MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Fairbanks International School of Communication (FISC) of Asia- Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) has continued to develop partnerships in its effort to provide specialized media training and education to churches and ministry partners. Recently FISC collaborated with the Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Cultures(ISAAC) which conducted the “BEAUTY for ASHES” writers workshop held last September 4-6 at the Nazareth Hall of the APNTS .
This partnership paved a way in promoting Christian presence in the area of Philippine culture, mission, and development communication. The workshop with a limited number of 24 participants aimed for participants to sharpen their skills and receive mentoring in developing a biblical perspective to writing.
Joined together with a passion to Christian writing, participants received training and mentorship for three days under Dr. Miriam Adeney and Dr. Melba Padilla – Maggay
Adeney, a renowned international speaker directs book writing workshops for Asia, Africa and Latin America. She currently holds teaching positions at Seattle Pacific University, Regent College and Fuller Theological Seminary. She has written five books including Daughters of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim women and serves as a contributing editor to Christianity Today International.
Maggay is a sought-after international speaker and consultant on culture and social development issues particularly the interface of religion, culture and development. She has received honorary recognition from the most prestigious literary award in the Philippines, the Don Palanca Memorial Awards. Maggay is the president of ISACC, a research and training organization engaged in development, missiology and cross-cultural studies aimed at social transformation.
FISC believes that this partnership with ISACC will bring about more workshop collaborations in the future.
– By Ms. Emerald Longcop
