![]() Scholars are given opportunities for local and international performances and to serve as mentors to young members.” In the past, the OFY was able to play in countries such as Malaysia, Qatar, and the US. Since 2012, Ang Misyon has already “helped over a thousand scholars and continues to provide programs which focus on orchestral training and instrument support. The organization believes that “social change is sparked through the learning of orchestral music.” The OFY is the “main performing arm of Ang Misyon, a non-profit organization that supports the musically talented, less privileged youth,” according to its souvenir program. The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY) on stage. The OFY celebrated 10 years of music with a concert dubbed “OFY X” with Gerard Salonga as conductor, who also serves as the group’s music director. It was very heartening to see the mixed crowd at the CCP main theater, mostly young individuals and their families, who listened as the OFY regaled them with music from master composers and our own National Artists for music. But it turned out more than that as it was a serendipitous occasion filled with meaning and purpose-a celebration of young talent on stage courtesy of the Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY), and a statement from the people who trooped to CCP’s main theater, confirming that after a long drought, there is a thirst (and demand) for music that is essential for the soul and spirit. It could have been just an ordinary night filled with music at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) last Oct. I wondered whether I should change denominations, but I concluded. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, I started reconstructing my own church’s worship around liturgical practices observed in other traditions, like Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or Catholicism. These were evangelicals, like Robert Webber or the theologians behind the Chicago Call of 1977, who were interested in recovering the Great Tradition of Christian faith in its historical and liturgical fullness. I started connecting with folks involved in what was called the Convergence-Worship movement. As I stood there behind a makeshift table, I froze and wondered, Is this the body and the blood of Jesus Christ? It was like the Holy Spirit placed a yearning in me. Tell us about your journey into Pentecostal orthodoxy and what led you to write the book.Īs a minister with the Church of God, a Holiness Pentecostal denomination based in Cleveland, Tennessee, I began to wrestle with certain questions: Why do we believe, for instance, that Catholics are going to hell? What are saints? And what is the Eucharist? As I explain in the book, I had an epiphany during a service as we celebrated Communion. ![]() ![]() Dale Coulter, a professor at Pentecostal Theological Seminary, spoke with Alvarez about forging a closer bond between Pentecostalism and the church throughout the ages. Emilio Alvarez, presiding bishop of the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches, looks to fuse his own Pentecostalism with the riches of church tradition in his book Pentecostal Orthodoxy: Toward an Ecumenism of the Spirit. As a result, it often carries a reputation of being liberated from the dead hand of the past, rather than rooted in historic Christian orthodoxy. Pentecostalism emphasizes the dynamic workings of the Holy Spirit. ![]()
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