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| Established | 1969 |
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| President | Rev. Dr. Timoteo D. Gener |
| Students | 1000[1] |
| Location | , 14°38′06″N121°02′20″E / 14.635°N 121.039°E /14.635; 121.039 |
| Website | www |
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Asian Theological Seminary (ATS) is atheological seminary inQuezon City,Philippines.[1]
Asian Theological Seminary was started in 1969 by Far Eastern Gospel Crusade (nowSEND International) missionaries, including Dr. Elliot Johnson, now Senior Professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary.http://www.dts.edu/about/faculty/ejohnson/ and Charles Sell, retired professor of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Asian Theological Seminary has published the journalPhronesis (ISSN 2012-4066) since 1994.[2]
As of 2005[update], there had been 1300 master-level graduates from the seminary.[1]
ATS is accredited by theAsia Theological Association to offergraduate diplomas in Biblical Languages, Christian Education, Advanced Pastoral Studies, Pastoral Counseling, Intercultural and Urban Studies, Theological Studies, and Transformational Urban Leadership;Master of Arts degrees in Christian Education, Pastoral Counseling, Intercultural Ministry and Theology, and Transformational Urban Leadership; andMaster of Divinity degrees in Biblical Studies, Christian Education, Pastoral Studies, Counseling, Intercultural and Urban Studies and Theology.[3]
In 2000 Asian Theological Seminary entered into a coalition withCarey Theological College inVancouver and the Northwest Graduate School of the Ministry (nowBakke Graduate University) inSeattle to offer aDoctor of Ministry degree in "transformational leadership for the global urban city".[4]
ATS is also part of theAsia Graduate School of Theology, a consortium of evangelical theological seminaries established by the Asia Theological Association in 1984 to enable member seminaries to offer higher degrees.[5]
ATS programs are designed to provide biblical, theological, and ministerial foundations for ministry, with an emphasis on praxis, in order to enable students to integrate theory and practice.
Additionally, several of the degrees offered by Asian Theological Seminary are available as fully online programs.
ATS gives out annual awards in recognition of excellence achieved by graduating students in a range of areas. The vocational awards include the Christian Education Award, the Church History/Missions Award, the Community Service Award, the Counseling Award, the Cross-Cultural Missions Award, the Evangelism/Church Planting Award, the Expository Preaching Award, the Pastoral David Jenning Memorial Award, and the Theological Education Award. ATS also awards an annual prize for Excellence in Preaching in honor of the acclaimed American theologian and authorFrederick Buechner. In addition to these vocational awards, the Seminary also awards students with prizes in recognition of academic excellence. These include the Academic Excellence Award, the Exegetical/Biblical Studies Award, and the Faculty Award.The winner of each prize is selected by relevant faculty members.[6]
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