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Raw Cityscape The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. The Kingdom Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes. Going in Deep To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float. Galactic Oneness Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations. Wonderful Sunrise You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean. Vast Deserts But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

In the Eye of the Hurricane: Explore the Latest Issue of the InSights Journal News What does it mean to flourish in hard seasons?   That question sits at the heart of the most recent issue of the InSights Journal for Global Theological Education. Juliany González Nieves opens with a striking image borrowed from Puerto Rican poet Mayra Continue Reading An Orthodox Easter News, Scott Watson Editor's note: Our Eastern Orthodox sisters and brothers celebrate Pascha this Sunday, April 12 — the culmination of Great Lent and Holy Week, marking the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as observed by Greek, Coptic, and many other Orthodox traditions. If you’ve Continue Reading Amplifying Majority World Voices for the Good of the Global Church News We’re excited to share an important next step in a meaningful collaboration. Following recent communication from the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE) and Local Leaders International, a collection of theological video resources developed over several years will now Continue Reading Sofía Quintanilla: Scholar, Mentor, Friend News Step into a classroom at the Central American Theological Seminary (SETECA) in Guatemala City, and you might find Dr. Sofía Quintanilla leaning over a table, Bible open, listening intently as a student wrestles with a question. She doesn’t rush to Continue Reading Guiding Succession: How Flo Kamau is Securing Africa’s Theological Future News, Juliany González Nieves Florence Kamau knows what happens when the administration of theological institutions fails. She’s seen seminaries collapse under poor governance, watched promising leaders walk away from ministry, and witnessed churches suffer from inadequately trained pastors. But she’s also seen the opposite: Continue Reading 6 Events We’re Excited About in 2026 News Across Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and beyond, Christian leaders are convening to ask hard questions, seek wisdom, discern what faithfulness requires in this moment, and shape the future of the Church.  Here are six global gatherings we’re eagerly anticipating Continue Reading Love Calls for Solidarity News, Evan Hunter At the 2012 International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE) triennial meeting, I was asked to lead a session on the implications of an aspect of the Cape Town Commitment for theological education (www.lausanne.org). I took the opportunity to reflect Continue Reading The Gospel Is a Song News, Scott Watson Recently, I had the very good fortune to overhear a deacon in our church make the passing comment that the gospel is a song, and it takes the Church a full year to sing it.  Far from being something reducible to an Continue Reading Listen Attentively. Pray Intensely. Act Fiercely. News As 2025 closes, its beginning still feels remarkably vivid: We all continue to carry many of the same griefs with which this year began – war, division, instability, and uncertainty. At Scholar Leaders, we are remembering how, in February of this Continue Reading Taras Dyatlik: Leading in the In-Between News Taras Dyatlik: Leading in the In-Between For over three-and-a-half years now, we have asked, “What does faithfulness look like when bombs are dropping from the sky and screaming sirens tear apart the night?” For Ukrainian theological leader Taras Dyatlik, the answer isn’t Continue Reading Faithful and Effective: Partnering with Gifted Executive Leaders News By Evan R. Hunter, PhD At the end of September, the Board of Directors for Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) gathered around Wissam Nasrallah to pray for him as he began his tenure as the school’s next President. A young leader Continue Reading A Strategic Partnership to Better Serve the Global Church News On September 1, 2025, Scholar Leaders and reSource Leadership International announced a joint ministry agreement. In addition, reSource elected a new president, Christopher M. Hays.  These two organizations — founded within four years of each other in separate countries — have Continue Reading A Check-In From Kyiv News “Just checking in on everyone in Kyiv… y’all OK?”  “We are – had a pretty loud night. But we are okay,” replied Evan Hunter, our Executive Vice President. Then he added, almost as an afterthought: “Tonight may be another loud night.”  This Continue Reading 7 Recent & Upcoming Publications by SL Fellowship Members You Can’t Miss News The scholars we have the joy and honor of partnering with are not only serving the Church through leadership, teaching, and advocacy – they’re also shaping global theological conversations through their writing. From Bethlehem to the classrooms in Africa and Latin Continue Reading Investing in SETECA, Shaping Latin America’s Theological Future News This May, the Central American Theological Seminary (SETECA) in Guatemala received a pallet of over 1,000 post-graduate theological books through our Theological Book Network program. This shipment was carefully curated to meet doctoral-level needs, and it will enable SETECA to Continue Reading 5 Journals to Read if You Are Interested in Global Theology News Theology is not done in a vacuum. It’s deeply shaped by context, culture, and the urgent questions communities wrestle with every day. While we often turn to books for deeper insight, academic journals give you a front-row seat to conversations happening Continue Reading An Ukrainian Reflection on Ash Wednesday News, Taras Dyatlik Ashes on our foreheads... ashes in our hands… An Ukrainian reflection on Ash Wednesday… In Ukraine, we understand ashes differently now. The symbolic dust