The program has equipped and helped me confirm my ministry. (Philippines, '05 Grad)
The biblical holistic approach helped me to understand the excellent perfect plan of God for His people. My eyes have been opened, my worldview & thinking methods changed. (Thailand, '05 Grad)
The more I have studied with the program, the more confident and committed I have become in the area of using the Bible as a key tool in my ministry. (Student in Thailand)
Donations
ABTS attempts to make a maximum impact for the Kingdom with a minimum of expenditure. Still, we find ourselves limited by our financial resources.
If you have interest in helping to address this need, please contact Dr. Robert K. Rapa, Dean of ABTS, at abts@abtscu.org. Following are a number of areas of opportunity:
Office Space: ABTS' Singapore office team currently consists of four couples, with more on the way. We need office space for the professors and their books, as well as a common area where normal seminary administrative tasks may take place (approximately 2000 sq. ft.) If you have space you would like to rent at a reasonable rate or donate to ABTS' use, please contact Dr. Robert K. Rapa, Dean of ABTS, at abts@abtscu.org.
General Operating Budget: ABTS operates on missionary work funds and minimal tuition funds generated within Singapore, our headquarters site. Over one-half of our yearly budget expenses are made up of rent and utility costs. This is our greatest area of financial need.
Professor's Travel: ABTS takes the education to the student, rather than having a centralized location for classes. This means that Professors travel several times each year from Singapore to designated regional teaching sites. Professor's travel is thus a major line-item in our operating expenses.
Textbooks: Some students in SE Asia have little opportunity to build theological libraries. Professors select significant texts for each course, as a means of enabling students to have lifetime resources for their ministry. Textbook subsidies enable ABTS to help pastors and other Church workers supplement whatever resources they may already have.
Student Scholarships: Even though we operate as a ministry, and make tuition as affordable as we are able to, it is a significant sacrifice for many of our students to gain the education offered through ABTS. Scholarship funds enable more students to attend more classes.
Individual Missionary Support: Each faculty or administration family is an ABWE missionary, sent out and supported by local churches and interested individuals. Several of our missionary families are currently undersupported. For more information, please contact ABWE (PO Box 8585, Harrisburg, PA, 17105-8585) or the ABTS office.
For further information on donation options please go to page called Donor Opportunities.
