PCEC - Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches: Discipling the Nation for Christ.

The Trainers of Pastors International Coalition (TOPIC) Philippines is an offshoot of the Second International TOPIC Consultation held in March 1999 at the Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales. During that historic event, participants representing one hundred organizations convened to address how to meet the need for equipping the 2,000,000 shepherds worldwide who have never completed a formal theological training.

In the said consultation, representatives of organizations based in the Philippines gathered to form a National Coordinating Council (NCC) for TOPIC Philippines. Initiated by Bishop Efraim M. Tendero and led by Philip C. Flores, the NCC was tasked to conduct a follow-up conference to bring together a broader group of organizations involved in non-formal training in the country. Hence, TOPIC Philippines was formally established in a national consultation held on October 12015, 1999 at the Christian Development Centre in Tagaytay City.

VISION

That every church will have at least one equipped and maturing pastoral leadership team.

MISSION

To form a national coalition of pastoral training agencies meeting the urgent cry for essential ministry training of pastoral leaders.

OBJECTIVE

As servant of the church, to intentionally increase the capacity and effectiveness of non-formal pastoral leadership training nationwide

CORE VALUES

• The Great Commission will not be fulfilled without the training of pastoral leaders.
• Qualified pastoral leadership is critical to the health of the church locally and globally.
• Biblical character, knowledge and skill from the core correspondents of effective pastoral ministry in any congregation
• Cooperative reflects the body of Christ maximizing human and financial resources.
• Non-formal training of pastors is the best way to meet the urgent need for trained pastoral leaders
• Training local pastoral leaders to equip the saints is the better way of doing missions in today’s world

STRATEGIES

• Identify and networking ministries, materials and other resources on both regional and national levels.
• Evaluating and endorsing effective non-formal pastoral training models;
• Facilitating and nurturing the development of indigenous non-formal pastoral leadership training institutions; and
• Stimulating and enlarging vision for non-formal pastoral leadership training among formal training institutions and churches.

* CEI 2009 Summary Report (download pdf file)
* TOPIC Philippines Ministry Report 2008 (download pdf file)

Contact Us:

TOPIC Philippines
Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches
62 Molave St., Project 3, Quezon City

Dr. Philip Flores
TOPIC Philippines National Director

email: pcflores@philnavs.org

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