Application Invited for the post of Facilities Manager 2017

THE UNITED THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, BANGALORE

INVITES APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF

FACILITIES MANAGER

The UTC campus, besides separate hostels for the men and women students, living quarters for the teaching, non-teaching and essential maintenance staff, also has certain significant infrastructures such as Ecumenical Resource Centre, Charles Ranson Hall, Tagore Hall, J R C Memorial Centre, dormitories, Lawns etc., with facilities like Conference Halls, Board Rooms, Banquet Hall and various types of accommodation.

The Facilities Manager will be responsible for managing these facilities, duly delivering excellent Guest and Member experience; besides managing these provisions with good profitability and guest satisfaction.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

ACADEMIC: Degree in any discipline from a recognized university

TECHNIICAL: Degree or Diploma from recognized university in Hotel Management / Hospitality

PROFICIENCY: (Preferred with futuristic vision)

Guest Relations / Food and beverage Services / Retailing / Facilities  management / Meeting and event planning / Tourism destinations and attractions / Leisure, Recreation and sports management / Airlines, Taxies and other transportation /  Environmentally sustainable and cultural tourism development / Spa and wellness management / Dependable / punctual / ability to work flexible hours when necessary

Telephone, Intercom, Computer, FAX Machine, Copying Machine, Calculator and Credit & Debit Card POS, Audio visual appliances

Microsoft Word, Excel, Desktop publishing software (Microsoft Office), Microsoft Outlook and FileMaker Pro

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum two years working experience in Seminaries / Hostels / Guest Houses / International Schools / Hotels of good repute

           

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

The appointment will be for a period of three years, the first year being on probation and the job expectations will accompany the appointment order. Salary and other benefits will be on par with other Senior administrative staff in the college, with housing on the campus

Applications must reach:

The Principal, The United Theological College

No. 63, Millers Road, Benson Town, Bangalore 560 046,Phone: 080-23332844, 23333438, 23330502; Fax:+91-80-23330015

Email: unitedtcprincipal@gmail.com

on or before  31^st July 2017

Statement from the college to the press and public

Bengaluru

August 14, 2016

 

This refers to the publication in the press and media with regard to a programme on broken families of Kashmir organized by Amnesty International in the premises of the United Theological College in the evening of 13th August 2016.

The administration of the United Theological College, hereby wish to clarify that the UTC is not at all responsible and in no way connected with either the issue or the sponsors of the programme; except for renting out the premises for rent. There was no participation on the part of the students or the teaching fraternity of the UTC in this private programme.

We hereby also affirm that the 106 year old UTC had never been and shall never be a party to issues that would go against the interests and the integrity of the nation and the sentiments of the people. The UTC always stood for secular values of our nation in true letter and spirit. The UTC is cooperating with the police officers of the JC Nagar Police Station and deeply appreciates their presence in maintaining law and order around the vicinity.

The UTC hereby requests you to kindly make known our stand to the public and oblige in the best interest of all concerned.

J.R. John Samuel Raj
Principal
United Theological College, Bengaluru.

Release of the book Borders and Margins: Re-visiting Ministry and Mission

The book Borders and Margins: Re-visiting Ministry and Mission, edited by Rev. Dr. Dexter S. Maben, the chairperson of the department of Biblical studies in the UTC and secretary of the UTC executive, will be released tomorrow at the Maramon convention venue in Kozhenchery, Kerala. The book is jointly being brought out by the CSS books, Thiruvalla and the United Theological College, Bangalore.

The book seeks to set forth discussions and dialogue from various perspectives of the margins. "Re-visioning is necessary because this is not merely another intellectual exercise, but a deeply theological one, which intends to be authentic and transformative."

The book is available at different book stalls at a price of Rs 480.

