The faculty of AIIAS is widely known for sharing their knowledge and expertise generously beyond the classrooms. They fulfill service requests from many parts of the world as they engage with pastors, frontline leaders, and administrators serving at various levels of the Seventh-day Adventist church.
“We’ve had the opportunity to engage, to listen, and to share…,” says Eike Mueller, Ph.D., the Associate Dean of the Seminary at AIIAS. These interactions demonstrate how AIIAS fulfills its mission, in part, by mentoring and supporting sister institutions, and workers in the field.
With travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, service is no longer possible as AIIAS has traditionally done it. “But new tools and resources allow us to do this in a new way,” Dr. Mueller continued. “We ask ourselves, why not continue what we’ve been doing…, and continue that dialogue that we value so much?”
With the help of online technology, the AIIAS Seminary has launched a monthly webinar called the AIIAS Professional Series. The first episode premiered January 20, 2021, on the topic, “The Biblical Understanding of Sin,” presented by Remwil Tornalejo, ThD.
The Seminary hopes to meet needs through the Professional Series. “This is targeted to pastors and frontline workers in the field looking for additional resources. We want to share useful information”, concluded Dr. Mueller.
Seminary faculty members speak on a variety of topics. The seminary social media page provides links to prior presentations and news of upcoming topics.
The webinars are free of charge, and are live-streamed via www.facebook.com/aiiasseminary every second Sunday of the month, at 07:00 PM (GMT+8) Philippine Time. Attendees may hit the like button to receive automatic notifications. Viewers may alternatively watch the webinars via ‘AIIAS Media‘ channel on YouTube.
By: Sharnie Love Zamora
AIIAS Assistant for Institutional Writing
