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Adolfo Carrión

Hispanic Leadership Center

About the Hispanic Leadership Center

In partnership with the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC), the Adolfo Carrión Hispanic Leadership Center encourages and creates educational opportunities for Hispanic students, builds relationships across the nation through partnerships with local churches, and fulfills the university’s mission of equipping students to discover and develop their divine design.

The Carrión Hispanic Leadership Center is named in honor of Rev. Dr. Adolfo Carrión, Sr.

The Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero serves as the Distinguished Fellow of the endowed chair.

Learning Opportunities

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Elevate Your
Ministry Leadership

Harness the power of cutting-edge leadership tools and earn a certificate in Ministry and Biblical Theology, a first-of-its-kind, 7-course program designed to empower church leaders. You may also transfer these  21 credits toward an undergraduate or master’s degree.

Earn Your
Master's Degree

Take your Certificate in Ministry & Biblical Theology even further with an MA in Ministerial Leadership or a Master of Divinity degree — now offered in Spanish! These degrees offer you a theological education, contextualized to serve Latino communities. Contact us to find out how to get started.

Help Your Congregation Thrive

Southeastern University and the National Latino Evangelical Coalition — through the joint venture of the Carrión Hispanic Leadership Center — invite you to join our Avance Initiative. – This comprehensive, year-long program is designed to strengthen pastors and their core leadership teams. Avance is now open to both pastoral teams and individual participants whose goal is to grow, lead, and impact their communities. Avance provides you with the tools, resources, and community you need.

About Rev. Dr. Adolfo Carrión, Sr.

The Carrión Center is named after Rev. Dr. Adolfo Carrión, Sr., founding chairman of NALEC, Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Spanish Eastern District for over 30 years, and founder of the Florida Multicultural District and Puerto Rico District of the Assemblies of God.

Mr. Adolfo Carrión, Jr., pictured right, spoke at the press conference in September of 2021, when the center was named for his father.

About the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC)

The National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) is a national network of Latino evangelical churches and leaders, and partners serving Latino constituencies — advancing faith and the flourishing of our communities. Through this partnership, SEU aims to better serve NaLEC pastors and congregations with cost-effective and accessible education through a direct partnership and by delivering this education at the local church level.

Hispanic Leadership Center on SEU Now

President Kent Ingle sits down with Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero, Adolfo Carrión, Jr.; and Nick Wallsteadt, to talk about SEU’s partnership with NaLEC and the renaming of the Hispanic Leadership Center.

To connect with the Carrión Hispanic Leadership Center, please contact:

Rev. Jeanette Salguero
Executive Director
917.881.9403 | jsalguero@seu.edu

Dr. Bellamin E. Gómez
Associate Director
863.667.5464 | bgomez@seu.edu

Gia Valdez
Assistant Project Director
407.929.2978 | gcvaldez@seu.edu