JK

UTC Alumni 2014 Programme

VENUE TIME PROGRAMME
Arrival, Breakfast & Registration
(Coordination: Assistant Hostel Secretary)
Inauguration
Inaugural Address
Rev. Dr. J. R. John Samuel Raj, Principal, UTC
Introduction
(Coordination: Hostel Secretary)
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM Tea Break
Keynote
Rev. Dr. Santanu K. Patro, The Registrar
Senate of Serampore College (University)
Thematic Presentation 1
Rev. Dr. C. I. David Joy
Re-discovering Ministry and Mission in a
Postcolonial World
12:35 PM to 02:00 PM Lunch
Thematic Presentation 2
Dr. Mrs. Nalini Arles
Domestic Violence: A Christian Response
Thematic Presentation 3
Rev. Ch. Sweety Helen
Re-visioning Mission with the Communities:
Accompaniment as a Viable Method
03:25 PM to 03:40 PM Tea Break
Thematic Presentation 4
Rev. Dr. David Selvaraj
Pilgrimage to the Margins
05:15 PM to 06:30 PM Break
Cultural Programme
(Coordination: Carey Society Secretary)
ERC Dinning Hall 07:30 PM to 08:30 PM Dinner with Faculty & Senior Administrative Staff
Get together for Women delegates
(Coordination: Assistant Hostel Secretary)
21st Oct. 2014 (Tuesday)
ERC
Charles Ranson Hall 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
09:30 AM to 10:00 AM
10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
02:00 PM to 02:45 PM
02:50 PM to 03:25 PM
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
03:45 PM to 05:15 PM
UNITED THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, BANGALORE
ALUMNI REFRESHER PROGRAMME
Re-visioning Ministry and Mission: Perspectives from the Margins
21st - 23rd OCTOBER 2014
07:00 AM to 09:15 AM
Women’s Hostel 08:30 PM onwards
11:50 AM to 12:35 PM
ERC Dinning Hall
07:00 AM to 08:15 AM
Breakfast
Thematic Presentation 5
Rev. Dr. Jhakmak Neeraj Ekka
To be the Light or Not to be the Light: Christian Witness in Adivasi context in Central India
Thematic Presentation 6
Dr. Mrs. Sarasu Esther Thomas
Towards Equality: Moving Towards a More Egalitarian Christian Personal Law
11:05 AM to 11:20 AM
Tea Break
Thematic Presentation 7
Dr. George Zachariah
Church: A Rainbow Community of Hospitality, Fellowship and Solidarity
12:05 PM to 12:35 PM
PRO Presentation
ERC Dinning Hall
12:35 PM to 02:00 PM
Lunch
Meeting with Students
(Coordination: UTCSA President)
03:00 PM to 05:00 PM
Outdoor Games (Coordination: Carey Society)
JRC
05:00 PM to 07:00 PM
UTC Alumni Association General Body
07:00 PM to 09:30 PM
Hostel Night ; Community Dinner at New Hostel (Coordination: Hostel Secretary & Asst. Hostel Secretary)
ERC
07:00 AM to 08:15 AM
Breakfast
Worship (Worship Committee)
Preacher: Rt. Rev. Dr. P. Suryaprakash
Thematic Presentation 8
Rev. Dr. R. Sahayadhas
Peace from the Margins: Actualizing Shalomic Communities from Below
09:50 AM to 10:10 AM
Tea Break
Thematic Presentation 9
Rev. Dr. Allan Samuel Palanna
Understanding Missional Ethics in Todays Church
Thematic Presentation 10
Rev. Dr. Praveen P S. Perumalla
Revisiting Mission in the Context of Alienation of Church Lands
Plenary
Moderator: Rev. Dr. Santhosh S. Kumar
Concluding Remarks
Rev. Dr. J. R. John Samuel Raj, Principal, UTC
ERC
12:30 PM to 01:00 PM
23rd Oct. 2014 (Thursday)
ERC
08:30 AM to 09:15 AM
22nd Oct. 2014 (Wednesday)
Alumni Worship (Coordination: UTCSA President) Preacher: Rev. Vinod Victor
Library Lawn
10:15 AM to 11:00 AM
11:05 AM to 11:55 AM
11:20 AM to 12:05 PM
JRC
02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
08:30 AM to 08:50 AM
Tagore Hall
12:00 PM to 12:25 PM
09:30 AM to 10:15 AM
10:20 AM to 11:05 AM
09:00 AM to 09:45 AM

New website for UTC

The new website of the UTC was inaugurated and dedicated to the glory of God yesterday in the Tagore Hall after the Sunday evening worship. The preacher Rev. Dr. Jones Muthunayagom offered a prayer, the principal Rev. Dr. John Samuel Raj clicked for viewing the website and Dr. Rini Ralte clicked on the UTC Bangalore facebook page.

The website is now available on the domain name www.utc.edu.in  The new webite is being managed and maintained by the Communication Department in the UTC. Traffic to utcbangalore.org will be redirected to the new college website. 

