On Easter morning, some women went to the tomb to put spices on the body of Jesus. They were surely sad, doubtful, and fearful. Upon arriving at the tomb, they saw two angels. The angels asked them why they were at the tomb looking for Jesus. “He is not here. He has risen!” The women had forgotten important things. The angels said, remember how he told you that this would happen. “Then they remembered His words” (Luke 24:8) Easter is a time to remember all of God’s blessings to us. And a time to remember that ...
We’re excited to announce a new certificate-level program now integrated into our curriculum: TELL! TELL helps you:– Read and understand the Bible with ease– Enjoy Scripture personally– Share God’s Word confidently with others Next class starts Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 PMEach course runs for 4 weeks and is available year-round! Ready to grow in God’s Word?Sign up now: https://tellmandarin.org/
On March 14th, President Bare gave a public lecture on the past and future of theological education as part of the celebration of ALS’s 20th anniversary. Pres. Bare covered how theological education has developed over the centuries, how seminaries were first formed, and why theological education is still very relevant today in Asia and around the world. If you are interested in this lecture, you can check it out on our YouTube channel!
We are excited to announce that the renovations on the 4th floor of our Hong Kong campus are complete! The new lighting, projectors, and TV are a much welcomed upgrade to the spa3ce. We thank God that we can continue to serve his people by teaching and sharing the truth of Scripture when them in such a nice environment! If you haven’t seen it yet and would like to, please contact Tony at tony@asiaseminary.com.
Since 1997 the SALEM church body has been blessed by God to have Rev. Titus Tse serving as their president. Now that Rev. Tse has retired, Rev. Wong was chosen by the board of directors to take over the position of president and was installed as president on March 3 in a ceremony held at Grace Lutheran Church. ALS rejoices with SALEM that God has prepared another man to lead his people in growing in the grace and knowledge of their Savior.
In late February, fifteen leaders from seven countries gathered in Chiang Mai for a continuing education course on Christology taught by guest professor, Harland (Skip) Goetzinger from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. The men were able to gather for learning, but also for fellowship, Bible Study, and worship together. The psalmist puts it best when he says in Psalm 133:1, “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!”
Last week faculty and Governing Board members from all over the world met for 2 days in person in Chiang Mai, Thailand to discuss ALS’s expanding programs and future opportunities. We thank God for 20 years of his grace and look forward to decades more of sharing His truth!
ALS Professor, Dr. Matt Doebler has teamed up with fellow missionary, Dr. Mike Hartmann to launch a new podcast called, “Jesus and Jetlag.” The podcast will tackle a broad range of topics related to mission work, specifically highlighting how Confessional Lutherans approach missiology. To check it out, search for “Jesus and Jetlag” on Spotify or click this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/4d1zbWwnxrfHWpnrPgeSTf?si=Mn2oOcliTi-9oOsbvfyChg
Welcome to another semester of classes to our returning and new students! Our Mandarin classes have started this week. Our Cantonese classes will start on February 24th. If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time! You can sign up at this link (https://reurl.cc/86Gk4R) or email us at info@asiaseminary.com. We pray that God will bless the studies of all of our students this new semester.
ALS works closely with gospel workers who serve countries all over Asia. We meet annually in person in Thailand. The theme this year was “More than We Can Imagine.” God can do anything. He can do more than our human brain’s can even fathom. With that in mind, we plan for the future to expand our gospel ministry to reach more people throughout Asia, so that the gospel may continue to go out by God’s grace and with his power.
