Zomi Theological College

Zomi Theological Collage (ZTC) tiah mi tampi nih theihmi bible sianginn hi Falam khua ah a um. Laimi nih kan ngeihmi sianginn ah sianginn hlun bik le tuanbia ngei hmasat bikmi sianginn a si. Cucaah, Lai miphun caah min a ngei ngaingaimi sianginn pakhat a si. ZTC hi Falam Cozah sizung umnak Vankautlang a sir lei, Falam-Kalaymyo motor lampi in lam chaklei ah a um. A umnak hmunhma hi a cheng ngai nain, hmunhma panhlau ngai a si caah, sianginn nuam ngaingai a si. Falam khua a dawhtertu, min a thantertu le khatlei in tangka zong tampi a luhtertu sianginn pakhat a si.

ZTC umnak Falam khua (Rf. thechinvoice.com)

ZTC cu nihin ni ah Chin Christian Institute of Theology (CCIT) tiah min an sak. Chin Christian University, Hakha; Tedim Theological College, Tedim; Bethel Theological Seminary, Tahan le Union Theological Seminary, Matupi he hna pehtlaihnak an ngei. 

CCIT nih a tanglei degree hna hi an pek hna:

*Master of Divinity ( k.3 program)

*Master of Missiology (k.2 program)

*Bachelor of Theology (k.4 program)

*Bachelor of Ministry (k.2 program)

*Bachelor of Religious Education (k.2 program)

ZTC Tuanbia Tawi

Missionary Chester Strait nih 1928 ah, Hakha khua ah Bible school cu a rak dirh. Ralpi II a thawk tikah, Japan nih Kawlram kha an rak lak caah Mirang tam deuh cu India ah an rak zaam i, Hakha Bible school zong cu an rak khar ve. 

Ralpi II a dih hnu 1947 ah Missionary Nelsons te nih Tiddim ah Bible sianginn cu a van on. Hakha Bible school zong cu Missionary Robert Johnshon te nih 1948 ah an van on ve. Tiddim Bible sianginn cu missionary cu "furlough" an kal caah, an kai kho lo i 1952 tiang kai lo in an um. 

1953 ah Tiddim Bible school cu an on than i, S.T. Hau Go kha principal ah an hman. Cu lio ahcun S.T. Haugo nih "Zomi Baptist Convention Bible School" tiah a mah nawl in min a rak sang i, pawm piak cu rak si rih lo. 

1954 ah cu bible sianginn cu Hakha ah an rak thial than i, Johnson nih sayagyi rian a rak tuan. 1965 ah a pakhatnak bik bible sianginn degree lami cu degree an rak pek hna. An certificate ah Johnson nih Chin Hills Bible School tiah certificate a rak tial hmasat. 

December, 1956 ah Zomi Baptist Convention Executive Committee nih cu bible sianginn cu Zomi Baptist Bible School tiah an rak ti. Tiddim le Hakha sianginn hna cu middle sianginn tiang an rak tuah hna.

Baptist Mission Secretary E.E. Sowards nih khan sianginn cu tanghra sianginn tiang tuah a rak duh deuh. Cucaah sianginn cu Hakha in District Headquarter umnak Falam khua ah 1959 ah an rak thial.

Cu lio i Sayagyi a rak tuanmi Rev. David Van Bik nih a min kha Zomi Baptist Theological School ah thlen ding in a rak ti i, 1960 kum ah cu min cu an rak bunh. Sayagyi a rak tuanmi Rev. Simon Pau Khan En nih min thlen ding in a rak ti than i 1974 ah Zomi Baptist Theological Seminary an rak ti i, Diploma Course an rak chimh hna. 

Cun Sayagyi Rev. Dr. Chum Awi nih Zomi Theological College tiah min thlen ding in ruahnak a rak chuah i 1983 ah a min thlen than a rak si. Cu kum in B.Th thawk colh a rak si. 1983-1991 tiang Burma Institute of Theology (BIT) kuttang ah a rak um i, B.Th degree zong cu BIT nih voi thum tiang an rak pek hna: 1988, 1990 le 1991 ah. Rev. Dr. Chum Awi chan ah, ZTC cu Kawlram ah min ngei ngaingaimi sianginn pakhat ah aa chuah. 

