Evangelical Seminary of Theology

Matanzas

 

EVENTS / JUNE 2008

 

Credits       Contacts       Leadership       Professor     

 

 

*        A MEETING OF THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SCHOOL IN SANTIIAGO DE CUBA

*        CONCERT AT SET

*        BOARD OF MANAGEMENT MEETING

*        DAVID REID’S FAREWELL SPEECH

*        6th MEETING OF THE BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY COURSE

*        AN AMERICAN FAMIL FROM THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST VISITS THE SET

*        MAI-PI MACROBIOTIC COURSE IN MATANZAS

 

 

A MEETING OF THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SCHOOL IN SANTIAGO DE CUBA

The weekend, June 14 and 15, people attending the introductory course for Sunday school teachers met again at Lavastida Centre, in Santiago de Cuba. They met this time for developing a subject related to the use of the Bible in the Sunday Schools, taught by Professor Nelson Davila Rodriguez. With members from the Baptist and Pentecostal churches, throughout the meeting, they exchange ideas about how the teaching of the Bible should reach the whole being, having into account the background where their lives develop.

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CONCERT AT SET

June 6, at the Set’s chapel “La Resurrección”, took place a concert of a Chamber Orchestra, made up by twenty-two students from the National School of Art (ENA) and High Institute of Art (ISA). This one was a previous concert to the opening of the 36th. edition of the Young Musician Festival, recently held June 6 to 8. They performed a varied program. In the first part, they presented some young composers and soloists of Matanzas. In the second part, they played string chamber music. The orchestra was conducted by Sandra Cepero and Yeny Delgado, conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Matanzas, had in charge the general direction.  

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BOARD OF MANAGEMENT MEETING

The SET Board of Management held its ordinary assembly on June 18, presided by its present chairman Bishop Miguel Tamayo Zaldivar. During the meeting, among other subjects, they spoke about the new students entering at SET ten coming September 1st,

2008, starting date for the academic year 2008-2009. the process of discussion and approval of the new statutes which will rule the Seminary work. The elections for the director and vice-director of the SET took place. They ratified Dr. Reinerio Arce Valentin in his functions and Master Pablo Oden Marichal Rodriguez, respectively.

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DAVID REID’S FAREWELL SPEECH

June 1st, we said good-bye to Professor David Reid, after more than a three-month staying, teaching Theologian English Course in our seminary. Thursday, before his leaving to Canada he had a deflexion on John 10: 1-10, at the chapel. He spoke about

The text “the good shepherd”, one of the first stories of the New Testament he recalled from his childhood. Reading it in the background of the seminary, two different images sprang: one is the teaching-learning situation and the other, Jesus’ words: “I have come that you may have life, and have it to the full.”

In his deflexion, he said: “teaching-learning is the centre of the life, here at the seminary.” He emotionally added: “I am very thankful for this wonderful experience. Thank you and thanks to God.

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6TH MEETING OF THE BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY COURSE

To open spaces and opportunities to develop the biblical-theological education in Cuba is one the challenges of the Seminary and the 6th meeting of the Program “Bachelor of Theology” is a part of that. During June 16-26 the institution experience4d the enthusiasm and commitment of the students who participates in the Program of Bachelor which is taking place since the academic year 2006-2007.

In this 6th meeting, they had the subjects “Greek” taught by Orestes Roca and “Congregational Singing” by professor Nelson Davila, both Masters of Theology graduated at his Seminary.

In this meeting, Reverend Won Koo Hur, pastor of the Presbyterian church of SanSong, Busan in South Korea. He studied at the Theological Seminary in Fuller (UUSS) and worked as a missionary pastor in Chile for ten years. He had two lectures for this program about the Mission of the Church. He came with his wife Nam Sook Bae.

Each meeting has had special contents. The interests of their participants keep very high.

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AN AMERICAN FAMILY FROM THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

June 23 to 27, the reverend Tom Warren, his wife and children visited the SET. They are members of the United Church of Christ of the United States.

Five years ago, Tom visited the Set together with Ted Brown and they recently donated books to the library. Kim Millar, his wife, is a social worker devoted, specifically to the issue of domestic violence. This family is visiting our country for studying religion, the church and for knowing our country reality. They will visit Venezuela afterwards.

Pastor Warren wanting to speak told us: “After visiting the Seminary we want to go to Santiago de Cuba, where our sister church is. This is my sabbatical year, so I watt to know insertion of the church work in the Cuban society.”

