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It takes a village to raise a child.
“It takes a village to raise a child.” – African Proverb You must have read or heard this African proverb that it takes a village to raise a child. Somehow, this is also true in student and school environments too. A village is a community of “people that includes parents, siblings, extended family members, neighbors, teachers, professionals, community members and policy makers who provides a safe, healthy environment for children, where children are given the...
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Alumni
Hello, IGSL Alumni!Here’s what you need to know about the audit courses for the First Semester of AY 2020-2021, designed just for you! (1) There are limited slots per course (see each course details in the registration link), but there is NO LIMIT as to the number of courses you may take, as long as there are available slots. Hence you need to indicate your preferred courses according to priority (first/2nd/3rd choice, etc) (2) Registration...
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Webinars-Archive
Essentials for Engaging Muslims
IGSL is pleased to offer this seminar on Essentials for Engaging Muslims. Dr. Mark brings considerable expertise as well as a heart of deep compassion to the task of making disciples in the Muslim world. IGSL students who attended his seminar in 2019 found it life-changing. Register now https://forms.gle/YDMcyPBHTXHreoZP7
Ministry Updates
Fruit Full: Abiding in Christ and Loving Others for God’s Glory
Dear friends, After three years of holding graduations online, this year we were finally able to gather in person to celebrate the achievements of 28 graduates representing 7 countries, accomplishing 7 programs from Certificate Programs to Doctor of Philosophy. God is so faithful for carrying us through the tough years of the pandemic and allowing us to still pursue equipping leaders for His kingdom. We also recognized the graduates from 2020 to 2022, making this Read more…
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WORKING TOGETHER FOR GOD’S KINGDOM
Dear friends, Over the years, we at IGSL have been blessed to partner with you in the ministry of building leaders for transformation. Through your prayers and financial support, Christian leaders have been equipped to share the gospel and serve in various contexts in Asia and worldwide. But did you know that there are other ways to support the ministry here in IGSL? One of these is by sharing your expertise. And that’s what E stands Read more…
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Taking Resilience into Heart
The past few years have been filled with challenges and transitions, which might have been overwhelming for all of us. As leaders, we have risen to the occasion while taking care of ourselves and our families. Much has been lost, a lot of new things have been welcomed, and more changes are yet to come. We sometimes wonder what we have been through and where we are heading. Amid all these, we can feel isolated Read more…
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Coast Connections
Dear friends, IGSL recognizes the blessings of the Philippines being its host country. That is why it is important to equip leaders who could contribute toward nation-building and freedom-keeping of the Philippines. The Philippines, being an archipelago, is made up of more than 7,000 islands, with the world’s fourth longest coastline and more than 250,000 square kilometers of coastal waters. Moreover, 70% of the municipalities in the Philippines are located in coastal areas.* These numbers point to the Read more…
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LEADERS GROWING
AS HEALTHY RELATERS
Dear friends, In building leaders for transformation, IGSL is committed to delivering holistic education, equipping Christian leaders in various leadership aspects through classes, field ministry, life-on-life mentoring, and even community life inside the IGSL campus. We also have conferences and modules that address specific areas of a leader’s life. As students grow in these areas, the people they minister to also benefit as they share the knowledge and live out the wisdom they have acquired. The Read more…
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Ministry Week 2022
Dear friends, Praise God! Ministry Week is back this year. We are so grateful for the opportunity to partner with local churches again to provide evangelism, discipleship, and leadership training. It is a blessing to be able to serve in person in teams composed of students, staff, and faculty who went to different areas in Luzon. I was blessed by the interest and passion of the youth who came to attend the training in Read more…
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Seek my Face
Dear friends, As we enter the fourth quarter of the year, what thoughts or concerns immediately come to mind? Do you look forward to this time of the year or are you hesitant to enter this season? Whatever we may be feeling right now, God’s invitation to seek Him still stands. Such is the heart of our Heavenly Father toward us.
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Peacebuilding in Lebanon
Dear friends, A new school year has started and the IGSL campus is once again abuzz with activity: his and hellos ringing in the hallways; the school bell signaling break time or the start of another class; feet shuffling as people line up in the canteen; students, staff, and faculty singing and praying together during chapel time. God is indeed faithful for seeing us through and bringing us together again after everything that transpired in Read more…
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Midyear Updates and Prayer Request
Dear friends, “Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.” (1 Thess. 5:24, NASB) Our almighty and faithful God has done amazing things and we couldn’t help but declare His greatness! He continues to work through His people who humbly submit to Him and do His will. And it is with great joy and gratitude that we share these updates and prayer requests with you. Praise God for the Read more…
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GOING FORTH FOR GLOBAL IMPACT FOR GOD’S GLORY
Dear friends, On the final stretch of another school year, we give praises and thanks to the Lord! By God’s grace and for His glory, we have been equipping Christian leaders for His mission field in Asia and beyond for 40 years and counting. Challenges and changes may come, like the pandemic and turnover of government administrations, but we strive to pursue our calling in building leaders for transformation as the Lord enables us, especially Read more…
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HELP US BRING IN THE NEWEST BATCH!
