| Hillsong International Leadership College | |
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| Motto | Training You for a Life of Significance |
| Established | 1983 (City) 1988 (Hills) |
| President | Brian & Bobbie Houston |
| Principal | Catrina Henderson (City) Lee Burns (Hills) |
| Students | 1000 |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Campus | Hills Baulkham Hills, NSW City Waterloo, NSW |
| Affiliations | Australian Christian Churches Hillsong Church |
| Website | http://www.hillsongcollege.com |
Hillsong International Leadership College in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia, is the training college of Hillsong Church, a Pentecostal Christian church, affiliated with the Assemblies of God. The college operates from the church's two main worship centres in Baulkham Hills and Waterloo. Brian & Bobbie Houston, the Senior Pastors of Hillsong Church, are the Presidents of the college and Mark Hopkins is the Vice President.
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Hillsong International Leadership College has been established as an integral part of the overall national and international ministries of Hillsong Church. Hillsong Church as it is today is the combination of two churches, formerly Hills Christian Life Centre and Sydney Christian Life Centre, which joined in 1999, and operates out of two main locations in Waterloo and Baulkham Hills, with contributing extension services city-wide. Historically, HILC emerged from two separate entities founded by the two churches that are now Hillsong Church. However both Colleges were integrally connected from the beginning and developed along the lines of a similar ethos. The shared goal was to provide a training centre that specialised in ministry and leadership development and was grounded in the local church setting. The two separate campuses that exist today have their own unique history:
What is now known as the City campus of HILC, began in 1983 as the International Institute for Creative Ministries (IICM) under the aegis of Sydney Christian Life Centre. The curriculum centred largely on the creative arts including music, dance, drama and visual arts in both church and secular contexts. Ministry, theology and missions were also incorporated in the courses. In 1990, Robert Fergusson became Principal, taking the reins from David Johnson, and led the College to focus more on practical ministry training in the local church setting. College classes were moved back to the church venue and in 1993, the name was changed to Aquila College of Ministries to reflect this shift.
The Hills Campus of HILC began as the training arm of Hills Christian Life Centre in 1988 as an extension of IICM. It began under the leadership of Ian Fuller with around 75 students. It was known as Power Ministry School, soon after to become Power Ministry College in 1992 under the direction of Steve Kelly. In 1993 the Hillsong School was established to provide training for Christian musicians. As well, a School of Music was established to nurture young musicians. Mark Hopkins became Director in 1996 and the name changed to Hills Leadership College, incorporating the Hillsong School and the School of Music. In 1998, Marilyn Brett joined the faculty as Principal of the Hillsong School, replacing Cathy Coluccio as well as Max Zalakos, who was Principal of the Leadership College from 1991 to 1997.
In 1999 Hills Christian Life Centre joined with Sydney Christian Life Centre, its 'parent church', and became Hillsong Church. During 1999, preparation began to bring the two colleges together and at the beginning of 2000, Aquila College of Ministries and Hills Leadership College officially became one. The new College became Hillsong International Leadership College, with two campuses: City and Hills. Duncan Corby was appointed Principal of the City campus, while Marilyn Brett remained Principal of the Hills Campus. As Hillsong International Leadership College, the student population has grown rapidly to approximately 900 fulltime students across the two campuses, with a majority of students studying from overseas.
Hillsong International Leadership College offers the Certificate IV in Ministry, the Diploma of Ministry and the Advanced Diploma in Ministry courses in the following streams:
Worship Music. Pathways include:
Pastoral Leadership. Pathways include:
TV and Media. Pathways include:
You can further target your study within your Stream by choosing a Pathway, which provides practical, hands-on training within a specific area of ministry within Hillsong Church.
Since January 2006 Hillsong International Leadership College, in association with Alphacrucis College, has offered a Bachelor of Contemporary Ministry degree program.[1]
The Bachelor of Contemporary Ministry is designed and delivered by Alphacrucis, on the Hillsong College campus.[2]
College was approved as a Registered Training Organization in December 2002 and current courses are all accredited by the Australian Government and include the Certificate IV in Ministry, the Diploma of Ministry and the Advanced Diploma in Ministry. The Advanced Diploma is unique in its combination of lecture-based classes with a part-time internship for students alongside Hillsong Church staff in a variety of church and ministry departments.
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