ATESEA Board of Trustees

Membership

Membership in the Association is open to institutions regularly engaged in training for Christian ministry in Southeast Asia and those institutions involved in theological education in Southeast Asia.

Accreditation

The accreditation aims to ensure standard quality theological education programs of schools in the region and encourage the schools to continue improving their degree programs.

Programs

The association continues to develop innovative programs in the pursuit of quality and relevant theological education in the region.

ATESEA

Association for Theological Education in Southeast Asia

is an organization of seminaries and other tertiary institutes of theology. It currently networks 98 member institutions and schools in 13 countries. It also acts as an accreditation agency for theological education in the South East Asian region.

ATESEA publishes the Asia Journal of Theology, provides accreditation services, operates the ATESEA Theological Union, formerly known as the South East Asia Graduate School of Theology, and promotes faculty development, theological renewal, and contextualization in the light of the “Guidelines for Doing Theologies in Asia,” while coordinating regional planning in theological education.

Recent Events

Methodology Seminar Encourages Excellence in Research among Emerging Theological Scholars

YWCA Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

July 7-9, 2026

ATESEA Teachers’ Academy Brings Spiritual Formators Together for Reflection and Collaboration

YWCA Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

September 15-16, 2026

Created in God’s Image Together: ATESEA Women’s Conference Calls for Human Dignity, and Mutuality

Bangkok Christian Guest House, Bangkok, Thailand

September 17-18, 2026

Christian Educators Gather to Reimagine Worship, Liturgy and Mission in the Digital Age

Bangkok Christian Guest House, Bangkok, Thailand

September 21-22, 2026

Heads of Schools Convene in Bangkok, Thailand for ATESEA General Assembly and Leadership Conference

Thailand Baptist Theological Seminary, Bangkok, Thailand

March 3-5, 2026

Field Education Summit Calls for Stronger Collaboration and Renewed Vision for Ministerial Formation

UCCP Shalom Center, Manila, Philippines

April 13-14, 2026

Theological Librarians Conference Marks the Establishment of the ATESEA Digital Repository

Central Philippine University, Iloilo City, Philippines

June 2-4, 2026

Conference for Academic Deans Explores Leadership Challenges in Theological Education 

YWCA Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

June 23-24, 2026