The search is on for the nominees for the 2008 Ten Outstanding Workers of God with Excellent Leadership [TOWEL] Awards. Any Evangelical/Full Gospel Independent Church leader can nominate his/her Pastor to this prestigious ministerial leadership award.

Ten

Outstanding

Workers of God with

Excellent

Leadership 2008 Awards

We see a growing number of motivated pastors excelling in servant leadership transforming their communities and beyond.

What is the purpose of this search?

1. To recognize faithful and fruitful pastors.
2. To promote excellence and raise the standard of ministry.
3. To encourage the young generation to pursue the pastoral calling and vocation.

Who can be nominated?

1. A Filipino Pastor of an Evangelical/Full Gospel Independent Church in Luzon for a minimum of five years in active ministry. For Bulacan, the search is open for denominational pastors.
2. A Filipino Pastor who exhibits Godly character, extra-ordinary competence and significant contribution to the church and society.
3. A Filipino Pastor who is actively involved in Body Ministry especially in his/her City/Town and Provincial Pastoral Movement.
4. Ministers who have been promoted and recognized formally as bishops are no longer eligible for nomination.

What are we looking for?

1. Character                                                                      35%
Unquestionable Integrity
Passionate Spirituality
Authentic Family Life
2. Competence                                                                  35%
Empowering Leadership
Preserver of Body Unity
Pioneer, Developer or Catalyst
3. Contribution                                                                 30%
For Enhancement of Life
             For Community Transformation

What are the categories?

1. Best in Managing a Healthy Church
2. Best in Community Service and Development
3. Best in Evangelism and Discipleship
4. Best in Teaching and Equipping Ministry
5. Best in Pioneering & Sustaining Churches
6. Best in Expository Preaching
7. Best in Relevant Innovation & Creativity for Ministry
8. Best in Effecting Socio-Political and Economic Transformation
9. Best in Leadership: Mentoring Pastors and Leaders
10. Best in Prayer and Worship Movements

Who will be awarded?

1. Those who passed the screening and selection process to be conducted by the Towel Awards Committee. The finalists will be evaluated and the winners chosen by the board of judges.
2. For this particular search, five slots are allotted exclusively for Bulacan while the other five slots will be open for the rest of Luzon.
3. Two Lifetime Achievement Awards will be given for older pastors who faithfully shepherded a church in Bulacan for the last 25 years or more.

What are the prizes at stake?

Each TOWEL Awardee will be given a personalized towel, a certificate of award, plaque of recognition, Php 20,000.00, books and other gift items.

When will the search start and end?

1. The search starts on March 20, 2007 and will end on the Awards night on February 22, 2008.
2. Deadline of submission of nomination entries is 12 noon of October 23, 2007. Bulacan deadline is 12 noon of August 21, 2007.
3. Official nominees will be informed after 1 month of submission of entry forms. Finalists will be notified by letter on the second week of January, 2008.

Where can I get the nomination form?

Nomination forms will be made available through the Pastoral Movements. Forms can also be downloaded from the web: ceccrossworld.com. For inquiries call Rev. Dario Ravina 09163969156 or Rev. Jun Merculita 0918-2781647 or
Email: towelawards@gmail.com.

How much is the nomination fee?

The nomination is FREE. But once a nominee has passed the first qualifying round and become an official nominee, his or her church will have to shoulder the Php 500.00 processing fee. Make checks payable to TOWEL Awards Foundation or deposit your payments to TOWEL Awards Foundation, Banco De Oro SM Marilao branch.

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Board of Trustees: Bishop Romeo Corpuz, Bishop Jonel Milan, Pastor Al Termulo, Dr. Benicio Gatchalian, Rev. John Joseph Leo Castillo, Rev. Dario Ravina, Rev. Rene Bernardo, Pastor Jun Mercolita

Advisory Board: Bishop Ef Tendero, Bishop Fred Magbanua, Rev. Dave White, Gov. Josie de la Cruz, Rev. Peter Tanchi,  Atty Joe Villanueva, Dr. Lito Carag, Dr. David Lim, Mr. Dan Andrew Cura, Mr. Nilo Marcos Sosmena

History:

The TOWEL is a symbol of servant leadership that Jesus exemplified on the night of his betrayal. He washed the dirty and smelly feet of his disciples and commanded them to do the same. Jesus told them to wash one another’s feet. That’s a tall order. It would have been easier to wash Jesus’ feet instead or their own followers’ feet, but their colleagues’ feet? “No way!” The struggle might had been too great on the part of the disciples but they did it anyway.

In this same spirit, TOWEL Awards was conceived - colleagues honoring and recognizing one another’s significance and contribution. While there are ministries that cater to the welfare of the financially strapped, physically weak or sick, forgotten “senior citizen” pastors, TOWEL focuses on the excelling and hardworking pastors that bear much fruit for the Kingdom. Most of the rewards we will receive in heaven, but a little recognition will mean a lot to encourage God’s workers, whose works are unenviable and most often unrecognized, and to challenge more into the fulltime ministry.

TOWEL Awards was born in September 30, 2003 through Pastor Al Termulo, the head of the Education Desk of Christian Ministers’ Council of Bulacan [CMCB]. The first  TOWEL Awards were given to Bulacan Pastors Benicio Gatchalian, Romeo Bonggo, Andre Gineta, Rene Bernardo, Sandy Galeza, Rafael Paulino, Romeo Tomas, John Joseph Leo Castillo, Jonel Milan and Bishop Romeo Corpuz in November 23, 2004 in CROSSWorld Auditorium, Banga, Meycauayan, Bulacan.