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John Hirt
John Hirt OAM (born 1943) is an Australian pastor, educator, and one of the leaders of the radical discipleship movement in Australia. Education Hirt attended the NSW Baptist Theological College, where he obtained the Licentiate in Theology, and was subsequently ordained as a Baptist minister. Later he studied in the Department of Studies in Religion, at the University of Sydney, where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Professional career Hirt was one of the founders of the House of the New World in Sydney, described by one church historian as “a Christian counter-cultural experiment”. He has pastored at Avalon Peace Baptist Church and Leichhardt Uniting Church, has served as a University Chaplain and theological lecturer, and has been instrumental in developing various Christian training programmes. John was the University Chaplain at the University of Sydney for 20 years. During this time he started the denominational group the Uniting Church in Australia Tertiary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSW Baptist Theological College
Morling College is a Baptist college in Macquarie Park, New South Wales. It is affiliated with the Australian Baptist Ministries. It is an approved teaching institution of the Australian College of Theology and a registered teaching institution of the University of Divinity, and is a member of the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges. The principal is the Revd Ross Clifford Order of Australia, AM. History The college was established in 1916 as ''Baptist Theological College of New South Wales''. It moved to its present location in 1961. It was given its current name in 1985, in honour of the Revd George Morling, George Henry Morling, who served as principal from 1921 to 1960.In 2021, Vose Seminary became a campus of the Morling College. Notable people and alumni * Michael Frost (minister), Michael Frost, author and missiology, missiologist * Ross Clifford political commentator, author and principal * Graham Hill (theologian), Graham Joseph Hill theologian * Mark Tronson p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |