CCT Pastors, Community Servant-Leaders Attend Hermeneutics Seminar

Twenty-seven staff from different CCT programs and 14 community leaders attended a four-day seminar on  Biblical hermeneutics. The speaker was Pastor Felix Ballon, a California-based Filipino pastor working with the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Biblical hermeneutics is the theory and methodology of interpreting scriptural texts.  Pastora Cerela Sumido, CCT's spiritual development coordinator, said the objectives of the seminar were to help attendees:

• learn to study the general principles of biblical interpretation
• hone their skills in interpreting the Scriptures
• develop the habit of study and research. 

Leading Children to Jesus

Children of Cabrera, Pasay sing an action song during their VBS graduation ceremony.

Knowing that individuals can be more easily won to the Lord when they hear the Gospel message at a young age, CCT sponsored Vacation Bible School classes in eight locations in Metro Manila during the summer break -- in Cabrera, Pasay City; Taguig; GMA, Cavite; Malibay, Pasay; Araneta, Quezon City; Antipolo City; and Bagong Silangan, Quezon City.  More than 200 children belonging to street dwelling families and community partners heard the gospel story, memorized verses, and learned songs about Jesus.  For these five day classes we used the Jesus: My Saviour and Friend curriculum published by Child Evangelism Fellowship Press.

Water Baptism

Praise the Lord for 74  adult men and women who followed the Lord Jesus Christ in water baptism during a baptismal service on April 3, 2011. Two were CCT staff while all of the rest  came to have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ through the ministry of CCT. Seventeen of the newly-baptized believers are former street dwellers and 55 are microfinance community partners. They now attend  CCT community churches in 

·  Taguig City

·  Tondo, Manila

·  Cabrera, Pasay City

·  Malibay, Pasay City, 

·  Bagong Silangan, Quezon City

·  Araneta, Quezon City

·   General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite provine

·   Antipolo,  Rizal province    

 The service was held at the home of CCT Board Member Stephen Roxas in Makati City. It  was a first for CCT's church planting ministry this year.  From here on, a baptismal service will be held every quarter.