• Vision/Mission Statement
• Doctrinal Statement

Vision/Mission Statement

Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (APTS) was founded by the Assemblies of God as Far East Advanced School of Theology (FEAST) in 1964. APTS exists to prepare ministerial leaders for the Pentecostal and Charismatic churches of the Asia Pacific regionh, and to serve as a resource center for assisting these churches to fulfill their biblical mandate. To this end, APTS provides advanced leadership training within the Pentecostal tradition and a variety of theological, educational and ministry services that seek to develop and enhance the effectiveness of the churches and students it serves. Specialized training is offered in theology, Bible, pastoral ministry, Christian education, Bible school ministry, evangelism and missions. An important goal of APTS is to conduct academically sound educational programs that are sensitive to the cultural issues and needs of the Asia Pacific region, while providing opportunities for students to learn through hands-on ministry experiences.

APTS is governed by an international board of directors from Asia's Pentecostal churches. The seminary is also a member of a consortium of evangelical seminaries that comprise the Asia Graduate School of Theology (AGST), offering graduate and post-graduate degree programs.

Students come mainly from the Asia-Pacific region but there are also some students from other parts of the world like Africa and Europe. APTS offers a close-knit campus community led by a cross-cultural faculty with many years of experience in their fields of instruction that encourages Pentecostal worship, spiritual growth, and maturity.

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Doctrinal Statement

The Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (APTS) subscribes to the Statement of Fundamental Truths of the Assemblies of God. The full statement is found in the APTS constitution. The following is a summary.

We believe: 

• The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the infallible rule of faith and conduct for all people. 
   
• There is one God, eternally existent in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 
   
• In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal future return to earth to rule for a thousand years. 
   
• In the rapture of the Church at Christ's return to this earth--this is the blessed and living hope of all believers. 
   
• "Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned" (Rom. 5:12, NRSV).
   
• The only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the cleansing power of the blood of Christ. 
   
• Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation. 
   
• By Christ's atoning death on the Cross, healing for the human body is available in answer to faith and prayer. 
   
• The baptism in the Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:4 may be received by all believers for effective life and service. 
   
• The indwelling sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit enables the Christian to live a holy life. 
   
• In the bodily resurrection of the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting punishment.

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