NASHVILLE LESSONS (DAY 1)

I am in Nashville,TN together with some of our other pastors MArc, Michael,Joe, Ryan tan,and Winston to observe and learn from the School of Campus Ministry. I have only been in school one day but have learned a lot already. Here are some things i learned in DAY 1.


1. LEARNING SHOULD BE ENGAGING AND FUN - Paul Barker head of the school here told us that he wanted to create an environment where students are actually having a blast learning. He said that students who have the most fun while learning retain it more. I totally argee. ( hearing paul has challenged me to upgrade my teaching style)

2. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS!!!- On the way to Nashville , I could see most of the people here holding books. Whether they were in the airport, eating in restaurants, or even inside airplanes people read. There is a culture of reading. The school also provides an amazing array of books from which students can learn from. ( i have really been challenged to read more)

3. THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO DO THINGS: - watching how the school works here, comparing it to Manila is totally different. Not that one is better than the other. its just that people have different ways of doing stuff. Im just excited for the opportunity to exchange ideas with people from different nations. ( Im so grateful that we are part of Every Nation Ministries)

4. I SHOULD WEAR GLOVES - Negative 6 CELSIUS!!! its snowing, its too cold for a Filipino like me. My fingers were freezing. I feel like i placed my hand inside the freezer. Oh well, lesson learned. I will be ready for tomorrows class.



All for now!!!

THE YOUNG AND THE CLUELESS

Turn on the Tv and chances are you will see a young celebrity on air. It might be a pop princess, star high school- pros athlete in a commericial ,or some internet wizard who made his first billion.

Somehow the world, understands the potential of young people. Sadly, a lot of churches don't. Church and God things are often associated with old people with white hair or no hair ( i dont have hair!! so please dont be offeneded) but the reality is God loves using young and clueless people. Question is do we ?


Paul had no problem empowering a young pastor named Timothy , giving him the reigns to a WHOLE CHURCH! Im not talking about just the youth department but the WHOLE CHURCH!!!

Do we empower young people? Here are a few questions I have been really pondering on recently...

1. Do I actually take time discipling/ equipping young people?
2. Do i hang out with people younger than me?
3. Do I INTENTIONALLY, raise up people to be better than me?
4. DO I ACTUALLY CHEER FOR AND RELEASE young PEOPLE to do what God want them to do?
5. Do I lose confidence in them or guide them when they make mistakes?

You dont need to be a youth pastor to do this, you can actually be a parent spending time with your children, a couple opening your home to parentless teenagers or a senior pastor giving opportunities to younger pastors.

I have been blessed to have parents, older friends and a church that equipped and empowered me to be what God wants me to be. I just want to do the same for others.


1Timothy 4:12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

An American Idol Lesson

campus harvest 2008

MAY 22-24, 2008!!!! SAVE THE DATE!!!!!


I am so pumped for this year's Campus Harvest Manila!!! Imagine thousands of students screaming ,worshipping going ballistic over Jesus. It will be a sight to see!!! Things just go crazy when you gather thousands of young people in one place!!!

Im also excited cause youth from different nations would be represented. People from south africa, australia,china, and brgy ginebra would be attending.

So Calling all students, a youth, or old people who are young at heart( hehe) you are all welcome to join us for our annual campus conference. You can actually register online @
www.campusharvestmanila.org. or your local Victory centers.

Hope to see you there!!!

SOME BLOGS ABOUT THE NEXT GEN

Happy new year everyone!!!! Im just here chilling with my family!!!
Eating and sleeping.. now i understand, a Pig's life. HAHA!!!

ANYWAY, I was just casually surfing through the internet and saw some of pastor steve murrell's old blogs ( he is my boss ) about the next generation. Check this out...


http://stevemurrell.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/08/leading-with-th.html

http://stevemurrell.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/05/bored_with_lead.html

Let's all raise up a generation who will be sooo much better than us!!!!

5 signs you are connected to the next generation.

THESE ARE MY 5 PERSONAL CRITERIA IF SOMEONE IS CONNECTED TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

1.you spend time with younger people.(specially our children, just hang and listen, young people love that! Quality time comes in Quantity time.

2 younger people open up to you. ( they tell you their dreams, frustrations,struggles, goals etc.. if they don't hmmm...)

3.you are mentoring people younger than you. Either in a personal or small group setting. Help, teach, impart, inspire, challenge the next generation to be better than our generation!!!

4.you are in the web ( multiply, facebook, myspace, ym etc..) this is where the next generation lives. Yes, i don't like it either but that's reality. So we either use the web for God if suffer the consequences.

5. you play ps3 - this is my personal conviction. faith goal ps3 in 2008. so that i can reach more lost for Christ hehe.

2Timothy 2:2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.

I AM PUMPED!!!

I have not blogged in a while been busy with stuff in church and in Every nation campus ministries (encm) here in the Philippines. Things are really rolling here in the campuses in the Philippines. God is truly pouring out His Spirit on young people.

Joel 2:28 ‘And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

I AM PUMPED!!! I just know that as we reach one student at a time, we are literally shaping the future of this nation. I thank God for what He is CURRENTLY doing in politics, business, education, media and other sectors of our society,but I AM PUMPED!!! YES , I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, I AM PUMPED!!! BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE FUTURE WILL BE BRIGHTER!!!

I'm in faith, i believe that we are currently discipling the next Lucio Tan, the next
Korina Sanchez, MAr Roxas and even the NEXT PRESIDENT OF OUR NATION!!!

One student at a time!!! arghhhhhhhhhhhhh