Welcome to Laidlaw College!
We are an evangelical, tertiary institution offering government accredited courses and programmes in theology, ministry, counselling and teaching.
Final Application Deadline!
The application deadline for study in the Second Semester is Thursday 20 June (Auckland) & Friday 5 July (Christchurch) for CCS, DipBS, BTheol, BMin & Graduate School applicants, and Monday 1 July for all BCouns applicants.
So, if you are in the process of getting your application together - HURRY!
Tuition Fees Scholarship for CCS
A tuition fees scholarship is available to the first 20 new full-time students who enrol in the CCS programme beginning in July. For more details click here.
Special Offer for Interest Only Students at Christchurch!
Thinking about a winter night course but haven't made up your mind? To help with your decision-making, Laidlaw College is delighted to offer a discounted price to the first 10 interest-only students to enrol in either of the night classes below. Click here for more information.
Why Laidlaw?
Choosing where and what to study is an important decision. Our students have been through this process and know what it is like. We asked some of them to tell you, in their own words, why they chose Laidlaw College.
To hear from more students click here.
events coming soon...
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THE STURT LECTURES Laidlaw's School of Counselling (SoC) invite you to attend this exciting event. The Sturt Lectures are a conference series inspired by John and Agnes Sturt, who were influential in the early development of holistic counselling in Aotearoa New Zealand. The aim of this conference is to develop a robust dialogue between counselling and trinitarian theology. |
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ANZATS 2013 The Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) will be held at Laidlaw College in Auckland, New Zealand. |
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THEOLOGY, DISABILITY, AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD CONFERENCE Laidlaw College, in partnership with Carey Baptist College, is co-hosting the ‘Theology, Disability, and the People of God’ Conference. This conference draws together both local and international voices with academic, professional, and/or lived experience, each offering biblical, theological, ethical, and church perspectives on the theme ‘Theology, Disability, and the People of God, featuring keynote speakers Professor Amos Yong (J. Rodman WIlliams Professor of Theology, Regent University) and Professor John Swinton (Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen). |
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CHALLENGES FACING PENTECOSTALISM TODAY We are pleased to announce that Amos Yong – renowned Pentecostal Theologian and Scholar – will be our guest speaker for this event co-hosted by Laidlaw College and Carey Baptist College. This is a wonderful occasion to engage and interact on issues particular to Pentecostals and Charismatics as well as become more acquainted with a scholarly understanding of Pentecostalism as it unfolds in the 21st Century. |
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EQUIPPING CHURCHES FOR SHORT-TERM MISSION Missions Interlink and Laidlaw College's Centre for Cross-Cultural Mission (C3M) warmly invite you to this seminar which will explore principles and practices for effective mission engagement. |
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RARANGA: CHRIST & CULTURE INTERWOVEN Laidlaw College's Runanga in conjunction with Urban Neighbours of Hope warmly invite you to Raranga: Christ & Culture Interwoven. |
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UNDERSTANDING GENESIS 1-3 Laidlaw College invites you to an evening of dialogue between Old Testament scholar Dr John Walton, of Wheaton College and Associate Pastor Joe Fleener, of Howick Baptist Church, on how to understand Genesis 1-3. |
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NATIONAL ALUMNI GATHERINGS The focus of these gatherings will be to resource our graduates to live well and to meet the unique challenges presented by the different seasons of their lives. |
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In the news
Meet Vernon Downes
On Monday 27 May we invited Vernon Downes, a theology student at Laidlaw College, to share his story with the Laidlaw community.
Read MoreLaidlaw’s Globe Trotters
During the month of April, five of our staff members shared their expertise at various overseas conferences, travelling to the United States, Canada, Belgium, the Philippines and Australia.
Read MoreLaidlaw recognised for Research Quality!
Laidlaw has been rated as the top small tertiary institution for research quality in the Tertiary Education Commission's Performance-based Research Fund evaluation.
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