Australian College Of Ministry
College in Canada Bay

Called the queen of the sciences’, theology begins and ends with wonder at the works of God in the world. Come, let us wonder together! Both keynote speakers are experienced theological educators, with a keen interest in utilizing the fruits of research to enhance student learning. Each will deliver two keynote addresses and participate in a forum at the end of the conference. Higher Educational Institutions ought to encourage an environment of research, scholarship, and clever activity, within which learning and teaching thrives. This provides opportunity for papers on any aspect of the Student experience through a course of Theological Education, whether from the perspective of Learning Teaching, or that of Student Support. Papers can be theoretical, or discussions of possible educational experience, or both. Through this multiperspectival approach, the conference will explore how to encourage a researched learning and teaching environment within theological higher education. 2 The title of the paper and its abstract must articulate clearly the line of argument that the paper will take, indicating its contribution to research in the chosen area. 3 Paper proposals should indicate whether audiovisual equipment is required for the presentation, so that the presentations in each room can proceed smoothly. As an experiment, these streams will be organized (approximately) along the lines of the beginning four domains of the Higher Education Standards 2015. This opens out the possibility for papers from all involved in Theological Education, whether teaching Faculty or student support.

The Australian College of Ministries (atom) is an international provider of life changing, ministry training experiences. Originally birthed over seventy years ago (1941) as the Churches of Christ in MSW Theological College (Woolwich, Sydney) atom has produced thousands of graduates serving as ministers, evangelists, lay leaders, welfare workers, teachers, missionaries and church planters. It is a hybrid of distance learning experience mixed with targeted facetoface student promote through Formation Groups and Subject facilitation. atom has become a highly professional and diversified provider of ministry training that has developed a national and international reputation for excellence and innovation. Churches of Christ has a historic commitment to unity among st all believers which has ensured atom is an authentic and integrated irritable denominational gathering of students, staff, church, and ministry partnerships.