Our Mission:
The mission of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education is to promote quality evangelical theological education, by providing linkage & support services for continental associations of theological schools & programmes worldwide.
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ICETE is a global community, sponsored by seven continental networks of theological schools, to encourage international interaction and collaboration among all those concerned for the enhancement of evangelical theological education worldwide.
The continental networks which sponsor ICETE are:
- Accrediting Council for Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA)
PO Box 49, Machakos, Kenya
- Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges [North America] (AABC)
5575 S. Semoran Blvd., Suite 26, Orlando FL 32822-1781, USA
- Asia Theological Association (ATA)
PO Box 9529, Bangalore 560 095, India
- Association for Evangelical Theological Education in Latin America (AETAL)
Rua Vergueiro 3051, 04101-300, São Paulo SP, Brazil
- Caribbean Evangelical Theological Association (CETA)
PO Box 121, Constant Spring, Kingston 8, Jamaica
- European Evangelical Accrediting Association (EEAA)
Prinsesselaan 28, 3905 GL Veenendaal, Netherlands
- South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges (SPABC)
c/o Adelaide College of Ministries, 20A Fourth Ave, Klemzig SA 5087, Australia
PURPOSES
- To promote the enhancement of evangelical theological education worldwide.
- To serve as a forum for contact and collaboration among those worldwide involved in evangelical theological education, for mutual assistance, stimulation and enrichment.
- To provide networking and support services for regional accrediting bodies for evangelical theological education worldwide.
- To facilitate among these bodies the enhancement of their services to evangelical theological education within their regions.
- To foster the quality and the academic recognition of evangelical theological education worldwide through the accreditation services of these bodies.
- To encourage the development worldwide of programmes of evangelical theological education that embrace in one integrated whole the spiritual, behavioural, practical and academic formation of Christian leadership.
- To encourage the development worldwide of programmes of evangelical theological education that are shaped by a deliberate attentiveness to the specific Christian communities being served, the specific vocations for which the students are being prepared, and the specific cultural contexts in which the students will minister.
Officers:
Chair: Dr. Ken Newton, Brisbane, Australia
Director: Dr. Dieumeme Nöelliste (CETA), Kingston, Jamaica
Administrator: Dr Paul Bowers (ACTEA), Cape Town, South Africa
Contact address:
Direct all inquiries to ICETE's international contact address:
ICETE International Office
Prinsesselaan 28, 3905 GL Veenendaal, Netherlands
Fax: +31 318 552352