Malaysia Theological Seminary

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Malaysia Theological Seminary
Seminari Theoloji Malaysia


Established:	January 6, 1979
Type:	Seminary
President:	Bishop Rev Dr Hwa Yung
Principal:	Rev Dr Ezra Kok Hon Seng
Location:	Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Affiliations:	Anglican (West Malaysia) Anglican (Sabah) Methodists ELCMS (Lutheran) LCMS (Lutheran) Presbyterian ATESEA
Website:	http://www.stm.edu.my/

Malaysia Theological Seminary (Malay: Seminari Theoloji Malaysia or STM) is an interdenominational Protestant seminary located in the town of Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Established in 1979, STM is accredited by the Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) and a participating school of the South East Asia Graduate School of Theology (SEAGST) from which the Master of Theology degree is awarded ^[1].

1 History
2 Organisation
- 2.1 Principals
3 Academic Programmes
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

STM started as a joint-venture between the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia, the Methodists and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malaysia and Singapore (ELCMS) in Malaysia and was opened on January 6, 1979 (Feast of Epiphany). This venture built upon earlier cooperative efforts by the Anglicans and Lutherans in theological education, which had included the Christian Training Centre (CTC) and the Kolej Theologi Malaysia (KTM) or Malaysia Theological College (in English) ^[2].

Since then, various other Christian denominations have joined STM's governing council and participated in the development of the seminary, including the Anglican Diocese of Sabah, the Presbyterians and the Lutherans (LCMS).

Prior to STM's relocation to its current premises in 1998, she had been operating from rented premises in the following locations :

1979 - 1983

Zion Cathedral (ELCMS), Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur

1983 - 1990

Methodist High School, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur

1990 - 1998

Xavier's Hall (Roman Catholic), Petaling Jaya

[edit] Organisation

STM is governed by a Council that is elected biennially. The founding members include the late Bishop Emeritus Rev. C.N. Fang (Methodist), the late Bishop Rt. Rev. E.B. Muthusami (ELCM) and the late Rt. Rev. Bishop Tan Sri J.G. Savarimuthu (Anglican).

[edit] Principals

1979 - 1986

Rev. Datuk Dr. Denis C. Dutton

1986 - 2001

Rev. Dr. Hwa Yung

2001 - present

Rev. Dr. Ezra Kok

[edit] Academic Programmes

STM offers both residential and extension academic programmes (through their Theological Education by Extension or TEE programme) leading to the awarding of the following qualifications ^[3] :

[edit] Certificates & Diplomas

Certificate of Christian Ministry (CertCM)
- Social Ministry (in cooperation with Malaysian CARE and the Bible College of Malaysia) ^[4]
Diploma of Christian Ministry (DipCM)