{"id":21032,"date":"2015-03-12T22:33:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T22:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:57:19","slug":"el-stns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/el-stns\/","title":{"rendered":"El STNS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e21032-e1 mg88-0 mg88-1 mg88-2 mg88-3\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e2 mg88-c mg88-d mg88-e mg88-f mg88-g mg88-h mg88-t mg88-u\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e3 mg88-1b\"><hr class=\"x-line e21032-e4 mg88-1d\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e21032-e5 mg88-0 mg88-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e6 mg88-c mg88-h mg88-i mg88-j mg88-k mg88-v mg88-w\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e7 mg88-1b\"><hr class=\"x-line e21032-e8 mg88-1e\"\/><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e9 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e21032-e10 mg88-1f mg88-1g mg88-1h mg88-1i mg88-1j mg88-1k\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">EL STNS<strong class=\"period-yellow\">.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e11 mg88-1b\"><hr class=\"x-line e21032-e12 mg88-1e\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e13 mg88-c mg88-d mg88-f mg88-j mg88-l mg88-m mg88-x mg88-y\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e14 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e21032-e15 mg88-1s\"><p><span  class=\"x-dropcap\" >E<\/span>l Seminario Teol&oacute;gico Nazareno Sudamericano (STNS) es un centro de formaci&oacute;n para l&iacute;deres cristianos, comprometido con la Missio Dei y la ense&ntilde;anza teol&oacute;gica basada en la santidad wesleyana. A trav&eacute;s de un curr&iacute;culo s&oacute;lido y ense&ntilde;anza de calidad, preparamos ministros para servir con excelencia en la iglesia y la sociedad, fortaleciendo la misi&oacute;n de la Iglesia del Nazareno y la Iglesia de Cristo en el mundo.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e21032-e16 mg88-0 mg88-3 mg88-5 mg88-6 mg88-7\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e17 mg88-c mg88-d mg88-e mg88-f mg88-m mg88-x mg88-z\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e18 mg88-1b\"><span class=\"x-image e21032-e19 mg88-1t mg88-1u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC4410-2048x1356-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e20 mg88-1b\"><span class=\"x-image e21032-e21 mg88-1t mg88-1u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC00558.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e22 mg88-1b\"><span class=\"x-image e21032-e23 mg88-1t mg88-1u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_9046.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e24 mg88-1b\"><span class=\"x-image e21032-e25 mg88-1t mg88-1u\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Maestria.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e21032-e26 mg88-0 mg88-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e27 mg88-c mg88-h mg88-i mg88-j mg88-k mg88-v mg88-10\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e28 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e21032-e29 mg88-1f mg88-1h mg88-1i mg88-1k mg88-1l\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Nuestros Rectores<strong class=\"period-yellow\">.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e30 mg88-c mg88-d mg88-f mg88-j mg88-l mg88-m mg88-x mg88-11\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e31 mg88-1b mg88-1c\"><span class=\"x-image e21032-e32 mg88-1t mg88-1v\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logostns2010HD.png\" width=\"770\" height=\"767\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e33 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e21032-e34 mg88-1s\"><ul>\n \t<li>Rev. Wilfredo Canales<\/li>\n \t<li>Brian Wilson<\/li>\n \t<li>Christian Sarmiento<\/li>\n \t<li>David Wesley<\/li>\n \t<li>Luis Meza<\/li>\n \t<li>Dwight Rich<\/li>\n \t<li>Freddy Guerrero<\/li>\n \t<li>Fernando Almeida<\/li>\n \t<li>David Lemache<\/li>\n \t<li>Geraldo Nunes<\/li>\n \t<li>Roberto Quinatoa (actual)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e21032-e35 mg88-0 mg88-4 mg88-8\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e36 mg88-c mg88-e mg88-f mg88-g mg88-h mg88-n mg88-t mg88-12\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e37 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e21032-e38 mg88-1f mg88-1i mg88-1j mg88-1k mg88-1m mg88-1n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Historia del STNS<strong class=\"period-yellow\">.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e21032-e39 mg88-c mg88-e mg88-f mg88-i mg88-m mg88-o mg88-x mg88-13\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e40 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e21032-e41 mg88-1f mg88-1g mg88-1j mg88-1k mg88-1o mg88-1p\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Fundaci&oacute;n y primeros pasos (1971-1977)<strong class=\"period-yellow\">.