Bible & Theology
Feature Courses
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Each semester we feature a couple of courses in the undergraduate and postgraduate space that may be of particular interest to our wider community. These courses can be taken on campus, or via distance learning, and you can choose to do them for interest only, or for credit.
Take a look at the offerings we have coming up next semester.
Night Class
Tuesday Nights 6.30-8.30pm
Onsite (Auckland & Christchurch campuses),
online, or in groups at your home/local church
Semester Begins: 22 February; first lecture 2 March
Mid Semester Break: 12-23 April
Semester Ends: 24 June
Christian Leadership and Mission is a course that explores the nature of distinctly Christian Missional leadership. Come and explore what it means to be gospel-shaped Christians and leaders participating in God’s mission across diverse vocations. Be challenged as we consider a biblical and theologically informed understanding of the church, mission, and leadership. Have your imagination ignited, and your spirit stirred as you connect your own journey to God’s redemptive story. Through engaging lectures, group discussion, and personal reflection, you will journey through your own faith story, your emerging sense of calling, and your growth as both a leader and a follower of Jesus. We’ll explore topics such as biblical leadership, leading through stages of life and faith, leading across cultures, and vocational mission.
Reuben Munn
Reuben Munn is the Senior Pastor of Shore Community Church and a Professional Teaching Fellow in Practical Theology at Laidlaw College. He is passionate about the ministry of preaching and the formation of pastors and leaders who can equip others to live out the gospel in every sphere of life.
Rebecca de Jong
Rebecca de Jong is a Theology Lecturer specialising in Mission studies here at Laidlaw College and a PhD student at the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, at the University of Edinburgh. Rebecca is passionate about participating in God’s mission and equipping students to communicate Christ to people of diverse cultural or religious backgrounds.
Night Class
Thursday Nights 6.30-8.30pm
Onsite (Auckland & Christchurch campuses),
online, or in groups at your home/local church
Semester Begins: 22 February; first lecture 4 March
Mid Semester Break: 12-23 April
Semester Ends: 24 June
The Gospel of John contains many well-known characters and much-loved passages, together with John’s presentation of Jesus as the one who “in the beginning” was both “with God and was God”. John’s remarkable claim is that the eternal Son of God became a human being and lived among us in the person of Jesus Christ. In this course we will explore why Jesus came, who he came for, and how the saving and life-giving power of his death and resurrection remain accessible to us today. This course is your opportunity to explore John’s Gospel in depth, learning from each other, your lecturer and from a great selection of scholarship on John. The course is exegetically based and will cover most parts of John. The Thurs evening events will be a mix of lecture and class discussion and will focus on both the text of John and its importance for us in the twenty-first century.
Phillip Porter
Phillip is a lecturer in the School of Theology at Laidlaw College and mainly teaches New Testament papers, including an Introduction to the New Testament and courses on the four Gospels, Romans, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Peter, and James. Phillip came to Laidlaw after a couple of decades devoted to pastoral ministry (Presbyterian, Baptist), missionary experience (Vietnam), study of the New Testament, and raising five children with his wife Siobhan. His research interests include Jesus’ parables (and how they speak to the contemporary church) and exploring different ways various NT authors present the Christian Gospel.
