Course Description

Am I able to hold my bundle of emotions (thoughts, feelings, visceral experiences and urges) so that I do not simply react to situations but respond in a way that reflect that I am a follower of Christ?

Perhaps we struggle with this in stressful situations, with anger, sadness, anxiety and other emotional experiences in our day-today living. There is hope. We learnt from neuroscience that it is possible to regulate our emotions through new experiences.

As part of our self-care, we can tap on Christian spiritual disciplines to create new emotional experiences that make space for God in our life. In this space we open ourselves to be more aware of God’s presence, to notice and hold our inner experiences with more openness, to discern with greater clarity what God is saying to us through his Word in our situation, and to allow the Holy Spirit to enable us to act in a way that brings greater love, praise and service to God.

This course is experiential; it is for anyone who desires to experiment with embracing the Christian spiritual disciplines in their ordinary living towards greater emotional well-being. May we receive and experience God’s grace in our emotional self-care.

Register

  • Location

    Onsite at BGST

    Biblical Graduate School of Theology
    50, Kallang Pudding Road,
    #07-01, AMA Building,
    Singapore 349326

  • Dates

    (Saturdays)
    Jul: 13, 20
    Aug: 3, 17, 24

    Closing Date for Registration:
    July 10, 2024

  • Time

    9:30am–12:30pm

Lecturer

Ms Seah Chiew Kwan

Associate Lecturer

Ms Seah Chiew Kwan is a graduate from BGST (Grad Dip CS, MCS) and TCA College (MA Counselling). She was a facilitator for Core Clinical Skills with TCA College, School of Counselling for 2 years and a lecturer with Singapore Polytechnic for 20 years. She is an Associate Lecturer with Tung Ling Bible School for the Silence and Solitude module since 2015. Besides facilitating silence & solitude retreats and workshops for churches and small groups, she also offers professional counselling as a private practitioner. Her passion is integrating psychotherapy and Christian spirituality in her work and ministry.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    General

    • CS105 Course Syllabus

    • Orientation Course & Library Access
  • 2

    Welcome and Session 1

    • Shalom :)

    • Beloved Prayer

    • Session 1 - Handout CS105 24S1

    • Homework for Session 2 - Liturgy of the Ordinary Chap 10 - Tish Harrison Warren

    • Homework for Session 2 - Mindfulness and Christian Spirituality Chap 10 - Tim Stead

    • Homework for Session 2 -Sacred Chaos Chap 14 n 16 - Tricia McCary Rhodes

    • Reference Text for Session 2 - ACT made simple 2nd Ed Chap 1 by Russ Harris
  • 3

    Session 2

    • Session 2 - Handout CS105 AY24-25 S1

    • Homework for Session 3 - As Kingfishers Catch Fire by Eugene Peterson Chap 1 and 2

    • Homework for Session 3 - Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva Dawn Chap 3 n Chap 4

    • Homework for Session 3 - Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Barten Chap 2 Solitude

    • Homework for Session 3- Subversive Sabbath by Swoboda - Chap 3 Sabbath and Health
  • 4

    Session 3

    • Session 3 - Handout CS105 AY2425 S1

    • Homework for Session 4 - Compassion by Nouwen McNeill Morrison - Chap 7 Patience

    • Homework for Session 4 - Desert Mothers by Mary Earle - Chap 7 Practice of Humility

    • Homework for Session 4 -God Many Splendored Image by Nonna Verna Harrison - Chap 4 Virtues and Humility

    • Homework for Session 4 - Ruth in Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work by Eugene Peterson

    • Homework for Session 4 - The Gift of Being Yourself by David Benner Chap 1 Knowing Self and God
  • 5

    Session 4

    • Session 4 - Handout CS105 AY2425 S1
  • 6

    Session 5

    • Session 5 - Handout CS105 AY2425S1
  • 7

    Evaluation

    • Evaluation Form