Global Leadership Development

Baptist Theological Seminary

Patate Ecuador

Brief History

Worldwide attention turned to Ecuador missions after Jim Eliot and 4 other missionaries were killed by the Auca Indians. His wife returned and today most Aucas have been baptized. This story was immortalized in the book, Through Gates of Splendor.
Missionaries Steve and Carol Thompson have been serving in Ecuador for over twenty years. For a long time they have felt a heavy burden to establish a Baptist Theological Seminary in the Patate region of Ecuador. By January 2010 their dream began to be fulfilled when the first floor of the pastoral training center was started. In 2018 ten students received a Diploma in Basic Bible and Theological Studies and 12 received a Master in Theological Education as an online degree from Southwestern Seminary. Some of these graduates are now serving as professors at the Ecuadorian seminary

Projects Involving a Champion Church/Partner

Theological Education (Master’s Level) — MET (for our Ecuadorian Pastors who are committed to teach at the Seminary) — Champion Church Participation

Projects Related to the Facult

E

Professors — There is a need to train professors so they can teach at the Licenciatura (BA) level in the central campus and in the extensions.

E

Scholarships of $1 ,600 each would cover the tuition costs for the entire Masters in Theological Studies (MTS) offered at Southwestern Seminary totally on line and totally in Spanish

Projects Related to Students

E

A. Scholarship for Students in for MET
1. Scholarship Program (Champion Church) ($ 1,700.000 per student)
2. Scholarships for MET Seminars or Intensive Courses at Chacauco Center
3. Scholarships for Students in 

E

B. Scholarships for Students in CCBP
(Joint Participation to Cover Tuition, Room and Board)
1. Student Participation — 50% ($ 960.00) ($ 192.00 per Trimester)
2. Scholarships (Local Church Participation) 25%
($ 480.00) ($ 96.00 per Trimester)
3. Scholarships (Champion Church Participation) 25%
($ 480.00) ($ 96.00 per Trimester per Student)
Total Cost of program is $ 1,920.00. We anticipate 15 Students at Stan Up and plan to add 15 New Students per Trimester. This includes: Tuition, Room and Board (Food, Lodging, Facility Usage, Books, etc.) This is based on 5 trimesters ($ 384.00 x 5)

Projects Related to the Campus

E

Funds for Establishing the Seminary Library

E

Equipping of Administration Office (Records, etc.)

E

AV Equipment and Equipping of Classrooms

E

Satellite Inter-net Feed

E

In collaboration with Southwestern Seminary, Trinity Academic can make available to this Seminary an electronic portal that will enable the seminary to offer online courses, virtual courses and an untold number of library resources to the students. A Champion Church can assist by providing the initial cost of installing this system and the very affordable cost to maintain thus saving the Seminary thousands of dollars in equipment and local personnel to maintain it.

Projects Related to the Seminary Extensions

E

Champion Church funds for Teachers’ Stipends and Travel for CCBP

E

Theological _Education (Non-University level) — BTCP (CCBP) — Teachers C. Ecuadorian Pastors and Leaders Teaching CCBP (18 Trained in July 2014)

 1. Weekend Modules Taught at Chacauco
 2. Modules Taught at Local Church

E

One or several Champion Church Pastors as Teachers of CCBP at Chacauco

Steve Thompson

President

Email: hermanoesteban@gmail.com