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Strengths: A world wide constituency CADSA and CELAD, along with SEC have national leadership ATAL and Plan Basico Integrated course plans Missions Programs that send within our own continents The ACLAME Fellowship influences
Weaknesses: Elitism and separatism – each country wants to do things their own way Nationalism and secularism – ideas that are not inherent to our traditions Lack of development in the SEC and ATAL programs-more missionary involvement National works split Generational transfer – a plan of transition for another generation
Opportunities: Indignity: the indigenous church thinks for itself Education around us is now in a state of rapid development Informational Infrastructure for education includes other universities, transfer of credits Educational agreements, churches, doctrines, ideas that look for inclusion Financial resources as in governmental aids, church scholarships,
Threats: Negative attitude toward Pentecostalism Perceived as “The Establishment” by post-moderns The “God is doing a new thing” attitude that leaves our structures behind Controversial teachings that are being published for broader markets The lack of “brand” loyalty. There is no longer an adherence to our core values Who are we signing agreements with? Favoritism, Church politics
Plan of Action ATAL www.atalad.net Communication and promotion We are working toward certification/accreditation Partnerships so students can go from secular education to theological seamlessly Revision of curriculum is gaining emphasis Evaluation Recruiting and influencing |