Welcome to SPAEC
SPAEC is a network of tertiary evangelical theological colleges in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific region.
SPAEC's purposes are:
- To provide mutual professional encouragement and fellowship for evangelical theological educators.
- To support and network college Principals and to encourage them in their role.
- To raise awareness of ministries, needs and approaches of member colleges.
- To encourage the development of Christian community within colleges.
- To foster the development of Christian community between colleges.
- To encourage effective evangelical theological education beyond Australia and New Zealand in the South Pacific.
The member colleges of SPAEC are committed to supporting each other and pay a small annual fee to cover the expenses of the Association. Your college is welcome to apply for membership. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for further information
On this site you will find information about SPAEC and the events that it organises. Member colleges can change their own information by logging in with their password. (Please remember to log out when you have finished.)
There are also password-protected resources that can only be seen by and are only available to member colleges. If you wish to contribute resources from your college to the pool of resources, please email them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Next Biennial Conference
Date: Monday 23 to Friday 27 September 2012
Venue: Malyon College, Brisbane
Speakers:
Dr Murray Rae (B.Arch (Auckland) BD (Otago) BA (Otago) PhD (London)) is the Head of the Department of Theology and Religion at Otago University. He has a deep interest in the gospel and cultural renewal (particularly the intersection of the gospel with Maori culture).
Further details will be available soon.
SPABC/SPAEC Restructure
In 2009 SPAEC (South Pacific Association of Evangelical Colleges) was created by renaming the former SPABC (South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges) which had itself evolved in 1989 from the much earlier TABICA (The Association of Bible Institutes and Colleges of Australasia) which was formed in 1969 by a number of mainly independent Bible Colleges in Australia and New Zealand. SPAEC, like its forebears, has the purpose of promoting and assisting its member colleges to scriptural excellence in preparing men and women for Christian life and service. Refer to our "History" page if you would like further details of how this movement has grown.