UTC alumni refresher

Dr. Nalini Arles, Co-ordinator

The UTC alumni refresher course started today morning with participants attending from all over the country. The alumni who arrived in the morning are attending the various sessions prepared for them. The campus is happy to see old faces and the students and staff are refreshing memories with the alumni.

Reflections on Theological Education

Indian Classical Dance

UTC Alumni Refresher Course programme 2013

THE UNITED THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, BANGALORE

REFRESHER COURSE PROGRAMME, OCTOBER 22-24, 2013.

Theme: Theological Education and the Church

22^nd October, 2013 (Tuesday)

8:30 -9:00                                - Worship at Ziegenbalg Chapel

9:00-9:15                                 - Inaugural  -    UTC Principal

9:20-10:30                               - Theological Education and the Church in India-  Key Note Address by Dr. K.C. Abraham

10:30-10:45                             - Coffee Break

10:45-11:30                             -  Bible, Context and the Interpretation: Re-reading

  Psalm 22   with Dalit Communities in India- Rev. Dr. K. Jesurathnam

11:30-1:00                               - A Case Study – “Can a Church be an NGO ?”

1:00-2:00                                 -  Lunch

2:00-3:00                                 -Laity’s Expectations of the ministry of  the Church - Mrs.Balasundram    and Dr. Charles

-  Laity’s interest in Theological Education -   Rajesh

- Reflections on  Theological Education  -  Alumni.   Rev. Jerry Anderson,   Dr. Ezekiel S. Kumar, Rev. P. Deenan Inbarasu  and  Father Jacob Joseph

3:00-4:20                                   - Transition of Ethics in Church and Academy – Dr. Allan S. Palanna

23^rd  October, 2013 (Wednesday)

8:30 -9:00                                - Worship with the UTC Community at Tagore hall - Worship conducted  by Alumni

9:10-10:10                               - Issues Confronting the Theological Education and the Church” – Reflections of Bishop Sampath Kumar

10:15-11:15                             - Health – Experiential Session with - Mr. Datta

11:15-11:30                             - Coffee Break

11:30-12:30                - The impact of Mental illness on the Indian Population in India: Challenges to the Church -  Medico Pastoral Association

12:30-1:00                           - Review of  New books from the Church and Synod- Rev. Vinod Victor

                                                   and Fr. Kurian Mathew   

1:00-2:00                             - Lunch with UTC Community at Charles Ranson Hall

2:00-4:00                   -Alumni sharing their Experiences Especially Pastoral Problems Confronted by them - Faculty with Senior Students – Doctoral, M.Th II (Counselling) and BD IV (Pastoral Administration) will  attend  the session

4:30-5:30                                 - Faculty Research Seminar at Tagore Hall  -  Dr. David Joy

24^th October, 2013 (Thursday)

8:30 -9:00                                - Worship Service at Ziegenbalg Chapel

9:10-10:00                               - Theological Education, Church and Society – Rev. Dr. Daniel Jones     Muthunayagom

10:00-11:00                             - Justice Mission Work Among  Children: Challenges to the Church

11:00-11:15                             - Coffee Break

11:30-12:00                             - Presentation of the Construction Project  -  Mr. George Varghese

12:00-1:00                               - Closing Worship and Communion – Rev. N.B  Gladstone Robert and Dr. Nalini Arles.

Arvind P. Nirmal anniversary public lecture

The Carey Society of the United Theological College and the Student Christian Movement India will be conducting a public lecture to commemorate the 32 nd anniversary of Prof. Arvind P. Nirmal tomorrow at 5:00 P.M. at the SCMI House, Bangalore. Ms. Asha Kowtal, the General Secretary of the All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM), and dalit activist and ideologue will speak on the topic "Impunity as Caste Privilege: The Cast of Sexual Violence". 

Ms. Asha Kowtal

Carols unheard: A call for an inclusive Christmas

The Christmas season brings in memories of the commemoration of the birth of Jesus, celebration, carol songs, church services, community activities and sharing of food. Each church denomination celebrates the birth of Jesus with pre-prepared services and prayers. Carol songs in English and the vernacular are sung in houses and churches and people of all communities, castes and groups get together in their own celebrative ways.

