A Hope to Discern, Embrace, and Live

Michael was born in New York City to Cuban immigrants. After receiving a law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1988 and developing his practice in Florida, he submitted his life to Christ. Michael developed a hunger for biblical and theological studies. In 2015, he received his PhD in Theological Education from Seminario Teológico Centroamericano (SETECA) following his ThM in New Testament from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2008. Michael currently serves as Chair for the Department of World Missions and Intercultural Studies at DTS. Most of his ministry prior to DTS involved theological education leadership and teaching in Spanish-speaking countries, especially Cuba. While at DTS, Michael served as the initial director of DTS en Español, a department developed to offer master’s level programs to the Spanish world. His primary academic interests relate to global theological education and contextualization. He also currently serves as International Director for the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education and Interim Vice President for the South Central Region of the Evangelical Missiological Society. Michael often speaks at conferences and churches, and he has had articles published in the areas of missions and theological education. He’s been married to Kathy for over thirty years, and they have two adult, married children, and he still maintains a law practice in Florida.