Morling launched its Stay Charged Professional Development program in 2023, on both our Sydney and Perth campuses, as well as via livestream - from anywhere in the world!.
Stay Charged is designed for graduates wanting to pursue further academic study, and to provide ongoing professional development for pastors and Christian leaders.
The suite of subjects has been carefully chosen to offer advanced study in Old and New Testament, Christian Thought, Leadership, Preaching, and Spiritual Formation. To fit in with the schedule of busy pastors, they are offered as intensives (several consecutive days) or semi-intensives (e.g. five Thursdays during the semester), with livestreaming available for those unable to make it on campus.
If you wish to study for academic credit you can enrol in a Single Unit for Credit or as units included as part of a longer award offered by the Australian University of Theology and delivered by Morling College. For information on the entry requirements and course structures of these awards please follow the links below.
If you study at undergraduate level you can include these four units (along with additional units to complete the course requirements) as part of an Undergraduate Certificate of Ministry or Diploma of Ministry or continue with further study to complete a longer award such as an Associate Degree of Ministry or a Bachelor of Ministry.
If you study at postgraduate level you can complete these four units and graduate with a Graduate Certificate of Divinity, or continue with further study to complete a longer award such as a Graduate Diploma of Divinity, a Master of Theological Studies, a Master of Ministry or a Master of Divinity.
Units Available in 2025
Delivery: Semi-intensive (online modules PLUS 4 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Sydney) or Livestream
Dates: Online pre-intensive component (25%) starts 23 June 2025
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: 10, 23-25 Jul, 21 Aug 2025 (Sydney Campus/Livestream)
Lecturer: Mike Frost
This unit is aimed at giving church planters or those interested in church planting the basic tools for thinking about how to launch a new congregation.
You will learn how to understand the context in which you will plant, how to determine what kind of church is needed, and ideas for recruiting a team. Part of the assessment involves creating a church planting plan.
Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.
Delivery: Semi-intensive (online modules PLUS 5 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Sydney) or Livestream
Dates: Online pre-intensive component (30%) starts 15 Jul 2025
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: 15-17 Jul, 28 Aug, 23 Oct 2025 (Sydney Campus/Livestream)
Lecturers: David Starling & George Guthrie
In this subject we dive deep into 2 Corinthians, reading the letter in the context of that crisis in Paul’s relationship with the Corinthians, drawing out the theology of Christian ministry and leadership that Paul is defending and promoting within the letter, and thinking together about the implications of that vision for our own context and the way in which we lead and raise up leaders within it.
Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.
Delivery: Semi-intensive SYD or Intensive PER (online modules PLUS 3 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus/Livestream (Sydney) or On-Campus Intensive (Perth)
Unit Dates: Online pre-intensive component (40%) starts 28 Jul 2025
Sydney/Livestream Dates: 4, 18 Sept, 23 Oct (Sydney Campus/Livestream)
Perth Intensive Dates: 23-25 Sep (Perth Campus)
Lecturer: Andrew Sloane
Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.
Delivery: Semi-intensive SYD (online modules PLUS 3 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Sydney) or Livestream
Unit Dates: Online pre-intensive component (40%) starts 28 Jul 2025
Sydney/Livestream Dates: 28 Aug, 11 Sep, 16 Oct (Sydney Campus/Livestream)
Lecturer: Andrew Sloane
Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.
Delivery: Semi-intensive (online modules PLUS 4 days of on-campus/livestream semi-intensive classes)
Study Modes Available: On-Campus (Sydney) or Livestream
Dates: online pre-intensive component (20%) starts 28 July 2025
On-Campus Semi-Intensive Dates: 7, 28 Aug, 18 Sep, 16 Oct (Sydney Campus/Livestream)
Lecturer: Mike Frost
Find more unit details (including Pre-Requisite, Co-Requisite and Excluded Unit requirements) here.
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