Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary

🌏📚 Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Asia-Pacific Region Visits APNTS

Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) was privileged to host the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) of the Asia-Pacific Region for a special campus visit and orientation.

As part of the visit, APNTS shared the inspiring Story of Holistic Child Development (HCD) and its impact in transforming the lives of children, families, and communities across the Asia-Pacific Region. Participants were also introduced to the seminary’s academic offerings related to Holistic Child Development at both the Master’s and Ph.D. levels, which are designed to equip leaders, practitioners, educators, and researchers for effective ministry and community transformation.

The orientation provided an opportunity to explore how theological education and compassionate ministry work hand in hand in developing servant leaders who are committed to holistic mission and child advocacy.

We are grateful for the presence of our NCM Asia-Pacific partners and look forward to continued collaboration in advancing God's mission of compassion, justice, and transformation throughout the region.

Biblical Studies Journey in Turkey Commence Today

Today, Dr. Joy Faraz joins 11 fellow scholars from around the world for an intensive 10-day Biblical Studies in Turkey program. Through a generous scholarship from the Asia Minor Research Center, participants will explore the historical and geographical settings of the New Testament, with special attention to the Seven Churches of Revelation and the early Christian movement in Asia Minor.

The study tour lead by Dr Jason Borges (Durham University) will include visits to Istanbul, Ephesus, Smyrna (Izmir), Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea, Pamukkale, and Iznik (ancient Nicaea)—sites that have shaped Christian history and theology for centuries. Walking where the apostles, early church leaders, and the first Christian communities once lived offers a unique opportunity to deepen biblical understanding and spiritual formation.

Please join us in praying for Dr. Joy and the other scholars as they learn, reflect, and engage with Scripture in its historical context. May this journey be enriching, safe, and fruitful, and may the insights gained continue to bless the church, theological education, and ministry throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

📷: Dr Joy stands behind the gate of the ancient city of Perga (modern day Perge) where Apostle Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark have entered through after their travel via the Mediterranean sea (Acts 13).

📢 Announcement

Please be informed that, pursuant to Proclamation No. 1287, s. 2026, Thursday, 11 June 2026 is declared a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Rizal.

Likewise, Friday, 12 June 2026 is Philippine Independence Day, a regular holiday.

In view of these holidays, there will be NO OFFICE OPERATIONS at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary on June 11 and 12, 2026.

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📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

Please be informed that the Central Office and Library of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) will be closed on May 27, 2026, in observance of Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), a regular holiday in the Philippines.

Regular operations will resume on May 28, 2026.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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.