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MASTER OF MINISTRY PROGRAM - KLANG

April 5 - 8, 1999
Christian Education: A Developmental
Approach to Understanding Spiritual Maturity
conducted by Dr. Saik Oy Mooi.

Jun 8 - 11,1999
Homiletics: Expository Preaching
conducted by  Dr. Alvin Low.

Aug 30 - Sep 2, 1999
Old Testament Exposition
conducetd by Pastor Low Chai Hok.

Nov 22 - 26, 1999
Mentoring
conducted  by  Dr. John Mallison.

June 4 - 7, 1999
Pastoral Theology & Ministry
conducted by Rev Loh Soon Choy

Jun 24 - 27, 1999
Old  Testament Exposition
conducted by Pastor Low Chai Hok

Aug 27 - 31, 1999
Pastoral Counselling
conducted by Mr Anthony Yeo

To be held in Miri, Sarawak:

April  12 - 16,1999
Living Theologically
conducted by Mr. Tan Kong Beng.

September 13 - 17,1999
Old  Testament History
conducted by Rev. Eddy Ho.

To be held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (in Bahasa Malaysia):

April 12 - 15,1999
Latar Belakang Perjanjian Baru I & II
conducted by Dr Jason Lim

July 26 - 30, 1999
Teoloji
conducted by Mr. Tan Kong Beng

November  22 - 26, 1999
Sejarah Gereja
conducted by Mr. Lee Mee Onn

Our East Malaysian Scholarship Fund is to help needy students from East Malaysia (mostly from the Sidang Injil Borneo or SIB) at MBS.  We thank the various churches and individuals who responded to our appeal for support.  We look forward to your continual partnership.

The second term for 1999 begins on Monday, April 26, with the opening service.

TERM  2/1999 EVENING CLASSES

Christian workers & active lay people are welcome to our Evening and Day classes on a credit or audit basis (1 credit = an hour period per week for a term of 9 or 10 weeks)

(i) ELEMENTARY GREEK (2x)

Lecturer: Rev Hwa Chih
Date:  To commence w.e.f. April 26, 1999
Time:  7.45 - 9.30 p.m. (Every Monday)
Venue:  To be confirmed.
Fee:  RM50.00 (RM45.00 for full-time workers) excluding library fee

ii) MALAYSIAN CHURCH HISTORY & SOCIETY (3x)  - Master of Ministry

Lecturer: Rev Loh Soon Choy
Date:  To commence w.e.f. April 27, 1999
Time:  7.45 - 9.30 p.m. (Every Tuesday)
Venue:  MBS, Klang
Fee:  RM105.00 (for M. Min. students) excluding library fee
RM  50.00 (others) excluding library fee
RM  45.00 (for full-time workers) excluding library fee

TERM  2/1999 DAY CLASSES
(lectures from Apr 26, 1999)
(All classes are open to public) 

(i) CHURCH HISTORY II
by Mr. Tan Kong Beng
Monday,  8.55 a.m. - 12.35 p.m.

(ii) CHURCH GROWTH   
by Rev Eddy Ho
Tuesday, 8.55 a.m. - 12.35 p.m.

(iii) JOB
by Ms Koh Yee Von
Wednesday,  8.55 a.m. - 12.35 p.m.

(iv) MODERN THEOLOGY
by Rev Loh Soon Choy/Mr Tan Kong Beng
Thursday, 8.55 a.m. - 12.35 p.m.

(vi) BASIC COMPUTING
by Mr Ting Chang Nguan
Friday,  10.50 a.m. - 12.35 p.m.


SPECIAL MODULES FOR M. MIN. STUDENTS/OPEN TO PUBLIC
     
POWER ENCOUNTER IN CHURCH GROWTH &
WORLD EVANGELIZATION
by Drs David & Eva Brougham
May 24-28 (Mon - Fri)

Fees:
Undergraduate level credits charged at RM15.00 per credit hour.
Graduate level credits charged at RM35.00 per credit hour.

WELCOME

The following are new additions to the MBS family for 1999:

1. Iben Arang,  B. Min/B. Th. (SIB)
2. Jeannie Phang Wai Jen, B. Min./B.Th. (AOG)
3. Chen Mee Foong, B. Min./B. Th.(BRE)
4. Runa Wan Eng,  Cert. Th. (SIB)
5. Mok Kum Toong,  B. Min./B. Th. (FGA)
6. Lilian Yap Nan Jiun ,"STEP" Program  (Luth)
7. Joseph Boon Chai, M. C. S.  (IND)
8. Lisah Che Mat  M. C. S. (IND)

The 21st Anniversary of MBS will be held on Saturday, June 12, 1999. A fund-raising thanksgiving dinner will be held on that evening.  Please pray with us and keep the day free for us.  We would appreciate congratulatory messages or advertisement placements from our alumni and friends of MBS to be in by April 16, 1999. 
Please send them to :
The Chief Editor,
MBS 21st Anniversary Magazine.

A team from the ATA visited the seminary in February to evaluate our programs.  Our undergraduate programs are now re-accredited.

We are pleased to announce that our principal, Dr. Tan Kim Sai, will be ordained by the Western Presbytery of Gereja Presbyterian Malaysia on Sat, April 10, 1999 ( 2.30 p.m.) at St. Andrew Logos Presbyterian Church,Jalan Raja Chulan in Kuala Lumpur.

The above for staff and students was held from Jan 13-15, 1999 at the Golden Sands Baptist Centre, Port Dickson.

Congratulations

Goh Chee Beng (Dip. C. S. 1998) and Grace on the birth of their son,  Justin Goh Qi-Arn on 26 February 1999.

Condolences

Jerry Lam (Cert. Th. Ext. 1996) and family on the demise of his parents in December 1998 and January 1999 respectively.

The family of Rev. M.P. Kody of the English Speaking Presbytery who was called to be with the Lord on March 19, 1999. He has helped us with some occasional lectures on Church History at MBS.

We welcome enquiries/applications for our 2-yr Cert. Th. & Cert. in Biblical Studies,  Dip. Th. (3 yrs); B. Min./B. Th./B. D. (4 yrs); Graduate Dip. C. S. (1 yr); M. C. S. (2 yrs);  M. Min. programs.

Admissions are also considered at the beginning of each academic term for suitable candidates.

The graduate programs, Dip. C. S.,  M. C. S. can also be taken part-time but is offered to those with a degree or equivalent only.

The M. Min. is also offered part-time on a modular basis (min. 2 yrs). in combination with appropriate day or evening classes/special modules for B. Th., Dip. C. S. & M. C. S. programs.