State University Representative

Steven L. Estes

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Curriculum Vitae

Education

Doctor of Missiology (D.Miss): Missiology 2008

Biola University – La Mirada, CA, USA

• D.Miss Dissertation: THE TRANSFER OF MINISTRIES FROM BAPTIST MISSIONARIES TO NATIONALS IN ARGENTINA: PERSPECTIVES ON DEPENDENCE AND INTERDEPENDENCE.

• Published as Transfer of Ministries and Partnership: A Look at Baptist Mission Work in Argentina (Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag 2009). Master of Divinity: Missions/Theology 1976

Talbot Theological Seminary (since renamed Talbot School of Theology) – La Mirada, CA, USA

• Masters Thesis: THE CHURCH GROWTH MOVEMENT AND

CONTEXTUALIZATION.

Bachelor of Arts: Political Science 1972

California State University, Northridge – Northridge, CA, USA Work History

Missionary to Argentina 06/1979 – Current

WorldVenture – 1501 W. Mineral Ave., Littleton, CO 80120-5612

• Teaches courses in biblical interpretation to an all-ages seminary classroom.

• Teaches seminars for Argentine pastors and wives.

• Preaches and teaches in Argentine churches.

• Writes monthly prayer letters to supporters and the ministry remains solvent after 37 years.

• Works with regional church associations in Argentina.

Serves as church representative to the Regional Association of Baptist Churches, Tucumán, Argentina.

Served as president of the Regional Association of Baptist Churches, Orán-Pichanal Zone, Salta, Argentina.

Served as church representative to the Regional Association of Baptist Churches, Orán-Pichanal Zone, Salta, Argentina.

• Makes pastoral visits.

• Does personal evangelism.

• Ministers to supporting churches and individuals while on home assignment.

• Served as the field chair of the WorldVenture missionary team in Argentina.

• Tutored approximately 20 seminary distance-learning students.

• Planted 3 churches in Argentina.

Started the Victorious Christ Baptist Church in Banda del Río Salí, Tucumán, Argentina.

Ministered to the Baptist Churches of the Orán-Pichanal Zone, Salta, Argentina with the goal of mobilizing them to start a daughter church. The result was the Baptist Church of Embarcación, Salta, Argentina. Met weekly with the founding national pastor to offer counsel and encouragement.

Started the Mount of Olives Church in Orán, Salta, Argentina.

• Organized events like retreats for pastors and wives in Argentina and Bolivia.

• Mentored Argentine Pastors.

• Organized events for the sons and daughters of Argentine pastors. Director of Barrio Ministry

First Baptist Church of Van Nuys – Van Nuys, CA (Since renamed Shepherd Church and relocated to Porter Ranch, CA) 06/1976-06/1980

• Organized transportation for children to attend Sunday School.

• Worked with gang-oriented youth.

• Organized weekly meetings for gang-oriented youth.

• Organized retreats for teen-agers.

Written Works Published

Estes, Steven L. (2011) The Book of Acts and Evangelism in Argentina. Great Commission Research Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, Winter, 261-267. Estes, Steven. (2011) A Review of the Literature on Ministry Transfer: An Evangelical Perspective. Missiology: An International Review, Vol. 39, No. 2, April, 175-190.

Estes, Steven L. (2011) “Why Some People Are Unproductive” Revisited: Slothfulness and the Missionary. Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Vol 47, No. 1, January, 32-36.

Estes, Steven. (2009). Transfer of Ministries and Partnership: A Look at Baptist Mission Work in Argentina. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag. Professional Affiliations

American Society of Missiology

Evangelical Missiological Society

Ordination

September 23, 1979 By the First Baptist Church of Van Nuys, Van Nuys, CA (Since renamed Shepherd Church and relocated to Porter Ranch, CA). Languages

English is my mother tongue, but I am completely fluent in Spanish. I can speak, preach, teach, read and write in Spanish. I can also translate from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English.

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