In our desire to build the capacity of our member institutions to serve the Church and society in their contexts, ATA has partnered with ScholarLeaders International (SLI) in a project called Vital Sustainability Initiative (VSI). SLI first conducted this project with 19 leading schools from around the globe- three of which are from Asia: [...]
Exciting things began to unfold for ATA in 2018! From the expansion of current undertakings to the beginnings of new ones, ATA has seen tremendous growth in the year that went by. All these were celebrated during the ATA Annual meetings held last 15-18 January in the SIL Guest house, Manila Philippines. Each of [...]
1, 2, 3 John Gilbert Soo Hoo with Pervaiz Sultan ISBN: 9781783688654 £9.99 / $19.99 Published by Langham Global Library in partnership with the Asia Theological Association Buy Today the Asian church ministers in a multi-religious and often multi-cultural environment and faces serious challenges. Thankfully we [...]
Lamentations Federico Villanueva ISBN: 9781783681914 £9.99 / $19.99 Published by Langham Global Library in partnership with the Asia Theological Association Buy The book of Lamentations cannot be truly appreciated without knowing suffering and the agony that follows tragic experiences. In this commentary Dr. Federico Villanueva relates the experience of his fellow country men [...]
Psalms 1–72 Federico Villanueva ISBN: 9781783688654 £12.99 / $24.99 Published by Langham Global Library in partnership with the Asia Theological Association Buy The Asia Bible Commentary series empowers Christian believers in Asia to read the Bible from within their respective contexts. Holistic in its approach to the text, each exposition of the biblical [...]
Judges Athena E. Gorospe with Charles R. Ringma ISBN: 9781783688678 £12.99 / $24.99 Published by Langham Global Library in partnership with the Asia Theological Association Buy The book of Judges marks an important transition in the life of Israel. It shows the cycle of deviancy and repentance, heroic actions and social collapse, [...]
The Visiting Evaluation Team consisting of Dr. Joseph Shao, ATA General Secretary (Philippines); Dr. Theresa Lua, ATA Accreditation Secretary (Philippines); Dr. Pieter Theron, Missions Professor, Simpson University (California) visited Faith Bible Seminary, USA on May 2-4, 2016. Dr. Rosa Shao also joined the team as observer and interpreter. After 20 years of serving as pastor [...]
By Dr. Joseph Shao, ATA General Secretary We thank God for guiding the ATA to another significant year of impact in theological education. With 300 members now in 34 nations, churches are stronger with healthy theological colleges and seminaries. Our horizons continue to expand with the additional enquiries and applications from Asian diaspora communities. [...]
On May 2-4, Bangkok Bible Seminary (BBS) was visited by Visiting Evaluation Team (VET) consisting of Dr. Ng Peh Cheng, Associate Secretary of Accreditation and Educational Development, ATA; Dr. Rahmiati Tanudjaja, Overseer of Missions Department, Southeast Asian Bible Seminary, Indonesia; and Mr. Gregg Nicholson, International Coordinator, The Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand. Bangkok Bible [...]
We, 86 theological educators, give thanks to God for the first meeting of the Global Forum of Theological Educators (GFTE), which met on May 16-20, 2016 at the Ferienstätte Dorfweil, Schmitten (near Frankfurt). We are grateful to the organizers for their bold vision and careful planning for this exceptional new global forum. The GFTE’s composition [...]
