Dual Focus on Theology and Practice

Chen Hui, a Master of Christian Studies classmate. In the spring of 2018, I studied "Preaching" co-taught by Dean Cao Weitong and Pastor Lin Guobin. Three-quarters of the class was taught by Dean Cao. This is the only subject I have taken that uses "co-teaching". In the past, "Preaching" has always been taught by a single teacher, and it has been the same teacher for a long time. Therefore, most students can predict the teacher's teaching methods, homework requirements, and even review preferences from their senior brothers and sisters. There are pros and cons to this arrangement. The advantage is that it is easier for students to obtain subject reference materials, and they can communicate with their seniors and help each other. The disadvantage is that since they can figure out the grading preferences of a single teacher, it is possible for students to adopt a "score-oriented" approach. learning mentality, reducing the motivation to study seriously. Of course, learning attitude mainly depends on the students' own learning motivation and even their life circumstances. ...
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Humble Oneself and Work with Others

Classmate He Jingwen, Master of Divinity, remembers that when we were in the first grade, our teachers and seniors encouraged us to take classes from other teachers in addition to the required subjects, so that we could learn from each teacher’s expertise in Bible, theological thought, and practical subjects. By studying in the field of research, I hope that in addition to enriching my knowledge, I can also broaden my horizons of faith through the experience of different teachers. In the past two years or so, in addition to studying subjects taught by a single teacher, I also had the opportunity to attend some classes that adopted "collaborative teaching", namely "Preaching", "Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling" and "Pastoral Leadership and Ministry", the three subjects belong to the category of practical theology. ...
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A Teaching So Deep and Wide

Liu Yongji, Master of Divinity, adopts the "collaborative teaching" model for subjects that I have taken including "Church Theology", "Preaching" and "Weilimon: Worship, Ethics, Preaching". When students participate in a certain subject, they usually expect the teacher to share his research results on a specific topic and lead students to discuss and learn in depth. In subjects that adopt the "collaborative teaching" model, teachers approach the same topic from different perspectives and demonstrate the diversity of different aspects of the subject through multi-angle analysis and dialogue. In the subject of "Church Theological Views", professors who specialize in different majors put forward clear views from different aspects such as the Old Testament, the New Testament, church history, theology, and ethical practice, and guided students to conduct in-depth discussions, allowing students to learn in a short period of time. Within a short period of time, I learned a deep and broad view of the church. In the subject of "Preaching", Dean Cao and Pastor Lin not only taught the theology and methods of preaching, but also shared their experiences and insights on preaching. After the students gave a "trial lecture", they also received valuable advice from the two senior lecturers. Opinions are really helpful. In the subject of "Weilimon", three teachers had impromptu conversations and exchanges in class, presenting a more three-dimensional contribution to the church in Hong Kong as pastor Weilimon. ...
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Unity in Diversity

Lu Yunxi, Assistant Professor of New Testament Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary has a group of talented teachers, each with different gifts and majors; "co-teaching" allows us to use our unique talents and cooperate with each other to move towards a common goal. According to Ephesians 4:11-13, this goal is “…to equip the saints for the work of service, to build up the body of Christ, until we all come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, Grow up to the stature of the full stature of Christ” (Union Version, Revised Version). The body of Christ is unified in diversity; the role of the seminary is to teach students love, peace, and harmony while encouraging them to pursue their unique identities, passions, and gifts. We must embrace diversity, because only in diversity can we achieve true unity; only through true unity can we grow and experience the full stature of Christ. ...
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An Interdisciplinary Exploration

The teaching team of Professor Huang Fuguang Old Testament jointly teaches "Research and Writing" and "Graduation Seminar" every year. The "Church Worship Studies" in the fall of the 2014-15 school year also adopts the "collaborative teaching" method. Generally speaking, these subjects have one teacher who is responsible for coordinating and supervising the design and flow of the entire class; other teacher(s) are responsible for correcting homework and evaluating student performance. ...
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Team Teaching with HKBTS Characteristics

Lin Guobin, pastor, internship director, and lecturer of practical theology. The first subject I taught together with a teacher was "Basic Preaching" taught with Teacher Sun Baoling in the spring of 2008. Teacher Sun is in charge of the master's class, and I am in charge of the bachelor's class. For the first four classes, the two classes were taught together. Teacher Sun is responsible for the first and second lectures, and I am responsible for the third and fourth lectures. In class, the two of us had a lot of interactions, and my classmates also reported that they benefited a lot. Four classes passed, the bachelor's class and the master's class were taught separately, and the students began to practice preaching in class. ...
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Collaborative Teaching Enhances Learning and Teaching

Liu Zhenpeng, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology (Christian Ethics) A few years ago, after two colleagues from the Department of Practical Theology resigned, I was assigned to teach "Pastoral Leadership and Ministry" in the Master of Divinity program starting in 2012-13, and later Starting from the 2014-15 academic year, I was also assigned to teach the same course "Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling"; the co-teaching partner of the former is Rev. Lin Guobin, the pastor of our college, and the co-teaching partner of the latter is a senior professional counselor. Member Mr. Zhu Muhua. ...
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Rotational Teaching with Flying Colors

Chen Yuen, associate pastor and church music lecturer. In 2014, five teachers in total including Bible and Christian Thought and I taught "Church Worship Studies" together. Since this subject is an interdisciplinary study, it needs to integrate various aspects and pay equal attention to theory and practice. Before the class started, several of our teachers met together to discuss the goals, scope, key content, and homework requirements of the course, so as to help students learn from the Bible, theology, church history, church tradition and etiquette, church worship ministry and pastoral care, and ethical practice , modern cultural situation and other angles to think about the church’s worship ministry. In the classroom, teachers from various majors take turns teaching corresponding topics; I am mainly responsible for coordinating the class, observing each class at the same time, and teaching the second half of the class. I try to integrate the Bible, theology, history and other fields, and then apply them to church worship services to see how to apply and practice them. ...
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When Teachers Become “Co-learners”

Assistant Professor of Practical Theology (Social Ethics) Huan Zhiwei is ignorant and ignorant if he studies alone without friends. ——"Book of Rites‧Xueji" In the past six years, the elective subjects that I have taught together with other teachers have been "Church Theology" (Spring 2015-16) and "Weilimon: Worship, Ethics, Preaching" (2017- Spring 18). I am planning to have the opportunity to teach a course "Praying Theology" (Praying Theology) with Professor Deng Shaoguang in the future...
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Positive Sparks from Teacher-Student Interactions

Professor Tang Shaoguang Christian Thought (Theology and Culture) In addition to "Research and Writing" and "Graduation Seminar", the subjects I have co-taught with other teachers in recent years include "Church Worship", "Church Theology", "Weilimon: Worship, ethics, preaching" etc. The easiest teaching arrangement is for each teacher to explain the same topic according to his or her own major, but in this case, there is a lack of interaction between teachers. Although students can listen to the professional knowledge of different teachers in the same subject, it is difficult to see the complete picture. Therefore, some thought must be put into classroom design. ...
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