This course is a fantastic opportunity for short-term research in your chosen area of interest or, if you prefer, hands-on specialist training in mission and ministry.
The pressures of life and ministry rarely give us time to think through subjects that we might have an ongoing interest in or issues that we face in the 21st century.
This part of the Centre for Mission makes provision for Sabbaticals, shorter or longer periods of time that you can get away and do some serious thinking and research. These short research periods can extend from a week to three months or more, with or without supervision.
Such sabbaticals can be of real help for pastors or others who are rethinking through ethical, biblical, theological, historical, ecclesiastical or missiological issues which will impact their congregational life and mission in the 21st century.
Such sabbaticals can be of particular help for pastors or others who are
exploring or rethinking through ethical, biblical, theological, historical,
ecclesiastical or missiological issues which will impact their congregational life and mission.
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.
Check out this video where ETS Vice Principal John Angus Macleod and Sabbatical Studies student Irene Bayne speak about the Sabbatical Studies course.
Below are some examples of sabbatical research that may help you to choose your area for short-term research.
Sabbatical Study
Theological Issues
What kind of theological issues might you like to spend time researching? Here are some that might interest you:
Sabbatical Study
Ecclesiastical Issues
What kind of ethical issues might you like to spend time researching? Perhaps the following sort of questions may help you decide:
Sabbatical Study
Mission in the 21st Century
What kind of mission issues might you like to spend time researching? Some important questions are:
Sabbatical Study
Current Issues in Mission
What kind of mission issues might you like to spend time researching? Questions that some have asked are listed below:
Sabbatical Study
Discipleship
What kind of discipleship issues might you like to spend time researching? Many issues might arise here such as:
Sabbatical Study
Evangelism
What kind of evangelism and church planting issues might you like to spend time researching? Have you asked questions like these:
Sabbatical Study
Ethical Issues
What kind of ethical issues might you like to spend time researching? Do the following sort of issues require some research on your part?
Sabbatical Study
Biblical Studies Issues
What kind of Biblical Studies issues might you like to spend time researching? Perhaps questions like the following occur to you: