The Spirit of Esther College & Theological Seminary (SOECTS) is the newest arm under the Spirit of Esther Ministry that provides lifetime spiritual building skills that serves to build up the Kingdom of God in Yeshua, the Christ.
Even though the Esther ministry focuses on women, much like the life of Queen Esther herself, she brought victory to ALL the people of the Nation of Israel. Therefore, this institution seeks to equip both men and women, and even children, to grow in their spiritual faith, and be rewarded for their achievements.
About our logo. The book signifies knowledge, the crown signifies the reward, and the olives represent the anointing. This organization is spiritual, rewarding, and knowledgeable. It focuses on identifying your unique identity, character building, and discipleship mandated by Jesus’ “Great Commission”.
Accreditation
As a degree issuing college, we are an accredited learning institution currently under the licensure of the Veritas Summit College, a Christian college in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. And our students are located globally in North America, the Caribbean, and Africa. However, currently as a College and Seminary, we are undergoing accreditation to become a fully independently accrediting College and Seminary. About Accreditation: In the United States, accreditation is used to assure quality in schools, educational institutions and programs. It should be noted that accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental process to review and evaluate. The accreditation process requires an educational institution or program to meet certain defined standards or criteria set forth by the accrediting body. These standards change from State to State and from region to region. These standards also change with time. In fact, thankfully and partly because of our country’s heritage and Constitution (re: “freedom of choice”) there are no two Universities that have the same structure, philosophies, teaching modalities or evaluation criteria. This can act to allow or permit a certain degree of freedom. Our programs are not designed to meet any specific local, state, territorial, regional, or national licensing or credentialing laws. Further, being non-traditional in nature, our programs are not designed to meet a particular requirement established by any private association or “traditional” licensing or other accrediting organization. Without doubt, many of our students/graduates are among the highest caliber, most intelligent, talented, best-educated and most effective individuals you will find anywhere. Their SOECTS degrees are equal to their counterparts from traditional schools anywhere in the world. Will my degree be accepted? Although our graduates do quite well in the job market and are accepted by numerous other schools, SOECTS makes no promises, representations nor guarantees of employment or acceptability of transfer credits to any public or private educational institution. If you are seeking an SOECTS degree for specific licensing, employment or additional educational purposes, we advise you to first check with the association, governmental agency, employer, or specific educational institution to determine the acceptability. A degree is never worth more than the person who has the degree. Many students have graduated from schools and paid thousands of dollars to obtain an education. Yet, after the student graduated they still had very little knowledge of God’s word and had grown very little in their ministry skills. While they had an accredited degree to hang on the wall, they went on to do very little in ministry because they did not have the skills and abilities that churches and schools look for when hiring someone. Skill and ability come only from credible teaching and training. SOECTS will continue to shy away from any kind of accreditation that might weaken our ability to train men and women to be effective servants of Christ in their church and place of ministry service. Few pastors are promoted to bigger churches simply because of the name of their institution. Churches want ministers who demonstrate that they truly have a real degree and education by what they are and how they perform their tasks. A degree from SOECTS will give you the credible degree that you need. Most importantly, you will engage in studies that will sharpen your God-given talents thereby allowing you to do great things for God. Your church and peers will accept your degree if they accept you. The degree does not make the person. The person makes the degree. Will a degree from SOECTS be accepted by another school? This all depends on the school. No school has to accept credit from any other school. In many cases the credits received from SOECTS are accepted by other schools. SOECTS utilizes only the finest materials available. However, we cannot say what another school will accept. The main question to be asked when considering a school is “Is this the school that will please God?” If it pleases God then it doesn’t matter who is displeased. We ask all of our students to pray about all they do in life. Our school is about honoring Christ and being His servants. We feel the accreditation of God is on our school because we strive to please Him in academics and ministry training. If the school is right for God then it’s right for you. We encourage you to prayerfully fill out the free academic evaluation form and send it back to us as soon as possible so that you may begin today to prepare for the greater ministry that God has for you!Members:
The Chairman
Pastor William Nancolas is a Founder and sits on the Board of Trustees as the Chairman. A native of Idaho whose profession is a farmer, Pstr William is married to his wife Dr. Dione Nancolas who spearheads their ministry, Spirit of Esther Ministry, designed to equip the saints of God for service in the Kingdom of God.
