Kwalejin George Whitefield

Kwalejin George Whitefield  (abbrev GWC) kwalejin tauhidin Kirista ce a Muizenberg, Cape Town, Afirka ta Kudu .

 Tarihi 
An sanya sunan kwalejin ne bayan mai bisharar Ingilishi na ƙarni na 18 George Whitefield .

Wanda ya fara Kwalejin George Whitefield ya tashi ne a farkon shekarun 1970 lokacin da aka horar da 'yan takara na CESA wanda yanzu ake kira Reach SA Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of South Africa a Cibiyar Littafi Mai-Tsarki ta Afirka ta Kudu a Kalk Bay kamar yadda suka kasance shekaru da yawa. Bishop Bradley da sauran shugabannin Cocin sun kara fahimtar cewa 'yan takara na gaba ba sa samun isasshen horo da ilimin koyarwar, ayyuka da tarihin Cocin Ingila. An yanke shawarar cewa waɗannan 'yan takara za su hadu sau ɗaya a mako a cikin ɗakin karatu a Cibiyar don karatun a kan Littafin Addu'a ta Jama'a da sauran batutuwa masu mahimmanci ga bautar CESA. Rev Barry Shucksmith daga Pinelands, Ikilisiyar Cape Town ta dauki waɗannan laccoci a matsayin mai koyarwa har sai ya dawo Ingila, da kuma cocin Anglican mai zaman kansa da ke Burtaniya inda aka sanya shi bishop. A shekara ta 1976, Rev David Streeter ya shiga Cibiyar kuma daga baya ya zama mai kula da gidan George Whitefield wanda ke zaune a wannan Cibiyar.

An kafa Kwalejin George Whitefield (GWC) a cikin 1989 a kan shirin Bishop Joe Bell, sannan shugaban bishop na Ikilisiyar Ingila a Afirka ta Kudu, kuma shugaban da ya kafa GWC shine David Broughton Knox,  wanda ya kasance shugaban Kwalejin tauhidin Moore na tsawon shekaru 27.

A shekara ta 1997 GWC ta zama mai alaƙa da Jami'ar Potchefstroom don Ilimi mafi Girma na Kirista, wanda yanzu ake kira Jami'ar Arewa maso Yamma, kuma tare da David Seccombe farfesa ne na Sabon Alkawari na NWU. Har zuwa shekara ta 2010, yawancin ɗaliban GWC su ma ɗaliban NWU ne, kuma kodayake sun yi karatu a GWC tare da tsarin karatun GWC, sun sami damar kammala karatu tare da Bachelor of Theology. Tun daga watan Janairun 2010, GWC ta ba da nasa shirin BTh, wanda Majalisar kan Ilimi mafi girma [CHE] ta amince da shi. Tun daga shekara ta 2016 GWC ta ba da nasa MTh (bincike) kuma tun daga shekara ta 2019 nasa MTh. Ana neman izini don shirin digirinsa.

Masana masu ziyara suna ciyar da lokaci a GWC kuma suna gudanar da tsarin karatun digiri: A cikin 2011, Dokta Paul Bowers (Sabon Alkawari), a cikin 2012 Dokta Abel Ndjerareou (Tsohon Alkawari) Dokta George Athas (Ibraniyawa), Dokta Peter Bolt (Sabon Asali) kuma a matsayin baƙo na musamman a cikin Fabrairu 2013 Dokta Mark Thompson, sannan babban zaɓaɓɓen Kwalejin tauhidin Moore. GWC ta kuma yi amfani da sabbin PhDs a cikin damar postdoc wanda ya haifar da buga littattafai da yawa: Dr Vhumani Magezi a kan shawarwarin Pastoral da Aids a Kudancin Afirka (2011), da kuma Dr Fabulous Moyo a yankin tarihin Ikilisiya a Malawi (2012). A cikin 2023 Vaughn Roberts ya ziyarci GWC, da kuma tsohon shugaban Dr David Seccombe.

GWC sau da yawa tana karbar bakuncin lacca ta musamman 'sau ɗaya a shekara'. Wannan na iya ɗaukar nau'in adireshin karatun, ko abin da ake kira lacca na shekara-shekara. A watan Oktoba na shekara ta 2009 tsohon memba na bangaren Dr James Krohn ne ya ba da lacca na shekara-shekara a kan batun Calvin a matsayin mai wa'azi na Kalmar. A watan Oktoba na 2010 Dokta John Azumah ya gabatar da wannan lacca. A cikin 2012 Dr Ashley Null ne ya ba da wannan lacca. A cikin 2023 Dokta Gerald Bray ne ya ba da adireshin karatun.

Kwalejin George Whitefield kamfani ne mai zaman kansa (NPC) wanda Kwamitin Daraktoci ke jagoranta wanda Mista David Shaw ke jagorantar (a baya shugaban da ke kan mulki shine Mista Dale Smith daga 2012 zuwa 2022). Kwamitin ya tabbatar da cewa salon aikinsa ya dace da duk wani buƙata da kwamitocin Sarki daban-daban ko wasu hukumomin doka suka tsara. Kwamitin yana tabbatar da cewa ana nazarin littattafan kwalejin a kowace shekara, kuma matakin shugabanci da ka'idodin ilimi suna aiki a matakin mafi girma. A cikin 2022, GWC ya zama memba mai kafa AfCAA (Majalisar Afirka don izini da lissafi) da ke Nairobi. Shugaban Bishop na Reach SA, a halin yanzu Bishop Glenn Lyons, memba ne na kwamitin daraktoci, kamar yadda yake shugaban kwalejin. An kuma sanya wasu mambobi biyu a kan kwamitin ta hanyar Reach SA. Kwamitin ya amince a cikin 2022 don ƙirƙirar taken GWC 'chancellor' wanda shugaban bishop ke jin daɗi ta atomatik (wannan ba za a rikita shi da ofishin chancellor a cikin Reach SA Executive ba).

