Kingsley College
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Kingsley College is a Wesleyan school of theology located in Melbourne, Australia. The college was opened by Kingsley Ridgway in 1948. It was originally known as the Wesleyan Methodist Bible College of Australia; in 1974, its name was changed to honour its founder.
Run by the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia, the college offers ministerial training to people from a variety of denominational and national backgrounds.
Kingsley is also known for its training in Christian Counseling. It has had a long-going relationship with the practice of Christian Counseling in Melbourne and has sought to develop a training program for Christian Counselors which majors on an integration of excellence in counseling practice with Christian Theology and concerns.
Kingsley is a member of the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges and is a Member Institution of the Sydney College of Divinity.
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