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">La Iglesia del Nazareno lleg&oacute; a Ecuador en 1971 con la visi&oacute;n del misionero <strong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"244\">Alfredo Swain<\/strong> y su familia. Desde Guayaquil iniciaron la obra y, en 1973, se unieron los misioneros John Hall y su esposa, quienes impulsaron la educaci&oacute;n teol&oacute;gica. As&iacute; naci&oacute; el <strong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"458\">Instituto B&iacute;blico Nazareno<\/strong>, ofreciendo sus primeros cursos en teolog&iacute;a. Para 1975, la Iglesia se expandi&oacute; a <strong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"552\">Riobamba<\/strong>, y en 1976 se realiz&oacute; la primera <strong data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"608\">Asamblea Distrital<\/strong>, donde se destac&oacute; la importancia de la educaci&oacute;n teol&oacute;gica. En 1977, la Iglesia del Nazareno obtuvo reconocimiento legal, lo que permiti&oacute; su expansi&oacute;n en Ecuador.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e42 mg88-1b\"><span class=\"x-image e21032-e43 mg88-1t mg88-1v\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC4410-2048x1356-1.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1356\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e21032-e44 mg88-c mg88-e mg88-f mg88-i mg88-m mg88-o mg88-x mg88-14\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e45 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e21032-e46 mg88-1f mg88-1g mg88-1j mg88-1k mg88-1o mg88-1p\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Consolidaci&oacute;n del Seminario en Guayaquil (1978-1984)<strong class=\"period-yellow\">.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">En 1978, la educaci&oacute;n teol&oacute;gica dio un gran paso con la construcci&oacute;n del <strong data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1002\">Seminario Nazareno en Puerto Azul (Guayaquil)<\/strong>, gracias al apoyo de grupos misioneros de EE.UU. <strong>CENETA<\/strong> envi&oacute; profesores a regiones como Riobamba y Puyo, fortaleciendo la preparaci&oacute;n de nuevos pastores y l&iacute;deres. En 1984, la llegada del misionero Louis Bustle consolid&oacute; a Quito como un centro clave para la educaci&oacute;n teol&oacute;gica en Ecuador y Am&eacute;rica del Sur.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e47 mg88-1b\"><span class=\"x-image e21032-e48 mg88-1t mg88-1v\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/church-20.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"520\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e21032-e49 mg88-c mg88-e mg88-f mg88-i mg88-m mg88-o mg88-x mg88-15\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e50 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e21032-e51 mg88-1f mg88-1g mg88-1j mg88-1k mg88-1o mg88-1p\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Transici&oacute;n y nueva sede en Quito (1985-1988)<strong class=\"period-yellow\">.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">El crecimiento en Quito llev&oacute; a la reubicaci&oacute;n del Seminario en <strong data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1583\">1985<\/strong>, traslad&aacute;ndolo desde Guayaquil. En el <strong data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1646\">barrio Carcel&eacute;n Alto<\/strong>, misioneros y j&oacute;venes trabajaron en evangelismo y formaci&oacute;n, utilizando un espacio arrendado para reuniones y clases. En 1987, se construy&oacute; el primer templo en la zona y un nuevo edificio para la educaci&oacute;n teol&oacute;gica. Finalmente, en <strong data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1887\">1988<\/strong>, abri&oacute; sus puertas el <strong data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1951\">Seminario Teol&oacute;gico Nazareno en Quito<\/strong>, con un enfoque sudamericano, ofreciendo programas de <strong data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2049\">Bachillerato y Licenciatura en Teolog&iacute;a<\/strong>. Su primer rector fue el <strong data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2107\">Rev. Wilfredo Canales Farf&aacute;n<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e52 mg88-1b\"><span class=\"x-image e21032-e53 mg88-1t mg88-1v\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC00542.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e21032-e54 mg88-c mg88-e mg88-f mg88-i mg88-m mg88-o mg88-x mg88-16\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e55 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e21032-e56 mg88-1f mg88-1g mg88-1j mg88-1k mg88-1o mg88-1p\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Crecimiento y proyecci&oacute;n sudamericana (1988-Presente)<strong class=\"period-yellow\">.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Desde su establecimiento en Quito, el Seminario se consolid&oacute; como un referente en la formaci&oacute;n teol&oacute;gica en <strong data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2306\">Sudam&eacute;rica<\/strong>, atrayendo estudiantes de diferentes pa&iacute;ses. A lo largo de los a&ntilde;os, ha sido liderado por diversos rectores y ha continuado expandiendo su impacto en la educaci&oacute;n teol&oacute;gica. En <strong data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2492\">2018<\/strong>, celebr&oacute; <strong data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2525\">30 a&ntilde;os de servicio<\/strong>, reafirmando su compromiso con la formaci&oacute;n de ministros y l&iacute;deres para la Iglesia del Nazareno y el avance del Reino de Dios en la regi&oacute;n. Actualmente, sigue desempe&ntilde;ando un papel clave en la preparaci&oacute;n de nuevas generaciones para el ministerio.