2027 CoURSES
Interested in study in 2027? Check out the list of courses we have on offer below.
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Summer SEMESTER 2026/2027 COURSE Information
106.515: Biblical Hebrew 1 (15 credits) Offered in Summer Semester, 2026-2027.
This course explores an introductory study of biblical Hebrew, including basic vocabulary and key points of grammar.
Hebrew classes will take place 30 November - 4 December 2026.
108.515: Biblical Greek 1 (15 credits) Offered in Summer Semester, 2026-2027.
This course explores an introductory study of biblical Greek, and its application in translation and exegesis.
Greek classes will take place 23 - 27 November 2026.
SEMESTER ONE 2027 COURSES
LEVEL 5 COURSES
107.515: HEBREW 2 (15 credits)
PRE-REQUISITE: 106.515. Continue to develop in preparation for translation and exegesis of biblical Hebrew.
109.515: GREEK 2 (15 credits)
PRE-REQUISTE: 108.515. This course is a continuation of 108.515, a study of the grammar and vocabulary of New Testament Greek, and its application in translation and exegesis.
Note: An online version of Logos Bible Software is recommended for your best learning experience (visit www.logos.com for pricing).
115.515: Reading the Bible (15 credits)
This course approaches the Bible from the perspective of biblical theology, which allows the Bible to tell its own story as a unified grand narrative that culminates in the person and work of Jesus Christ. To explore the unity, diversity and central themes of the Bible to make sense of the relationship between the Bible, theology, and all of life.
140.515: Reading the NT (15 credits)
This course explores a broad understanding of New Testament foundations, and their interpretation and application within church, mission, and community contexts.
474.530: Leadership Internship I (30 credits)
This course aims to evaluate Christian leadership models within the context of church, mission, and community ministries. Interns will build, lead, and contribute to teams in a way which reflects their sense of call and personal strengths, and through the application of leadership practices that enhance the goals of their chosen ministry.
505.515: Christian Leadership and Mission (15 credits)
This course applies a lens of Christian leadership and mission to the evaluation of personal and community faith journeys, ministry programmes within the student’s context, and the student’s own emerging sense of call and mission.
Level 6 and 7 courses
These courses can be taken at either level 6 or 7
152.6/715: Epistles 2 (15 credits)
This course explores the life setting, text, and theological perspectives of selected New Testament epistles from either Philippians, the Thessalonian letters, James, or 1 Peter. After exploring the background to the epistle, the letter will be thoroughly exegeted, key themes will be identified and explored, and the message of the letter will be applied to contemporary life and ministry.
204.6/715: Salvation (15 credits)
This course explores salvation in history: a biblical overview of the doctrines of sin, grace, justification, regeneration and conversion. Salvation at the fulfilment of history: biblical and historical models of eschatology; contemporary issues in eschatology.
219.6/715: Ngākau Maia: Christian Confidence
This course explores how we can genuinely know and authentically live out the truth contained within the Biblical narrative. Recognising that all truth is indwelled truth leads to a posture of “proper confidence” in the gospel. This “proper confidence” is contrasted with alternative constructions of truth and meaning common in contemporary New Zealand society and beyond. The course provides and encourages the development of new examples and practical outworkings of an indwelled gospel truth which is directly applicable to the student’s everyday experience.
403.6/715: Spirituality for Ministry (15 credits)
This course explores approaches to life and ministry which will help students to maintain balance, sustainability, and growth in themselves and others. The term ‘ministry’ is used here in the broad sense of employing our gifts and our time for God’s service, whatever our context.
480.6/715: Faithful Living (15 credits)
This course explores the dispositions and practices that are required to form life-long reflective practitioners. Students are introduced to a range of models of theological reflection and will evaluate and apply these within their context. Key theological themes and practices underlying ethical behaviour are explored and students develop a contextualised code of conduct. Students are prompted to develop self- and other-awareness, and build resilience to the experience of receiving and processing feedback from others.
SEMESTER TWO 2027 COURSES
LEVEL 5 COURSES
120.515: Reading the OT (15 credits)
This course explores a broad understanding of Old Testament and introduces students to the interpretation and application of the Old Testament in church, mission, and/or community.
201.515: Engaging Theology (15 credits)
This course aims to introduce systematic theology and teach learners to think theologically. It examines God’s self-revelation, how we can understand that revelation, and why it is foundational for our faith. It then explores the arrangement of this revelation into a set of core beliefs and their application to everyday living.
308.515: Christian History: Our Story (15 credits)
To develop an integrative understanding of how Christian theology, practice, culture and institutions have developed over history, such that students can better narrate the wider context of their leadership.
401.515: Formation (15 credits)
This course aims to help students to reflect on personal and communal spiritual formation, through engagement with Scripture, theological understandings, and a variety of Christian spiritual traditions.
475.530: Leadership Internship 2 (30 credits)
PRE-REQUISITE: 474 OR 476
This course aims to apply a range of key Christian leadership skills to develop and lead a team. The intern will plan and execute an assigned ministry project which will contribute to the goals of a church, mission, or community ministry.
Level 6 and 7 courses
These courses can be taken at either level 6 or 7
123.6/715: Prophets (15 credits)
This course explores the rise of the writing prophets in Israel, with a particular focus on the Old Testament Book of the Twelve (Minor Prophets). The course provides an overview of the canonical prophetic books including the formation of the canon; eighth century religious, social, and historical settings; key prophetic theological and ethical themes; and exegesis of selected texts from one or more prophetic books.
202.6/715: Christology (15 credits)
Explore God’s fullest and most complete revelation in Jesus Christ. Understand Christ’s person and work through the lens of the Scriptures, the early patristic debates, and Christological developments sourced from the Protestant reformation and wider church traditions. Utilising the insights gained through these explorations, you’ll develop a systematic understanding of Christ’s being and saving work. Conclude by reflecting Christologically on contemporary issues.
205.6/715: Church (15 Credits)
This course is an introduction to ecclesiology. The doctrine of the church is explored through the lenses of Scripture, tradition, reason, experience, and culture. Students are encouraged to think theologically about the church and then to investigate how this thinking affects decisions about what the church does. Students are equipped to make critical assessments of ecclesiology based on coherent theological understanding.
310.6/715: Te Harinui (15 Credits)
This course explores the story of Christianity in Aotearoa, with particular attention to the spread of the Gospel among Māori and interactions between Christianity and New Zealand identity and institutions, and the contextualization of that story in Christian leadership in Aotearoa.
524.715: Anglican Preaching (15 credits)
The purpose of this course is to inform students of the Anglican tradition of preaching from scripture, and the role of preaching in Anglican mission over time and place. The course is further targeted to help prepare students to preach biblical sermons that witness to the good news of God in Jesus Christ and that connect with audiences across a breadth of culture and context.
(Note - enrolments for this course may be opened at Level 6 subject to NZQA approval)