Training Intensives Day 2026

The EU is hosting a day of different training intensive courses to equip students for Christian living and ministry. It’s an exciting opportunity for Christians to invest time together growing in understanding and skills to help us live fruitfully for Jesus now, and well into the future.

These intensives will all be running on campus. Each course runs for the whole day. There is no charge to be a part of one of these intensives. The format of the day will be:

9am-1pm: Morning session

1-1:45pm: Lunch hour to hang out together (byo lunch, or grab lunch nearby to eat with others)

1:45-5pm: Afternoon session

Date: 22 June 2026

Location: BHB (ABS) with lunch together

Ethics

In the ethics course we'll build an evangelical ethics framework. What makes ethics Christian? Where does love fit in to it? What difference does sin make to the way we approach ethical issues. We'll be road testing our framework as we consider different moral issues such as using the OT law in ethics, abortion, animal rights, divorce and remarriage, and land rights in Australia.

Making Life Decisions

• The kind of plans we make and what effects and impacts our decision  making (eg parents friends, pastors, staff workers)

• What God's plan is for all people and all of his created order.  This section gets students to evaluate if their plans and decisions are aligned with God's kingdom purposes.

• What is our kingdom  horizon and how does this impact decisions we make?  Ie if our kingdom horizon is only limited to our backyard this will shape decisions we make about our time, money, who we marry etc.

• The LRLR as a EU Kingdom Horizon

• An analysis of our subjective priorities and how these may be counter kingdom values.

• A case study and worked example: How do I decide what church to go to?

Getting Life Sorted

Identity and attitude

• Consider ourselves rightly before God, and who we strive to be in Christ

• Habit formation and living out who we want to be

Time management and prioritisation

• Biblical priorities

• Prioritisation in practice

Lifestyle of a disciple: budgeting with the values of Jesus

• Thinking rightly about money

• Exploring our relationship with and assumptions about money

• Budgeting skills

Study, work, and ministry

• Basic theology of work, study, and ministry

• Making the most of being a uni student

Exchange as a Citizen of Heaven

Introduction: A Ticket to a Wonderful Journey

Unit 1 - Departure Lounge: Everything you need to know before you go

Unit 2 - Arrival Gate: Will anyone be there to meet me? What do I need to get sorted? What will it be like?

Unit 3 - A Citizen of Heaven: How will I live while on exchange?

Unit 4 - Prepare for Landing: What now that you’re home?

NB: There are further materials to help you in your preparation in a separate Appendix Document. Please make sure you have both documents. The first three units are for before you leave. Unit 4 is to be completed once you return from exchange.

Intercultural!

By the end of this training intensive participants will:

1. Understand a biblical-theological perspective on culture and cross-cultural  ministry.

2. Understand and appreciate some ways in which cultures differ.

3. Be more aware of how your cultural background affects your understanding of the gospel and relationships with others.

4. Be empowered to love people with different cultural backgrounds.

5. Be empowered to develop intercultural relationships to share the good news of Jesus.

Working in God’s World

This intensive is for all those who are preparing for life in the workforce. It is designed to help students work out what to think (and do) about work as you start out in this new chapter of your life. By providing a biblical perspective on working after university, the course focuses on glorifying God through your work. While the particular emphasis of the course is for graduating students, you may also like to do this course as you start on an internship or if you spend a lot of your time in the workforce.