{"id":44627,"date":"2023-05-22T13:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T17:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/?p=44627"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:42:57","slug":"pcusa-pastor-helps-shepherd-latine-doctoral-students-through-their-studies-on-their-way-to-serving-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presbyterianfoundation.louderstaging.com\/es\/resources\/news\/pcusa-pastor-helps-shepherd-latine-doctoral-students-through-their-studies-on-their-way-to-serving-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Un pastor del PC(USA) ayuda a guiar a estudiantes de doctorado latinos en sus estudios de camino a servir a Dios"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the Rev. Joanne Rodr\u00edguez, executive director of the Hispanic Theological Initiative<\/a> at Princeton Theological Seminary<\/a>, \u201cen conjunto<\/a>,\u201d or \u201con the whole\u201d describes the way HTI helps Latine scholars through their doctoral studies and into the academy or wherever it is that God is calling them. \"\"<\/p>\n

For the Rev. Joanne Rodr\u00edguez, executive director of the Hispanic Theological Initiative<\/a> at Princeton Theological Seminary<\/a>, \u201cen conjunto<\/a>,\u201d or \u201con the whole\u201d describes the way HTI helps Latine scholars through their doctoral studies and into the academy or wherever it is that God is calling them.<\/p>\n

That holistic approach is clearly working: 92% of HTI\u2019s doctoral students complete their studies, and they spend an \u00a0average of 5\u00bd years crossing the finish line. \u201cWe\u2019ve helped 165 Latinos and Latinas finish their degrees, and now they\u2019re serving in many different ways,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez said last week during \u201cLeading Theologically,\u201d which is hosted by the Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty<\/a> of the Presbyterian Foundation<\/a>. Hear their 31-minute conversation here<\/a> or here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Hispanic Theological Initiative is a consortium of 23 doctoral degree-granting institutions that supports Latine students of religion and theology with programming, fellowship and networking funds. \u201cOne thing HTI prides itself on is we are ecumenical, multi-ethnic and interdisciplinary,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez said. \u201cWe serve in all these contexts and we\u2019ve been able to do it without a lot of conflict because we respect and honor all this diversity. It\u2019s complex, and it\u2019s not easy for us to manage all of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think [HTI\u2019s model] has a lot to teach the church academy, the nonprofit world and other places people are engaging in ministry and life and leadership,\u201d Hinson-Hasty said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are cultural understandings that only people who have lived them can bring to the larger body,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez said. \u201cIf you\u2019re going to go into ministry and you get called to a church where some of the members are Latine and you have no idea how to serve that community, how well did your seminary education serve you? HTI supports those scholars who would have the knowledge and the pedigree to be able to serve those institutions and bring knowledge of our very diverse cultures to those contexts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou want that Latine educator,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez said, \u201cbecause that person can educate your whole student body and the people you work with. The more diverse education we can provide individuals, the better off they are to serve a more diverse world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 23 institutions that comprise the HTI consortium pay a membership fee that allows HTI to help them navigate their coursework. With that 92% completion rate, \u201cit\u2019s an investment the school makes and they\u2019re almost guaranteed that students are going to finish,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez said.<\/p>\n

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The Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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In addition, HTI gathers blogs and podcasts for the public square on its Open Plaza<\/a> webpage, which offers theologians, other scholars and poets in six different fields and avenue to reach a wide audience. Most of the material is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have been at this for decades, and you embody the cultivation of theological leaders and the bringing together of these networks to do that,\u201d Hinson-Hasty told Rodr\u00edguez. \u201cYou\u2019re such a gift to so many. We\u2019re grateful for who you are and what you\u2019re about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked to send viewers on their way with a blessing, Rodr\u00edguez offered these words: \u201cLove what you do, learn from what you do and listen to what you do. God will bless it, so be blessed and be the light you have been called to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

View previous episodes of \u201cLeading Theologically\u201d here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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