I got a notification from Tom Steffen. He is a missiologist whose recent specialization is in Orality Missions—how to reach out to, evangelize, and disciple people who cannot read, choose not to read, or prefer to learn through methods other than reading. His recent book "Character Theology: Engaging God through His Cast of Characters," coauthored by …
Category: Books
The Art of Pastoral Care— a Decade Later
10 years ago, my wife and I co-wrote The Art of Pastoral Care. 17 years ago we had set up Bukal Life Ministries, which became Bukal Life Care & Counseling Center. We were training clinical chaplains and pastoral counselors in Baguio City, Philippines. Up to that point, our training materials tended to be a mishmash …
Book Review: “Drinking Coffee with Some Contemporary Filipino Evangelical Theologians” by Francis Jr S. Samdao
<Full disclosure first of all. I had absolutely no involvement in the production of this book. HOWEVER, I am the "editor-in-chief" of PBTS-Press, and Samdao's work is the first book published under this imprint. As such, I am reviewing a book that I have some indirect involvement in.> Francis Samdao's book "Drinking Coffee with Some …
A Couple of Book Recommendations
While I am SLOWLY working on my new book "Slow Missions" (obviously I am practicing what I preach), there are a couple of other books that I had a MUCH SMALLER role in that I would like to promote: DRINKING COFFEE WITH SOME CONTEMPORARY EVANGELICAL FILIPINO THEOLOGIANS. by Francis Jr. S. Samdao. This book is …
New Website— PBTS Press
This year, our seminary publishing arm was officially established in 2025, and formally launched in January 2026. I serve at this time as the editor-in-chief of PBTS Press. I have been working on the website for PBTS Press. I will admit that my skills in website design is pretty limited. Nevertheless, I am happy that …
PBTS Press
I am happy to say that a couple of projects of Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary Press (PBTS Press) are soon to come out. #1. Our first book under this imprint is about to officially release this January (January 2026). "Drinking Coffee with Some Contemporary Filipino Evangelical Theologians" has been completed by Dr. Francis Jr. S. …
My Writing Projects (and AI) November 2025
Sometimes I look back at my old posts and wonder why I wrote about my writing status. After all, a couple years later and sometimes the information is woefully out-of-date. Sometimes it includes something I decided never to finish. Others, they include something I finished long ago. However, I remind myself, that one of the …
Reviewing My Own Books
I am presently working on a Missiology book that will hopefully be done in 2026. But for now, I would like to go over the books I have written up to this point. All of my books have been self-published and self-edited (mostly). My new book will probably have a publisher, so hopefully it will …
Spirit preceding Order; Spirit with Order, Reflections on “Roland Allen’s The Ministry of Expansion”
Roland Allen is today considered a great missiologist from the early 20th century, even if not recognized as such in his lifetime. His most famous, and influential, works are “Missionary Methods” and “The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church.” So the little book (almost a brochure) “The Ministry of Expansion: The Priesthood of the Laity,” a …
Catching Up on My Reading
A friend of mine gave a list of the top 10 books he read in 2023. I thought about doing that... but I am not really good at identifying best books versus those that are less outstanding. Instead, I will list the books that have accumulated this year for reading. Hopefully, I will finish at …