The Carol songs we sing and listen to are traditional and well known to many. But there are limitations with language, context and lyrics. Many a time this is brushed aside and we get together in the spirit of the Christmas season forgetting everything else. But Carol songs are much beyond of what we know. Several communities have expressed their feelings and emotions about Jesus, his birth narrative and how Jesus gives hope and life in the midst of oppression and discrimination.

Such songs have been unheard, unseen and unsung by the mixed communities in churches, theological colleges and seminaries. Various dalit communities in different states of India have always sung from deep within their consciousness of being oppressed for centuries together. Such a deep consciousness finds support from the babe who was born in the midst of nothingness. Despite having everything, Jesus chose to be born in this nothingness, thereby associating himself with those who have been deprived their rights and their humanity. Carol songs gain deep meaning when sung from the consciousness of various dalit communities.

The United Theological College and the NationalCouncil of Churches in India (NCCI) have always stood for helping to build a church which should try hard in getting rid of caste, gender, and all sorts of discriminations within and outside the church. As part of this commitment the NCCI with support from the Evangelisches Missionswerk in Germany (EMW) and in partnership with the Department of Communication, UTC decided to bring out a CD on “Carols unheard: Christmas Carols from Dalit perspectives.”

The talks about how this could be done were done in the early part of 2012 with liaison work happening between Rev. Sunil Raj Philip, the secretary of the Dalit Desk of the NCCI, and an alumna of the college, and the Communication Department in the UTC. The actualization of the project happened on November 2,3,4 and 5 with recording done in the UTC recording studio. The release of the CD was held on November 6, 2012 with the first copy being released by the principal of the UTC, Rev. Dr. John Samuel Raj and the first CD being given to Rev. Dr. Vincent Rajkumar, Director of CISRS and Executive member of the NCCI. The students, faculty and staff of the college graced the occasion.

The songs have been written, set to tune and sung by students from various theological colleges and the UTC. The songs include Oriya, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, English and Malayalam songs. Students from various states starting from the North East till down South were the backbone of this venture. The songs reflect the self-determination of the dalit communities and will be an inspiration to all the churches in India. We hope that this Christmas season will be more meaningful with the dissemination of these songs.

The songs are available for free download from http://soundcloud.com/commission-on-dalits-ncci This we hope will ensure the easy and concerted distribution, listening, appreciation and internalizing of the songs by the UTC alumni, various church denominations and Christians at large in India and all over the world. May we listen to these songs and be able to hear the unheard during the birth of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.

(Photo credit: Rev. Sunil Raj Philip). JK

UTC Inter-Sunday school competition

The winning church with the Inter-Sun faculty advisor Rev. Dr. Evangeline Anderson Rajkumar

  The Junior Bible Fellowship of Carey society had its Inter Sunday school talent hunt on the 3^rd of November 2012. The event was based on the theme “germination in a busy network”. The concept means to say that the children these days live in a ‘busy network’ of life, with school in the morning, then the tuition, music classes, sports activities and many more, on the other hand ‘germination’, the process in which a seed becomes a plant, is compared with the seed sown by the Sunday school teachers in their respective Sunday schools. This is the meaning of the theme “germination in a busy network”.

Vegetable carving competition was an interesting addition this year

Explaining the concept to the judges

There were about 28 churches Sunday school that participated in the event. The program started off with the children bursting balloons and inaugurating the event followed by praise and worship lead by ‘Affirmation’. There were various events like group singing, group instrumental, bible quiz, choreography which were poised as the main events along with new events like grain art, and treasure hunt that were introduced and event like vegetable carving, rangoli and flower arrangement in which one Sunday school teacher was allowed to participate.

The competition was well attended by children, parents and teachers from various churches in Bangalore

`St. Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church enthralled the audience with their amazing performance and enthusiastic participation and also won the over-all trophy yet another time, followed by St. Peters and St. Paul’s Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church who won the runners-up trophy. Since the theme is closely related to plants the trophies this time were also floral saplings, First prize- Chrysanthemum, Second Prize- Oleander and the Third prize- Rose. All who attended the program were enthusiastic and brought more colour to the event with their performances and their presence in the campus.
                                   Vinod Shemron, UTC Inter-Sun Co-ordinator.

