CBN Asia
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CBN Asia or Christian Broadcasting Networks Asia is a non-stock, non-profit corporation established in the Philippines
in 1994. Its vision, mission and ministries are inspired by those of Christian Broadcasting Network
(CBN), founded in the United states
by televangelist
Pat Robertson
in 1961 and which is now one of the world’s largest mass media
christian television organizations.
ACM’s vision is to train and send Asian missionaries to make disciples and plant churches among the unevangelized people groups of Asia.
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ACM’s unique missionary strategy is to train and deploy Asians as church-planting teams utilizing community development and other holistic ministries to reach the unevangelized.
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foundation that provides short-term medical, disaster relief, feeding and community development assistance to economically disadvantaged people in the Philippines and Asia. OB is committed to responding with appropriate resources to people in dire need by mobilizing volunteer medical teams, logistics and other trained emergency relief personnel to handle the procurement, transportation and distribution of food, clothing, medical and other supplies. OB continues to enhance its capacity to provide community assistance programs to serve as many people as possible.
. Since 1994, OB humanitarian missions have expanded their reach from areas all over the Philippines to other Asian countries like China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan. In 1996, OB officially became the humanitarian arm of CBN Asia, Inc. which was founded by Gordon Robertson, son of The Christian Broadcasting Network Chairman and Founder M.G. “Pat” Robertson.
Serving as an ideal prototype, the Center conducts day trainer's training seminars here and abroad in response to requests made various groups planning to establish their own counseling centers . In the past, a counseling team was sent to different provinces in the Philippines and other Asian countries such as Taiwan and India to conduct training seminars and train up counseling centers handling common problem situations and trauma cases.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in 1994. Its vision, mission and ministries are inspired by those of Christian Broadcasting Network
Christian Broadcasting Network
The Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is a fundamentalist Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. Its headquarters and main studios are in Virginia Beach, Virginia.-Background:...
(CBN), founded in the United states
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by televangelist
Televangelism
Televangelism is the use of television to communicate the Christian faith. The word is a portmanteau of television and evangelism and was coined by Time magazine. A “televangelist” is a Christian minister who devotes a large portion of his ministry to television broadcasting...
Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson is a media mogul, television evangelist, ex-Baptist minister and businessman who is politically aligned with the Christian Right in the United States....
in 1961 and which is now one of the world’s largest mass media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
christian television organizations.
The mission
CBN Asia serves as a strategic organizational base for reaching Asia with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through mass media programs and community-based humanitarian-aid missions.ACM’s vision is to train and send Asian missionaries to make disciples and plant churches among the unevangelized people groups of Asia.
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Strategy
CBN Asia undertakes several ministries in reaching Asian nations with the Gospel. Its major thrust is through The 700 Club Asia, a locally produced weekly television program, as well as other TV specials that are viewed nationwide and in other countries in the Asian region. Its ministries include humanitarian aid and community development projects through Operation Blessing Foundation. The Asian Center for Missions enables reaching different people groups in Asia through the deployment of Asian cross-cultural missionaries.ACM’s unique missionary strategy is to train and deploy Asians as church-planting teams utilizing community development and other holistic ministries to reach the unevangelized.
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Asian center for missions
The Asian Center for Missions was formed in response to Christ’s call to “go and make disciples of all nations . . .” (Matthew 28:19). It is not exclusively a CBN Asia project, but an Asia-wide network for spreading the Gospel, comprising the following ministries: Philippines for Jesus Movement (PJM), the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), the Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries http://www.ascm.net (ASCM), the International Bible Society, and other Asian church and fellowship groups.Operation blessing foundation
Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines, Inc. (OB) is a non-profit humanitarian aidHumanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity...
foundation that provides short-term medical, disaster relief, feeding and community development assistance to economically disadvantaged people in the Philippines and Asia. OB is committed to responding with appropriate resources to people in dire need by mobilizing volunteer medical teams, logistics and other trained emergency relief personnel to handle the procurement, transportation and distribution of food, clothing, medical and other supplies. OB continues to enhance its capacity to provide community assistance programs to serve as many people as possible.
Structure
OB works with the appropriate government agencies, such as the Department of Health and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and with non-government organizations in the target localities. It is duly registered with the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Department of Social Welfare and Development as a donee institution.Background
OB is the Asian counterpart of the US-based Operation Blessing InternationalOperation Blessing International
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation is a non-profit 501 non-profit humanitarian organization based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA and has an operation named Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines, Inc...
. Since 1994, OB humanitarian missions have expanded their reach from areas all over the Philippines to other Asian countries like China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan. In 1996, OB officially became the humanitarian arm of CBN Asia, Inc. which was founded by Gordon Robertson, son of The Christian Broadcasting Network Chairman and Founder M.G. “Pat” Robertson.
Statistics
Since 1994, OB has served over half a million people in the Philippines and several other Asian countries. More than 5,000 doctors, dentists, surgeons, nurses, and other non- medical volunteers have given their services for free in over 70 humanitarian missions.Programs
OB is committed to initiate a variety of strategic national and Asia-wide programs, partnerships, and special projects to relieve human suffering by providing the basic necessities of life and developing healthy, self-sustaining communities.Development Program for Impoverished Children
A community development assistance program involving feeding, medical, dental, and educational projects for impoverished children in Payatas, Commonwealth, Las Piñas and other underprivileged areas. Livelihood programs for children’s parents and guardians are also provided. Special holiday gift-giving outreaches and values-formation summer camps form part of the program.Quick-Response Disaster Relief Mission
Provides aid to victims of earthquakes, floods, fires, and other natural and man-made disasters, such as the flood in Anhui, China in August 1999, the earthquake in Taiwan in September 1999, the Mayon Volcano eruption in the Philippines in March 2000, and the Payatas trashslide in July 2000Medical Mission for Unreached, Underserved
Provides a diverse range of medical services, including general medical treatment, dentistry, out-patient surgery, and health education to address the unmet medical needs of underserved communities.The 700 club counseling center
Aside from providing professional yet personal through the phone lines, The 700 Club Counseling Center shares its resources as well as expertise with other churches and ministries that share its vision.Serving as an ideal prototype, the Center conducts day trainer's training seminars here and abroad in response to requests made various groups planning to establish their own counseling centers . In the past, a counseling team was sent to different provinces in the Philippines and other Asian countries such as Taiwan and India to conduct training seminars and train up counseling centers handling common problem situations and trauma cases.
See also
- Christian Broadcasting NetworkChristian Broadcasting NetworkThe Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is a fundamentalist Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. Its headquarters and main studios are in Virginia Beach, Virginia.-Background:...
- The 700 ClubThe 700 ClubThe 700 Club is the flagship news talk show of the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing in syndication throughout the United States and Canada. In production since 1966, it is currently hosted by Pat Robertson, Terry Meeuwsen, Kristi Watts, and Gordon P. Robertson, two of whom will host on any...
- Pat RobertsonPat RobertsonMarion Gordon "Pat" Robertson is a media mogul, television evangelist, ex-Baptist minister and businessman who is politically aligned with the Christian Right in the United States....
- Gordon P. RobertsonGordon P. RobertsonGordon Perry Robertson is the CEO of the Christian Broadcasting Network. He is a frequent co-host on The 700 Club, often filling in for his father, Pat Robertson....