Carl & Karen MartinsenGuatemala, Central America

Central American Theological Seminary-“SETECA”- Guatemala

Training Spanish-speaking leaders

Original SETECA building-finished in 1944

Campus – old with the new

• Over 1,000 students

• From over 20 countries

Men & Women being Men & Women being prepared for ministry prepared for ministry

M u s i c

“Gozo de Servir” (Joy of Serving)… Women’s Wednesday Bible Study Program

Bible club program for girls on Thursday afternoons

Seminary soccer field….used for boys’ club & seminary students

Seminary soccer field….used for boys’ club & seminary students

SETECA degree programs include (similar to study levels in the U.S.)

• Several basic study programs – for those without a high school degree

• Bachelor degree

• Masters degree

• Two Doctoral degree programs – PhD in Theological Education– Dr. of Ministry – a Dallas Theological Seminary

extension program

Seminary Chapel project- 2-story annex - construction began fall 2008

Carl-helping supervise Chapel construction project

Chapel annex project – July 2009

Chapel annex project – Dec. 2009

Chapel annex project – Jan. 2010

Chapel annex project – July 2010

Friendship dinner for local donors

Breakfast/seminar for business people

Shoe company - Bazaar

Representing SETECA at shoe bazaar

Providing orientation on promotion for other seminaries

SETECA Missions Conference

SETECA Missions Conference with around 650 people attending

Celebration Tour – “What’s SETECA all about?”

Celebration Tour – graduates sharing about plans to be

missionaries

Intern Elizabeth Vaughan

Work teams….

Carpentry projects

Painting projects

Helping with a mailing project

Sewing project at SETECA

Other places to help at SETECA

• Help in the library

• Enter data on a computer

• Help with a yard or outside maintenance project

Student sharing with a team

Team from North Carolina-ministering in church in Escuintla

Church pastored by SETECA student – David Lara

Work team from Bellingham, WA - helping at a new Christian camp

Carlos & Jennifer-children’s ministry center

Children's ministry center - moving building materials inside

Digging trench for pipe & footings

Preparing Chow Mein for 70 kids

Working on a hand craft

End of drama on Noah’s Ark

Serving children their supper

Casita Benjamin day care ministry

Other possibilities for ministry

• Do a short service project at SETECA

• Take part in a SETECA community outreach project

• Serve or work with other churches of SETECA graduates or students

SETECA

Mission Statement… To prepare godly men & women for the effective communication of the Scriptures and leadership of excellence.

Vision Statement… To develop the best Spanish-speaking leadership for the evangelical community worldwide.

Seminary Graduation in local church

Graduation in church auditorium that holds 6,000 people

Lazaro Pascual & family, SETECA graduates, serving as missionaries in

Spain with FAM International

•Many students choose SETECA because they want a training program where the Bible is seriously studied.

•SETECA grads are serving in 29 countries on all five continents - a number are serving as missionaries in non-Spanish speaking countries. •Besides training pastors and missionaries, over 50 graduates are serving as teachers, deans, and presidents in other seminaries throughout the Spanish-speaking world.

What makes SETECA unique?

Serving the Lord at SETECA in Guatemala - Carl & Karen Martinsen