 Shirye-shiryen 
Tushen: 

GWC ta yi rajista tare da Ma'aikatar Ilimi da Horarwa ta Afirka ta Kudu kuma Majalisar Ilimi ta Sama ta amince da ita don bayar da darussan takardar shaidarta da digiri.

Babban Takardar shaidar a cikin tauhidin (HCertTheol) (1 shekara cikakke) Wannan Babban Takardar Shaidar a cikin Theology an yi rajista a ƙarƙashin Hukumar Kula da Kwarewar Afirka ta Kudu ID 98789, NQF Level 5. Takardar shaidar tana ba da zaɓi na waƙoƙi biyu: Janar Track da The Children's Ministry Track.

Digiri na farko na tauhidin (BTh) (shekaru 3 na cikakken lokaci)  Wannan digiri na farko na ilimin tauhidin an yi rajista a ƙarƙashin Hukumar Kula da cancantar Afirka ta Kudu ID 61870, NQF Level 5-7.

Bachelor of Theology Honors (BThHons) (shekara 1 cikakken lokaci) GWC's Bachelor of Theology Honors degree an rajista a karkashin African Qualification Authority ID 97821, NQF Level 8.

Jagoran Jagoran tauhidin (MTh) (shekaru 2 na cikakken lokaci) GWC's Master of Theology digiri an yi rajista a ƙarƙashin Hukumar cancantar Afirka ta Kudu ID 101609, NQF Level 9.

Kwalejin tana ba da zaɓi na shirye-shirye a cikin tauhidin, tare da mahimman batutuwa sune Koyarwa, Harsunan Littafi Mai-Tsarki, Tarihin Ikilisiya da tauhidin Littafi Mai-Msarki.

Binciken Bincike na Bishara (abbrevi ERF) Manufar ERF ita ce samar da yanayin ilimi mai motsawa a cikin al'adar Reformed ga ɗaliban da suka shiga karatun PhD a wasu jami'o'i, da kuma ɗaliban da aka shiga cikin GWC's Bachelor of Theology Honours da Masters shirye-shiryen.

Binciken Rubuce-rubuce The Binciken Correspondence Course, wanda aka fi sani da "Bincike", wani shiri ne na cikin gida wanda, a kowane lokaci, yana da a cikin yankin 100 a cikin kusan ƙasashe 10, gami da Madagascar da Thailand. Bincike ya ƙunshi shirin ilmantarwa na nesa na 8-module, wanda aka tsara don a kammala kowane module a cikin watanni uku, tare da zaɓi don rubuta jarrabawa a ƙarshen kowane module. Ana ba da takardar shaidar kammala ga kowane ɗalibi wanda ya kammala karatun.

 Albarkatun Ilimi 
Dukkanin darussan a kwalejin suna da jerin abubuwan da ake buƙata da kuma ba da shawarar karatun, suna mai da ɗakin karatu na kwaleji muhimmiyar hanya a rayuwar kowane ɗalibi. Saboda haka, Cibiyar Nazarin Broughton Knox tana da tarin sunayen sarauta da ke rufe tauhidin, nazarin Littafi Mai-Tsarki, tarihi, falsafar, ilimin kimiyyar lissafi da sauransu. A halin yanzu yana riƙe da littattafai sama da 60,000 kuma ana aiwatar da wani shiri a halin yanzu don kawo shi zuwa matsayin PhD. Dalibai masu digiri na biyu da suka yi rajista don Binciken Bishara suna da damar yin amfani da albarkatun kan layi waɗanda suke iya biyan kuɗi, kamar ATLA da JSTOR.

Koyon dijital yana ƙara zama fasalin al'adun ilimi na GWC. A cikin 2024 ko 2025 GWC na shirin fitar da samfurin kan layi wanda zai ba da damar ɗalibai a duk faɗin duniya su shiga cikin Babban Takardar Shaidar kan layi (HCOL). Dandalin da za a bayar da wannan shine Canvas. Dalibai na iya samun dama ga yawancin karatun da aka ba da shawarar ta hanyar gidan yanar gizon ɗakin karatu, ko ta hanyar tsarin e-koyon kwalejin da aka sani da Nexsis, ko ta wurin dandalin e-koyarwar kwalejin, Canvas. Kwalejin tana ba da cibiyar sadarwa ta Wi-Fi ga dukkan dalibai a fadin harabar ciki har da mazauna. Ana ba da wasu darussan ba tare da daidaitawa ba wanda ke nufin cewa ɗalibai na iya samun damar kayan aiki daga kowane wuri. Ana samun dakin gwaje-gwaje na kwamfuta a Cibiyar Nazarin, don haka babu wani dalibi a harabar da ke buƙatar samun damar kwamfuta.

Babban ƙoƙari ya shiga tattara asali da kayan aiki don nazarin bangaskiyar Kirista. Baya ga amfaninta don karatun digiri da bincike na digiri, ɗakin karatu yana da mahimmanci na al'adun Kirista da ilmantarwa.

 Gurbin Karatu 
Tun lokacin da aka kafa shi a shekara ta 1989, kwalejin ta yi rajistar dalibai daga Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kamaru, Uganda, Kenya, Congo, Gambiya, Najeriya, Sudan, Habasha, Burtaniya, Jamus, Kanada, Chile, Norway, Amurka, Ireland, Bermuda da Ostiraliya. 

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