Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary

Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) celebrates the participation of its Academic Dean, Dr. Marie Joy Pring-Faraz, in the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Mission Alliance Norway, where she shared as a practical theologian and research practitioner working on issues related to Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC).

Her participation reflects APNTS’s broader commitment to developing scholars, educators, ministers, and researchers who are actively engaged in the pressing concerns of church and society. As a globally engaged seminary, APNTS continues to encourage scholarship that connects theological reflection with public life, social realities, justice, community transformation, and the protection of vulnerable populations.

This engagement also highlights APNTS’s growing contribution to international conversations in theology, transformational development, safeguarding, and public ethics through faculty research, publications, partnerships, and global collaborations.

APNTS remains committed to theological education that is academically rigorous, contextually grounded, and socially responsive—forming leaders who are prepared to serve both the church and the wider world.

📢 Announcement from the Central Office

Please be informed that the HR and Finance Office staff will be on retreat from May 22–24, 2026.

The Registrar’s Office will remain open on Friday, May 22. Regular office operations will resume on Monday, May 25.

For any urgent finance-related matters or concerns, please contact or visit Hazel at the Accounting Office.

Thank you.

✨ APNTS Booth at the Nazarene Women Leadership Conference! ✨

Dr. Cing Sian Thawn received the Association of Christian Librarians (ACL) Excellence in Research Award. Dr. Cing is a PhD in Transformational Learning graduate. Her dissertation title is “The Influence of the Hidden Curriculum on Students’ Christlike Formation in Theological Schools in Myanmar: A Qualitative Appreciative Inquiry.”

https://apnts.edu.ph/dr-cing-sian-thawn-receives-acl-award/

✨ To God be the glory! ✨

Join us as we celebrate the 41st Commencement Exercises of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary 🎓

📖 Theme: “Called to Serve Faithfully Amidst Pervasive Change”
🗓 May 09, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 Cobb Worship Center, NCEE Bldg., Ortigas Avenue Extension, Brgy. Dolores, Taytay, Rizal
⭐️APNTS Alumni are invited!

With grateful hearts, we honor the Lord’s faithfulness in the lives of our graduates. As they go forth, may they continue to serve Christ wholeheartedly and be a light to the nations.

Back-to-Back Paper Selections for International Conferences

Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) rejoices with Dr. Marie Joy Pring-Faraz, Academic Dean and Program Director for Transformational Development, on the selection of her two papers for international conferences at Calvin University, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 2023, Dr. Joy served as an International Research Scholar at the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity at Calvin.

Her paper, “Emmaus in Exile: Trauma Accompaniment and Meaning-Making in Christian Higher Education,” has been selected for the 2026 Kuyers/INCHE/de Vries Conference, while “Beyond Intelligence: Recovering Wisdom in Christian Higher Education in the Age of AI” has been selected for the 2026 “Wisdom in the Age of AI” Conference (Education Track).

Emerging from the lived experience of the APNTS community, these studies reflect ongoing reflection on pedagogy and spiritual formation in complex and rapidly changing contexts. Together, these works engage pressing questions in theological education today—how formation takes place amid trauma, displacement, and geopolitical conflict, and how Christian higher education can recover wisdom in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.

These recognitions underscore APNTS’s growing voice in global theological education, shaping scholarship that is both academically rigorous and deeply engaged with the lived realities of communities across the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

We thank God for these opportunities and pray for continued impact as Dr. Pring-Faraz contributes to global conversations in Christian higher education.

Lead with wisdom. Transform with purpose.

Join TL914: Leading for Transformation in Diverse Contexts with Dr. Gustavo Crocker, General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene.

Grow in biblical, cultural, and practical leadership for today’s diverse ministry contexts.

📅 June 1–12, 2026
📍 APNTS, Taytay, Rizal

Register now and be equipped to lead transformation.

🎉 Research Grant Awardees Announcement 🎉

We are delighted to celebrate the recipients of this year’s Research Grant Awards at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary. These projects reflect our shared commitment to rigorous scholarship, contextual theology, and transformative impact in communities around the world.

👏 Congratulations to our awardees:

✨ Cing Sian Thawn
The Influence of the Hidden Curriculum on Students’ Christlike Formation in Theological Schools in Myanmar: A Qualitative Appreciative Inquiry

✨ Carissa Rocha
Evaluating Meaningful Outcomes and Children’s Sense of Being Heard: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study Addressing Community Risk in Co-Production with Children from Two Communities in Bolivia and Ecuador

These research initiatives embody our vision of theological education that is both deeply rooted and socially engaged—contributing to the formation of Christlike leaders and the flourishing of vulnerable communities.

We celebrate your work and look forward to the impact of your research in the academy, the church, and the wider world.

👏 Join us in congratulating our awardees!

APNTS Last Chapel Service (2nd Semester)