Who Are We?

As the Baptist College of Victoria, Whitley College is dedicated to providing high quality educational resources to all of those committed to the call of God and to the life and mission of the Church.

Through a comprehensive range of diplomas and degrees, professional development opportunities, advanced research programmes, and innovative and flexible training initiatives, Whitley seeks to fulfil its mission to equip men and women for leadership and service in church and society.

Some of Whitley’s emphases are:

• An open evangelical stance.

• Reading the Bible responsibly.

• Exploring the radical gospel demands of Christian discipleship.

•  Commitment to the church, from a Baptist tradition.

•   Learning on the job.

•   Reflecting on action as a central learning method.

•   Developing an Australian theology.

•  Furthering the full participation of women in Christian leadership.

People study at Whitley for a wide range of purposes:

• Some are preparing for pastoral leadership in churches or other church-related ministries. Others are seeking to refresh their ministry experience.

• Some come to Whitley wanting to integrate their Christian faith with who they are in the workplace, the neighbourhood and other places of daily life.

• Some arrive with nothing more than a desire to explore questions of faith and, perhaps, their own sense of vocation.

• Some are wrestling with a concern for a more radical sense of mission, in their own lives or in the churches they know.

• Some are already ‘down the track’ in a career and are seeking a fresh direction in life or service.

Whitley's commitment is to enable every person to move forward in response to God's unique call upon their life.

Our overall curriculum objective can be summed up as “ Forming Faith, Hope and Love”. Whitley units broadly follow a three year cycle incorporating the themes of

• Faith and Ministry

• Hope and Mission

• Love and Justice

In 2010 there is an emphasis—across the whole of college life—on Hope and Mission.