• Thailand (1983)
  • Thailand Coordinator
  • Location
  • Registration
  • Schedule
  • History
• Philippines (1985)
  • Philippines Coordinator
  • Location
  • Registration
  • Schedule
  • History
• Myanmar (1988)
  • Myanmar Coordinator
  • Location
  • Registration
  • Schedule
  • History
• Hong Kong (1989)
  • Hong Kong Coordinator
  • Location
  • Registration
  • Schedule
  • History
• Singapore (1994)
  • Resident Staff Coordinating
  • Location
  • Registration
  • Schedule
  • History
• Papua New Guinea (2005)
  • Papua New Guinea Coordinators
  • Location
  • Registration
  • Schedule
  • History
• South Korea (2006)
  • Coordinator
  • Location
  • Registration
  • Schedule
  • History
• Australia (2007 Pending)
  • Coordinator
  • Location
  • Registration
  • Schedule
  • History
• Potential New Sites
  • Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • China
  • India-Nepal
  • Japan
• Students from outside site areas
  • Contact ABTS office in Singapore
  • Location
  • Registration
  • Schedule
  • History
• Southeast Asia Map

As far as acquiring Bible knowledge, improving ministry effectiveness and pursuing personal spiritual growth are concerned, I consider this program very worthy of recommendation to others. (Hong Kong Grad)

You will get more than just a degree -- a transformation in your spiritual life and ministry! (Thailand, '05 Grad)

Asia has a plethora of religions and invites a tendency to blend some of the old practices . . . That's why we insist that students be able to discern what is biblical, what is unbiblical; what is truth, what is untruth; and not simply accept everything that is presented to them. (Dr. Nienhuis)

God at Work in Hong Kong

By 1989 there had been missionaries in Hong Kong for over 100 years. The church continued to grow. New churches were being planted and there was an increased need for more pastors. And pastors wanted greater understanding of the Word of God to shepherd the flock in a changing world. The churches in Hong Kong were sending out missionaries and the missionaries wanted to be more prepared. Bible schools and graduate schools had been established in Hong Kong but the professors wanted more education.

Dr. Harry Ambacher and Dr. Norman Barnard, who were living in Hong Kong and serving there as missionaries, and who had also been involved with the development of ABTS, believed that ABTS could help meet the growing need in Hong Kong.

ABTS could provide graduate education to students who could not leave their ministries for years at a time to study. The part-time nature of the program and the fact that the teaching was in English filled a need that the other schools were not meeting. Classes were held at the China Baptist Theological College, and continue there to this time. Since ABTS does not have a physical seminary building in any of the teaching sites, it takes advantage of holding classes in colleges, churches, hotels, guest houses, or other locations arranged by the Country Coordinator.

Dr. Barnard served as ABTS Country Coordinator until he left Hong Kong to become the Director of ABTS, headquartered in Singapore. Presently Dr. Teddy Cheng serves as Country Coordinator. Dr. Cheng is President of China Baptist Theological College. He also has extensive pastoral experience in Hong Kong and was responsible for starting several churches. He has received his DMin from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, in Michigan, USA. Dr. Cheng is also very involved in the completion of the building and the relocation of CBTC.

You will find the next bit of the Seminary's history as Singapore becomes the headquarters of the Asia Baptist Theological Seminary.