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Credit Course students are required to complete all the course assignments by the stated deadline. They will receive grades that are transferable to any BGST postgraduate programmes.


Audit students do not have to fulfil the assignment requirements. However, they are encouraged to do class exercises and assignments to get the maximum benefit from the courses. They will not receive grades that are transferable to BGST Postgraduate Programmes.

Course Description

Christ is not only Lord of our Sundays, but what we do in our everyday lives – from sports, food, and the arts, to the music, leisure, and Asian cultures that we enjoy. The course provides the theological perspectives for understanding the different aspects of our everyday lives, so that we can bring them under the Lordship of Christ!




Special Note:

[1.5 Academic Units, Core Course]

Registration closes:
1 week before class starts
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  • Dates : 2026

    Jul: 24
    Aug: 07, 21
    Sep: 04, 18
    Oct: 02, 16

  • Time (Day)

    7:15pm-10:00pm
    (Thursdays)

  • Location

    Online via Zoom (Live)
    with Blended Learning

    For local students, first and last sessions will be at:

    BGST
    2 Kallang Avenue
    #11-02 CT Hub
    Singapore 339407

Lecturer

Dr Tan Seng Kong

Lecturer in Systematic and Spiritual Theology

Dr Tan Seng Kong is BGST's Head for Technology and Resources, and a Lecturer in Systematic and Spiritual Theology. A graduate from Regent College, Vancouver (MA, Spiritual Theology). Seng Kong completed his PhD in Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he focused his research on Jonathan Edwards' Doctrine of Salvation. Seng Kong was formerly an architect. He currently serves at Bethel Assembly of God. When he isn’t preoccupied with theological materials, he dabbles with indoor gardening, watches Korean media with his wife and eats Indian food with his son.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    General

    • IS100 Course Sylllabus

    • Orientation Course & Library Access

    • Thinkific Mobile App

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Student AI Policy for the Biblical Graduate School of Theology (BGST)

    • BGST Student AI Policy Acknowledgement Statement
  • 2

    Session 1: How to Think Christianly

    • Session 1 Slides

    • Session 1 Zoom Recording
  • 3

    Session 2: What You Watch (Movies)

    • Session 2 Slides

    • Session 2 Zoom Recording

    • Session 2 Handout: Thinking Christianly About What You Watch

    • Reading: "The Broken Hands of Doctor Strange"

    • Reading: "Doctor Strange: Marvel Finally Makes Room for the Spiritual"
  • 4

    Session 3: What You Scroll (Devices)

    • Session 3 Zoom Recording

    • Session 3 Slides: The Infinite Scroll (by Grace Lee)

    • Session 3 Slides: Augustine on Freedom and Addiction

    • Podcast: "The Echo of a Coffee House"

    • Reading: "Social Media is a Spiritual Distortion Zone"

    • Reading: "Slow to Speak: Biblical Wisdom for Social Media
  • 5

    Session 4: What You Play (Sports and Martial Arts)

    • Session 4 Slides

    • Reading: "A Little Theology of Exercise"
  • 6

    Session 5: Class Presentations

    • Session 5 Zoom Recording
  • 7

    Evaluation

    • Course Evaluation Form
  • 8

    Assignment submissions

    • Submission on IMS

    • Introduction to Writing Assignments

    • How to Format an Academic Paper

    • How to Write an Academic Paper

    • How to Upload Assignment