Status of Philippine MissionA Look at the Current State of Mission among Churches of Christ

Land Area / Language

298,192 Km2 (115,133 sq. miles, almost same size as Georgia and Alabama put together)

An archipelago comprised of 7,100 islands

3 Geographical Divisions: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

Largest island is Luzon where about 60% of the population lives

National language – Filipino

English is widely spoken

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Population 2015 Census

Philippines 100,981,437 (102m 2016)

Luzon 57,475,097

Visayas 19,373,731

Mindanao 24,132,609(Source: Philippine Statistics Authority’s 2015 census)

Rank 12 most populous in the world

Median age 24.4 (25m under 16 y/o)

18 Regions

81 Provinces

145 Cities; total pop. 40 million

74 towns w/ >100k pop; total 10.4 million

60m live in cities and surrounding towns

Population Density Map per Province(Source: Philippine Statistics Authority 2015 census)

10 Most Populous Provinces (Region) Metro Manila 12,877,253 NCR Luzon Cebu 4,632,359 VII Visayas Cavite 3,678,301 IV-A Luzon Bulacan 3,292,071 III Luzon Negros Occ 3,059,136 NIR Visayas Laguna 3,035,081 IV-A Luzon Pangasinan 2,956,726 I Luzon Rizal 2,884,227 IV-A Luzon Batangas 2,694,335 IV-A Luzon Pampanga 2,609,744 III LuzonNote: Complete list on back-up slide

30 Most Populous CitiesCity Population Province Region Class

Calamba 454,486 Laguna IV-A CC

Marikina 450,741 NCR NCR HUC

Iloilo City 447,992 Iloilo VI HUC

Pasay 416,522 NCR NCR HUC

Angeles 411,634 Pampanga III HUC

Lapu-Lapu 408,112 Cebu VII HUC

Imus 403,785 Cavite IV-A CC

Mandaluyong 386,276 NCR NCR HUC

Malabon 365,525 NCR NCR HUC

Mandaue 362,654 Cebu VII HUC

Santa Rosa 353,767 Laguna IV-A CC

Baguio 345,366 Benguet CAR HUC

Iligan 342,618 Lanao del Norte X HUC

Tarlac City 342,493 Tarlac III CC

Butuan 337,063 Agusan del Norte XIII HUC

Biñan 333,028 Laguna IV-A CC

Lipa 332,386 Batangas IV-A CC

Batangas City 329,874 Batangas IV-A CC

San Pedro 325,809 Laguna IV-A CC

General Trias 314,303 Cavite IV-A CC

City Population Province Region Class

Quezon City 2,936,116 NCR NCR HUC

Manila 1,780,148 NCR NCR HUC

Davao City 1,632,991 Davao del Sur XI HUC

Caloocan 1,583,978 NCR NCR HUC

Cebu City 922,611 Cebu VII HUC

Zamboanga City 861,799 Zamboanga del Sur IX HUC

Taguig 804,915 NCR NCR HUC

Antipolo 776,386 Rizal IV-A CC

Pasig 755,300 NCR NCR HUC

Cagayan de Oro 675,950 Misamis Oriental X HUC

Parañaque 665,822 NCR NCR HUC

Dasmariñas 659,019 Cavite IV-A CC

Valenzuela 620,422 NCR NCR HUC

Bacoor 600,609 Cavite IV-A CC

General Santos 594,446 South Cotabato XII HUC

Las Piñas 588,894 NCR NCR HUC

Makati 582,602 NCR NCR HUC

San Jose del Monte 574,089 Bulacan III CC

Bacolod 561,875 Negros Occidental NIR HUC

Muntinlupa 504,509 NCR NCR HUC

Religion

83%

6%

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Religion

Catholics Protestants Muslim Phil Ind Church INC

Catholics – 80.6%

Protestants – 5.4%

Muslim – 5.6%

Indigenous churches: Philippine Independent Church

– 2.6% Iglesia ni Cristo – 2.45%

Churches of Christ (acapella) –600-800 congregations (est.), average Sunday attendance of about 50

Mission in Central Philippines

Metro Manila (Nat’l Capital Region) Population – 12.88 million Congregations – 19

Central Luzon (Region III) Population – 11.22 million Congregations – 40

South Luzon/CALABARZON (Region IV-A) Population – 14.41 million Congregations – 23

Bicol (Region V) Population – 5.79 million Congregations – 8

Note: Number of congregations shown are conservative estimate provided by brethren on the ground.

South Luzon, Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Bicol areranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th most populous regions.Collectively, they are home to 47 million people,representing almost half of the country’s population.However, there are only about 100 congregations meetingin these regions, some of which are house churches. Lessthan five percent have elders.

State of Mission in Top 15 ProvincesProvince Population Region Geo Div CoC Average

1. Metro Manila 12,877,253 NCR Luzon 19 50-602. Cebu 4,632,359 VII Visayas 20?3. Cavite 3,678,301 IV-A Luzon 84. Bulacan 3,292,071 III Luzon 2 305. Negros Occidental 3,059,136 NIR Visayas 126. Laguna 3,035,081 IV-A Luzon 77. Pangasinan 2,956,726 I Luzon 80 50-608. Rizal 2,884,227 IV-A Luzon 29. Batangas 2,694,335 IV-A Luzon 510. Pampanga 2,609,744 III Luzon 611. Iloilo 2,384,415 VI Visayas 512. Davao del Sur 2,265,579 XI Mindanao 2013. Nueva Ecija 2,151,461 III Luzon 514. Quezon 2,122,830 IV-A Luzon 115. Leyte 1,966,768 VIII Visayas 20* mostly house churches

Bayanihan MissionsA C ommun i t y A p p r o a c h t o P h i l i p p i n e M i s s i o n

Ministries: Training, Planting, Growing

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations,

for ever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21)

What is Bayanihan?[buy-uh-nee-hun]

Bayanihan is a Filipino word and isbest shown by old tradition offriends and neighbors helping amoving family by literally carryingtheir house on their backs.

