My time at Trinity equipped me with really good foundations and frameworks to continue on with. It was a good blend of theological education and developing a biblical understanding of Christian Ministry. The community at Trinity was particularly good and the pastoral care excellent. Studying John's Gospel with Allan Chapple, in Greek, was fantastic.
Tony Spencer Trinity Theological College Graduate 1999 and Senior Pastor at North Beach Baptist Church

Studying at Trinity

Training

Training is the process of laying foundations for Christian service. We believe that a purely academic training won’t do because the contents of such an education are usually not sufficiently connected to the realities at the cutting edge of Christian service. While academic training in theology does have an important place most Christians need and want training in “applied” theology. However, a very skills oriented training won’t do either. To teach people “know-how” without teaching them “know-why” short changes them. In ministry we need to know what we are doing, why we are doing it, and how to go about it.

At the heart of all of Trinity's training lie three crucial foundations: Integration; integrating what we know and what we do, our head and heart and hands. Frameworks; providing good "maps", clear overviews of the Bible, of Christian truth, and of Christian service. Development; imparting skills which enable us to continue growing in maturity and ministry. Trinity teaches courses that are provided by the Australian College of Theology (ACT), which has been involved in training Christians for over a century. Trinity offers three courses designed to cater for differences in education background while providing a solid, common foundation for Christian service.

Pastoral Care

An essential expression of Christian faith is caring for the well-being of all persons. At Trinity Theological College this is fostered by the commitment of the teaching staff to be accessible to all students and to be concerned for all students as whole persons. Extensive personal interaction in and around the teaching sessions, in the other weekly parts of the program, in special events like a weekend away and the mission trips, plus regular contact with members of the teaching staff in pastoral care groups, all provides avenues for the exercise of pastoral care and support.