Dear friends, As part of the IGSL community, we all share a passion for helping expand God’s kingdom and seeing lives, families, communities, and nations transformed. And soon this community that has been in diaspora since 2020 will be together again! We are just imagining our beautiful campus full of life again, great talks with students and teachers, lunches in the canteen, kids shouting in the playground, basketball and volleyball, everyone studying, working, worshipping, serving, Read more…
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Anniversary Highlights and Resources
ANNIVERSARY HIGHLIGHTS AND RESOURCES Dear friends, We come to the second quarter of 2022 rejoicing through the past months of remembering. What a joy to celebrate God’s faithfulness for 40 years with the IGSL community locally and globally. Praise God for every one of you—students, staff, faculty, alumni, ministry partners, board members—whom the Lord has used in equipping Christ-centered and Great Commission-focused leaders for His harvest field! Let’s continue to live out our calling and Read more…
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PRESSING ON TOGETHER IN 2022
Dear friends, How has your January been? Amid the Omicron surge, getting back to our daily routine after the Christmas break, and praying for the upcoming elections, how have you experienced God’s presence and blessings? What are the things you are entrusting to Him in 2022? Here at IGSL, a number of our faculty and staff and their families have been sick at the start of the year. We praise God for their healing and Read more…
Webinars-Archive
The Coaching Workshop for Christian Leaders
Learn powerful leadership skills for solving problems, reaching goals, and developing others. Offered in two settings : Online and Face to Face The participants will choose upon registration which setting they prefer: (6 Zoom sessions, 6:30 – 10:00PM Manila Time [ April 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, & 27, 2023 ] LIFE-TRANSFORMING SKILLS The Coaching Workshop for Christian Workers This course uses the C.O.A.C.H. Model developed by Keith Webb, which is a radically different approach Read more…
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THE GOD OF STRENGTH
IGSL’s 40th Anniversary Committee is excited to present to our IGSL family this opportunity to encourage one another, and our IGSL friends, in producing this devotional booklet, entitled THE GOD OF STRENGTH. We are looking for writers among us who will share an experience of how God displayed His strength in their lives. Each 300-word devotional will include your personal growth story, meaningful Scripture, and short prayer. Writers may include current students, alumni, faculty, staff, Read more…
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The Gift of Encouragement
Dear friends, This thanksgiving season our hearts are filled with gratitude and joy as we recall the many ways that God has blessed IGSL this year and throughout its 40-year existence. We are able to continue equipping leaders for the Great Commission thanks to your prayers and financial support. You are truly partners with us in this work and a huge encouragement to the IGSL community. We appreciate you so much! Indeed, God keeps bringing Read more…
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IGSL 40-fied
Dear friends, This year marks the 40th anniversary of IGSL since it opened in Baguio City on October 5, 1981. Themed “40-fied by God’s grace, for His glory”, IGSL’s ruby founding anniversary celebrates 40 years… …of being sustained by God’s ever-sufficient grace in developing servant-steward leaders for the Great Commission; …of being strengthened by the Holy Spirit through life and ministry’s tough challenges; …and of being fully secure in His presence as Read more…
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Second Generation IGSL Students
This year we are so pleased to have four children and one nephew of alumni join IGSL as freshmen, the biggest number of second generation students in a batch so far. Dear friends, A few weeks from now, we will be welcoming a new batch of students. And as preparations for a new school year continue, I can’t help but reflect on God’s faithfulness in the lives of those whom He has called to full Read more…
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FINISHING BEYOND BORDERS TOGETHER
Dear friends, On May 29, 2021, we celebrated our 35th Commencement Exercises online. It was a joyous occasion indeed, especially for the graduates and their families. Having many of you witness the culmination of their IGSL training made the day more meaningful because you have played a significant role their equipping as leaders. Together, we have launched 56 leaders into the mission fields where God has brought or will bring them to. Let me share this message of thanks Read more…
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INDIA’S STAGGERING SECOND WAVE
Dear friends, Thank you for faithfully coming alongside IGSL for another school year, especially through prayers. This month, we would like to intercede for our brothers and sisters in India. As we read their stories, may we let the Holy Spirit guide us in praying for our students, alumni, and fellow Christian leaders who are in the midst of great suffering. “The situation is still pretty grim as the number of beds, especially ICU beds, Read more…
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Celebrate
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” -1 Thessalonians A year after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in our country, what are the things that we can be truly grateful for? Despite the many challenges we have faced as well as new ones arising, we at IGSL remember God’s faithfulness and count the many ways we have experienced His presence and goodness. Servant-Steward Leaders The Crisis Management Team (CMT) led the IGSL Read more…
