LATTE stands for Latin American Traveling Theological Educators. Latin American because work is done in all of the mission fields in Latin America—Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Brazil. Traveling because visits are made to each field on a rotating basis. Theological Educators because missionaries serve as the seminary professors of the men who desire to be pastors in their national churches. The LATTE program has been functioning since 2003.

The men who desire to be pastors are very active members of their congregations. It would be a major challenge for their respective congregations, most of which are still quite small, to pull them out to a “central seminary” for three years in order to complete their seminary training. So instead, we travel to them. This allows them to keep their secular jobs to provide for their families; it allows them to continue to serve their local congregation, gaining valuable experience and already serving their brothers and sisters; and it allows them to receive seminary training—all at the same time.
By forming this LATTE team of six missionary professors, each member of the team is able to specialize in certain parts of the curriculum and, therefore, better serve the students and national churches. It is a large task. We are involved in training almost 40 men—some full-time, some part-time—in seven different countries. Because it is by God’s grace and help alone that any of us can serve him, please join us in praying for His blessing on our efforts.

Read more at the LATTE blog.