The highly acclaimed Dynamic Marriage program from Family Dynamics is now in the country! Gordon Ferguson was appointed as the trainor-facilitator for foreign programs, and the Philippines was the first to hold training for facilitators outside U.S. shores. More than 40 facilitators were trained last year by Gordon & Theresa Ferguson in tandem with Jerry and Karen Jones.

Visit their website (www.familydynamics.net) to know more about their amazing program.

Manila sessions start in February in three locations in the city, with MMCC congregational deacons overseeing the arrangements. Please ask
your Staff or region leader for more info.

Our 2008 adventure will take place in three countries

July 17-20 -- 14th Annual International Teachers' Seminar, Egypt.Our theme:

EGYPT IN THE BIBLE
10 hours of classes and workshops, worship with Cairo Christians, cruise on Nile, visit pyramids, and more! After Sunday church we will drive through the Sinai and into Israel through the desert and Dead Sea area, arriving for our 8 pm dinner with the Biblical Study Tour group in Tiberias (Galilee). All are welcome to this seminar, which will include much more teaching and discussion than the Biblical Study Tour in Israel.

Read more here...

Theresa and I are excited to announce a significant role change for us in mid-2008, as we come off the staff of the Phoenix Valley Church.

For the past two years, we have been planning to come off staff at the end of 2008, at which time our financial support will come from Social Security payments, some money from retirement investments, along with income from further teaching and writing. However, the date had to be moved up due to opportunities that called for earlier involvement at a level that cannot be met while we are still on the staff.

About a year and a half ago, Steve Staten and I co-authored an article entitled “Observations Regarding the Unity Proposal.” It was a combination of a letter I had written to answer questions about the proposal (now called the United Plan For Cooperation) and Steve’s very relevant comments about various types of written documents in religion. Over 350 churches have affirmed the Cooperation Plan. Many others are prayerfully considering it. In the months since that article was published, many of us have continued to answer questions and clarify issues as some among our movement of churches have continued to express reservations and raise questions about affirming the proposal. (Note that I use the term affirm rather than sign, which is more accurate.) In re-reading that earlier document, I feel much the same now as I did then, but I do have additional observations I would like to share, given the nature of the reservations expressed and questions asked since then. Read More...

Calling all Ilonggo disciples and all those who wish to encourage the
Iloilo church!
You are invited to our anniversary service on December 9 as we
celebrate the faithfulness of God.

Please see the attached flyer. Click here