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Page 2 of 3  “It is my dream to see CBS-Asia facilities, library, dormitories and chapel housed in the CB Center building in the near future.” NP: (TOWARDS A HEALTHY CONGREGATION) Personally, I envision more trained pastors and Christian leaders who would mentor, coach and inspire CBAP personnel in the field. This is to help and minister to the needs of existing congregations. We have done a great job as an association in penetrating closed doors and establishing new churches. Part of our job right now is to help these churches become growing and healthy churches. Only healthy churches multiply. Weak, struggling and dying churches cannot reproduce. One key component of a healthy congregation is a healthy pastor and healthy church leaders. CBS-Asia plays a major role in helping our pastors, church leaders, future pastors and church leaders become equipped in the ministry.(ON CHURCH MISSIONS AND CHURCH PLANTING) There is a tremendous need for training new church planters, church planting coaches and launch team members in our church planting ministry. As we envision to plant churches in key cities of the Philippines and invest the Lord’s resources in these new works, I am praying for great returns in these investments. We want to see higher standards and raise the bar in church planting goals such as, 100 members in three years; a self-supported church in five years; and a healthy church planting new churches. We also dream of seeing new Regional Training Centers in these new church plants, and to see the multiplication of disciples and church leaders. This can only be done if our church planters are competent, trained, equipped and encouraged to do the ministry. “Let us dream together to see it grow and expand in quantity and quality to prepare thousands of men and women in the future ministry of CBAP here and beyond.” (ON CB GLOBAL AND CROSS CULTURAL MISSIONS) As CBAP envisions to reach the Filipinos in diaspora and the unreached people groups in the last frontier of missions, we would need to consolidate our efforts to strengthen training ministries and expand our vision in training thousands of OFW’s, skilled workers, professionals in the market place, tent-makers and "new missionaries" to go to these fields. Like an athletic coach Pastor Noel challenges us and does not depart from the exercise metaphor when he said in another interview, "Everyday is a new beginning and with it comes new and different opportunities God gives to expand the work. As we trust God in all things, CBAP churches, leaders and individuals must use all our creative powers and available God-given assets and resources; flex our muscles and energy [aha!]; harness untapped potentials from within and outside the organization; and never be afraid to take risks in doing things beyond the box of our traditions and limitations."
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