Tang Oi-wah (Theology Student) When I share with others that my calling is mission, I often get this response: "Oh! Then why do you still spend time studying for a master's degree in theology?" The puzzled tone made me reflect. Since when did people separate theology and practice into two unrelated things? What kind of faith is the practice without theological reflection? ...

The School established a graduate school in 2000 to offer a Master of Theology (ThM) degree program, and in 2013, it continued to offer a Doctor of Theology (ThD) degree program. Through two basic degree programs - the Bachelor of Theology (BTh) and the Master of Divinity (MDiv) courses, we cultivate workers for the church who can undertake pastoral care, missions, and evangelistic ministries; and the purpose of the establishment of the graduate school is to provide in-depth Theological education provides a group of pastors who have completed basic courses with the opportunity to further their studies, establish a more solid foundation, engage in academic research on the Bible and theology, and be equipped, updated and developed in teaching and pastoral ministry. ...

Vincent Lau Assistant Professor of Practical Theology (Christian Ethics) Over the past five years, HKBS has been moving towards the goal and direction of a "disciple community". The "disciple community" refers to all faculty, staff and students of the college; we are all disciples of Jesus Christ, so we learn to be disciples of the Lord together. This is exactly the practice of the Great Commission of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18-20): to make disciples of the Lord. For students, if they do not first learn and practice in the community of the college and make themselves disciples of the Lord, how can they practice the Great Commission of "making disciples of the Lord" in the church they serve in the future? ...

Eric Kwong Associate Professor of Practical Theology (World Religion) Since the fall semester of 2009, the college has adopted a "one-to-one mentoring system" for the spiritual formation of students. This change is of great significance. Looking back thirty years ago, when I was a theological student, the college mainly cultivated students' spirituality through morning meetings, morning prayer meetings and evening prayer meetings, and spiritual growth was regarded as a personal relationship with God. There is no doubt that morning meetings and prayer meetings help spiritual formation. But the Bible also shows that the mentor-disciple relationship is an important channel for spiritual formation, and the relationship between Jesus and the twelve disciples is a mentor-disciple relationship. Therefore, cultivating spirituality through the mentor-disciple relationship is a long-standing method, and its effectiveness cannot be replaced by other methods. ...

Nathan Ng Associate Professor of Christian Thought (Church History) After the storm, the college was steered by Dean Cao Weitong; the original stuck wheel began to be gradually repaired and adjusted with spiritual discernment. Some of the problematic parts were polished and refurbished, and some were selected and replaced; those damaged in the storm were also carefully repaired and lubricated with love. Driven by the grace of the Father, the salvation of Christ and the burning power of the Holy Spirit, the "Year Ming" uses the guidance of theological wisdom, with preaching and teaching, spiritual care as the knot, hoisting the sails of earnest hospitality and missionary calling, and sailing forward with all its might. ...

Wong Fook Kong (Professor of Old Testament) I have been serving at HKTS for over 15 years and have seen the school go through a lot of changes. Overall, the academic level of the school has improved significantly in recent years, and the academic atmosphere has become stronger. In the field of biblical studies, we now have four full-time teachers and three regular part-time teachers. This is the strongest team I have seen in HKTS in more than ten years. Two important factors in the improvement of academic standards are the establishment of the Doctor of Theology (ThD) program and the strengthening of the Master of Theology (ThM) program. The development of these two programs has required teachers to work harder in research and writing; and the growth of the teaching team has become a driving force for the improvement of the level of other courses in the school. I joke with students that they complain about writing papers of only a few thousand words and only having one (very sympathetic) teacher read them, while we as teachers have to write books of more than 100,000 words, and anyone can read our works and criticize them! In contrast, students should be thankful and not complain like the Israelites in the wilderness. ...

Rev. Brian Lam (Chaplain) In recent years, Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary has been keen on learning to become a group of disciples. We first learn to worship God together, and morning meeting is our collective worship. The college has always required all full-time students to attend morning meeting, but when I started serving in the college eight years ago, I saw that some students did not necessarily attend the morning meeting for various reasons. From the new school year of 2009, the college began to strictly enforce the requirement of attending morning meeting. Gradually, the scene of morning meeting has changed. Teachers, students and co-workers are looking forward to the morning meeting time and are very involved. We sing hymns to praise God in the college's auditorium, pray together, and shepherd each other with God's word (teachers take turns to preach, and graduating students also have "graduation sermons"). The atmosphere and participation of morning meeting now are very different from eight years ago. Especially the Christmas worship held in the morning meeting every December, in addition to all teachers, students and co-workers participating, there are also many alumni who have agreed to come back to gather together. The scene that seems a bit shocking is always unforgettable. ...

Andres Tang Professor of Christian Thought (Theology and Culture) Everything is changing, the question is how it changes. In the past five years, Baptist Theological Seminary has also experienced various changes, which gradually make people feel that the atmosphere in Jesus Christ is always different. The changes in Baptist Theological Seminary over the past few days are not limited to some external visible performances, but also go deep into the inner life of this group. The consistency between the outside and the inside is my experience as an insider, but how is this possible? ...

In the January 2009 issue of "College News", a sharing article "Future Servant Leader" by the new dean was published. At that time, dean Cao had just taken office. At the end of the article, he recorded his vision: "I believe the sunrise is ahead. : "Baptism" can move into the future because of the hard work of the forefathers, because of the unity of the entire spiritual community of teachers, classmates, and co-workers, because of the cooperation of the churches and brothers and sisters, and because God has given us the gift of nurturing a new generation. The calling and privilege of servant leadership. Glory to the one true God.”…

Dr. Freeman Huen Assistant Professor of Practical Theology (Social Ethics) Samuel Wells was invited to Hong Kong in March this year to be the speaker of the "Whitestone Lecture" of our college, leading the church to reflect on prayer, pastoral care, and mission, with the theme of "Being with God". Because of this opportunity, I had the honor to consult him on topics such as theology, ethics, and spirituality of prayer. When talking about a book I recently translated, Stanley...