Are you wanting to grow in your knowledge of the Bible and be shaped by God's word to serve His world? At BST, we've been helping our students do just that for the last 75 years. We offer high-quality, Bible-centred theological training in a diverse and supportive community. Why don't...
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Harry Kleinschmidt 20/06/1918 – 15/03/2019
Harry Kleinschmidt, our first residential graduate (class of 1949), passed away peacefully last Friday, 15 March 2019 at the age of 100 years old. Before commencing studies at then QBI in 1948, Harry worked as a farm labourer. When WWII broke out, he was called into the army and served...
How Shall We Then Live?
We are living in a world beset by many problems. The beginning of a new century does not bring hope to our future. What has happened in the last century seems to be repeating here and now. The ghost of the cold war seemed to come out from its grave...
Faithful people; faithful Christ
In the chapel commencement service for 2019, Richard Gibson asks the question, “What is BST about and in essence what are you here for?” To make sense of the purpose of BST, he goes back nearly 2000 years to the passage in 2 Timothy 2:2 “Entrust what you heard...
God owes you no favours
C.T. Studd is a legend in cross-cultural evangelism. C.T. Studd is a superstar of mission. Born in England in 1860, into a family of wealth and privilege. Educated at Eton and Cambridge. A rising star of English cricket. In fact played in the 1882 match won by Australia, which was...
A Gospel-Shaped Legacy
At our recent 75th anniversary thanksgiving service, Pastor Daniel Bassett (class of 2014), challenged us to think about the legacy we will leave behind. Preaching from Acts 20:17-27, he described how the Apostle Paul called to himself the Ephesian elders to establish his legacy and that as we read the...
Chapel Series: The willing servant & the reluctant prophet in the mission of God.
Listen to our latest chapel series, "The willing servant & the reluctant prophet in the mission of God" from passages in Isaiah, Matthew and Jonah. Titles include: Light for the nations, Counted among rebels, and Here is my servant. [banner text="Listen"] [banner text="Study at BST"]
Following God’s call to study
We had the privilege of catching up with BST alumni, Kirsten Mackerras, while she was here in Australia visiting family. Kirsten graduated from BST with a BMin in 2011, and a BTh (Hons 1) in 2013. After finishing her studies at BST, Kirsten completed an MA in Ancient History at...
'WE WILL FORGIVE THEM'
Our 75th Anniversary Thanksgiving service was a deeply moving occasion. So many stories emerged of God's grace in people's lives and faithful service of his Son. There was much to give thanks for. Of the many words spoken, one word rings in my mind still a week later: 'forgiveness.' Thirteen...