Association for Theological Education in Southeast Asia

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

is an organization of seminaries and other tertiary institutes of theology. It currently networks 95 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.

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Theological education in Southeast Asia addresses today’s critical concerns affecting the formation of the future leaders of the church and church-related institutions. ATESEA keeps its commitment to encourage continuing involvement in the deep questions and contextual theological reflections that are critical, creative, and engaged with the vital issues of human existence in the light of the Gospel. The association endeavors to work with its member institutions to respond to these issues in advancing quality theological education in the region by holding conferences for library development, professional enhancement of faculty, and accreditation