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e57 mg88-1b\"><span class=\"x-image e21032-e58 mg88-1t mg88-1v\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_9046.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e21032-e59 mg88-0 mg88-3 mg88-4 mg88-6 mg88-7 mg88-9\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e60 mg88-c mg88-d mg88-e mg88-f mg88-p mg88-17\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e21032-e61 mg88-0 mg88-2 mg88-3 mg88-4 mg88-7 mg88-a\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e62 mg88-c mg88-h mg88-j mg88-k mg88-q mg88-v mg88-18\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e63 mg88-1b\"><hr class=\"x-line e21032-e64 mg88-1e\"\/><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e65 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e21032-e66 mg88-1f mg88-1g mg88-1i mg88-1j mg88-1n mg88-1q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Facultad, ETED &amp; Staff<strong class=\"period-yellow\">.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e67 mg88-1b\"><hr class=\"x-line e21032-e68 mg88-1e\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e21032-e69 mg88-c mg88-e mg88-f mg88-h mg88-m mg88-r mg88-x mg88-19\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e70 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-counter e21032-e71 mg88-1w\" data-x-element-counter=\"{&quot;to&quot;:&quot;183&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1.5s&quot;,&quot;commaSeparatedDecimal&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"x-counter-number-wrap\"><span class=\"x-counter-number-prefix\"><i&nbsp;class=\"x-icon-group\"&nbsp;data-x-icon-s=\"\uf0c0\"><\/i>&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"x-counter-number\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-counter-after\">Profesores<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e72 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-counter e21032-e73 mg88-1w\" data-x-element-counter=\"{&quot;to&quot;:&quot;19&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1.5s&quot;,&quot;commaSeparatedDecimal&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"x-counter-number-wrap\"><span class=\"x-counter-number-prefix\"><i&nbsp;class=\"x-icon-paperclip\"&nbsp;data-x-icon-s=\"\uf0c6\"><\/i>&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"x-counter-number\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-counter-after\">Coordinadores de ETED<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e21032-e74 mg88-1b\"><div class=\"x-counter e21032-e75 mg88-1w\" data-x-element-counter=\"{&quot;to&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1.5s&quot;,&quot;commaSeparatedDecimal&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"x-counter-number-wrap\"><span class=\"x-counter-number-prefix\"><i&nbsp;class=\"x-icon-comments-o\"&nbsp;data-x-icon-o=\"\uf075\"><\/i>&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"x-counter-number\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-counter-after\">Staff<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e21032-e76 mg88-0 mg88-3 mg88-4 mg88-6 mg88-7 mg88-b\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e21032-e77 mg88-c mg88-d mg88-e mg88-f mg88-g mg88-h mg88-s mg88-t mg88-1a\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e21032-e78 mg88-1b mg88-1c\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e21032-e79 mg88-1f mg88-1g mg88-1h mg88-1i mg88-1j mg88-1p mg88-1q mg88-1r\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Aplica ahora<strong class=\"period-yellow\">.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic e21032-e80 mg88-1x\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/admisiones\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-o=\"&#xf14a;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Comienza tu Formaci\u00f3n Ministerial<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EL STNS. El Seminario Teol&oacute;gico Nazareno Sudamericano (STNS) es un centro de formaci&oacute;n para l&iacute;deres cristianos, comprometido con la Missio Dei y la ense&ntilde;anza teol&oacute;gica basada en la santidad wesleyana. A trav&eacute;s de un curr&iacute;culo s&oacute;lido y ense&ntilde;anza de calidad, preparamos ministros para servir con excelencia en la iglesia y la sociedad, fortaleciendo la misi&oacute;n de la Iglesia del Nazareno &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/el-stns\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-4.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21032","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21032\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stns.ec\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}