The outbreak of the new coronavirus in 2020 has not only changed the way humans live, but also changed the way churches gather.
Intensive traditional on-site gatherings have been forced to stop in the past two years, and the church has changed to online live-streaming gatherings, which is rare in the two thousand years of church history.
Pastor Zhang Boli believes that the church's gathering mode and pastoral care mode will also undergo huge changes in the future. New online churches will become the trend of future development. Online live broadcast platforms and new media communication technologies have provided convenience for the church's Sunday worship and multimedia education ministries. The church's various ministries, Sunday worship, group gatherings, youth education, theological education, etc. are all carried out online.
China Evangelical Theological Seminary was established in such an environment. China Evangelical Theological Seminary has graduated 311 students who are now serving all over the world.
The purpose of this college is to train more church leaders through online multimedia, cultivate their leadership skills, equip them with the words of the Bible, and help them become leaders who share words, shepherd the flock, and become all-round church-building leaders of the new generation. We hope that they can turn this generation and influence the world.
Training modern high-quality church leaders for vocational service is especially suitable for co-workers who are opening up house churches for the first time, missionary co-workers, fellowship group co-workers, Sunday school teachers, etc., so that they can have a solid foundation in biblical theology through learning, cultivate church building and pastoral skills, train team leadership and management skills, and transform society to witness the mission of the gospel.
Harvest the harvest and make disciples. Promote the evangelization of China, the Christianization of culture, and the nationalization of the church. Establish churches in China and around the world that preach the gospel, pray persistently, love each other, and serve everyone, and fulfill the Lord’s Great Commission!
We believe that true education is a life-changing work, so "Chinese Evangelical Theological Seminary" not only focuses on the acquisition of knowledge, but also is committed to all-round growth and learning from practicing biblical knowledge to spiritual growth, cultivating workers who can open up churches and shepherd churches.
The school has been approved by the state of California BPPE as Religious Exemption Institutions.
The school is approved by the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education as a religiously exempt institution.
