The Creekside Baptist Church – A Church Planting Story

In mid-2005, I took the opportunity of starting and leading a home church composed of five families and several young professionals. At that time I was barely six months on the fulltime office job that I have at the Central Philippine University (CPU), Iloilo City. This was a big shift in my work pattern from a pastor in a church to a … [Continue Reading]

How the MAP Principles Helped Establish a Church’s School Project

Ajuy Christian Development Academy pupils during the 2017 founding anniversary. In February 1996, I started working with Ajuy Baptist Church as their project director for their school project, Ajuy Christian Development Learning Center. Ajuy is a town in the northern area of Iloilo province, Philippines. It has a population of 52, 268 … [Continue Reading]

LOVE Timaru – Promoting the New Zealand City We Love

On 17 May 2019, we launched "L.O.V.E. Timaru" as our new online venture to help promote Timaru, the city that we love. The acronym "L.O.V.E." outlines our experiences coming and living in this wonderful city of New Zealand. Live in TimaruOwn a business in TimaruValue TimaruExplore Timaru The LOVE Timaru website features similar L.O.V.E. … [Continue Reading]

Successful Shepherding Is Done on the Ground, not on the Ivory Tower

QUESTION: What country has more sheep than her people?ANSWER: New Zealand I grew up with this popular trivia about New Zealand and indeed, the country has lived up with this information. Sheep farming in New Zealand is a very successful venture and is one of the country's primary industries. Wikipedia gives some details... Sheep … [Continue Reading]

Why Pastoral Care Ministry is Given and not Optional for a Pastor

A friend came to me one day and asked whether the modern way of pastoral administration is not doing pastoral care ministry. My friend shared that their family grew up in a church where pastoral ministry is a must but observed that it's not the case here. I replied that if you're referring to the Biblical pastoral ministry I don't think you … [Continue Reading]

Summer Wind Will You Take Me Far?

Summer wind will you take me far?I wanna go to a distant star;I want a place where I can be;Free to live and just wanna be me. Summer wind will you blow me away?To an endless sea I’ll sail;I won’t mind if I’ll search forever;As long as I find you waiting there. Take me to another time when I can find my peace,Summer wind in you I’ll find … [Continue Reading]