Stirling Theological College is the national ministry and theological teaching college for the Conference of Churches of Christ in Australia. It was established in 1907 in Carlton, Victoria by HG Harward as the College of the Bible. Between 1910 and 1988 the college was located in Glen Iris. It changed its name to Churches of Christ Theological College in 1989 when it moved to its current location at 44-60 Jacksons Road, Mulgrave and in September 2011 changed its name to Stirling Theological College.
In 1975, CCTC and Whitley College established the Evangelical Theological Association which lasted until 2005. Stirling is a Registered Teaching Institution of the Melbourne College of Divinity and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate (coursework and research) theology degrees.
Past Principles of COB/CCTC/Stirling have been:
1907 - 1910 HG Harward.
1910 - 1938 AR Main.
1938 - 1944 TH Scambler.
1944 - 1973 EL Williams.
1974 - 1980 KR Bowes.
1981 - 1990 W Tabbernee.
2000 - 2009 MA Kitchen, OA.
2010 - present AF Menzies.
In 2011 Stirling invited Tabor College Victoria to co-locate to the Stirling campus in Mulgrave where both colleges now collaborate on projects and develop Theological and Christian Higher Education programs.