The Pastor and Theological Education Essays in Memory of Rev. Derek Tan

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Derek Tan served Asia Theological Association (ATA) first as Treasurer and then as General Secretary with great zeal and creativity. Then he also became the leader of the International Council for Evangelical  Theological Education (ICETE) and had great dreams for carrying evangelical theological education to greater heights of relevance and meaning. But to the lost of us all, he had his eternal home call on 12 June 2006.

Striving for Excellence: Educational Ministry of the Church Essays in Honour of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Narendra John

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Narendra John is a man who fulfills his responsibilities faithfully. He serves not only out of sense of duty, but he serves in love and patience. His service often goes beyond what is required of him. As Accreditation  Secretary of Asia Theological Association he gets in touch with many theological schools across Asia. He  writes, answers questions, responds to requests, plans for evaluation visits and sets up schedules. He follows up every communication with action and executes decisions. Indeed he does not rest until all ATA related matters are taken care of.

The Church in a Changing World: An Asian Response

Edited by Bruce Nicholls, Theresa Roco Lua & Julie Belding
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Globalization means different things to different people, and it affects local cultures in different ways. In this book 20 writers from Asia, the Middle East, the South Pacific and Europe have shared their insights and experiences in 29 chapters and case studies.  Globalization is changing the cultures of Asia and the worlds of politics, economics, and religion. The writers have backgrounds in  theology, education, law, politics and the media. All are involved in the ministries of leadership training and are committed to transforming the Church and society in Asia to the glory of God. Modern internet technology has made it possible for all concerned Christian to be both learners and contributors to our common cross-cultural missiological task.

New Era New Vision: Celebrating 40 Years of Asia Theological Association

by Bong Rin Ro, Ken Gnanakan, Bruce Nicholls & Joseph Shao
Edited by Bruce Nicholls, Theresa Roco Lua & Julie Belding
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As global, political, economic and religious power moves towards Asia, God has raised up the Asia Theological Association (ATA) to become one of the region’s most influential movements for transforming the training of Christian leaders.

Bong Ro’s cry, “Train Asians in Asia” is being fulfiiled. We see fewer Asian scholars going to the West for post-graduate training and not returning. The Asia Graduate School of Theology (AGST) has centers in Japan, the Philippines, and South East Asia, with others soon to be added. More and more theological institutions are seeking ATA accreditation and enjoying its Value Added Services (VAS).

Tending the Seedbeds: Educational Perspectives on Theological Education in Asia

Edited by Allan Harkness
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A collection of articles which explore educational perspective on the task of Christian theological educational institutions as they seek to equip people for effective ministry and leadership of the church.

The articles in this book are designed to stimulate the thinking of those giving leadership in theological educational institutions and to motivate critical reflection on current practice, so as to enhance the  educational effectiveness of the equipping processes of our institutions of theological education throughout Asia and beyond.