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MA-PI MACROBIOTIC COURSE IN MATANZAS

June 25 and 26, the course of Ma-Pi Macrobiotic, supported by Matanzas chapter of the Cuban Pharmacology Society and the Project for the Developing of Ma-Pi Macrobiotic of the Finlay Institute of Havana, took place at SET. The aim of the event was to study some healthy and sustaining food alternative proposal in some places oh high impact upon the community health, food education for the healthy community, in risk or sick. Another intention was to explore the possibility to set up a web of agro ecology and health (RAES) for controlling and monitoring bio-markers and contaminants in order to survey interested crops.

The program had theoretical lectures, workshops and a discussion forum where the attendants largely participated. The group was made up by doctors in different specialities, staff and leaders from different fields like Agriculture, “Camilo Cienfuegos” University of Matanzas, Medicine Faculty, Public Health Ministry, Education Ministry, Dairy Products Enterprise, Gastronomy Enterprise and others.

The Ma-Pi Macrobiotic project has been working for seven years at the Finlay Institute with the permanent consultancy of the UPM International Association whose founder and chairman is the Italian Mario Pianesi. The Technical Head of the projects the Cuban Doctor Carmen Porrata Maury, who told us that ten clinical testing were achieved and 6000 patients were treated with very encouraging results. This project is made to prove check the nutritional safe of a diet and its therapeutically power upon different sickness, over all the chronic ones.

This project is led in Matanzas by Dr. Alfredo Abuin Landin who developed his thesis in the speciality of Clinic Biochemistry based on an essay of the macrobiotic diet.

Ricardo Torres Farfan, administrator of the SET said: “The Set was chosen by the organizers of the event because of the beauty of its landscape and for being one of the main producers of chicory in Matanzas, a very important vegetable in the macrobiotic diet.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

    President of the Board: Bishop Miguel Tamayo Zaldivar

 Vice-President of the Board:  P.P. Daniel Izquierdo Hernández, Th.M.

Secretary of the Board: Odette Naranjo Colón

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Rector: Reinerio Arce Valentín, Th.D.

 Vice-rector: Pablo Odén Marichal. Th.M

  Dean: Francisco Marrero Gutiérrez, Th.M.

 Vice-Dean: Iván González Tassé, Th.M.

Chaplain: Wil Arts Ph.M. and Norca Iglesias Zúñiga, Lic

 

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FULL PROFESSORS

Clara L. Ajo Lázaro, Th.D,  Theology, Sergio Arce Martínez, Ph.D, Theology, Dora E. Arce Valentín, Th.M,   Biblical Sciences, Reinerio Arce Valentín, Th.D, Theology, Carlos M. Camps Cruell, Ped.D. Theology,  Alina Camps Iglesias, Lic,  Complementary Courses, F. René Castellanos Morente, Ph.D,  Biblical Sciences, Nelson A. Dávila Rodríguez, Sc.M. Practical  Theology, Marianela de la Paz Cot, Th.M. Practical Theology,  Iván González Tassé, Th.M. Practical  Theology,  Adolfo Ham Reyes, Ph.D. Philosophy and History, Odén Marichal Rodríguez, Th.M. Philosophy and History, Francisco Marrero Gutiérrez, Th.M.  Biblical Sciences, Héctor Méndez Rodríguez, D.Min. Practical Theology, Daniel Montoya Rosales, Th.M. Practical Theology, Ofelia Ortega Suárez, D.D.h.c. Theology.

 

VISITING PROFESSORS

Prof. Ildefonso Acosta Escobar Music, Prof. Wil Arts, Ph.M. Practical Theology, Dra. Mercedes Cárdenas Hodelins Complementary Courses, Esther Fuentes Oliva, Th.M. Practical Theology, Carlos R. Molina Rodríguez, Lic. Philosophy and History, Sonia Montes de Oca Castellanos, Lic. Complementary Courses, Orestes Roca Santana, Lic Biblical Sciences, Dr. Min. Francisco Rodés González Philosophy and History,  Daylíns Rufín Pardo, Th.M. Biblical Sciences, Prof. Hans Spinder Philosophy and History,  Iraida Trujillo Lima, Lic. Complementary Courses.

 

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Director:

 Reinerio Arce Valentín, Th.D.

 

 

Edition, Design and typesetting

 

   Elizabeth González R., Ing.

 

Writing

 

Rosa Bahomonde, Sc.M.

 

   Elizabeth González R., Ing.

 

 

Photography:

 

Jesús Martínez León

 

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