The Growth of HKBTS: The Growth of Students

Kwong Zhenhua Associate Professor of Practical Theology (World Religions) has adopted a "one-to-one mentoring system" for students' spiritual cultivation since the fall semester of 2009. This shift is significant. Thinking back to thirty years ago, when I was a seminary student, the college mainly cultivated students’ spirituality through morning assemblies, morning prayer meetings and evening prayer meetings, and spiritual growth was seen as a personal relationship with God. The help of morning meetings and prayer meetings in spiritual formation is unquestionable. But the Bible also shows that the master-disciple relationship is an important channel for spiritual cultivation, and the relationship between Jesus and the Twelve Apostles is exactly that. Therefore, cultivating spirituality through the master-disciple relationship is a time-honored method, and its effectiveness cannot be replaced by other methods. ...

Wu Guojie, Associate Professor of Christian Thought (Church History) After the storm, the college was replaced by Dean Cao Weitong. The wheels that were originally stuck began to be gradually repaired and adjusted with spiritual discernment. Some of the parts with problems were polished and refurbished, and some were screened and replaced; those that were damaged in the storm were also carefully repaired and lubricated with love. Driven by the grace of Heavenly Father, the redemption of Christ, and the burning power of the Holy Spirit, "Nianminghao" relies on the guidance of theological wisdom, uses preaching and teachings, and spiritual care as knots to set up the sail of earnest hospitality and missionary calling, and strives forward. Sailing. ...