William by profession is a die-hearted farmer. He was birthed on a farm his parents owned and ran by his father. He grew up in a traditional farm life, very robust and a man of the soil. Today William works as a Watermaster where he manages the water supply for hundreds of acres of farms in South Nampa, Idaho. This was when the romance with his now wife began. Meeting her online while she was living in Jamaica. Eventually, William and Dione got married on January 2014, right after Dione lead him to Christ, and his life would never be the same. William immediately assumed the role of supporting his wife in whatever was needed to launch their ministry while he focused on his work. His support was unmatched, as he believes that though he has a responsibility to his work and his family, his first loyalty is to building the Kingdom of God, and that was the extent he thought he could contribute. But in 2023, William would encounter God in a supernatural way that moved him from a supporting role beside his wife to the forefront in Ministry. As God would supernaturally heal him from lung cancer and a 50-year addiction to nicotine. William said one day while he was riding around on the farm, he began to have an out-of-body experience and God began to pour into his mind a wealth of information. At the end he said he heard the voice of God clearly tell him “Go and tell the people I am real, and that I am coming back!” And that was the birth of William’s personal relationship with Christ and his evangelizing as he did just what God instructed him to do, to share him to all he would encounter. William received his appointment to Ministry in the position of a Pastor through the Spirit of Esther Ministry, in March 2024. Following which, he and Dione set out to incorporating their College & Seminary, as they felt it was a directive of God to expand the ministry to equip and reach more souls.The Vice Chairwoman
Pstr., Dr. Dione Nancolas, a Jamaican born, was a member of the Swallowfield Chapel Church in Kingston Jamaica. She has been a born-again Christian since 1997.
She spent 8 months as a discipler in the Radical Dimension Youth Ministries at her church. She went on to assist for a short while with the planning of the Project 150 ministries there also, a ministry that supports Jazz and music in arts among Christians.
Since her conversion, the Lord allowed Dione to take a job with one of Jamaica’s leading secular music recording company; Shocking Vibes Production Ltd. This establishment was home to Jamaica’s #1 Reggae dancehall and Grammy Award-winning Artist Beenie Man. Dione served as Distributions Manager from 2000 through 2002 and then became Public Relations and Promotions Manager from 2002 to 2006.
Dione enjoyed her time at Shocking Vibes. At times others question her claim to work in such a secular organization as a Christian, but Dione stood true and unwavering to her Christian faith and excelled in her services there. She did not know it then, but she was operating under a Joseph anointing where she worked very closely with the company’s directors and they wouldn’t do much of anything without consulting with her for guidance. Many instructions would come through dreams God would show to her, and often times words of knowledge.
The company came to a seemingly pre-mature end in December of 2006, and most of the workers were made redundant. This did not take Dione nor her boss by surprise, as God had revealed it to her in a dream and she had made it known to him and a few other high ranking employees.
After the closing of Shocking Vibes, Dione would continue to be a sought out music consultant for many different top secular music companies both local and in the USA.
Dione retired from the music scene in 2014 when she met her husband William and migrated to the USA. She now works from home in her own Decorating Company – Events by Adhore, as the Chief Designer. Adhore serves as Event Planner and Event Designers for various leading corporate institutions in the United States and Jamaica.
Dione received her Associates, Bachelors, and Masters Degree in Biblical Studies with the Tabernacle Theological Seminary in Georgia. Prior to that on December 7, 2019, she was awarded the Honoris Causa Doctor in Theology, by the Global Beyt Mikra Bible College in McDonough Georgia, and was officially ordained as a Pastor by Apostle Dr. Wilbert Nyamayedenga of Jesus Nation World.
In December of 2021, Dr. Dione completed her PHD studies in Biblical and Community Counseling with a minor in Divinity with the Tabernacle Theological Seminary College in Stockbridge Georgia. She turned her college dissertation on the topic “The Plan of Salvation” explaining both Covenants and why Jesus had to die to save, into her first of a trilogy of spiritual defining books completed October of 2022.
Dr. Nancolas and her husband William Nancolas a Idaho native, currently lives in Idaho with their 2 terrier Schnoodle puppies; Blu and Chase. She now spearheads the Spirit of Esther Ministries and the new Sisters of the Estherority Project (STEP), an organization designed to replace secular sororities in colleges and post collegiate memberships, with a Christ-centered sisterhood equipping, uniting, and fellowshipping in the body of Christ.
Under the Esther Ministry, Dr. Dione started the 2nd Chronicles 7 Project, dedicated to spiritual warfare as soldiers in the Kingdom of God, The Read The Bible 365 dedicated to encourage Christians to read the complete word of God, the From Scars to Crown Video series, providing a platform for women to share powerful testimonies of how God used circumstances in their lives to bring them to a place of divine purpose in the Kingdom of God, and recently, the Seedling Nurturing Christian Group, which is a program for the people of Kenya which disciples Pastors of many denominations to include 7th Day Adventists and Catholics aside from Presbyterians, and the college students.
Dr. Dione is a strong advocate on the topic of divine purpose and Kingdom of God building. She is also a member of the faculty at the Veritas Summit College, the Founder, Vice Chairwoman on the Board of Trustees, and Chancellor at the Spirit of Esther College & Theological Seminary. She is also an incredible event designer, a very artistically creative person, and she attributes that as one of the ways she takes after her Heavenly Father. She is an awesome speaker, teacher, and writer, and claims to operate in the gift of the Spirit of Wisdom as her strongest anointing, among other spiritual gifts.
We look forward to see as Dr. Nancolas take her rightful place at the table among her spiritual peers as they combine their gifts to win souls for the Kingdom of God.