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El 12 de Abril de este año 2013, se efectuó la cuarta graduación de seminaris-tas para predicadores cubanos en la remo-zada sede social de la Iglesia de Cristo en Cuba ubicada en el barrio de Vibora Park, en La Habana, ceremonia que demuestra la consolidación de la colaboración entre la Iglesia de Cristo en Cuba y el Atlantic Inter-national Bible Institute, de Miami; con una experiencia de mas de diez años, y la direc-ción compartida entre los hermanos Roberto Pino García y Allan Mc Afee. Este grupo comenzó en Octubre de 2010; y estudiaron un ciclo de seis temas de adi-estramiento con encuentros dos veces al año con profesores de AIBI. En la ceremo-nia de graduación, participaron funcionar-ios de la Oficina de Atención de Asuntos Re-ligiosos del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, en la persona de María de los Ángeles Pérez, y Niurka Diez en rep-resentación de dicha oficina a nivel provin-cial. También participó el presidente del Consejo de Iglesias de Cuba, Joel Ortega Dopico y la secretaria ejecutiva, Damaris. Presidieron la ceremonia Arthur Puente como representante de SIBI; Allan Mc Afee y Enrique Martorell como representantes de AIBI y Ammiel Perez y Roberto Pino por la parte cubana.

En total confraternizaron cerca de 150 personas, entre hermanos, amigos y familiares de los graduados. Los nombres de los graduados son: Abelardo Romero Es-pinosa, Alcibiadez Davila Juanes, Alexander

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Whole people — Whole Gospel – Whole world — Wholly to please God

On April 12, 2013 we celebrated the fourth seminar–level graduation for Cuban preachers in the renovated headquarters of the Church of Christ in Cuba, located in the neighborhood of Vibora Park, Havana. This ceremony highlights the consolidation of coop-eration between the Church of Christ in Cuba and the Atlantic International Bible Institute of Miami, with more than ten years of experi-ence under the leadership of Roberto Pino and Kirk McAfee. This group began in October 2010 and studied a series of six ministry-related themes in semiannual seminars taught by instructors from AIBI. María de los Ángeles Pérez, National Director of Non-Catholic Churches, and Niur-ka Diez, Provincial Director, from the Office of Religious Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba participated in the graduation ceremony. Joel Ortega Dopico, president of the Council of Churches, and Damaris, the executive secretary, also partici-pated. Presiding at the ceremony were Arthur Puente, representing SIBI, Kirk McAfee and Enrique Martorell, as representatives of AIBI, and Ammiel Pérez and Roberto Pino repre-senting Cuba. A total of nearly 150 church members, friends, and family members of the graduates were present for the event. The names of the graduates are: Abelardo Romero Espinosa, Alcibiadez Davila Juanes, Alexander Hernán-dez Crespo, Bismarck Ruano Pompa, David Alejandro Rizo Bravo (Alumno mas destaca-

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Volume XV Issue I

Jan.-April 2013

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ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL BIBLE INSTITUTE VOLUME XV ISSUE I

Atlantic International

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do), David Fernando Cantillo Sanchez, Daniel Alvarez Alvarez, Isaias Rodríguez de la Bar-ca, Ivan Hendrikson Solis, Juan Pompa In-fante, Oreste Mora Riberón, Ottoniel Hernán-dez Valdes, raime Hipólito Gonzalez Pérez, Yiseliut Ruis Pino, Yordanis Pupo Rojas and Yosvany Abraham Morales. This group brings the total to 91 gra-duates since this collaborative effort began in October 2001.

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Hernández Crespo, Bismarck Ruano Pompa, David Alejandro Rizo Bravo (Alumno mas destacado), David Fernando Cantillo San-chez, Daniel Alvarez Alvarez, Isaias Rodriguez de la Barca, Ivan Hendrikson Solis, Juan Pompa Infante, Oreste Mora Riberón, Otto-niel Hernández Valdes, raime Hipólito Gonza-lez Pérez, Yiseliut Ruis Pino, Yordanis Pupo Rojas y Yosvany Abraham Morales.

Con este grupo suman 91 hermanos graduados a este nivel desde que comenzó la colaboración en octubre de 2001.

