This weekend, we look at El Seminario Metodista Juan Wesley! I remember hearing about the seminary years ago, I believe when we were still living down in McAllen, Texas, and I was teaching at South Texas College. Some years later, I met Juan Quintanilla--a newly arrived Latino pastor in Georgia--who had been the dean of this seminary. Seeds had been planted all along the way that grew into a real hope to someday work and serve in and through this seminary. Then we left the US and moved to...Venezuela?!
Life and ministry in Venezuela was amazing--the people are wonderful, cheerful...in spite of the hardships they must endure. The difficulties there are even greater for foreigners. When we left Barquisimeto in 2008, we were some of the last North Americans in a metro area of almost 2,000,000. While we had to leave Venezuela, we knew that God was not through with us in missions, for that passion to live and serve cross-culturally burned on. Before we left, the invite came--"Hey, we could really use you in Monterrey, Mexico--there's a seminary there that needs teachers...." Of course, we were on that like flies on rice!
The John Wesley Methodist Seminary is an institution of the Methodist Church of Mexico that is presently training some 250+ men and women to serve as pastors, teachers, evangelists, missionaries and other types of church leaders. The seminary draws students primarily from northern Mexico...and the graduates serve all over Mexico and in many Conferences of the U.S.
Here are some scenes of the seminary and seminary life...:
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| The Seminary from the road...and one of our students hamming it up! |
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| Here, as there and everywhere: The World is My Parish.... |
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| Our administrative assistant, Itzeel, helping a student.... | | | | | | | | |
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| Our library...actually one of the largest theological libraries in the Latino world! |
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| We have three classrooms, a chapel, the library and two offices--small but adequate! |
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| Some of the students relaxing after class.... |
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| Jon, addressing the finer points of deontological ethics... |
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| Students receiving a gift of a bilingual NT from a church in the US.... |
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So, there you see a little of life at the seminary--El Seminario Metodista Juan Wesley. When you support this ministry, you're supporting and enabling the training and equipping of these passionate young people as they follow God's call in their lives. Thank you for having a part in this amazing ministry!
The Herrins in Monterrey....
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