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Academic Leadership Seminar

Designing Integrated Curriculum for Holistic Formation

This seminar equips academic leaders and theological educators to develop integrated curricula that support holistic formation and contextualized theological education across Asia.

📅 July 20–24, 2026
📍 Southeast Asia Bible Seminary
📌 Malang, Indonesia
⏰ Register by June 5, 2026
Who Should Attend Presidents · Deans · Program Directors · Curriculum Designers
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Seminar Schedule

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4:00 – 5:30 PM
Arrival & Registration
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Focus 1: Integrated Curriculum — Context, Gaps and Challenges
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Focus 2: Whole-life, Holistic Discipleship and Formation
10:15 – 10:30 AM
Morning Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Focus 2 (Continued)
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:30 PM
Focus 2 — Breakout & Collaboration Groups
3:30 – 4:00 PM
Afternoon Break
4:00 – 5:30 PM
Focus 2: Drawing the Threads Together
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Networking, Creative/Reflective Spaces & Relaxing
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Focus 3: Integrated Curriculum Design — Elements and Practices
10:15 – 10:30 AM
Morning Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Focus 3 (Continued)
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:30 PM
Focus 3 — Breakout & Collaboration Groups
3:30 – 4:00 PM
Afternoon Break
4:00 – 5:30 PM
Focus 3: Drawing the Threads Together
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Networking, Creative/Reflective Spaces & Relaxing
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Focus 4: Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Implications
10:15 – 10:30 AM
Morning Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Focus 4 (Continued)
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:30 PM
Focus 4 — Breakout & Collaboration Groups
3:30 – 4:00 PM
Afternoon Break
4:00 – 5:30 PM
Drawing the Threads Together / Closing Session
✈ Main seminar participants may depart this evening or Friday morning.
6:30 PM onward
DoctoralSession 1: Dinner and Fellowship
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Session 2: Collaborative Efforts to Strengthen our Doctoral Education Ecosystem
10:15 – 10:30 AM
Morning Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 3: Appropriate AI Use in Doctoral Education — Supporting the Growing Scholar
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:30 PM
Session 4: Resourcing Doctoral/Scholarly Research — Models to Consider
3:30 – 4:00 PM
Afternoon Break
4:00 – 5:30 PM
Session 5: Research Supervisor Training and Development Options
6:00 PM onward
Session 6: Dinner and Fellowship
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Registration Fees

Regular Participants
$100
Main seminar only
📅 July 20 – 23
With Doctoral Day
$120
Includes the additional Doctoral Day on July 24
📅 July 20 – 24
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Accommodation

Free Option
Seminary Dormitories
Twin-sharing and triple-sharing rooms available on-site at the seminary. No cost to participants — included with registration.
Complimentary
Alternative Option
Hotel Tidar
Approximately 6 minutes’ walk from the seminary. Single room rate is payable to ATA upon registration.
$25 / night
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Speakers & Facilitators

Dr. Graham Aylett
Facilitator

Dr. Graham Aylett

General Secretary, Increase Association

Dr. Allan Harkness
Facilitator

Dr. Allan Harkness

Theological Education Consultant and Equipper

Dr. Evan Hunter
Facilitator

Dr. Evan Hunter

Executive Vice-President, Scholar Leaders International

Dr. Kevin Lawson
Facilitator

Dr. Kevin Lawson

Senior Consultant, International Council for Evangelical Theological Education

Dr. Jacob Li
Facilitator

Dr. Jacob Li

Chairperson, ATA Commission on Accreditation and Educational Development

Dr. Theresa Roco-Lua
Facilitator

Dr. Theresa Roco-Lua

General Secretary, Asia Theological Association

Dr. Joanna Feliciano-Soberano
Facilitator

Dr. Joanna Feliciano-Soberano

Educational Consultant for SE & East Asia, Mesa Global

Dr. Sooi Ling Tan
Facilitator

Dr. Sooi Ling Tan

Dean, Asia Graduate School of Theology (AGST) Alliance

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Airport & Travel Information

The seminar is held in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Two travel routes are available:

Option 1 — Via Jakarta
Your City → Jakarta (CGK) → Malang (MLG)
Fly into Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta Airport, then take a connecting flight directly to Malang. Usually the most convenient route.
Option 2 — Via Surabaya
Your City → Surabaya (SUB) → Malang
Fly to Surabaya, then travel by land to Malang — approximately 1 hour 45 minutes by road.

Airport Transfer: SEABS will arrange airport pick-up to the seminary. Participants arriving at about the same time may travel together and share the transportation cost.

Recommended Arrival & Departure
🛬Arrival: July 20 — morning or afternoon
🛫Departure (Main Seminar only): July 23 evening or July 24 morning
🛫Departure (+ Doctoral Day): July 25 morning