Melbourne School of Theology

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Melbourne School of Theology
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Former names
Melbourne Bible Institute
Bible College of Victoria
MottoBiblical Depth. Spiritual Formation. Missional Heart
TypeTertiary Christian education
EstablishedSeptember 1920
Religious affiliation
Nondenominational Christian Borneo Evangelical Mission
Academic affiliation
Australian College of Theology
Principal Tim Meyers
Students350+
Location,
Campus Wantirna South, Victoria, Melbourne CBD
Website mst.edu.au

The Melbourne School of Theology (MST) is an evangelical Christian theological college with its main campus in Wantirna, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs in biblical studies, pastoral studies, theology and related fields.

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The school has a Chinese department, known as MST Chinese, in which undergraduate and graduate courses are taught in both Mandarin and Cantonese which also has a postgraduate research section known as MST Centre for the Study of Chinese Christianity.

In 2011 the main (Wantirna) campus relocated from the suburb of Lilydale in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne to its present location. The Chinese department, which used to operate in Box Hill, also relocated to the new campus and was renamed MST Chinese.

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