

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Over 10 Monday evenings between Easter and Summer we’ll work our way from Matthew to Revelation – book by book – becoming familiar with the structure and theme of each book, and seeing how it contributes to the storyline of the Bible as a whole. 

The class will be held on Monday evenings, between 7 and 9, starting on April 15th, and will be held on zoom, so that wherever you live you will be able to take part.

You can simply audit the course and benefit from the teaching and fellowship, or complete an assignment with a view to gaining some study credits. Full study notes and recordings are included in the price, which is £200, but only £150 for the auditing option.

Registration is essential and can be done here. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

John Brand was born to missionary parents in India and trusted Christ for salvation while at boarding school there at the age of 11.  He later trained at the Bible Training Institute in Glasgow, and then, for 12 years, pastored two independent evangelical churches, one in the inner city of London and then one in Liverpool, during some of which time he also served on the UK Council of Africa Inland Mission International (AIM). In 1993 he took on the role of AIM’s Director for Scotland, becoming Director for UK and Europe in 1999. During his 8 years in this position he exercised a Bible teaching ministry throughout UK and Europe and made regular visits to many of AIM’s fields of service in Africa where he was involved in ministering to missionaries and nationals. After some years on the staff of The Faith Mission Bible College in Edinburgh, John, in partnership with several church leaders, established Edinburgh Bible College. Married to Caroline and with two grown up sons and two grand-daughters, John contributes book reviews and articles to Christian publications, and is author of three books – A Concise Chronology of the Bible, The Bible as it Happened and Mission Matters, which has also been published in Romanian. John is currently involved in itinerant ministry in local churches and in the little spare time he has he enjoys reading, walking and family history research. He has his own ministry website at www.route66.og.uk

When We Say ANYWHERE….We Mean ANYWHERE!

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At EBC we often say that students can study with us ANYWHERE in the world, thanks to zoom; and when we say ANYWHERE we really do mean that.

In recent weeks we have had students zooming in from a van, from hotel rooms, from a railway station in Morocco, and next week one of our students is going to join his class from Cyprus where he will be on his honeymoon!

Such is the dedication of our students, but also, such is the technology, although we are based in central Scotland you can become a student from literally anywhere in the world. You don’t need a visa, you don’t need to move house – you don’t even need to leave your house?

Want to know more? Drop us a line: info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Spiritual Formation

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At the heart of EBC’s raison d’etre is the desire to see men and women transformed into the likeness of Christ through the ministry of the Word of God. That’s why our module on Spiritual Formation is one of the most important subjects we teach.

We have delayed the starting date for the module from tomorrow to next Tuesday, January 16th, so that gives you several more days to sign up.

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“…the process of being conformed to the image of Christ by the gracious working of God’s Spirit and for the transformation of the world”

(Dallas Willard)

In this module, taught by Heather Holdsworth, the Gospel of Matthew will be the discipleship handbook from which Jesus’ discourses will be studied. ‘Kingdom Focussed Discipleship’, studies the principles and depths in Christ’s first sermon set out in Matthew 5-7.

The course will run over 10 Tuesday mornings, from 11.00am – 1.00pm, starting on January 16th, and since they are held over zoom you don’t even need to leave home!

There are two ways to get involved:

  • You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials; cost £150
  • you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits; cost £200

Please note that fees must be paid in advance. Registration is essential and can be done here.

You can download a Module Description: here

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

There’s Still Time!

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The new College term starts this week, but there’s still time to sign up for one or more of the modules we are teaching over the coming weeks. We can still accept registrations for:

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Wednesdays:

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