OC’s region of Latin America includes the Spanish, Portuguese, English and French-speaking nations from Mexico and the Caribbean southward. Latin America is home to more than 550 million people. The population is anticipated to grow by 25% in the next 25 years. After several decades in which portions of the region experienced civil wars and authoritarian government, the vast majority of Latin Americans now live in relatively stable democracies. The global economic import of huge nations like Brazil and Mexico and resource-rich nations like Venezuela will continue to grow in the 21st century. The growth of the Hispanic, Brazilian and Caribbean populations in North America and their interaction with their homelands will continue to blur lines in the Western Hemisphere.
LATIN AMERICA PARTNER SCHOOL LIST (as of January 2008)
ARGENTINA FIET – FIET Theological Institute
ARGENTINA IBBA – Buenos Aires Bible Institute
BRAZIL EMC – Evangelical Missions Center
BRAZIL FATEV – Faculty of Evangelical Theology in Curitiba
BRAZIL SATS – South American Theological Seminary
BRAZIL SPBTS – São Paulo Baptist Theological Seminary
BRAZIL WOL – Word of Life Seminary
COLOMBIA BSC – University Foundation Biblical Seminary of Colombia
COSTA RICA ESEPA – Evangelical Seminary for Pastoral Education
CUBA NPS – New Pines Seminary
ECUADOR ABSE – Alliance Biblical Seminary
ECUADOR SEMISUD – South American Ministerial Seminary
GUATEMALA CATS – Central American Theological Seminary
HAITI STEP – Evangelical Theological Seminary of Port-au-Prince
JAMAICA CGST – Caribbean Graduate School of Theology
MEXICO PBS – Puebla Bible Seminary
PERU ESL – Evangelical Seminary of Lima
VENEZUELA ESC – Evangelical Seminary of Caracas
| Latin America - Regional Director Highlights |
Josué Fernández, Latin America RD, says OC has helped him to better understand excellence in theological education during his time of service with one of OC's partners in Argentina. In his role as RD, he seeks to help others in similar positions by asking partner schools the right questions, including those that nobody wants to ask, in order to acknowledge issues and foster improvement. Josué brings proven skill in the area of developing local fundraising capacity for theological education in Latin America. |
