About Us: Global Theological Initiatives
Who We Are
The Global Theological Initiatives seeks to employ the resources of Southeastern Seminary to benefit theological education through strategic partnerships around the world.
Interim Vice President For Global Theological Initiatives
Dr. Will Brooks is a professor of missiology and the Associate Vice President for Global Theological Initiatives at Southeastern. Before coming to Southeastern, Dr. Brooks lived in Asia for 15 years, serving as provost at Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary and teaching at several seminaries there. He also previously served as a pastor in Kentucky. He is the author of “Interpreting Scripture Across Cultures” and “Love Lost for the Cause of Christ,” and is also co-editor of “World Mission” and “Global Engagement in Mission and World Christianity.” He also authored a book on expository preaching in Chinese. He and his wife Winnie have three children: Hudson, Henry, and Charlotte. Dr. Brooks is also an avid runner, having completed multiple ultramarathons and obstacle races.
Persian Leadership Development
The Persian Leadership Development Office seeks to train Farsi speaking leaders throughout the world. To our knowledge, this will be the first degree-level training in Farsi offered from an accredited seminary.
- Theological education in Farsi for Persian church leaders
- Launched Farsi degrees in 2018
Hispanic Leadership Development
The Hispanic Leadership Development Office seeks to train Spanish speaking leaders throughout the world.
We do this by offering various degree programs through a variety of delivery methods. We believe that training Hispanic leaders is an essential aspect of making disciples of all nations. The initiative includes:
- Spanish language Master degree education for leadership cohorts in various countries
- Online Spanish language certificate and online Master degree education options for Spanish speakers in the United States
- Opportunities for Spanish speaking on-campus students to get involved.
East Asian Leadership Initiative
East Asian Leadership Initiative seeks to train and equip East Asian leaders for the Great Commission.
We focus on engaging and training East Asian Christian leaders within their culture and context across East Asia and in the U.S. by having a partnership with the local entities so that they can train their future leaders in their language and culture.
- Developing Master’s and Doctoral degree programs in East and South East Asian countries
- Offering certificate programs for Asian church leaders in their languages
- Hosting conferences for Asian church leaders in the United States
The Equip Network
The Equip Network empowers churches and ministry organizations to offer accredited and accessible courses to students at the highest level of theological training. By wedding the seminary experience with real-life ministry opportunities, we hope to provide students with the most integrative ministry training available.