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The Revd. Canon Dr. Khee-Vun Lin is the founder principal and tutor at Anglican Training Institute (ATI). Dr. Lin studied theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, USA (Doctor of Ministry), Trinity College, University of Bristol, UK (M.A.), and Malaysia Bible Seminary (Master of Christian Studies, M.CS). He has been the lecturer for Theology, Practical Ministry, and Mission Studies at ATI since its inception. During his tenant as the pastor-in-charge of Faith Christian Centre, Petaling Jaya, from 2000-2010, Dr. Lin guided more than 25 young adults as they responded to fulltime ministry and saw the church grew almost threefold in membership. He is trilingual (English, Chinese and Malay) and a well sought-after speaker.
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XEE Semester Training – a Joint Effort of EE Malaysia and ATI

Date: 28-31 May

ATI and EE Malaysia will be organising XEE Semester Training for fresh trainees on 28-31 May 2013. The training will begin on Tuesday moring and ends on Friday afternoon.

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  • XEE is an entirely fresh, innovative and exciting new product of Evangelism Explosion equipping ministry.
  • It is focused on equipping Gen-X & Gen-Y believers to share the Gospel, using an “authentic learning” approach to increase the learning capacity of the younger generation.
  • XEE is not taught in a lecture format, but is highly interactive throughout its training, which comprises of DVD viewing, small group discussions and role-plays.
  • The Gospel presentation is simple, discussion-oriented and “story-driven” with room for discussion.
  • It makes witnessing not only unthreatening, but even enjoyable and something to look forward to

We have Rev Lau Ay-Kuen as our main facilitator and a number of facilitators will be coming from EE Malaysia. Besides, we will be having 20 trainers ready to lead 40 trainees.

Language used: ENGLISH
Target trainees:  40 persons (first come first served)
Registration Fees: RM150 (including accommodation)
Venue: Hosanna Hall, All Saints’ Cathedral

Registration closing date: 1 May 2013 (Wed)

Anglican Churches in Sabah may sign up by sending in the following information:

  • Name of Trainee:
  • Home Church:
  • Gender:
  • Age:

Other interested parties please contact ATI via the number and email below. Priority will be given to church leaders who are currently serving, and those recommended by their priest/pastor in-charge.
Inquiries: Ps Lydia Chang (Tel: 014-6790703; Email: lydiaclm@yahoo.com).

 

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Diocesan Diploma of Ministry (DDM) to Commence in 2013

It is with great pleasure for the School of Ministry and Mission to announce that we are ready to welcome a group of students entering into their 4th academic year of studies which will lead them to earn the Diocesan Diploma of Ministry (DDM). The subjects planned for the DDM level in 2013 are:

1. Introduction to Biblical Languages – Tim Mildenhall (21 Jan-10 Mar)

2. Hermeneutics – Tim Mildenhall (11 Mar-5 May)

3. Philosophy – Tim Mildenhall (6 May-26 May)

4. History and Theology of Mission – Kathy Mildenhall (21 Jan-10 Mar)

5. Early Church History – Kathy Mildenhall (11 Mar-5 May)

6. Christian Spiritualities – Lin Khee-Vun (Second half of 2013)

7. Psalms – Lin Khee-Vun (Throughout the academic year)

8. Prayer and Counselling Ministry – Kenneth Thien and Ellel Malaysia (Throughout the academic year)

9. Evangelism Methods and Implementation with Alpha and XEE – Lau Ay-Kuen (Second half of 2013)

10. Homiletics – Lin Khee-Vun (Second half of 2013)

11. Pastoral Leadership – Lin Khee-Vun (Second half of 2013)

12. Practical Ministries – various tutors (Throughout the academic year)

We are very honoured to have the Ven. Tim Mildenhall, the Archdeacon of the Anglican Diocese of North West Australia and Kathy, his wife, joining the faculty for the first half of the year.

DDM is a one year fulltime programme which is open to those who have successfully completed the Diocesan Certificate of Ministry (DCM). Unlike the DCM, students are expected to join the School of Ministry and Mission fulltime. Applicants without the DCM can be considered provided that he or she has gone through training similar to the DCM in the past. All applicants are to be recommended by their pastor/priest-incharge. We expect students at this level to demonstrate faithfulness in their ministry at the local church and academic competency on par of that of DCM. Application is open now. Please write in to Ps. Lydia Chang for more information: lydiaclm@yahoo.com. Do also write in if you wish to audit some of the above courses.

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Next Ambassadors Programme Starts 14 February 2013

Good news! The Ambassadors Programme for 2013 will now commence 14 February, 2013, where the new batch of Ambassadors will begin their one year programme at the 2013 Opening and Graduation Ceremony of the School of Ministry and Mission. The Ambassadors will then join the Diocesan Vocation Camp in Tawau  straight away from 15th to 17th of February. Some have asked if the Ambassadors Programme only accept diploma holders and above. We encourage churches to send in application for those who do not have at least diploma and will consider each application with the pastor or priest in-charge recommendation.

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Do let us know by sending in email or by making use of the application above – print out, fill up and send to us! Out of 7 who have completed or are completing the programme, we have 4 found their calling in life and serving in various positions in the Diocese, and 3 entering their final and third cycle.

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New Applicants for the Entry Course to the Diocesan Certificate of Ministry (DCM) Programme

To date we have 17 new applicants for the Introduction to the Bible (ITB) course which will take place in November. Those who pass this subject will be eligible to proceed with the Diocesan Certificate of Ministry (DCM) programme, starting next February. Currently we are also processing a number of potential applications, aiming to still archive our yearly target of 20 new students for DCM level.

These new applicants are from all three language groups – English, Chinese and Malay. We pray that there will be more who would be trained for the harvest and the mechanism of fresh entries will be kept over the years to ensure that.