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Welcoming the New IGSL President
March 1, 2021 Dear friends, A few days from now, it will have been a year since the IGSL campus had been placed under preemptive quarantine to protect the students, staff, and faculty from the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. A week later, Metro Manila was placed on lockdown and our lives haven’t been the same since then. Today, however, I am glad to share some exciting news with you! We welcome the newest members Read more…
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Serving in Challenging Times
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about so much change. From how we manage our personal routines to how we work or study to how leaders run companies, cities, and countries. And Christian leaders, who used to constantly meet people in small groups or big gatherings, have struggled to keep connections strong during the pandemic. Leading has always been hard, but last year was especially tough. Eden David, a Partners in Ministry alumna and full-time first-year Read more…
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When God’s Curriculum Takes A Dramatic Turn
Dear friends, Since May, I have been asking you to pray with us as we worked to send our students back to their respective countries and regions. Praise God, the last family reached their home country just a few days ago! Thank you so much for persevering with us through your prayers, encouragement and generosity. Our Homeward Bound team leader, Theresa Huculak, shares her reflections in this issue. Sit down and relax with a cup Read more…
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Metamorphosis: The Growth of a Creative
Metamorphosis: The Growth of a Creative Alumni Feature: Glenda Resurreccion(MA in Transformational Teaching and Learning, 2016) But behind this creative project that touched and launched a transformation in the lives of many is Glenda’s own metamorphosis, a journey of change, healing, growth. Personal Transformation At 14, Glenda was into occultic meditative practices. Then a friend shared the gospel with her and another one taught her to read the Bible. One of the verses that really Read more…
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IGSL Online: Broader Reach, Deeper Impact
Another first in history is happening in a week- IGSL is welcoming the new academic year fully online! So many familiar sights and sounds will be missed as this new school year starts. For faculty and continuing students, it’s hard to imagine IGSL classes without the homey campus, the clean and comfortable classrooms in the ALC building, the library with its vast collection of books, the prayer garden, ALC and Ezra Gym, Ate Susan’s Cafeteria, Read more…
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The God of Valleys and Mountains
These past four months our school has gone through different journeys into the unknown. We are continually facing different valleys because of the pandemic, sending our students home, keeping our school afloat, struggling with budget concerns, etc. With the valleys also came mountaintop experiences that only God could orchestrate. In all this, we have come to know more deeply the God of valleys and mountains. Let us share with you one of our stories in this journey, that of our Northeast Indian students Read more…
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COVID -19: A Game Changer
In God’s arena, losses pave the way for boundless gain. Despite the current situation, we look forward with excitement and hope to the upcoming academic year 2020-2021. Our mission and vision remain the same! But our understanding of that mission and vision is now being pruned for deeper growth and commitment. And we are geared up to work to see increased impact towards our mission and vision for God’s glory.We, the faculty are becoming learners Read more…
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FAITHFUL ENDINGS, HOPEFUL BEGINNINGS
May 30, 2020 marked the first virtual graduation program of IGSL as 74 students attended their commencement ceremonies while sitting in front of their computer screens. Some were still in their dorm rooms on campus, others were in their own homes, and others were in quarantine facilities around Asia. It was a day of mixed emotions. One professor said to the students, “This is not how your years of study should have ended. We couldn’t Read more…
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Hope in Times of Calamity and Disease
The year 2020 started in agitation and fear as the Taal volcano spewed ashes on January 12, affecting the surrounding towns in southern Luzon, as well as Metro Manila, and even some areas of Central Luzon. Then, the Coronavirus which started in China was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization on January 31. These events brought us to our knees, allowing the whole nation, leaders of different sectors and common people Read more…
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PRAY FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS
Erratum: The scripture reference of the quoted Bible verse in the version published on February 16 is 2 Cor. 5:17. It was mistakenly indicated as 1 Thess. 5:17. PRAY FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS Dear friends, As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to a new life. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone the new has come! (2 Cor. 5:17) This newness is not just for our own benefit, Read more…
