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My Path of Theological Training

In order to respond to God’s call, my wife Yongmei and I started studying theology courses at Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary in August 2016. Time flies by, and now I am on the road to preaching. Looking back at the past three years, what traces has the gracious God left in it? If I were to describe these three years, I would say: the theological path is strange and dangerous; at the same time, the theological path is endearing and enriching. Without God's protection and care, I dare say that I would not have been able to embark on this theological path. ...

How Do I Learn to “Do Theology”?

Wang Jiahao, Master of Christian Studies, and other students looked back on more than three years of study and life. The theological equipment not only enabled me to gain knowledge, but also made me more effective in serving the church. The teachings in the seminary made me realize that “thinking about God seriously, preaching God seriously, and witnessing God seriously” are our responsibilities as created beings and are the true purpose of our creation. For the Christian community, theology is important because it is about how we know God and how we know others around us. ...

Faith-Seeking-Understanding

Deng Xuejun, Master of Divinity, is looking for answers to his faith. I still remember that when I was applying for the interview at "Baptism", the dean asked me why I wanted to enter the seminary and what my expectations were for studying in the seminary. Of course, the primary reason for enrolling was God’s calling on me. As for my expectations for learning, I remember having several questions in my mind at that time, hoping that studying theology would give me the answers. I vaguely remember two of the questions: "What is church? What should church be like?" and "What is fellowship? What should fellowship be like?" These questions were all triggered by my ministry and faith experience. Being young and having no theological training at the time, I thought that seminary must be the place to seek answers to these questions and that I would be able to find the answers here. ...