Diocese of Melbourne

4. THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION

- The mission of Theological Education is to provide deep appreciation and
understanding of Orthodox Christianity and Coptic heritage, achieved through
scholarship, research and the pursuit of academic excellence following the
tradition of the Catechetical School of Alexandria.
- The department will aim to foster the spiritual growth and to develop the gifts
of each individual through the pursuit of prayer, knowledge, communication,
service and fellowship to each other through the grace of God.
- The department will aim to:

  - encourage graduates of the Coptic schools, university students and graduates,
Sunday School teachers and youth leaders to enroll for theological studies.
  - encourage interstate students to study via correspondence
  - Scholarships
  - Send students to study abroad
  - expand college amenities including proper class rooms, a library with at least
  100,000 volumes, Coptic museum, a fully functional Orthodox bookshop
  - Seek full accreditation for the courses and degrees that it offers through such
institutions as the Melbourne college of divinity
  - Run Theological Symposia