Rev. Joya leading a Hermeneutics class for the leaders of Fairview Christian Fellowship. From among the various RTC's, God is calling some people to enter full-time ministry.

Two church members in Naga City, Bicol, who are attending a CBS-Asia class talks to their professor about full time ministry.  A young man who is now in the US and once attended CBS-Asia classes writes, “Pastor, the course I had with you increased my yearning to study God’s words more…Learning from his word in such an awesome activity.  I’ve been praying…to go to full-time ministry…I’ll enter the seminary January next year.  To be honest of pastor, I’m quite excited about studying.

Dr. Brent Garrison

With a long history of military-rebel conflicts, Filipinos think of a garrison as a military outpost where troops are stationed.  Provincial road trips are frequently interrupted by barricades in front of a military garrison for inspection.  The word garrison comes from a 13th century French word that means “fortification” which is a structure built in order to strengthen a place’s defenses.

Someone has said, “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”

Hmmm…

Well, anyway, you may want to hear what CBS-Asia’s plans are for the year 2006.  And just in case you are still looking at that confusing quotation above trying to figure out what it actually means I have a quotation that seems clear.

“Nelaton, the great French surgeon, once said that if he had four minutes in which to perform operation on which a life depended, he would take one minute to consider how best to do it.”  CBS-Asia talked to delegates of the recent biennial conference andconsidered how best CBS-Asia will do this year.

Here are the plans of CBS-Asia for this year, which Rev. Nicky Joya, Executive Director of the seminary presented during the 2006 CBAP National Assembly held at Greenhills Christian Fellowship - Ortigas Center.

For many months now, students of the Pastoral Ministries Program (PMP) of CBS-Asia have met for a week every month not to teach but to be students.

The PMP aims to provide theological and ministry leadership education and training to pastors and Christian lay leaders who are either pastoring or preparing for the pastorate.  That is why this is the place where the shepherds get to wear sheep’s clothing.

The CBS-Asia library recently had professional help to boost its sense of shelf esteem.

 

Judy and Jim Hughes

All 3,500 volumes of books had received attention from librarian, Judy Hughes of Prescott, Arizona.  “Previously, all we had was a stack of books,” says one CBS-Asia staff. “After Sis. Judy’s professional help we now have catalogued books” complete with book cards, book pockets, a library system of borrowing and returning plus a library software program called ResourceMate