Malaysia Bible Seminary

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Malaysia Bible Seminary
Type Seminary
Established1978
Principal Dr [Jason Lim Jit Fong]
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Malaysia Bible Seminary (MBS) is an interdenominational evangelical seminary located in the town of Kuang, Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia to train local Christians preparing for ministry. The seminary was established in 1978, originally located at Luther House, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

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The Chinese Department was established with the transfer of 5 students from the Malaysia Christian Training Centre, Rawang, which then closed. The English Department was established in the same year with the merging of the Pusat Latihan Kristian Melaka (Malacca Christian Training Centre, established in 1976) into the seminary. [1] Both of the predecessor centres were founded with the help of OMF International.

The founding principal was Rev. Dr. Lukas Tjandra from Indonesia. Due to immigration restrictions, he left Malaysia in 1986, and was succeeded by the second principal, Rev. Dr. Lee Ken Ang in 1989. The third principal, Rev. Dr. Tan Kim Sai, was appointed in 1997, [2] and was succeeded by the fourth Principal Dr. Jason Lim January, 2010 to December, 2014. Rev. Dr. Lee Mee Onn served as the fifth from 2015 to 2022 before passing on the responsibility of the principal to Dr. Jason Lim to serve as the sixth principal w.e.f. January, 2023.

Key personnel

Prof. Dr. Tan Chong Tin
Pr. Dr. Daniel Ho

English Department

Rev. Dr. Tony Lim
Alison Lee
Rev. Dr. Barnabas Boon

Chinese Department

Pr. Deborah Chong
Rev. Dr. Francis Lai
Dr. Leow Hong Too
Rev. Dr. Stanley Lai

Center for Christianity and Malaysian Studies(CCMS)

Dr. Tan Hann Tzuu

Programs

MBS offers academic programs leading to the awarding of the following qualifications: [3]

Undergraduate

Graduate

Accreditation

The following programs offered by MBS are accredited by the ATA: [4]

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References

  1. Goldsmith, Elizabeth (2007). Against All Odds. Carlisle: Authentic Media. p. 167. ISBN   978-1-85078-759-4.
  2. Renewed and Moving Forward. Malaysia: Malaysia Bible Seminary. 2008. p. 127.
  3. Malaysia Bible Seminary: Programme of Studies Archived 2007-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Asia Theological Association: ATA Accredited Membership List Archived 2008-08-05 at the Wayback Machine