Giacomo Cassese
El Doctor Giacomo Cassese es egresado del Seminario Evangélico Asociado (SEA – Venezuela) con una licenciatura en teología sistemática. Hizo una maestría en ética social en el Northern Baptist Theological Seminary en Lombard, Illinois (M.A.T.H.S). Luego hizo otra maestría en la Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (M.A.T.H) y termino en esa misma casa de estudios su doctorado en estudios históricos (P.H.D). Fue ordenado al ministerio en el 1999. Desde entonces, ha combinado el trabajo pastoral con el trabajo académico. Fue profesor permanente del Florida Center for Theological Studies y ha sido profesor invitado en múltiples universidades y seminarios dentro y fuera de los estados unidos. Es conferencista y autor de más de una trentena de libros y actualmente vive junto a su esposa en la ciudad de Miami donde pastorea la Iglesia Cristiana Comunidad de Esperanza.
Dr. Giacomo Cassese graduated from the Associated Evangelical Seminary (SEA – Venezuela) with a Bachelor's degree in Systematic Theology. He earned a Master's degree in Social Ethics from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illinois (M.A.T.H.S.). He then completed another Master's degree at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (M.A.T.H.) and went on to earn his Ph.D. in Historical Studies from the same institution. He was ordained to the ministry in 1999. Since then, he has combined pastoral ministry with academic work. He served as a full-time professor at the Florida Center for Theological Studies and has been a visiting professor at numerous universities and seminaries both within and outside the United States. He is a speaker and the author of more than thirty books. He currently lives with his wife in the city of Miami, where he serves as pastor of Comunidad de Esperanza Christian Church.
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Gregory Klotz es pastor, misionero y educador luterano con amplia experiencia en América Latina y los Estados Unidos. Obtuvo títulos en lenguas bíblicas, teología y educación intercultural, y completó estudios doctorales (ABD) en Folklore y Etnomusicología en la Universidad de Indiana.
Sirvió como misionero de la Iglesia Luterana–Sínodo de Misuri (LCMS) en Panamá, Venezuela y Guatemala, donde dirigió programas de formación pastoral y diaconal. También fue profesor y mentor en Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, profesor de español en Taylor University y pastor de Grace Lutheran Church en Pittsburg, California.
Actualmente continúa enseñando en programas de formación teológica de Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, y Concordia University Irvine. Sus intereses incluyen la música, la relación entre Ley y Evangelio, la contextualización de la educación teológica y los estudios de etnolitúrgica.
Gregory Klotz is a Lutheran pastor, missionary, and educator with extensive experience in Latin America and the United States. He earned degrees in biblical languages, theology, and intercultural education, and completed doctoral coursework (ABD) in Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University.
He served as a missionary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Panama, Venezuela, and Guatemala, where he directed pastoral and diaconal training programs. He also served as a faculty member and mentor at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, taught Spanish at Taylor University, and was pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Pittsburg, California.
He currently teaches in theological education programs through Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia University Irvine. His interests include music, the distinction between Law and Gospel, the contextualization of theological education, and ethnoliturgical studies.