The Nazarene Seminary of the Americas and the Evangelical Alliance of Costa Rica signed an agreement that will enhance the seminary's theology program.
SENDAS and Evangelical Alliance of Costa Rica sign new education agreement
San Jose, Costa Rica
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The Nazarene Seminary of the Americas (SENDAS) and the Evangelical Alliance of Costa Rica (Federacion Alianza Evangelica Costarricense) have joined forces to provide pastors and leaders in Costa Rica the opportunity to continue their theological studies.
The agreement was signed on February 9 on the SENDAS campus in San Jose.
The president of the Evangelical Alliance, Juan Luis Calvo Calderon, and Angel Bermeo, president of the Pastoral Education Program for the Evangelical Alliance of Costa Rica, were both present for the signing of the new agreement.
Representing the seminary, Ruben Fernandez, president of the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas and Reverend Franlym Pena, coordinator of Undergraduate Programs, also signed the agreement.
Currently, the Evangelical Alliance education program includes 20 courses. The newly signed articulation agreement states that the Nazarene seminary will accept these courses as part of the requirements toward the bachelor degree in pastoral theology.
It is the intent of both institutions to give pastors and leaders the opportunity to continue in ministerial studies at a high level.
Calderon said the agreement "will benefit our students as well as the Lord's church and the Costa Rican society ... by developing ministers with more advanced knowledge ... and respect toward the Biblical text."
Calderon also said SENDAS was considered for this alliance because "we know of the quality of education SENDAS offers; we know of their prestige and their many years of service. We know of the excellence of their faculty and their infrastructure and of their experience in teaching from a Christ-centered perspective."
The courses will be offered in three different ways: evening courses, Saturday courses, and online courses. Students can advance more rapidly in the program by taking two courses simultaneously.
Franlym Pena from SENDAS said the signing of this agreement "marks an historic day for the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas and for Evangelical Alliance in that we are uniting forces for the formation of pastors of many different Christian churches in Costa Rica."
SENDAS opens its doors to these new students who join with Nazarene students from Costa Rica and beyond to continue studying the Word of God to reach their communities for Christ.
--Nazarene Seminary of the Americas
The agreement was signed on February 9 on the SENDAS campus in San Jose.
The president of the Evangelical Alliance, Juan Luis Calvo Calderon, and Angel Bermeo, president of the Pastoral Education Program for the Evangelical Alliance of Costa Rica, were both present for the signing of the new agreement.
Representing the seminary, Ruben Fernandez, president of the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas and Reverend Franlym Pena, coordinator of Undergraduate Programs, also signed the agreement.
Currently, the Evangelical Alliance education program includes 20 courses. The newly signed articulation agreement states that the Nazarene seminary will accept these courses as part of the requirements toward the bachelor degree in pastoral theology.
It is the intent of both institutions to give pastors and leaders the opportunity to continue in ministerial studies at a high level.
Calderon said the agreement "will benefit our students as well as the Lord's church and the Costa Rican society ... by developing ministers with more advanced knowledge ... and respect toward the Biblical text."
Calderon also said SENDAS was considered for this alliance because "we know of the quality of education SENDAS offers; we know of their prestige and their many years of service. We know of the excellence of their faculty and their infrastructure and of their experience in teaching from a Christ-centered perspective."
The courses will be offered in three different ways: evening courses, Saturday courses, and online courses. Students can advance more rapidly in the program by taking two courses simultaneously.
Franlym Pena from SENDAS said the signing of this agreement "marks an historic day for the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas and for Evangelical Alliance in that we are uniting forces for the formation of pastors of many different Christian churches in Costa Rica."
SENDAS opens its doors to these new students who join with Nazarene students from Costa Rica and beyond to continue studying the Word of God to reach their communities for Christ.
--Nazarene Seminary of the Americas