placed upon our foreheads in the solemn liturgy (in which we participated this morning at ICETE's C-25) has Continue Reading Introducing BiblioTech: A Digital Library for Majority World Theological Schools News We’re excited to introduce BiblioTech, a new digital theological library designed to serve seminaries and theological schools across the Majority World. Over the years, as we’ve partnered with leaders and institutions around the globe, one challenge has remained consistent: the lack of Continue Reading Ministry Feature: A New Vision for Christian-Muslim Relations Comes to Life News What if you lived in a country where most of your neighbors were of a different religion than you? It might change the way you talk with them, or how you buy groceries, or what neighborhood you live in. It Continue Reading Ministry Feature: 80,0000+ books from Theological Book Network News After Theological Book Network merged with Scholar Leaders earlier this year, they have continued to collect, curate, and ship high-quality theological books around the world. Of particular note are two projects: a book shipment to Tavriski Christian Institute and two Continue Reading An Interview with the Editor: Good News from Latin America News This month, we’re excited to feature Good News from Latin America: Reflections in Honor of John Stott, edited by Leader Studies scholar Nelson R. Morales Fredes and published by Langham Publishing in June.[1] Last week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Continue Reading No More News It is often a matter of when, not if, abuse of power or sexual harassment will happen in a Christian context. In the United States, the recent abuse cover-ups by the Southern Baptist Convention and the Roman Catholic Church, as Continue Reading Good News from Latin America: Reflections in Honor of John Stott New Books This month, we’re excited to feature Good News from Latin America: Reflections in Honor of John Stott, edited by Leader Studies scholar Nelson R. Morales Fredes and published by Langham Publishing in June.[1] We recently had the pleasure of speaking with J. Continue Reading Job: A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary New Books Our July book of the month is Job: A Pastor and Contextual Commentary by Mona P. Bias (Leader Studies). This work is a part of the Asia Bible Commentary that provides biblical exegesis and application from an Asian context.  Continue Reading The Laws of the Imperialized New Books Our June book of the month is The Laws of the Imperialized by Dr. Chung Man Anna Lo (Leader Studies). The publisher writes, "Dr. Lo’s thorough work provides an important way forward for scholars to consider responses of the imperialized to empires Continue Reading Comentário Bíblico Latino-Americano New Books Our May book of the month is Comentário Bíblico Latino-Americano to which ten members of the Scholar Leaders fellowship contributed. The work involves dozens of thematic articles from theologians from different nationalities, cultures, and ministries, to encourage readers to deepen their knowledge of the Continue Reading In-betweeness New Books Our featured publication for April is "In-betweenness," a poem by Tekletsadik Belachew (Leader Studies). Tekle is pursuing a PhD in Historical Theology through Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, Missouri). Through his research on Patristics (the study of early Christian theologians) and Continue Reading Egyptian Pentecostalism: When Cyclones of Divine Power Invaded the Ancient Land New Books Our featured publication for February is Egyptian Pentecostalism: When Cyclones of Divine Power Invaded the Ancient Land by Tharwat Maher Nagib Adly Nagib (Leader Studies). Tharwat has served Copts, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Pentecostals. This diverse experience equips him to promote Egyptian Church Continue Reading Lived Experiences of Ideologies in Contextual Islam New Books Our featured publication for March is Lived Experiences of Ideologies in Contextual Islam: An Examination of Ayyaana Possession Cult in Marsabit County, Kenya by Judy Wanjiru Wang’ombe (Leader Studies). Judy earned her PhD in Islamics from Africa International University, where she now Continue Reading Eastward Travels & Gratitude for God's Provision News Since I joined Scholar Leaders in 2022, the story of the visit of the magi has resonated afresh with me. When imagining wise Gentiles from distant lands traveling to Jerusalem to share the good news of the Messiah’s coming (Matthew Continue Reading

Comunidad de Estudios Teológicos Interdisciplinarios, Costa Rica "Scholar Leaders is making it possible for these scholars to do what God is calling them to do in the world." Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies, India "The investment multiplies exponentially, because each scholar becomes an aspirational model . . . That is the work Scholar Leaders is doing, impacting generations.." Dr. Havilah Dharamraj former president, fuller seminary "In the long term health of the Church, more will be determined by the faculty [of global theological schools], and how are they trained, and who makes that possible, than any single factor." Dr. Mark Labberton Evangelical Theological Seminary
Cairo, Egypt "I would like to thank you for the continuous support you are providing. My pursuit of God’s calling for my life was made possible because of your spiritual and financial support and your prayers." Dina Bishay InDIA "I am very grateful to Scholar Leaders for all the support, without which it is impossible for us to realize our God-given calling. May the Lord bless the organization to be a blessing to many nations!" Joshua Gomatam Central American Theological Seminary, Guatemala "I’m an Old Testament teacher, and in Latin America, access to books on this subject is difficult. I remember asking the Lord for OT books. For me, [SL’s] donation is an answer to that prayer, confirming that He heard me and continues to train me." Dr. Sofía Quintanilla The word on the street about Scholar Leaders. Testimonials

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