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SENDAS Hosts Annual LLAMADOS Conference, Version 2021
Must we talk about equality in ministry within a denomination that, from its beginnings, has counted among its areas of service a call to pastoral ministry for both men and women?
If you are like me, maybe not. But in practice is has shown to be necessary because it is clear that opinions, cultures, society, and even the influence of other denominations have outweighed the teaching professed by our Wesleyan-Armenian denomination.
This reality was the motivation for the annual conference, “Equa…
SENDAS Celebrates Rewarding Graduation
“With Eternal Love” was the theme of the SENDAS Graduation 2021. The prophet Jeremiah (31:1-9) reminds us of God’s faithful love in times of difficulty. We give thanks to God for his loving care.
For the second consecutive year we held our graduation virtually. God blessed us with many graduates coming from thirteen different countries including Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, the United States, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic…
Find the differences…If you can!
“There is no difference.” If any phrase caught my attention during the webinar, it was that. To God, there is no difference. We are made equal before Him. We are equal to oversee creation and we are also equal to respond to God’s call. Men and women, we are equal before God.
Rev. Dr. Monica Mastronardi led us in a time of reflection on the four main biblical arguments showing us that women as well as men are made in God’s image without differences in their roles and responsibilities.
It…
How to Renew the Church (without killing yourself trying)
How to we renew a local congregation that has been doing the same things for decades without results? Is it possible to “reinvent” a stagnant church before we have to close it?
These and other questions were launched the conversation offered by Rev. Guillermo Martinez, lead pastor of the Life Church of the Nazarene in the city of Campeche, Mexico, and director of the Nazarene Seminary on the West District of Mexico who shared this interesting webinar for SENDAS via Facebook Live.
Pastor Gui…
On The Church And Politics: A Conversation With Harold Segura
As part of the development of creative solutions initiated by SENDAS last year during the ongoing global COVID crisis, free Facebook LIVE webinars have continued in 2021. They are currently being published every two weeks. The goal of these transmissions is to continue sharing pertinent information on general themes that currently impact pastors, leaders, and the church, in these new times that have affected our lives.
For this reason, the March 17th webinar was on the relevant theme:…
The Empowered Church
On Wednesday, April 17th, SENDAS invited Rev. Elias Betanzos, lead pastor of Center of Worship and Proclamation Church of the Nazarene in Oaxaca Mexico, and Rev. Josue Barrera, founding pastor of the growing Etla Church of the Nazarene in Oaxaca Mexico, to share their insights on the theme “The Empowered Church: Creating a Culture of Multiplication” via a webinar that was offered at no cost and reached hundreds of people in Latin America and beyond. The broadcast has been viewed over 6,000 t…
Sendas, A Place Where Dreams Become Reality
“The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.” Psalm 138:8 NRSV
I begin my testimony with this verse for a good reason; through all that has occurred in my life until now, God’s hand has been present.
I am the oldest daughter of Angel and Cuyita. I have two sisters and three brothers. From the time I was little, my parents taught me to be a strong and hard-working woman. I remember that it was a tradition dur…
Why children of believers turn away from faith
Inside the Doors: An honest conversation about why children of believers turn away from faith
On Wednesday, March 31, Dr. Samuel Perez and Pastor Rey Matos joined facilitator Juan Manuel Fernandez for a live webinar via Facebook LIVE on the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas Facebook page. The title of the webinar was “Inside the Doors: An honest conversation about why children of believers turn away from faith.” The discussion addressed the sad reality that even while the church is in great…
Theology of Women in Ministry at SENDAS
In 2020 a change was made during a review to the SENDAS curriculum on the bachelor’s level to include the course “Theology of Women in Ministry.” This course was taught for the first time simultaneously to two different groups of students via Zoom® beginning in January through March of 2021. Drs. Elvin Heredia of Puerto Rico and Monica Mastronardi of Costa Rica were professors for the course. Professor Mastronardi developed the new syllabus.
The foundation of the course, originally transl…
SENDAS Faculty Members Conclude Second Doctoral Program
This past March 25, 2021, the Evangelical University of the Americas in San Jose, Costa Rica, held a special graduation at their main campus. Unable to wear their regalia and with only one invited guest per graduate due to strict health codes, the graduates gathered in 15-minute segments to receive their diplomas and take photos. SENDAS professors Ruben Fernandez and Monica Mastronardi de Fernandez received their Doctor of Theology degrees with an Emphasis in Ecclesiology (ThD). This diploma is…
SENDAS Launches “Samantha,” 24/7 Virtual Assistant
Given the great number of inquiries from students and candidates received on Facebook, and as an initiative of SENDAS’s Unity of Technological Excellence (UET in Spanish), the virtual assistant, “Samantha,” has come to life.
