Moore Theological College
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| Type | Theological College |
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| Established | 1856 |
| Affiliation | Diocese of Sydney Anglican Church of Australia |
| Principal | Mark Thompson |
| Registrar | Rhonda Barry |
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Academic staff
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20 |
| Students | 600 |
| Location |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 33°53′29.45″S 151°11′16.04″E / 33.8915139°S 151.1877889°ECoordinates: 33°53′29.45″S 151°11′16.04″E / 33.8915139°S 151.1877889°E |
| Website | moore.edu.au |
Moore Theological College, otherwise known simply as Moore College, is the theological training seminary of the Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia. The college has a strong tradition of conservative evangelical theology with a strong emphasis on biblical languages, the use of primary sources and, critically, the importance of learning in community. It has developed three academic and ministry centres alongside its mainstream academic program, the Priscilla and Aquila Centre, which promotes women's ministry from a complementarian perspective, the Centre for Christian Living, which seeks to provide resources to the general Christian public for intelligent gospel engagement with the wider community, and the Centre for Ministry Development, which provides specialised continuing training and education for graduates and others involved in Christian ministry.
The college is one of the largest Anglican seminaries in the world, with normally around 300 full-time students in its BD and BTh programs. The college has had 13 principals and over 4000 graduates. It has also trained many Baptists who are sympathetic to the evangelical tradition. The college has also trained missionaries, church planters and independent church pastors. It attracts students from around the world into its undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
While the largest group in the student body is typically those preparing for Anglican ordained ministry, Moore has also trained other Christian workers, including women, children, youth, families and assistant ministers. Moore graduates also serve as school chaplains, Christian studies teachers and scripture teachers, university and church evangelists, cross-cultural workers, AFES staff workers, social workers, community workers, hospital and nursing home/retirement village chaplains and refugee advocacy workers. The college trains men and women at every level of its program.
The college has played a critical role in the shape of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Its evangelical and reformed character has been created and maintained by the vast majority of the diocese's clergy being men and women trained at Moore College. The last three Archbishops of Sydney all spent time as students at Moore College and three out of the last four had been full-time members of the college faculty. Members of the current faculty also serve in various capacities in the diocese, including the Sydney Diocesan Doctrine Commission.
The vision for Moore College came from one of the early settlers of the colony of New South Wales, Thomas Moore. When Moore died in 1840, he left his substantial estate to the Church of England with specific provision for the founding of a college to train young men in the principles of the United Church of England and Ireland. Moore College was opened on 1 March 1856 in Moore's former home in Liverpool, New South Wales. The college was opened by the Anglican Bishop of Sydney, Frederic Barker, and began with three students and one tutor.
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