Moodle

The main focus of this course is the person and work of Jesus Christ. The course introduces students to the biblical teaching and historical perspectives on various key Christological topics such as Christ’s deity, incarnation, ministry, resurrection, ascension and present as well as future work of Christ. Various images of salvation will be discussed. The other focus of this course is on disciple making and how the results of Christ’s work can be mediated to people who want to come to faith in Christ, as well as how Christ sustains (new) believers through his presence, through his Spirit and through other believers.

This course involves a selective study of the General Epistles and the book of Revelation. After a brief introduction to these books as a whole, this course will examine the historical context and structure of 1 Peter and Revelation and some of the critical issues surrounding the study of these books. This course will also investigate the relevance and applicability of the General Epistles and Revelation to the Namibian context. There will be an emphasis on developing exegetical skills, and some key passages from 1 Peter and Revelation will be subject to focussed exegetical study.

Course Description

This course will teach and develop skills of preaching and service leading. This course will provide some theological reflection on the activity of preaching, on certain models for preaching (such as narrative, topical, expositional preaching) and on various contexts in which preaching can take place (such as worship services, funeral services, wedding services etc). The focus of this course will be on developing and discussing practical skills related to preaching, sermon preparation and service leading. This will partly be done by observing other preachers and partly through evaluation of the actual preaching of students. 

Learning Outcome 

Apply insights from practical theology to the theory and practice of preaching.

Course Description:

This course deals with the theology, nature, purpose and function of the Church (both in its universal and local expression) by combining systematic and practical theology. Students are introduced to key aspects, such as the sacraments, public worship, spiritual gifts, pastoral care, the relation between the church and Kingdom of God, various ministries of the church in relation to its surrounding context, the role of the church in society at large etc. There is a particular focus of doing church ministry in the Namibian context.

Learning Outcome:

Critically evaluate a biblical ecclesiology and its application to the practice of local church ministry and social witness.

This basic discipleship course introduces students to the practical, devotional and pastoral implications of living out the Christian life and is divided into three main sections. The first section deals with the Biblical concept that Christians are sustained by God’s grace and therefore the focus of the Christian life is not one of performance but dependence on Christ. The second section deals with some of the activities of the Christian life such as Christian service, membership of a church, personal guidance through the Spirit and the devotional life of a believer. In the third section, the need for evangelism and witness as integral aspects of the Christian life will be discussed.

This course explores the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the light of Scripture, the historical heritage and the contemporary context. The focus is on the person of the Holy Spirit and the Spirit’s role in the life of both the church as a whole and of individual Christians. The theological framework that will be developed in this course helps the students to understand the eschatological orientation of the Christian life and life of the Church. Various eschatological topics, such as the phrase ‘already and not yet’, the Kingdom of God, sanctification, the resurrection of the body, the renewal of this earth etc will be discussed from within the developed pneumatological framework. A special emphasis is further on the role of the Holy Spirit in Christian conversion and growth. This will be discussed with a view on the practice of maturing Christians in the local church.

These elective courses offer an introduction to the Hebrew of the Old Testament, with attention to the basics of alphabet, vocabulary, and grammar. In this course, skills will be developed to enable the student to read large portions of the Old Testament in Hebrew. The course Old Testament Hebrew 2 has a greater emphasis on reading and translating, and the various resources and tools that are available to use the Old Testament Hebrew language in exegetical studies. Please note: Old Testament Hebrew 2 can only be taken after successful completion of Old Testament Hebrews 1.