This launch is possible after arduous and extensive programming via interdepartmental consultations, led by Rev. Andres Fernandez who oversees UET. During these consultations, questions and answers to those questions often asked by Facebook users as well as inquiries l…
SENDAS Partners with Latinos Adelante to Help High School Students in the USA Earn GEDs
On Saturday, February 13, 2021, Hispanic high school students in the USA gathered for their first GED (General Education Development) class through a new strategic partnership between SENDAS and the Latinos Adelante Initiative. Forty students participated in this new alliance with the goal of helping Hispanic students move forward in their holistic formation.
This project was born out of the understanding that having a high school diploma is key to opening doors for future study. For example, fo…
SENDAS Signs Agreements with Metro New York and New England Districts
Every day there are more districts and churches in the United States that are looking to Nazarene Seminary of the Americas to equip their pastors and leaders. For our institution it is a privilege to serve such a culturally rich country with a Hispanic church so passionate and growing. At the same time, we are aware of the great need for the highest quality of theological education for the people of God that is accessible according to time, space, and economy.
We are happy to announce the signin…
SENDAS Launches Bachelor’s Degree in Hispanic Pastoral Theology
For several years, Nazarene Seminary of the Americas has served pastors and leaders from the United States through agreements and academic programs with cultural and contextual adjustments. This is accomplished, for example, in the variety of delivery systems offered. For those whose time is extremely limited, we offer the option to study 100% online virtually – on the student’s own time frame and in their own location. For those who learn better in real time with a professor and students, b…
SENDAS celebrates a graduating class of 51 students
Few imagined that in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic we would be able to celebrate the our 2020 graduation. Yet, God made it possible through the support of Nazarene Communications (Mesoamerica Region) and the event took place on Saturday, October 31 – via Facebook Live.
During this totally atypical year, every student, every graduate, every professor, and every SENDAS study center can say “God has helped us so far.” Their lives are a testimony to the way God speaks and act…
SENDAS celebrates historic graduation in the USA
The Nazarene Seminary of the Americas (SENDAS), through an agreement with the Kansas City District (USA), celebrated the first graduation of their Bachelor’s of Theology with an emphasis on Pastoral Ministry for the district, on November 7, 2020.
SENDAS President, Dr. Rubén Fernández, opened the graduation event with greetings and congratulations from the campus in Costa Rica.
Kansas City District Superintendent Dr. Eddie Estep brought an inspiring and challenging message from the Word o…
Seeing The Invisible: The Testimony Of Haury Cerdas
The global pandemic has challenged the way academic education is advanced on all levels of instruction. SENDAS continues the teaching and training of pastors and leaders in the midst of it all. But it has also brought some new challenges, as you could imagine. Online instruction works for most people, but not all. For example, what if one is blind? Can someone without sight participate and succeed in online courses? For SENDAS the answer is “yes.”
Meet Haury Cerdas. Haury is participating in…
SENDAS graduate appointed new Education Coordinator for the Portuguese language in the Africa Region
Dr. Oziel Morais —a SENDAS alumnus— has recently been appointed Educational Coordinator for the Portuguese-speaking Field in the Africa Region of the Church of the Nazarene. He will have the responsibility of tightening the bond between the higher education institutions of the Church of the Nazarene in the field, energizing the process of creating a Higher Institute of Education capable of offering academic degrees and being a strategic ally in the education and development of pastors in the…
Elín Miranda: First Cuban student via videoconference
For many years we could only dream that one day we would have students studying from Cuba through our virtual platform. The possibility that they could connect in real time via videoconference seemed like an even more distant dream. But through God’s providence, little by little the conditions on the island have been changing. The internet is progressively becoming more common in the country, and despite the fact that there are still many limitations, Cubans are seeing a new world of possibili…
SENDAS signs agreement with South West Latin American (SWLA) District
After several conversations with leadership of the South West Latin American SWLA District, SENDAS had the honor and pleasure of signing an agreement to strengthen theological education for the leaders of their congregations. Through this agreement, all pastors who have already completed, or are about to complete, their district courses for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene, will be able to continue their education with SENDAS to graduate from the Bachelor’s of Theology with emphasis on…
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