300 Men Make Connection On Father's Day

"With 300 men ... I will save you and give the enemy into your hands (Judges 7:7).

Three hundred men gathered at the Taytay First Church of the Nazarene, Philippines on July 21, 2008 for the 1st Men’s Conference entitled "Men, Make Connection", to claim the promise and reclaim the family for God.  The messages of the conference centered on three main themes namely; “Man and his family”, “Man and his church” and “Man and his friends”.

Coinciding with Father’s Day celebration, the men were encouraged to participate in discussions about manhood and their role as the man of the house and of the church.  Pastor Clem Guillermo of the Center for  Family Ministries in Ateneo de Manila University, Dr. Don Cua of Promise Keepers Phillippines, and Pastor Jessie Didel  delivered messages piercing though the heart of the attendees to stand up and be men.

As the speakers pointed out, the enemy within was reluctance and permissiveness, as roles of men in the home and in the church are passively abandoned.

The Asia Pacific Theological Seminary and all Nazarene churches in Metro Manila sent their contingents for the event.

WM Communications Asia-Pacific, one of the sponsors, also treated the participants by showing a short film entitled: Kamatis (A Tomato Story) to remind them about passing on good teachings and values to their children. So that in the midst of struggles that these children shall face in the future, they can live by the strength of good words, God’s word, written in the tablets of their hearts.

To highlight their renewed commitment, men gathered on the altar and dedicated themselves to the Lord.  They were prayed for by Pastor Guillermo.  As of this writing there are hundreds men in the Metro Manila District gathering together in various places once a month for purposes of learning, encouragement, and making connection.

by: JCM

this post was filed under Around The Region on Aug 8, 2008