BST 511 The Bible Story – The New Testament, 15 credits

This course introduces participants to the historical and literary context of the New Testament and its major themes as exemplified in the Gospel portrayals of Jesus and the Church’s earliest beginnings. To introduce students to a range of interpretative lenses and tools that bridge the gap between the world of the New Testament and contemporary contexts in ways that support ongoing engagement with the Biblical text and its application to life and ministry.

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FHC 510 The Church’s Story Across History, 15 credits

This course enables participants to outline and critically reflect on the narrative of the Christian faith, with special reference to that faith in the life and thought of these contexts: The Western church, the Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia.

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FHC 511 Transcending Cultural Identities, 10 credits

The course introduces participants to different dimensions of identity formation – cultural, social and anthropological, religious, personal and communitarian. Participants will explore understanding of these issues and how identity formation and theological perspectives intertwine with being Anglican in Aotearoa, NZ and Pasefika to form a foundation for intercultural communication.

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MMC517 Hear what the Spirit is Saying – Preaching in our Time, 10credits

This course provides participants with tools and resources for the composition, delivery and evaluation of sermons in a variety of styles. Participants will examine the roles of the preacher and sermon within the life of the church, theories of interpretation applied in preaching, the importance of caring for the voice as an instrument, and apply interpretive and imaginative skills to construct a sermon, as well as deliver and evaluate a sermon.

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MMF 512 Te Reo Māori 2, 15 credits

This course will cover a defined body of grammar and the emphasis will be on the production of spoken and written language. Each lesson will begin with karakia and listening exercises with the accent on accurate pronunciation and some problem-solving and revision. The skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, cooperating and thinking will be developed in this course.

 

Every class will involve group work - pronunciation exercises, written exercises, talking about what is happening in pictures, translation and task-based assessment. From time to time this class will also examine the 476 Eucharistic Service to study relevant grammatical structures.