Harvest Bible College
Harvest Bible College was the first Pentecostal theological college accredited by the Australian government. It is a private tertiary education provider, accredited by the Australian government ,which specialises in training for Christian ministry. It is non-denominational but is Pentecostal in its theology and ethos. Beginning small in Melbourne, Victoria, it now delivers around Australia and the world across multiple modes.
History
In 1985 there was no Pentecostal theological college in Victoria. In response to this, a British AOG pastor, Alun Davies, began Harvest Bible College on the property of the church he pastored. Initially it ran as just a small non-government accredited college. With Scott Wilson and then Kameel Majdali as principles the College then became the first Pentecostal College in Australia to be accredited by the government, and the first to offer a Licentiate. At first a Certificate in Ministry was accredited, then a Diploma in Ministry, then finally a Bachelors of Arts in Ministry or Biblical Studies.
After Brendan Roach became principal (2004) and then president (2011), the College accredited a Graduate Diploma in Theology, a Master of Arts in Ministry and a Doctorate of Ministry with the Australian government. The College has also campuses, in Queensland and Perth, Australia, and abroad in Denmark, as well as smaller rural extension centres and online training. In 2014 the College moved its headquarters from the property of Faith Christian Church to its own building in Scoresby, Victoria.
Conferences and publications
Harvest Research Conference: 2012 Dandenong South
Harvest Research Conference: 2013 Dandenong South
Harvest Research Conference: 2014 Scoresby
Up Coming Conference for 2015 at Scoresby
Book: New Frontiers : Redefining Christian Ministry in 21st Century Contexts.[1]
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