Bayanihan refers to a spirit ofcommunal unity and cooperation toachieve a particular objective.

Bayanihan Ministry is a community (communal unity) approach to Philippine mission.

Bayanihan Ministry: Big Picture

Training

• Biblical

• Relevant

• Experiential

• Transformational

Planting

• Teams

• Training

• Partnership

• Resources

Growing

• Leadership

• Ministries

• Equipping

• Materials

Church Planting & Development

developing and planting healthy congregations

Mature Churchspiritually

numericallyorganically

Know God

Glorify God

Love God

Fear God

Self-Propagating

Self-Supporting

Self-Governing

Church Growth

spiritually

organically

numerically

Spiritually – “no longer be an infant being tossed back and forth by the waves” (Eph. 4:14, 13)

Organically – the whole body is “joined and held together by every supporting ligament” (Eph. 4:16)

Numerically – lost people are led to Jesus (Mt. 28:19-20; Mk. 16:16; Acts 2:41, 47; 6:1-7)

Church Planting Strategy

Target LocationsBaguio (2018) Bicol (2020) MM (2020) – Bulacan – Quezon – Legaspi

Acts 1:8 “. . . you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

**Geograhical...circle of influence

Training Programs Necessary for Church Planting & Development

Formal• Degree Program

• Heritage Bible College

Semi-Formal

• Certificate Program

• Provided thru Heritage Bible College

• i.e. Church Planting, Youth and Family

Informal

• Hayuma Seminar

• Hayuma – Filipino word for mending nets

• Leadership Institute

Training Pipeline Update

Lads to Leaders (2016)

•2016 Convention –Baguio

•2017 Convention - Baguio

Young Preachers Camp (2019)

Heritage Bible College (2018)•Degree Programs

•Graduate (2018)

•Undergrad (2019)

•Certificate Programs

•Leadership

•Preaching

•Family/Youth

•Church Planting

•Counseling

•Extension

•External

•Online

•Lectureship (2018)

Leadership Institute (2019)• Eldership

• Congregational Leadership

• Textual Studies

Hayuma (2017)• Seminar (July 2017)

• Retreat (October 2017)

Priority: Heritage Bible College (HBC) August 2018

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Church Leadership Development: Training Pipeline

ELDERS DEACONS

EVANGELISTS PREACHERS

CHURCH PLANTERS

MINISTRY LEADERS / WORKERS

L2L

HBC

HBC

HAYUMA

HAYUMA

HAYUMA

HAYUMA BLI/CE

BLI/CE

HBC

HBC

BLI/CE

BLI/CE

FPC

L2L - Lads To LeadersFuture Preachers Camp

HAYUMA SeminarHeritage Bible College –

(Degree/Certificate)Biblical Leadership Institute

Continuing Education

Ministry Involvement: Key Drivers

• Baguio Convention (2016); Bicol (with BYE-Bicol Youth Encounter)

• Manila Convention (2019?)L2L

Lads to Leaders Global

• Heritage Bible College (HBC): Preaching School/Church Planting/Mission School/Biblical Leadership Institute

BI Bible Institute

• Bicol 20/20 (2008)

• Church Plants - MM (2019), Laguna (2019), Legaspi (2020)CPM

Church Planting Movement

• HAYUMA Seminar (2017); Material Publication; Music Ministry (2020)CRN Church Resource Network

• Bible Lectureship (with HBC); BYE (2007); HAYUMA Retreat (2017)NRI Events National, Regional, Inter-congregational

• School; Training Center; Large Auditorium, Dining Facility

• Accommodation (evangelists, missionaries, etc)Mission Campus

Physical Facilities

Update on Groundwork Projects 2017-18

•Conducted 2nd annual convention at Baguio April 2017

•2018 convention will be held late 2018 to give Jun F. time to train participating congregations.

•Jun spoke with several churches regarding L2L during his summer campaignLads to Leaders

•HAYUMA is a 1-2 day seminar/retreat for church leaders and (later) their families

•Conducted 12 seminars across Luzon in July 2017

•HAYUMA Reload, a men’s retreat for 25-30 young church leaders who are passionate preachers and church planters. These are potential key ministry partners and students of the proposed Grad Sch.

HAYUMA Seminar/Retreat

•Education Team/Steering Committee – Initial meeting July 27, 2017; monthly meeting; propose curriculum

•Five-Year Plan attached; Grad School opens August 2018

•Advancement Team – Promotion/Fundraising

•Board of Trustees

Heritage Bible College

•The main objective of Bayanihan Ministry is to assist churches grow and evangelize through church planting.

•This church planting and development ministry aims to Unite, Equip & Resource churches and workers.

•We are seeking lead partners for this ministry before launching first quarter of 2018

•Target locations: Baguio with the School (2018); Metro Manila (2019); Bicol (2020); 7 other locations by 2021

Church Planting & Development

Five-Year Training (Expansion) Plan

Initially the Church Relations Office of

Heritage Bible College is responsible in

building the “express road network” with

churches and individuals through

activities that promote cooperation,

partnership and lasting relationship.

What Can You Do?

We are looking for individuals and churches to partner with us in training church planters, church leaders, and church workers.

• Pray. We believe in the power of answered prayer. God owns the mission.

• Talk. Share this vision for Philippine Mission to your congregation

• Donate. Support the school financially.

• Serve. If you believe God is calling you to be part of the work in the Philippines in any capacity, please let us know.

Thank You!