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Since last fall AIBI has been focusing exclusively on its ministry training efforts in Cuba. In addition to mo-ving forward in the Seminar and Bachelor’s level AIBI / SIBI are implementing a Master’s level program in the area of Pastoral Theology. AIBI / SIBI have re-cently celebrated eleven ye-ars of spiritual formation and leadership development in Cuba. During that time ninety-one men have com-pleted training in the on-going Seminar School. Before the first Semi-nar School had concluded AIBI / SIBI, in conjunction with a committee of Cuban church leaders, selected and agreed to train a group of men using its complete cu-rriculum. On May 11, 2007, Roberto Pino, Reynaldo García and José Luis Hernández graduated with a Bachelor’s of Biblical Studies

degree. In October 2007 a second group of twelve men began their training at the Bachelor’s level. They gra-duated on April 27, 2012. So, in addition to the ninety-one Seminar School gradua-tes, we also have fifteen gra-duates at the Bachelor’s le-vel. As the graduation date for the second Bachelor’s le-vel group was approaching, we began to ask, what’s next? Of course, we wanted to continue with the pro-grams already developed—the fourth group in the Se-minar School and a third group at the Bachelor’s level. But, was there something more that we could do to confidently place the forma-tion of future generations of Cuban preachers wholly in Cuban hands? We believed the answer to that question is a resounding, “Yes”! So, AIBI / SIBI desig-

ned and has begun to imple-ment a Master’s level pro-gram in the area of Pastoral Theology for qualified men. The goal of this advanced program is to equip men who exhibit the gifts of knowledge and teaching to prepare others for kingdom service. This Master’s program began with an introductory seminar in October 2012 and is running concurrently with both the Seminar Scho-ol and Bachelor’s level trai-ning already being conduc-ted.

Ministry Reminder


Graduation Memories Left: Ángel Ammiel Pérez, president of the Churches of Christ in Cuba and, therefore, the recog-nized legal representative before the government, was Master of Ceremony during the graduation event.

Right: Roberto Pino, di-rector of the Cuban Bible Institute and student in the Master’s program, ad-dresses the graduates.

Both Ammiel and Roberto are elders in the 10 of Octo-ber congregation in Ha-vana.

Left: Arthur Puente, Dean of Pan America at SIBI, challenges the graduates in their respective ministries. Right: David Alejandro Rizo, valedictorian, reflects upon the studies he has received and how God is leading him to use them.


María de los Ángeles Pérez, National Director of Non-Catholic Churches from the Office of Religious Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Kirk McAfee, leading the graduates in an oath: “May the God of peace fully sanc-tify you, and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless in the minis-try of our Lord Jesus Christ” (taken from I Thessalonians 5:23).

Graduates and instructors.

The graduates proudly display their diplomas.

AIBI / SIBI instructors (from l to r), En-rique Martorell, Kirk McAfee and Ar-thur Puente, received a small gift in ap-preciation for their services.


AIBI/Cuba Academic Calendar 2012-2017 Bachelor/Master/(Seminar)

Date AIBI-taught courses Cuban-taught courses 6-month courses (Cuba)

October 2012 Spiritual Formation – McAfee Greek 1 – Laudino

Introduction to Christian Rese-arch – Martorell

Life of Christ 1 – Reynaldo

Life of Christ 2 – Reynaldo

April 2013 Message of the OT – Puente Greek 2 – Laudino

Introduction to Pastoral Theo-logy – McAfee

OT 1: Genesis – Roberto

OT 2: Exodus-Deuteronomy – Roberto

October 2013 Message of the NT – Martorell Advanced Homiletics – Reynaldo

Biblical Theology 1: OT – Puente (Spiritual Formation – McA-fee)

Gospel and Letter of John – Enoc

NT Church – Noel

April 2014 Worldview Analysis – Church History 1 – Noel

Biblical Theology 2: NT – Martorell (Christian Home – Wray)

OT 3: Joshua-David – Roberto

OT 4: Solomon-Nehemiah – Roberto

October 2014 Exegesis – Martorell Church History 2 – Noel

Christology: Life under the Rule of God – Puente (Spiritual Leadership – Nin)

Acts – Roberto

Evangelism – Reynaldo

April 2015 Minor Prophets – McAfee

Ephesians: the Nature of the Church – Wray (Hermeneutics – Martorell)

Jeremiah/Lamentations – Reynaldo

Christian Home – Noel


AIBI/Cuba Academic Calendar 2012-2017 Bachelor/Master/(Seminar) (continued)

Date AIBI-taught courses Cuban-taught courses 6-month courses (Cuba)

October 2015 Galatians/Romans – Martorell

Advanced Spiritual Formation – McAfee (Expository Preaching – Nin)

Prison Epistles – Laudino

Wisdom Literature – Enoc

April 2016 Isaiah –

Acts: the Mission of the Church – Wray

Biblical Theology of Disciples-hip – (Christian Evidences – Marto-rell)

1 & 2 Corinthians – Roberto

General Epistles – Enoc

October 2016 Hebrews – Martorell

Pastoral Leadership – Puente

Pastoral Care – McAfee

Pastoral Epistles – Noel

Spiritual Leadership – Laudino

April 2017 Theology of Ministry – McAfee

Spiritual Mentoring –

Ezekiel/Daniel – Reynaldo

Revelation – Enoc

October 2017 Discipleship & Discipline – McAfee

Comparative Analysis of Worldviews –

Legend:

∗ Course titles in regular font are Bachelor’s level courses.

∗ Course titles in italics are Master’s level courses.

∗ (Course titles in parenthesis are Seminar courses.)

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