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Australian College of Ministries

Australian College of Ministries

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The Australian College of Ministries (ACOM) is an interdenominational Evangelical theological institute (80% owned by Churches of Christ in NSW/ACT and 20% owned by the Christian and Missionary Alliance) based in Rhodes, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. It is a member institution of the Sydney College of Divinity.

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History

The college was formed as the result of the 1999 merger of Kenmore College (Queensland) and the Churches of Christ Theological College (New South Wales).[1]

In 2017, the Christian & Missionary Alliance of Australia and its Alliance Institute for Mission became a member of the college. [2]

In January 2023, Stirling Theological College discontinued its accreditation with the University of Divinity and effectively merged operations with Australian College of Ministries. Stirling's assets are managed by its existing board and its name lives on in the new ACOM 'Stirling School of Community Care' with awards in Christian Counselling, Professional Supervision and Chaplaincy.

Programs

In its five schools (Bible, theology, leadership, spirituality and the Stirling School of Community Care), ACOM employs a faculty with a focus on leadership, teaching, counselling and pastoral supervision.[3][4] [5] [6]

Beliefs

The College is owned by the Christian & Missionary Alliance of Australia and Churches of Christ in Australia NSW/ACT. [7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. [1]
    Doru Costache, James R. Harrison, Teaching Theology in a Technological Age, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, 2015, p. 148
  2. [2]
    Australian College of Ministries, Our History, acom.edu.au, Australia, retrieved November 5
  3. [3]
    McInerney, D.M., Dowson, M., & Yeung, A.S. (2005), Facilitating conditions for School Motivation: Construct validity and applicability, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 65, pp. 1046-1066
  4. [4]
    Miner, M., Sterland, S., & Dowson, M. (2006). Coping with Ministry: Development of a multidimensional measure of orientations to the demands of ministry, Review of Religious Research, pp. 212-230
  5. [5]
    Farmer, K., & Dowson, M. (2000), Networking against the "tyranny of distance" in ministry preparation, Reo: A Journal of Theology and Ministry, 18, pp. 25-42.
  6. [6]
    e.g., Banks, 1999
  7. [7]
    Australian College of Ministries, Our History, acom.edu.au, Australia, retrieved November 5
  8. [8]
    Beach, Kylie. "Graham Hill named new principal at Stirling Theological College - Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

Further reading

  • Dowson, (eds.), Research on sociocultural influences on motivation and learning, Vol. 7: Standards in education, Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
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