Course Description

Nothing is more pervasive and insidious than money. It preoccupies our home, work and even church. A survey by the American Psychological Association found money to be greatest concern among Americans; ahead of the three other key concerns of family, work and health.

The rich and the poor are stressed by money for different reasons. In Singapore money has been blamed as the chief culprit in breaking up marriages. Few can claim that money is of no concern to them.

  • Location

    Online via Zoom (Live)

  • Dates

    (Wednesdays)
    Sep: 6, 13, 20, 27
    Oct: 4, 18

    Registration Close Date:
    Sep 1, 2023

  • Time

    7:15pm-10:00pm

Lecturer

Dr Clive Lim

Associate Lecturer

He is the managing director of Leap International, a family office (SFO) based in Singapore. He started several businesses and was the founder of the SGX listed TeleChoice International Ltd. Prior to being an entrepreneur, he worked at Fuji Xerox and Motorola Electronic in Asia. He holds a Master of Business (Asian Institute of Management); a Master of Arts (Regent College, Vancouver); a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Business Ethics (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary U.S.A.) and a Doctor of Theology (Trinity Theological Center, Singapore). He was the Visiting Associate Professor of Marketplace Theology at Regent College (2018 to 20201). Please refer: https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/part-time-and-visiting/clive-lim He is an adjunct lecturer at the Biblical Graduate School of Theology (BGST) and TTC (EQUIP). His area of research and teaching are the theology of work, entrepreneurship, money and stewardship, and leadership. Books written: Chinese Entrepreneurship in Singapore, (Singapore: Leap Foundation, 2019), and Money Matters: Faith, Life and Wealth (with Paul Stevens); (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021).

Course curriculum

  • 1

    General

  • 2

    Topic 1 Course Intro

    • What is Money?

    • No.21- 4 Sep 23

    • 1-1. What is Money Anyway

    • Zoom recording for Lesson 1
  • 3

    Topic 2

    • Spirituality of Money

    • 2-1. Money & gods

    • 2-2. Money & The Bible

    • Zoom Recording for lesson 2 part 2
  • 4

    Topic 3

    • Political Economy of Money

    • 3-1. Money & The Capitalism System

    • Zoom recording for L3
  • 5

    Topic 4

    • Social Meaning of Money – Asian Chinese Culture

    • Zoom recording for L4
  • 6

    Topic 5

    • The Church and Money

    • Zoom recording for L5
  • 7

    Topic 6

    • Money and Stewardship
  • 8

    Evaluation

    • Course Evaluation Form
  • 9

    Assignment Submissions

    • Major Assignment

    • Theological-Cultural Interaction Assignment

    • Discretionary reading and research

    • Book Review

    • Reflection

    • Presentation