The student co-ordinator of the UTC Inter-Sun competition, Mr. Vinod Shemron

(Photo credit to Mr. Joe Jacob)

Alumni- Refresher Course 2012

UNITED THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, BANGALORE

ALUMNI REFRESHER COURSE (23 – 25 October 2012)

Theme: “Lord, Renew the Church: Begin from Me”

The UTC Alumni Refresher Course 2012 took place on 23 – 25 October 2012 at the JRC Hall, UTC. This year 44 of our alumni registered and attended the same. The programme commenced with the alumni participating in the community worship at the Ziegenbalg chapel on 23 October at 08.30 AM, followed by registration at 09.00 AM in the JRC Hall. 

Dr. Dexter, Dr. Mani Chacko and Dr. Sahayadhas

The Alumni Refresher Course was officially inaugurated by the Rev. Dr. Daniel Jones Muthunayagom, Acting Principal, as the Principal, the Rev. Dr. J. R. John Samuel Raj was away in Korea on an official trip. The theme for the alumni refresher course 2012 was “Lord Renew the Church: Begin from Me”. Under this theme there were ten presentations: three Bible Studies, five lectures, one presentation on indigenous mission by (a group from) the Gypsy community and a group discussion with the aim of evolving a vision statement from the participants for the renewal of the Church for her mission and public witness in India in the 21^st century. The details of the sessions are as below:

Bible Study – Rev. Dr. Mani Chacko (Gen Sec. Bible Society of India)

Built on the Foundation of Christ and Nurtured by His Word: Scriptural Resources for the Renewal and Regeneration of the Church for Her Public Witness in India Today 

Rev. J. Jeyakumar (Asst Prof, Biblical Studies – NT, UTC)

Nurtured by the Word of Regeneration: The Continuing Influence of the Word of God in the Renewal of the Church 

Rev. Fr. Jerry Kurian (Lecturer, Communication, UTC)

Empowered by the Spirit of Renewal: People of God as the True Agents of Change

Dr. Lalrinawmi Ralte (Prof, Women’s Studies, UTC)

Metanoia: A Call for Gender Equality for the Renewal and Public Witness of the Church in the 21^st Century    

Bible Study II – Rev. Dr. Gnanavaram (Principal, TTS, Arasaradi)

Built on the Foundation of Christ and Nurtured by His Word: Scriptural Resources for the Renewal and Regeneration of the Church for Her Public Witness in India Today 

Rev. Dr. Dexter Maben (Associate Prof, Biblical Studies – OT, UTC)

Towards a Vision Statement for the Renewal and the Reform of the Church (Group Discussion)

Pastor Mordecai

Indigenous Mission among the Indigenous Communities (Gypsies)

Bible Study III – Rev. Dr. R. Sahayadhas (Associate Prof, Theology, UTC)

Self-Understanding of a Christian for the Renewal and Regeneration of the Church for Her Public Witness in India Today

Rev. Dr. Jones Muthunayagom (Prof. Biblical Studies – OT)

Metanoia: A Call for the Renewal of the Minds and the Reform of the Structures of Ecclesia for the Common Good

Mr. George Varghese (Director, YMCA Training School)

Bureaucracy: Has It Become too Burdensome for the Church Today?

Rev. Jacob Frank (PRO, UTC)

Promotional Interaction with the Alumni

In addition to the above sessions, the alumni led the Worship Service in the Chapel on Wednesday, the 24^th October in which Rev. Daniel offered the homily. The Cultural wing of the Carey Society organized a brief cultural programme and screened a meaningful movie on 23^rd evening. There was a Plenary Session in which the Alumni expressed their constructive proposals for the reconstrual of the Alumni Refresher Course in the years ahead. The Refresher course came to a close at 12.00 noon on the 25^th of October 2012 with the prayer by Rev. Dr. Joseph Prabhakar Dayam (Associate Prof of Theology, UTC). It was a joy indeed to have our alumni back in the campus and to interact with them, especially their experiences on field.

Dr. Rini Ralte

Rev. Dr. Gnanavaram

The Annual Refresher Course was followed by the Executive meeting of the Alumni Association and the General Body of the UTC Alumni Association met post lunch on the same day. 

Rev. Jacob Frank, PRO

Herewith, I place on record my sincere thanks and appreciation to all the participants and those who contributed towards the success of the UTC Alumni Refresher Course 2012.

Rev. Dr. R. Sahayadhas

Convener, Alumni Refresher Course 2012 

Rev. Dr. R. Sahayadhas, Convener, Alumni Refresher Course 2012

 (Photo credit: Calvin Sushit Ambler)