Established 1974 Founded 1974 Phone +1 514-337-2555 Type of business Private | Website sembeq.qc.ca Province Québec President François Turcotte | |
Affiliation Association d'Église Baptistes Évangéliques au Québec Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada Address 9780 Sherbrooke St E, Montreal, QC H1L 6N6, Canada | ||
Séminaire Baptiste Évangélique du Québec (SEMBEQ) or Evangelical Baptist Seminary of Quebec, is a French-language theological training school headquartered in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). Established in 1974, it employs a church-based model for training pastors and lay persons to serve in their local churches.
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History
SEMBEQ was founded in 1974 by the Association of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Quebec (AEBEQ, Association d'Églises baptistes évangéliques au Québec). The seminary was started by Bill Phillips, Elisée Beau, and Jacque Alexanian in order to meet the need within Quebec to train local Protestant pastors (at the time, most theological education in Quebec was strictly Catholic). Sixty-five student registered for the first official course, The Gospel of Mark. By the school year of 1980-1981, the seminary offered 7 courses, attended by 130 students from 17 churches. In 1984, SEMBEQ awarded its first bachelor's degree, with a master program starting in 1990.
Mission & Services
SEMBEQ "exists to equip local churches for the training of their leaders." Beginning in 2014, the seminary has a 10-year "strategic vision" to train 200 ministry workers, 200 elders, and 200 women.
SEMBEQ offers classes in theology, Bible, and ministry practices (such as counseling and church leadership). Most courses are offered within local evangelical churches, in order to facilitate the practical emphasis of the instruction. SEMBEQ also offers a publishing service to facilitate the printing of French-language theology and ministry materials. SEMBEQ Magazine is published quarterly, with the first edition appearing in the summer of 2015.