AGTS Press Release: Three AGTS Administrators Receive D.Min.
Degrees
Contact: Jennifer Hall, Promotions Coordinator
Phone: (417) 268-1024
Email:
promotions@agts.edu
Fax: (417) 268-1001; ATTN: Jennifer Hall
Springfield, Mo.—June 30, 2004—The Assemblies of
God Theological Seminary congratulates three of its administrators
on the completion of the doctor of ministry (D.Min.) degree.
Mario
Guerreiro, director of enrollment management, earned a D.Min.
from Ashland Theological Seminary on June 5, a degree which he
started before joining the AGTS team in July of 2003. His project
was entitled “A New Dawn: A Seminar for Pastors on How to
Relate to Newcomers Who Are Members of a Minority Group.”
Prior to entering the ministry, Dr. Guerreiro was employed with
a Fortune 500 computer-manufacturing firm in roles ranging from
compensation analyst to project manager. Since then he has served
a number of churches as senior pastor. Dr. Guerreiro serves as
the chairperson of the Association of Theological Schools SPAN
(Student Personnel Administrators Network) committee. In addition,
he has served the association by participating on the race relations
task force. Born in India, Mario grew up in Mozambique, Africa,
and is fluent in Portuguese.
Paul Martinez, director of development,
and Randy Walls, director of continuing education, were awarded
D.Min. degrees on May 1 during commencement at AGTS. Dr. Martinez’ project
was entitled “Building
Effective Ministry Teams for Aspiring Church Planters.” Dr.
Walls’ project was entitled “Organic Spirituality:
An Organizing Principle and Assessment Instrument for Christian
Discipleship.”
Dr. Martinez has served AGTS since January 2002. Previous ministry
included church planting in Orange County, Calif., and serving
as associate pastor and business administrator at First Family
Church in Albuquerque, N.M.
Since entering pastoral ministry in 1977, Dr. Walls has served
congregations in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and Rhode Island.
His ministry has been characterized by a passion for church planting,
spiritual formation and engaging with the cultural context of
the church.
AGTS is one of the world’s leading Pentecostal
seminaries with one of the ten largest doctor of ministry programs
in the nation. For more information, contact Jennifer Hall at
417-268-1024 or
promotions@agts.edu.
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