Esteban Austin

Director of the International Bible Institute of Texas

Hi, I`m Esteban Austin, the director of the International Bible Institute of Texas, based in Houston, TX. One of our professors, Omar Palafox, told us about AETH, and encouraged us to apply for institutional membership in AETH. These are four important reasons for seeking and maintaining our membership in AETH: 1. To expand our network of contacts with people, churches, and institutions in the United States and Puerto Rico. 2. To learn from them and their experiences in how they train brothers and sisters to serve in the Kingdom and the church. To take advantage of the resources, whether digital or written, that AETH offers. that we did not have before. In particular, we are excited about the addition of resources from Pitt`s digital library at Emory University. To obtain the certification offered by AETH and ATS of our bachelor`s degree in ministry and biblical studies, thus gaining important external validation of our program and professors. These blessings, especially the certification, have helped us grow in program quality and in the number of people interested in studying with us. In fact, the first year after receiving certification, scholarship applications grew by 40%! I highly recommend AETH for these reasons! God bless you!

Professor Elimelec Cordero

Hispanic Biblical Seminary in Chicago

Blessings, greetings from Professor Elimelec Cordero of the Hispanic Biblical Seminary located in the windy city, here in Chicago, Illinois. Today I want to talk to you about the importance and impact that the AETH certification has had on our Bible Institute. I consider the acquisition of this certification status by AETH through the ATS to be among the most important phases that the Hispanic Bible Seminary has had in its last 51 years of history. The most marked aspects that I believe have benefited from this certification is the recognition of its academic rigor, on the other hand open doors to dialogue with accredited institutions and finally also the academic resources that did not exist before the certification. I believe that AETH`s certification has allowed us to guarantee its students that academic rigor and certify the school`s commitment to academic excellence. And the certification has also opened doors for the Hispanic Biblical Seminary to achieve academic alliances with other seminaries and universities so that our students can advance in their theological and professional training by graduating with master`s and baccalaureate degrees. I encourage you to consider initiating this certification process with AETH, I believe that like the Hispanic Biblical Seminary it will be a means to guarantee academic excellence, open doors with other theological training institutions and acquire academic resources that are vital for biblical institutes.