PAPERS PRESENTED BY ACADEMIC OFFICER

CBS-Asia Academic Officer, John Pesebre recently presented papers in two theological gatherings held in Metro Manila. In the first “Annual Forum on Doing Theology in the Filipino Context” last February sponsored by the Asian Theological Seminary and the Victory Leadership Institute, Professor Pesebre presented a paper titled “Balik Loob: Towards a Filipino Evangelical Theology of Repentance.” OMF literature will publish an anthology of fifteen essays presented in the forum with Pesebre’s paper included in the list. The book will be out this year.

The photo above shows the the awesome scenery that the Regional Training Center overlooks. The Zambales project is a ministerial training program made possible by the partnership of four institutions: 1) International School of Theology-Asia’s Foundations for Christian Leadership, 2) CBAP, 3) Great Blessings Presbyterian Missions and 4) CBS-Asia.

The photo above shows the representatives of these four groups that form the Zambales Mission Academy Team. Prof. John Pesebre (far right), CBS-Asia Academic Officer spearheads this project.

From the elevated region of Brgy. Aglao in San Marcelino, Zambales, one can witness a telling panorama of a huge aquamarine lake surrounded by a sierra1. I heard that the sierra extends up to the coastline of Zambales.

The lake meanwhile ripples to at least a 10-kilometer area. In the morning this lake glares because of the sun, while at dawn it looks like a poster of a vista hanging on a wall. Here in Brgy. Aglao this view is obstructed mainly by ipil-ipil trees and 50-year-old acacias – actually these green trees serve as picture frames for the aquamarine display at the background. It is telling or revealing because generally for a Manilenyo like me, the forest-terrain of Brgy. Aglao is diyahe because of no cell phone signal and 0% wi-fi connection.