March-April 2023
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Dr. Brian Wintle: Scholar, Writer, Friend
December 25, 2022. As much of the world feasted and celebrated, several members of the ATA Community grieved as Dr. Brian Wintle, the very first Regional Secretary of ATA India, went home to be with the Lord. Dr. Wintle had been struggling with a pulmonary disease a couple of months prior to [...]
Stepping Down into A New Chapter
Towards the end of November, another beloved ATA leader began a new chapter in her life. Dr. Ng Peh Cheng stepped down and has retired from her ministry with ATA. Dr. Peh Cheng has served fulltime as the Associate Secretary of Accreditation of ATA’s Commission on Accreditation and Educational Development or CAED. She has [...]
Introducing A•CROSS
(Asian Christian Reflections on Society and Spirituality) ATA’s Online Forum One of ATA’s priority goals is the formation of “‘hermeneutical communities’ of Asian Evangelical Scholars from different disciplines working together to provide a prophetic voice to the burning issues in Asia”. This hopefully leads to “member institutions serving the Asian Church Effectively so that [...]
Institutions Visited In The Last Two Months Of 2019
The last two months of 2019 allowed for three more visits to three different institutions in two different regions of Asia. The first institution is located in the Middle Eastern region of Asia and it is a visit to Program for Theological Education by Extension, or PTEE, located in Amman, Jordan. PTEE was visited [...]
From Asia to Europe: Visiting Evaluation Teams sent out last October
Several Visiting Evaluation teams were sent out in the month of October and these visits were not only limited to institutions in Asia, but extended also to Europe. The institutions visited were in the following countries: Philippines, Spain, and Japan. The Institutions visited in the Philippines were the Biblical Seminary of the Philippines (BSOP) [...]
Visiting Evaluation Teams sent out to Mongolia
Last September, Visiting Evaluation Teams were sent out to two schools in Mongolia. The first school was Union Bible Theological College (UBTC) and the second was Mongolian Theological Education by Extension (MTEE). Both schools are in Ulaanbaatar. UBTC was visited last 23-25 September by Dr. Theresa Lua, General Secretary, ATA; Mr. Mark Wood, Director [...]
2020 ATA Theological Consultation
"Ethics in Asian Societies: An Evangelical Conversation" August 3-6, 2020 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Hotel to be shared later) When? Set aside August 3-6 and join us for a double celebration! You are warmly invited to participate in the 2020 ATA Theological Consultation where we will engage in a pivotal theological conversation on the topic: [...]
The Gospel in our Asian Cultures
The Gospel in our Asian Cultures By Bruce Nicholls The crisis of theological education in Asia is the crisis of its theology which in turn is the crisis of understanding the gospel in Asian cultures. Our seminaries on the whole have not been successful in training pastors, educationalists and evangelists to reach the thoughtful [...]
A Joint Visiting Evaluation Team Graces Israel College of the Bible
Last May 28-30 2019, Israel College of the Bible was visited by a joint team from ATA and the the European Council for Theological Education or ECTE (formerly the European Evangelical Accrediting Association or EEAA). The members of the team are as follows: Dr. Rick Weymouth (ATA Convenor), Dr. Chiu Eng Tan (ATA Member), [...]