ABOUT CCF

What We Believe
OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
God
We believe that there is only one soverein God! eternally e"istent in three #ersons$ Father! Son!
and Holy S%irit& He is the inde%endent Creator o' the heavens and the (niverse) He is all*+no,in!
all*%o,er'(l! -(st! lovin! .o/%letely tr(th'(l! and holy&C'& Genesis 0$0! 12! 13) #sal/ 45$1)
Matthe, 16$04) 0 #eter 0$1) 1 Corinthians 07$08) Isaiah 2$7) Tit(s 0$1) 9ohn 7$02) 0 Chroni.les
14$00*01&
The Bible
We believe that the Bible :22 boo+s$ 74 Old Testa/ent boo+s and 13 Ne, Testa/ent boo+s; is the
Word o' God s(%ernat(rally ins%ired! inerrant! and in'allible& It is o(r s(%re/e a(thority in all
/atters o' 'aith! do.trine! and .ond(.t& We also a''ir/ its s(''i.ien.y! .larity! and ne.essity 'or
en(ine Christian livin&C'& 1 Ti/othy 7$02) 1 #eter 0$15*10) #sal/s 004$05<) #sal/s 04$3*00)
#roverbs 75$<&
Salvation
We believe that salvation ,ith its 'oriveness o' sins! i/%artation o' a ne, nat(re and eternal
li'e is a 'ree i't 'ro/ God& This i't is re.eived ,hen a %erson tr(sts in 9es(s Christ to be his
only Savior and =ord& It is iven by Gods ra.e and .annot be earned by /an thro(h ood
,or+s! ba%tis/! .h(r.h /e/bershi% or any other /eans&C'& Ro/ans 2$17) E%hesians 1$6*4) 9ohn
08$2) 9ohn 0$01) Tit(s 7$<) Galatians 7$12) Ro/ans <$0&
Ba%tis/
We believe that ,ater ba%tis/ by i//ersion is an a.t o' obedien.e to Christs .o//and& It is a
%(bli. .on'ession o' o(r %ersonal 'aith in 9es(s Christ& As Christ died 'or o(r sins! ,e ,ere raised
'ro/ death) ,e ,al+ in ne,ness o' li'e ,ith Hi/&C'& Matthe, 16$04) Mar+ 0$4) Colossians 1$01)
Ro/ans 2$7*8&
9es(s Christ
We believe that 9es(s Christ in the 'lesh ,as both God and /an! ,as .on.eived by the Holy S%irit!
and ,as born o' a virin& He lived a sinless li'e& He ,as .r(.i'ied and died to %ay the %enalty 'or
o(r sins& By His blood! the =ord 9es(s Christ /ade a %er'e.t sa.ri'i.e 'or sin on.e and 'or all
ti/e&He ,as raised 'ro/ the dead on the third day& =ater! He as.ended to the Fathers riht hand
,here He reins as the Head o' the Ch(r.h and inter.edes 'or believers& We believe He is .o/in
aain! bodily and visibly! to the earth to set (% His >indo/&C'& Matthe, 0$11*17) Isaiah 4$2)
9ohn 0$0*<!08) Hebre,s 8$08*0<) 0 Corinthians 0<$7*8) Ro/ans 0$7*8) A.ts 0$4*00) 0 Ti/othy
2$08*0<) Tit(s 1$07) E%hesians 0$11) Hebre,s 3$1<&
Every Christians Mission
We believe that it is Gods ,ill and .o//and 'or every Christian to be a.tively enaed in
tellin others ho, to establish a %ersonal relationshi% ,ith God thro(h 'aith in 9es(s Christ and in
dis.i%lin those ,ho res%ond to the ood ne,s o' salvation&C'& 1 Ti/othy 0$3*6! 8$1) 1
Corinthians <$04*15) Matthe, 16$04*15&
The Holy S%irit
We believe that the Holy S%irit is God and %ossesses all divine attrib(tes& He ind,ells all believers
and ba%ti?es the/ at the /o/ent they tr(st in 9es(s Christ to be their only Savior and =ord& He
.ontrols all tr(e believers and e/%o,ers the/ to live the Christian li'e in res%onse to their
obedien.e! .on'ession o' sins! and s(b/ission to Hi/&C'& Ro/ans 6$4*00) 1 Corinthians 7$03)
9ohn 02$3*07) A.ts 0$6) 0 Corinthians 7$02) 0 Corinthians 01$01) E%hesians 0$07) Galatians <$1<)
E%hesians <$06&
Good Wor+s
We believe that ood ,or+s are not the /eans to salvation b(t the e"%e.ted by%rod(.t in the li'e
o' a tr(e believer in Christ& The eviden.e o' tr(e salvation and tr(e 'aith is re%entan.e! ood
,or+s! and .haned lives& It is every believers res%onsibility to %(rs(e a li'e o' ood ,or+s
thro(h the %o,er o' the Holy S%irit&C'& E%hesians 1$6*05) Galatians 2$4*05) Matthe, <$02) 0
Ti/othy 2$06&@ision and Mission
@ision State/ent
O(r vision is to see a /ove/ent o' /illions o' .o//itted 'ollo,ers o' the =ord 9es(s Christ
/eetin in s/all ro(%s! trans'or/in$=ivesFa/iliesCo//(nitiesNationsMission State/ent
Mission State/ent
O(r /ission is to /a+e Christ*.o//itted 'ollo,ers ,ho ,ill /a+e Christ*.o//itted
'ollo,ers& AGo and /a+e dis.i%les o' all nations! ba%ti?in the/ in the na/e o' the Father and o'
the Son and o' the Holy S%irit! and tea.hin the/ to obey everythin I have .o//anded yo(&A
Matthe, 16$04*15 :NI@;
Core @al(es
O(r Core @al(es
