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The '''St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College''' is an Orthodox Christian [[seminary]] college located in Redfern, Sydney, Australia. It is a full-member school institution of the Sydney College of Divinity, a conglomerate confederation of theological schools run each opertaed by different Christian denominations. St Andrew's is an institution of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]], and the current dean Dean is His Eminence [[Archbishop]] [[Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia]].
==Priestly vocations==
The four-year program of study (encompassing the three-year Bachelor of Theology degree as well as a fourth year of Honours or studies in Pastoral Theology and Practice) is the principal means of training bilingual clergy for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. As such, and admission is limited to those who aspire to the [[clergy]] or males male students who are seeking to actively serve within the archdiocese. Said aspirants are expected to complete a year of further study, either an honours year or a Master of Arts in Pastoral MinistryArchdiocese.
[[Image:sagotclogo.jpg|left|thumb|College Logo]]
==Degree programs==
St Andrew's currently offers the following accredited programs: Bachelor of Theology (with an honours program available), Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Theology, and a Basic Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in Aged Care. Honours programs for the Master of Arts, Master of Theology, and doctoral programs can be done undertaken through the Sydney College of Divinity.
==Timeline==
*1984 May: Archbishop Stylianos appoints an interim committee to consider and suggest ways of beginning the college, and to prepare the curriculum.
*1984 Dec: On receipt of the report of the interim committee, three committees are established (building, administrative and academic).
*1985: Archbishop Stylianos sends letter to 1000 friends and acquaintances asking for a $1000 donation. From this correspondnece $350,000 was collected raised and this allowed the Archdiocese to make a deposit on a property in Caringbahfor the financial benefit of the Theological College.
:With enough academically qualified and already-lecturing Orthodox, Sir Arthur George signed an agreement at the 5th Clergy-Laity conference (Brisbane) to provide the funds for the first stage of development. The donation of $250,000 was used to renovate and modify buildings at the Archdiocese by creating lecture rooms, dormitories for interstate students, an office, a library, and a common room.
==Beginning of College==
*1986 Feb: College opens. Metropolitan Maximos of Stavropoulis (Dean of Halki) and Premier Neville Wran (NSW) are present. Tuition is conducted for residential male students only. No fee is charged, and (by agreement) no wage is paid to the lecturers. The Bachelor of Theology is a four-year degree, in line with equivalent degrees in Greece.
*1987 (early): The first edition of Phronema, the annual theological review of the College, is published under the editorship of Dr Guy Freeland.
*1995: Bp Seraphim becomes new Sub-Dean of St Andrew's replacing the Reverend [[Deacon]] Dr [[John Chryssavgis]] who later served as Dean of Holy Cross.
*1990s (late): College changes structure of Bachelor of Theology degree to a three-year degree (in line with equivalent degrees in Australia) with a compulsory fourth year of honours or alterantive postgraduate workin pastoral theology and practice.
*2001 Jun: St Andrew's Orthodox Press established to produce ''The Greek-Australian Vema'', the newspaper of the Archdiocese, with the long-term view of publishing works of the faculty.
*~20032004 Jan: St Andrew's begins to offer two intensive courses course units every semester for all members of the public, to towards the fulfillment of any one of three postgraduate awards accredited through the achievement Sydney College of a Divinity: Graduate Certificate of Theology (after four subjectsunits, the equivalent of one semester 's full-time study), a ; Graduate Diploma of Theology (after 8 subjectsunits), ; and a Masters of Arts in Theological Studies (after 12 subjectsunits).::Missiology offered as minor.*2005 Feb: [[School of Byzantine Music (SAGOTC)|School of Byzantine Music]] established under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College.
::May: St Andrew's Orthodox Press employs Publishing Director.
==Influence==
As the sole Orthodox theological college of its kind in the southern hemisphere, St. Andrew's has taught not only the clergy of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, but also a sizeable noteable number from other [[jurisdiction]]s in Australia, most numerously of particularly from the [[Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand|Serbian Orthodox Diocese]]. ==Recent news==The College recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.
==''Phronema''==
''Phronema'' is the academic journal of the College. It has been published annually since the inception of the College. Phronema presents articles and book reviews from Orthodox and non-Orthodox academics on a wide variety of theologically-related topics.
*See the home page of ''[http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/general/resources/publications/phronima Phronema]'' on the SAGOTC homepage.
