Tabor (Australia)

Tabor College, Australia
	Millswood, South Australia
Website	tabor.edu.au

Tabor College is an Australian Christian tertiary college offering a range of

Millswood, which were formerly the Goodwood Orphanage and more recently an education centre. The Tabor Institute of Music (TIM) established in 2022 provides short courses, professional development and specialist music facilities.^[2]

History

Tabor had its origins in the then Christian Revival Crusade (now

mainline churches. These include the Anglican, Baptist, Churches of Christ, Uniting Church in Australia churches, as well as many Pentecostal groups. Tabor seeks to ensure all its programmes are: Scripture-based, Christ-centred, academically sound, ministry-oriented, positively expressed and spiritually empowered.^[1]

Tabor's founding principal was Pastor Barry Chant, now retired from the role of pastor of the International Congregation at Wesley Mission in Sydney. Chant is the author of several books including a history of Pentecostalism in Australia called Heart of Fire (1984, Adelaide: Tabor). Chant started the college in Adelaide with co-founder Dennis Slape.

The name and logo of the college refers to

gospels and Second Epistle of Peter

.

Expansion and partnerships

The college expanded with new campuses in

Kingsley College merged its higher education courses with Tabor Victoria in January 2008.^[3]

Successor colleges

New South Wales and Queensland: Australian College of Christian Studies (ACCS),^[4]^[5] established 2014
Victoria: Eastern College Australia established 2015.^[6]
Tasmania: Alphacrucis from 2016 incorporated Tabor Tasmania^[7]
South Australia and Western Australia: Tabor College main campus in Adelaide, the previously independent Tabor Perth merged with Tabor Adelaide in 2015 maintaining a Perth campus^[8]

Admission

The admission process for undergraduates is based on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank and interviews held between the applicants and faculty.

Awards

Tabor College offers undergraduate Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of Ministry and Bachelor of Intercultural Studies degrees, as well as Bachelor of Arts degrees in humanities, Bachelor of Social Science degrees in Counselling or Youthwork, and a variety of Bachelor of Education degrees. Tabor also offers master's degrees in all its faculties as well as a PhD in theology.^[9]

Associations

Tabor has formal links with a range of allied organisations including the

South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges, the Association of Pentecostal and Charismatic Bible Colleges of Australasia,^[10] the Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association,^[11] Unilinc^[12] and Missions Interlink.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b Tabor – Handbook Overview
^ <http://www.tabor.edu.au>
^ Dr Wynand J. de Kock, Principal Tabor Victoria; Rev. Peter J. Dobson; Principal Kingsley College. "Kingsley College and Tabor Victoria – United Press Release: Christian Colleges Unite with 100 years' experience". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
^ Australian College of Christian Studies
^ Australian College of Christian Studies Ltd (formerly Tabor College (NSW) Ltd)
^ "Tabor Victoria is now Eastern College Australia!".
^ Tabor Tasmania Archived 8 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ Tabor College Perth campus
^ "Postgraduate Studies - Tabor". tabor.edu.au. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ Pentecostal Charismatic Bible Colleges^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Membership Directory
^ UNILINC Limited: Reciprocal Borrowing Archived 10 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Missions Interlink – Members^{[permanent dead link]}

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[Tabor_-_Handbook_Overview-1] Tabor – Handbook Overview

[2] <http://www.tabor.edu.au>

[3] Dr Wynand J. de Kock, Principal Tabor Victoria; Rev. Peter J. Dobson; Principal Kingsley College. "Kingsley College and Tabor Victoria – United Press Release: Christian Colleges Unite with 100 years' experience". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.

[4] Australian College of Christian Studies

[5] Australian College of Christian Studies Ltd (formerly Tabor College (NSW) Ltd)

[6] "Tabor Victoria is now Eastern College Australia!".

[7] Tabor Tasmania Archived 8 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Tabor College Perth campus

[9] "Postgraduate Studies - Tabor". tabor.edu.au. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[10] Pentecostal Charismatic Bible Colleges^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] Membership Directory

[12] UNILINC Limited: Reciprocal Borrowing Archived 10 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[13] Missions Interlink – Members^{[permanent dead link]}

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