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We recently met with Carl Martinsen about the Calvary Church trip to Guatemala coming up Sept 9th-19th. He shared with us some of the ministries that we will be working with as well as a little about SETECA, the largest evangelical seminary in Central America
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Carl & Karen MartinsenGuatemala, Central America
Central American Theological Seminary-“SETECA”- Guatemala
Training Spanish-speaking leaders
Original SETECA building-finished in 1944
Campus – old with the new
• Over 1,000 students
• From over 20 countries
Men & Women being Men & Women being prepared for ministry prepared for ministry
M u s i c
“Gozo de Servir” (Joy of Serving)… Women’s Wednesday Bible Study Program
Bible club program for girls on Thursday afternoons
Seminary soccer field….used for boys’ club & seminary students
Seminary soccer field….used for boys’ club & seminary students
SETECA degree programs include (similar to study levels in the U.S.)
• Several basic study programs – for those without a high school degree
• Bachelor degree
• Masters degree
• Two Doctoral degree programs – PhD in Theological Education– Dr. of Ministry – a Dallas Theological Seminary
extension program
Seminary Chapel project- 2-story annex - construction began fall 2008
Carl-helping supervise Chapel construction project
Chapel annex project – July 2009
Chapel annex project – Dec. 2009
Chapel annex project – Jan. 2010
Chapel annex project – July 2010
Friendship dinner for local donors
Breakfast/seminar for business people
Shoe company - Bazaar
Representing SETECA at shoe bazaar
Providing orientation on promotion for other seminaries
SETECA Missions Conference
SETECA Missions Conference with around 650 people attending
Celebration Tour – “What’s SETECA all about?”
Celebration Tour – graduates sharing about plans to be
missionaries
Intern Elizabeth Vaughan
Work teams….
Carpentry projects
Painting projects
Helping with a mailing project
Sewing project at SETECA
Other places to help at SETECA
• Help in the library
• Enter data on a computer
• Help with a yard or outside maintenance project
Student sharing with a team
Team from North Carolina-ministering in church in Escuintla
Church pastored by SETECA student – David Lara
Work team from Bellingham, WA - helping at a new Christian camp
Carlos & Jennifer-children’s ministry center
Children's ministry center - moving building materials inside
Digging trench for pipe & footings
Preparing Chow Mein for 70 kids
Working on a hand craft
End of drama on Noah’s Ark
Serving children their supper
Casita Benjamin day care ministry
Other possibilities for ministry
• Do a short service project at SETECA
• Take part in a SETECA community outreach project
• Serve or work with other churches of SETECA graduates or students
SETECA
Mission Statement… To prepare godly men & women for the effective communication of the Scriptures and leadership of excellence.
Vision Statement… To develop the best Spanish-speaking leadership for the evangelical community worldwide.
Seminary Graduation in local church
Graduation in church auditorium that holds 6,000 people
Lazaro Pascual & family, SETECA graduates, serving as missionaries in
Spain with FAM International
•Many students choose SETECA because they want a training program where the Bible is seriously studied.
•SETECA grads are serving in 29 countries on all five continents - a number are serving as missionaries in non-Spanish speaking countries. •Besides training pastors and missionaries, over 50 graduates are serving as teachers, deans, and presidents in other seminaries throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
What makes SETECA unique?
Serving the Lord at SETECA in Guatemala - Carl & Karen Martinsen