Gatherings

GATHERINGS

The gatherings, emphasizing cultural affirmation and exchange, serve as a primary means to identify community aspirations and need in the emerging generations. The regional focus will also provide the foundation for a social and cultural networking strategy supplemented by the growing use of technology-driven social networking platforms. Through the relationships and networks developed during these gatherings, participants for the second element of the program will be identified.

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Conversations on Faith and IP Culture

iEmergence, in partnership with Tribal Mission Foundation International Inc., organized its first Indigenous Theological Symposium in the Philippines. The symposium, attended by over a hundred participants, had eighteen local people groups and four foreign people groups taking part in the conversations on the impact of Christian mission on culture, Indigenous leadership, and living faith out and community. The evenings were times of cultural celebration where participants shared the uniqueness of their Creator-given culture. We are looking forward to continuing these conversations in the years to come and hosting more conversations around the Philippines.

CFIPC Book

The Conversations on Faith and IP Culture coffee table book is now available! The book is a collection of stories, thoughts, and dreams of the Indigenous peoples of the Philippines. Conversation topics include: impact of Christian mission in Indigenous communities, Indigenous Christian leadership, and integration of faith and community.

Please let us know if you would like a copy! Leave us a message to place your orders or to reserve print copies. The ebook will be available for purchase online through the iEmergence website soon.

Buy the book now!

Panuluanan SLT Launch

iEmergence Philippines kicked the year off by launching the Panuluanan School of Living Traditions in Sitio Panaga, Barangay Colosas, Paquibato District, Davao City. Panluanan is the Ata word for “place of teaching.” Panuluanan leaders had been in conversation for a few months in 2012 and decided that it was time to share the vision of having a school of living traditions to the rest of their community. The launching, organized by Ata elders and youth, was well attended by indigenous and non-indigenous members of the community.

Panuluanan Gathering

The Panuluanan leadership organized a three-day tribal gathering for the Ata youth of Paquibato District. The gathering included facilitated conversations on the following topics: preserving culture in the present context, responsibility of elders in cultural preservation, and culture as Creator-given. There were also workshops where youth learned from the elders of the community how to bead, weave mats, make baskets, and play traditional instruments. One of the highlights of the gathering was a tribal parade where one of the young people said, “It’s the first time that we went around the barangay as an Ata people, singing and dancing and proud of who we were created to be.” Panuluanan hopes to be able to continue hosting these gatherings as a way to build community unity as well as to encourage and promote the cultural restoration of their people.