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2.5 Principles of Teaching and Learning

1. We accept the Christian Scriptures (constituted by the Old and New Testaments) as the written word of God, authoritative, clear, sufficient, without error in all that they teach, and containing all that is necessary for salvation and the informed practice of the Christian life of discipleship. We confess that God can only be known in Jesus Christ as he is presented to us in the Scriptures and therefore the study of Scripture and its ancillary disciplines is indispensable in training for Christian ministry since the central function of such ministry is to make God known. We are therefore committed to:

   • the Christian scriptures as the basis and discerning norm of all that we teach;

   • our students gaining a coherent, integrated and extensive knowledge of the Christian Scriptures including principles of sound exegesis of the biblical text in the original languages, and an understanding of the basic unity of the Bible being found in the person of Jesus Christ and his proclamation and inauguration of the Kingdom of God;

   • the study of Christian systematic theology as an integrating discipline in which the knowledge of God given in Christ through the Scriptures is reflected upon humbly, attentively and rationally, and articulated systematically. We, therefore, aim to equip our students with a coherent, integrated and extensive knowledge of Christian doctrine that gives due attention to appropriate theological method; and

   • a core of units of study throughout the curriculum that cohere and build on one another to reflect the sense of unity and coherence that we acknowledge to exist in our foundational text, the Christian Scriptures.

2. We believe the teaching of the Christian Scriptures is faithfully reflected in the historic creeds and in the Protestant Reformed Tradition as expressed in the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion. We are therefore committed to:

   • our students gaining a coherent knowledge of the history of reflection upon the Scriptures from both a biblical and theological perspective. This will include the history of biblical interpretation and of key doctrines, particularly from a Protestant, Reformed and Evangelical point of view,

   • our students gaining an understanding of the major periods of Christian history, especially the Patristic period, the Reformation and the Modern Evangelical Movement, all with particular reference to Anglicanism.

3. We are committed to the integration of theoretical and applied aspects of knowledge. We understand that the knowledge of God cannot be isolated from the application of this knowledge to all aspects of life, thought, and conduct, and that the proper expression of the knowledge of God is found in a life lived in accordance with his will, seeking to extend the reach of his kingdom through teaching and proclamation.

We acknowledge that the life of Christian discipleship is lived in the midst of, and engaging with, a diverse and complex world. We are therefore committed to:

• Exploring and demonstrating the relevance and application of the material learnt to contemporary society and the practice of Christian ministry.

• Encouraging and equipping our graduates for effective teaching and proclaiming ministries in a diverse and complex world. We acknowledge that this needs to be done at both a theoretical and practical level. This means giving proper attention to Christian Mission and its history.

• Teaching Christian Ethics as an integral component of the knowledge of God, and an essential contribution to a life lived in service of others, and engaged with the contemporary culture.

• Exploring and providing learning opportunities that demonstrate and encourage an integrated and holistic personal response to the gospel of God’s grace in Christ.

4. Our conviction is that, in keeping with the personal nature of Christian truth and the relational nature of our God expressed in his being and his plans to bring to himself a people described in family terms, theology is best learned in a community that is both a Christian family and an academic fellowship. We are therefore committed to:

• The understanding that teaching and learning in the college must be accompanied by appropriate application and modelling of the practice of the Christian life in all its facets. This includes respect and care for one another as brothers and sisters in Christ in all matters of teaching, learning and administration, and

• Exploring and creating opportunities in the context of the learning program to facilitate and express our conviction that theology is best learned as stated above.

5. We are grateful for the rich diversity of God’s gifts to his people and acknowledge that this diversity is expressed in a variety of abilities, interests and learning styles. We are therefore committed to responding to the range of student abilities, interests and learning styles in the planning and implementation of the Units of Study that comprise the curriculum.

2.6 Governance

The Moore Theological College Council is incorporated under the Anglican Church Bodies Corporate Act 1938 and is constituted by the Moore Theological College Ordinance 2009. Under the Ordinance the Council is charged with the provision of training for ordination candidates and other church workers.

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The Governing Board of the College has delegated to the Academic Board responsibility for policy formulation and decision making in all academic matters, and maintaining the academic values, quality and standards of the College. The membership of the Academic Board includes the Principal, Heads of Department, Heads of Committees, elected representatives of the students and the Registrar. It is scheduled to meet six times per year. The Academic Board delegates some academic responsibilities to its standing committees. The Learning and Teaching Committee oversees all coursework awards. The Research Committee oversees research awards. The Moore Distance Education Committee oversees the Moore Distance unaccredited courses.

Various bodies report to the Academic Board or its standing committees. They include:

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Library Committee

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The Academic Dean in conjunction with the Academic Board and its committees is responsible for the supervision of the studies of theological students.

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For more information on undergraduate studies, see section 4.1about our on-campus and PTC courses, please see https://moore.edu.au/courses

2.8.2 Postgraduate

For more information on about our postgraduate studycourses, see Section 5please see https://moore.edu.au/courses

2.9 Moore College History

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