Without doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a crisis in every part of the globe, leaving once stable systems in a fragile state. While no one is spared from the havoc created by this pandemic, those in the fringes of society find themselves seriously jeopardized. But in the midst of the bad [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
My name is Steve Chang and I teach New Testament at Torch Trinity Graduate University in Korea. Let me introduce to you the Listening Team for this GA (Stephen Pardue, Dick Eugenio, Sooi Ling Tan, and myself). As the Listening Team, we were All Ears! When GS Theresa asked me to summarize this [...]
Next year, ATA will officially turn 50! So, to celebrate the goodness and faithfulness of our Lord to this ministry, a handful of celebrations will take place throughout the year. So, take note of these dates, mark your calendar, and join us as we rejoice in all that God had done throughout all these [...]
On one of the afternoons of this year’s General Assembly, the Executive board, members, and leaders gathered for ATA’s business meeting. It was in this meeting that the leaders of the Asia Theological Association were ratified. It was also in this meeting that Dr. Theresa Lua was reappointed and given another term as General [...]
After six years as ATA’s Publications Secretary and General Editor of the Asia Bible Commentary Series, Dr. Federico “Rico” Villanueva has stepped down in order to begin a new chapter in his ministry. Dr. Rico will now be serving the Lord through Langham Literature as its Commissioning Editor for Asia. Dr. Rico began his [...]
