Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Having completed theological education programme(s) at UATST, students will have demonstrated:
– Commitment to the gospel: a commitment to the Christian gospel and to sound doctrine and faithful
practice aligned with it.
– Biblical competence for ministry: the ability to read and interpret the Bible—the only authoritative
written Word of God—accurately in context, apply it appropriately to personal and public life, and
teach or preach it effectively.
– Spiritual formation: spiritual and personal maturity empowered by the Triune God and strengthened
through regular spiritual disciplines (e.g., worship, prayer, fasting, meditation, giving, service).
– Ministerial competence: competence to establish and serve the Church, the body of the Lord Jesus
Christ, as Christ’s servants.
– Kingdom-oriented leadership: a commitment to advancing God’s kingly rule in every sphere of life
under the lordship of Jesus Christ

Core Values

UATST is committed to teaching biblical truth and sound doctrine (orthodoxy) and to cultivating
practices aligned with that truth (orthopraxy), in order to further God’s kingly rule in every sphere of life
under the kingship/lordship of Jesus Christ. The following outlines the core values we fully embrace and
seek to embody in both personal and public life.
We believe that:

1) God created the universe and all living beings (Gen 1:1–31) and created human beings as his
image-bearers to represent him and rule on his behalf (Gen 1:26–28; Ps 8:4–8).
2) Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came in the flesh to redeem human beings from the wrath
and judgement of God the Father (John 1:14; Rom 5:8–9; Phil 2:6–8; 1 Thess 1:10).
3) The Holy Spirit is the promised Spirit sent by the Father through the Son to the people of God in
the new covenant (John 14:16–17, 26; Acts 2:33). The Spirit sanctifies believers, reminds them
of Jesus’ teaching, and empowers them to build up the Church through spiritual gifts exercised
in love and humility (Rom 8:13–17; Gal 5:16–25; John 14:26; 1 Cor 12–14; Eph 4:1–16).
4) The Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three persons who share the one divine
nature (Matt 28:19; John 1:1–3; 2 Cor 13:14).
5) Satan and his agents oppose God and deceive humanity (John 8:44; Gen 3:1–7). Jesus
demonstrated and secured decisive victory over Satan and death through his ministry, death,
and resurrection (Luke 11:20; Col 2:15; Heb 2:14–15). Satan will finally be judged and destroyed
when God consummates salvation (Rev 20:10–15).
6) Sin and distorted human destiny entered through Adam and Eve’s disobedience (Gen 3:1–7),
bringing curse, corruption, and death upon humanity and creation (Gen 3:8–24; Rom 5:12–19;
Rom 8:18–25).
7) Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection are God’s saving acts: Christ, without sin, died once for
all to redeem us and reconcile us to God (Heb 4:15; 7:26–27; 9:28; Rom 3:23–26; 5:8–11; 2 Cor
5:17–19). By his resurrection, he became the firstfruits of the resurrection life believers will
share when he returns and makes all things new (1 Cor 15:20–28; Rev 21:5).
8) The lordship of Jesus Christ and the inaugurated kingdom of God: the risen Jesus is exalted as
Lord (Phil 2:9–11; Acts 2:36). God’s kingdom was already at work in Jesus’ ministry (Luke
4:16–21; 7:20–23; 11:20) and will be consummated when Christ delivers the kingdom to the
Father at the end (1 Cor 15:24–28; Rev 11:15).
9) The Church and mission: the Church is the body of Christ and God’s holy people (1 Cor 12:7;
Rom 12:5; Eph 1:20–22; 4:11–16; 5:23; 1 Cor 1:2; Eph 1:18). The Church is called to make
disciples of all nations through proclamation, baptising, and teaching obedience to Christ (Matt
28:18–20; Mark 16:15–16; Luke 24:46–49; John 17:14–21; Acts 1:8; 20:24–27; 2 Cor 5:18–20).
10) The last judgement: Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead (Matt 25:31–46; Acts
10:42; 2 Tim 4:1; 1 Pet 4:5; Rev 20:11–15) and separate the righteous from the wicked (Matt
13:36–43; 2 Thess 1:3–12).
11) The consummation of salvation: God will renew the whole creation and reign over all; believers
will receive incorruptible bodies and enjoy eternal life with the Triune God in glory (1 Cor
15:20–28, 35–58; 1 Thess 4:13–17; Heb 9:28; Rev 21–22).

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