1982 ah hi bible sianginn cu Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) nih chungtel sianginn pakhat ah an rak cohlan. Kum 4 ah voikhat lengmang an rak leng hna i, an zoh lengmang hna hnu ah an lung a tlin caah, 1991 ah sianginn tling sinak kha ATESEA nih an rak pek.

Theihtlei Dangdang

an deuh Zomi Baptist Convention ti a rak si lio ah, Zomi Theological College (ZTC) hi a min a rak thang ngaingai. ZTC in a chuakmi cu ca zong an rak thiam ngai. ZTC in cathiam timi cu MIT zong ah cathiam an rak si ko. Pakhatnak in pathumnak tiang aa cuhmi zong an rak um lengmang. Cu thil nih ZTC hi "quality" a ngeimi sianginn pakhat a si ko timi a langhter.

Zomi Theological College

ZTC a min a rak thannak a dang pakhat cu, an saya te hi cathiam le min ngei deuhmi lawngte an rak si. Zumhnak ah dirhmun an ngei. An i tlaihmi fek tein an i tlaih. Hmuhtonmi (experience) tampi an ngei. An hnulei tuanbia an tha. Matupi in, Tiddim, Tonzong le Kalay Valley lei tiang hruaitu an i tel caah, hmuhtonmi a rak kau. Ruahnak dangdang a ngeimi tampi rian an tuanti kho i, cucu thiltha ngaingai a rak si. 

ZTC a min a thannak a ruang tampi a ummi lak ah, a ruang pakhat cu Lairam ah seminary le college te hna kan rak ngeih lo caah a si. ZTC te lawng hi Laimi nih kan rak ngeihmi biaknaklei fimcawnnak sianginn pical taktak cu a rak si. Cun Falam cu ZBC zungpi umnak zong a si caah, ZBC le ZTC cu kan Laimi caahcun kan cozah bantuk an rak si ko. Kan rak upat tuk hna. Rumra an rak ngei tuk.

ZTC hi atu ahcun a cak tuk ti lo nain, a dir kho peng ve i, lunglawmh awk ngaingai a si. ZTC nih hin kan Lai miphun caah thiltha tam tuk a kan tuahpiak. Siangngakchia thatha le pastor thatha a rak chuahtu sianginn a si. ZTC in a chuak i, MIT a kai hnu ah ramdang kalmi an tlawm ti lo. Cucaah ZTC hi Laimi kan tuanbia a rak phurtu sianginn pakhat a si i, upat hmaizah tlak taktak a si. Hi sianginn i cachimtu, hruaitu vialte hna le tangka in sianginn dirkamhtu hna hi, Laimi tuanbia phurtu an rak si ko hna. Upat hmaizah tlak taktak an si. 

ZTC cu nihin ni ah Chin Christian Institute of Theology (CCIT) tiah min aa thleng cang. Falam khua ah a um rih ko. Hi sianginn hi riantuantu tampi an i thleng. Min tampi aa thleng. Program tampi i thleng ko hmanh sehlaw, aa thleng kholomi cu Lai miphun a dawhtertu le Pathian riantuantu tampi a chuahtertu a sinak cu aa thleng hlei lo. Hmailei zong ah hi sianginn hi Pathian nih thluachuah pe sehlaw, Bawipa ram kauhtertu le Lai miphun a dawhtertu ah ser peng ko seh.

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Cherhchanmi Ca

1. ZTC hmanthlak hi hi Delhi Burmse Christian Fellowship nih an tarmki chung in lak chinmi a si. Hi ka ah zoh khawh a si. http://dbcfmeifar.blogspot.com

2. "Zomi Theological College" in tialmi Wikipedia. 

3. Rev. Robert G. Johnson tialmi American Baptist Chin Missions Vol. I & II