Sydney Missionary & Bible College - SMBC

Colin Buchanan is a household name for many Christian families. After decades of experience in clearly communicating the gospel to children, Colin shares his wisdom and the biblical foundations that form the principles for his ministry.

Read 'Colin Buchanan: Five Foundations for Ministry to Children' at: https://buff.ly/gqk5054

Darcy spent years convinced he wasn't the ministry type. It hasn’t been a clear path, involving a near-death experience, a nursing career, a church plant in Coffs Harbour, and a slow, growing openness to join God’s work inthe world.

Read about Darcy's story at: https://buff.ly/08MCLD4

Like to learn more about the value of studying at SMBC? Join our Online Info Evening next Monday 22 June: https://buff.ly/yMyiWNd

If you're keen to study in Semester 2 this year – full-time or part-time – this is a friendly reminder that applications will be closing in a couple of weeks on 30 June.

🔴 Join our Online Info Evening on Monday 22 June to learn more: https://buff.ly/8gZT9ls
🟠 Ask your questions: https://buff.ly/KHWKrap
🟢 Learn about applying: https://buff.ly/yjRjGMx

Join us for our new Semester 2 Tuesday morning unit – New Testament Apocalyptic.

📝 Start date: 14 July (new students enrol by 30 June)
📅 Lectures: Tuesday mornings, on-campus or online
👨 Lecturer: Mark Stephens
💻 Details at: https://buff.ly/kPTyGvW

Amongst Christians, Revelation is sometimes ignored and sometimes obsessed about. Rarely is the book a positive influence on Christian life and practice. But the book of Revelation was given by God to form disciples for worship and witness. If it does not transform our discipleship, we haven’t yet heard its message.

This unit will delve into the interpretation of Revelation with a view to its application in this contemporary cultural moment. We will explore the genre of apocalypse and how to understand its power for spiritual formation. We will learn together how God was speaking to the first century church, and how the same vision might be applied in our secular age.

"Jesus really died. Jesus really rose. This changes everything. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reminds us that the reality of Christ’s resurrection gives us an unshakeable hope for the future and a compelling purpose in the present."

It was a delight and a privilege to have Pete Sorrenson, the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students - AFES National Director, join us at Principal's Hour last week.
Watch/listen to his sermon at: https://buff.ly/QYY4rFE

📝 Enrol by: NEXT MONDAY 15 June 2026
📅 Workshops: 1–3 July, 8–9 October
👨 Lecturers: Peter Moore + Ellie Firth
💻 Details at: https://buff.ly/FBRq9pV

Explore whatthe Bible and contemporary research say about mentoring. Develop key mentoring skills, and put what you're learning intopractice through real mentoring relationships.

'Christian Mentoring: Foundations and Dynamics' is the first of three successive units that develop Christian mentoring as a specialist area. Together they build competence for Christian mentoring at an advanced level and provide a Graduate Certificate of Christian Mentoring.

Note, this entry unit is only available every 18 months.

Students at SMBC are growing a Christlike character, godly obedience, courageous faith, and a deepening love for God and neighbour.

Your support trains more Christlike leaders to take the gospel to Sydney, Australia, and every nation.

This June, please consider giving to one of our 'most needed' appeals, including tax-deductible options. Thank you for your partnership in the gospel.

Give at: https://www.smbc.edu.au/about/smbc-2026-appeal

“I’m desperate to witness to the lost overseas, however those within my town I’ve become less burdened for. The Bridge has caused me to ask myself, if I don’t make the effort to witness to those around me now, why will I when overseas? The Bridge has taught me to seize the opportunities the LORD has handed to me now. To witness to the person on the bus. To pursue the timely conversation and relationship for God’s purposes. Wherever I am, now.”

➡️ Read about Hannah's story at: https://buff.ly/lvSU5DS
➡️ Learn more about The Bridge Gap Year at: https://buff.ly/BuKKBPF
➡️ Come to 'Be A Bridgie For a Day': https://buff.ly/md34EbI

"Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord! These are the only words we have to describe how God worked through the SMBC mission team who came to the Catacomb Church from 21–29 March 2026."

Hear from SMBC grads, Dave and Margie Wood, and their visit from an SMBC College Mission Team...

An incredible week of mission in Coober Pedy - The Bush Church Aid Society Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord! These are the only words we have to describe how God worked through the SMBC mission team who came to the Catacomb Church from 21–29 March 2026.

Join us for our Semester 2 Tuesday evening unit – Early New Testament Church

📝 Start date: 14 July
📅 Lectures: Tuesday evenings, on-campus or online
👨 Lecturers: Alan Thompson, Anthony Brammall
💻 Details at: https://buff.ly/OIIK3Bz

The church is far from perfect, whether we have in mind the early church or the church today. How did the church get started? What issues did those first Christians struggle with? How did God use his people to spread the light of the gospel from its beginnings in Judea and Jerusalem to the very heart of the Roman Empire?

In this unit, we study the Acts of the Apostles, or (to put it differently) the Acts of the risen Lord Jesus. We trace how God was at work through his imperfect but faithful people. We will also look at some of the letters of the New Testament in the setting that Acts provides and see how they give us a window into the issues faced by the early church – and how the apostles dealt with these issues on the basis of the truth of the gospel of Christ. It is an interesting glimpse into the church then, and it provides guidance as the Lord Jesus continues to work through his imperfect people today.