Sa.ri'i.ial love 'or God and othersEvanelis/ and eB(i%%inRelian.e on the Holy S%irit and
%rayer@ol(nteer lay leadershi%A(thority o' the S.ri%t(res and leadersN(rt(re 'a/ily relationshi%s
and h(sband*,i'e /inistry tea/sTr(th'(lness and interityS/all ro(% dis.i%leshi%
O(r Str(.t(re and Stratey$ C01 and Cis.i%leshi% #ro.ess
The C01 is an orani?ational str(.t(re ,e (se to %(rs(e and a..o/%lish o(r /ission and vision
'ro/ God& C01 stands 'or Cis.i%les o' 01& This is based on 9es(s /odel o'
dis.i%leshi%&Cis.i%le /a+in is the %ro.ess o' hel%in %eo%le BE=IE@E in Christ! n(rt(rin the/
to GROW to,ard Christ*li+eness so that they /ay also CISCI#=E others and event(ally
MU=TI#=Dthe/selves! 'or the lory o' God&Ho, do ,e i/%le/ent the C*01 Stratey$Believe
We b(ild RE=ATIONSHI#S and hel% %eo%le +no, 9ESUS as =ord and Savior&Gro, We
NURTURE believers to CHRIST*=I>E /at(rity as /e/bers o' a Cro(%&Mentor We TRAIN
%eo%le to =EAC their o,n Cro(%s&M(lti%ly We MENTOR and EM#OWER dro(% leaders to
/(lti%ly their Cro(%&E A Cro(% is .o/%osed o' %eo%le ,ho are not yet leadin their o,n
ro(%s& A C01 is .o/%osed o' %eo%le ,ho are leadin their o,n Cro(%s&O(r History
The CCF Story
In the early 0465s! #eter Tan*Chi bean an evanelisti. ho/e Bible st(dy in Broo+side
S(bdivision! Cainta& Only three .o(%les attended that 'irst Bible st(dy in the ho/e o' I+e and Cel
#(nsalan&B(t as they bean to invite their 'riends! the Bible st(dy re, and /oved to San 9(an to
the arae o' =oreto Carbonel&A .ore ro(% o' 85 %eo%le b(siness/en! %ro'essionals! and their
'a/ilies e/ered 'ro/ these Bible st(dies& In 0468! they /et at the Asian Instit(te o'
Manae/ent :AIM; 'or their 'irst Christs Co//ission Fello,shi% S(nday ,orshi%
servi.e&Sin.e then! CCFs .ontin(o(s ro,th has .a(sed its ,orshi% servi.es to /ove 'ro/ %la.e
to %la.e& Fro/ AIM! servi.es /oved to Greenbelt then to the Con'eren.e Roo/ o' the #hili%%ine
International Convention Center :#ICC; and then to the #ICC #lenary Hall& Worshi%%ers then s%lit
in order to attend at t,o di''erent ven(es$ one in S(.at! and one at the @alle @erde Co(ntry Cl(b&
Event(ally in 0443! CCF settled at St& Fran.is SB(are in Ortias Center& =ast May 1507 /ar+ed
the ina((ration o' the ne, CCF Center at Fontera @erde! Ortias&Today by Gods ra.e! CCF is
a thrivin .h(r.h o' a%%ro"i/ately 75F o(trea.hes here in the #hili%%ines and abroad& It is a
(niB(e 'ello,shi% .o/%osed and led by lay /en and ,o/en! all o' ,ho/ still share Gods love
and the Gos%el in the style o' the 'irst .ent(ry Christians$ in s/all ro(%s! in their ho/es!
.o//(nities! and ,or+%la.es& It is an indieno(s .h(r.h ,hi.h o%erates ,itho(t 'orein
a''iliation or 'inan.ial assistan.e&The vision that the =ord ave to the leaders o' CCF is to establish
a .h(r.h %atterned a'ter that o' the Ne, Testa/ent& CCF %la.es e/%hasis on the a.tive
%arti.i%ation and /inistry o' lay %eo%le .o//itted to obeyin Christs .o//and as iven in
Matthe, 16$04*15$Go there'ore and /a+e dis.i%les o' all the nations! ba%ti?in the/ in the
na/e o' the Father and the Son and the Holy S%irit! tea.hin the/ to observe all that I
.o//anded yo(&This .o//and is o'ten d(bbed the Great Co//ission) hen.e! the .h(r.h is
na/ed Christs Co//ission Fello,shi%& A..ordin to S.ri%t(re! all Christians are .alled by the
=ord to be /inisters! to /a+e .o//itted 'ollo,ers o' 9es(s Christ&Senior #astor
#eter Tan*Chi
Fo(nder and #resident o' Christs Co//ission Fo(ndation! In.& :CCF; and Senior #astor o'
Christs Co//ission Fello,shi%& He is the Chair/an o' Asiati. Cevelo%/ent Cor%oration and
Basi. Ho(sin Sol(tions! In.& He is also the Fo(nder and Chair/an o' The Masters A.ade/y!
,hi.h has the 'irst and only a..redited Ho/e Ed(.ation %rora/ in the #hili%%ines&A .(/ la(de
rad(ate 'ro/ the University o' the #hili%%ines :U#; /a-ored in Mar+etin! he re.eived his
Master in Manae/ent deree ,ith distin.tion at Asian Instit(te o' Manae/ent :AIM;& He
.o/%leted his Co.tor o' Ministry deree at the International Grad(ate S.hool o' =eadershi% ,here
he serves as its @i.e Chair/an& He is a Board Me/ber o' Far East Broad.astin Co/%any&Married
to Ceonna 'or 85 years no,! they are blessed ,ith 'ive ,onder'(l .hildren ,ho are all ,al+in
,ith and servin the =ord& They have nine rand.hildren&