Archive for December, 2008

Chapel message delivered on January 06th, 2009 by Dr. Lee San-young.

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In the midst of preparations at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary for celebrating our 25^th anniversary, we also joined the world-wide celebration of the Centennial of the Church of the Nazarene.  Chapel services during the month of October focused attention on the Centennial Celebration of the Church of the Nazarene through featured videos of the church, music through the century, and a challenge to go forward to carry the message of holiness onward.  For one quarter of that century, APNTS has been a garden behind walls at Kaytikling corner in Taytay, Rizal. We ponder the limited impact the seminary seems to have made outside those walls, and are seeking ways to intentionally build bridges into the surrounding communities.

Dr. Geneva Silvernail, the Centennial Celebration Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Region, was the keynote speaker on October 2.  Using the backdrop of the big tent in Pilot Point, Texas, she portrayed an outside observer from the town who watched the northerners and southerners gather and unite under the banner of the perfect love of God “shed abroad in their hearts” as they formed the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene. As her character began to be transformed through watching the power of God at work, so we also felt the transforming work of God in our hearts.

Rev. Jason Hallig challenged us from the book of Habakkuk to cry out to God in his message on October 7.  October 9^th brought the emphasis from the contribution of the Church of the Nazarene in Korea with the Korean Fellowship group leading the worship, Rev. Kim Byoung Gi teaching us to experience the Korean prayer emphasis, followed by a message toward the future by Prof. Kwon Dong Hwan.

The voice on October 14 was from the 62 years of history of the Church of the Nazarene in the Philippines.  Music was in the general tradition of earlier Nazarene congregational singing including the rousing singing of “Wonderful Grace of Jesus.”  Dr. Angelito Agbuya-long time pastor of Angeles City Church of the Nazarene, District Superintendent of the Metro Luzon District, former president of Luzon Nazarene Bible College, head of the Angeles Church school, and adjunct professor of APNTS-challenged us to firmly maintain our mission of holiness without compromise while we seek to adapt the message to our ever changing context in the 21^st century.

October 16 Sam Tamayo and his group led worship with a blend of the old and the new-all with a focus on bringing our praise to God.  Rev. Rovina Hatcher gave the challenge to rethink our strategies to be intergenerational in reaching our world.

Missions professor and director of the Donald Owens School of World Mission presented the Board of Trustees mandate for making APNTS the premier mission training center for the Church of the Nazarene and reviewed the steps that have been taken thus far in making that a reality.  He prayed for us all that we would most of all have a passion for God that would translate into a passion to bring the message of Jesus to a needy world-a plentiful harvest needing workers.

The month long celebration concluded with seminary President, Dr. Floyd T. Cunningham, reviewing some of the important moments in Nazarene history with a focus on those who looked at their world with eyes of compassion and hearts filled with God’s perfect love that transforms. He challenged us to inclusivity and the responsibility of having Christ as our vision at Kaytikling corner and beyond.

-by Mrs. Beverly Gruver

Chapel message delivered on December 11th, 2008 by Dr. Jason Hallig

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Chapel message delivered on December 9th, 2008 by visiting professor Dr. Fletcher Tink

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Dr Tink for six years has served as adjunct professor of Urban and Compassionate Ministries at the Nazarene Theological Seminary, and for four years as the Executive Director for the Bresee Institute for Metro Ministries, a training institution for those seeking or serving in the urban environment.

He has served in urban community development for the Peace Corps in Brasilia, Brazil and as a church planter in pioneer areas of Bolivia.  He has taught formal accredited courses in 31 nations for such institutions as Azusa Pacific University, Fuller Seminary, Eastern Nazarene College, Indiana Wesleyan University, Messiah College, European Nazarene Bible College, Alliance Theological Seminary (in Manila), Washington Bible College (DC), and Eastern Mennonite University and MidAmerican Nazarene University and SENDAS (in Costa Rica)   He teaches in three languages.  All told, he has ministered in, or travelled through 95 countries writing about “signs of the Kingdom” in many of these.

Dr. Tink has pastored in Washington, DC. Minneapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia.  He has served as a consultant to World Vision, Pew Foundation, Urban Ventures, and to various denominational boards and committees.  He has written extensively on urban and compassionate ministry issues in Christianity Today, Missiology, Holiness Today, Ministry and numerous other magazines and journals.

He is married to Dr Joyce Tombran-Tink, a molecular biologist currently serving as visiting professor at Yale University.  They are parents of four children, Kayla Bosworth, Melody Steiner, Amber and Ryan, and have 6 grandchildren.

Chapel message delivered on December 4th, 2008 by adjunct professor Dr. Resurreccion Reyes.

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Dr. Resurreccion Reyes is a Christian Eduacation Consultant and Freelance Teacher & Lecturer. She has been an adjunct professor at APNTS in Christian Education since 1989 and an Academic Consultant since 1993. She is currently a Bishop at Christian Church Fellowship International Church.