𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓, 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓: 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃

From the wilderness to the digital age, from aesthetics to advocacy, these rich and diverse presentations at the ATS Theo Forum explore how spiritual formation takes root in every context, whether in transition, suffering, story, silence, or community. Join us as we rediscover what it means to be formed in Christ together in today’s world.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟏 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃

• 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 – Athena Gorospe, PhD
Come and explore how the next generation can be formed in love, justice, and obedience, especially in seasons of cultural or spiritual transition. Discover a biblical vision for discipleship rooted in the book of Deuteronomy.

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Brian Candelaria
Reimagine the wilderness not as punishment, but as sacred space for transformation. Learn how spiritual practices like solitude, silence, and fasting reflect the path of Christ and cultivate deep formation.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟐 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐆𝐄

• 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 – Juliet Uytanlet, PhD and Patricia Nermal, MA IUS
Step into the new terrain of online spiritual formation. This session explores how digital learning environments shape seminary students through the lens of “rites of passage” in a post-pandemic world.

• 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 – Aileen Orillaza, PhD ongoing
How are young evangelicals shaped by their digital stories and social media narratives? Reflect on the role of cultural values, identity formation, and online storytelling in shaping ethical and spiritual lives.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟑: 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐘

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – – William Dyrness, PhD
Discover how beauty, art, and imagination shape Christian worship and nurture the soul. This session explores how aesthetics can deepen faith and transform Protestant spirituality.

• 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝’𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐧 – Ronnie Magpayo, PhD cand.
Even in non-liturgical traditions, communal practices form us. Come examine how the Lord’s Supper fosters ethical awareness and spiritual maturity in ordinary church settings.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟒: 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 – Irene Alexander, PhD
Discover the link between emotional intelligence and Christlike formation. Drawing from Soul Care, a course at ATS, this session explores how contemplative practices like lectio divina and Ignatian contemplation foster emotional depth, inner healing, and true spiritual maturity.

• 𝐈𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐈𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐁𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝? – Lorenzo Bautista, ThM, ATS Faculty Emeritus
Uncover how fear and trauma shape spiritual instincts, and how love invites believers into deeper transformation. This session asks how discipleship can reach even the unspoken parts of faith.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟓: 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑: 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘

• 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 Maria Arceño, PhD
Explore how interfaith friendships among youth challenge exclusion and embody the hospitality of Christ. This session invites us to form relationships that break down walls.

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞-𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 – Christopher Chua, PhD
Rediscover the early church’s vision of unity-in-diversity and examine how inclusive, multi-generational communities are essential to faithful disciple-making today.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟔 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

• 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 – Fermin “Jun” Manalo, Jr. D.S.D.
Witness how spiritual formation unfolds among urban poor women navigating trauma, resilience, and faith. This session reveals how Christ is being formed where the world often fails to look.

• 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 – Zau Lum Lahpai
Examine how the faith and resilience of Kachin Christians amid war invite the Church to reimagine spiritual maturity in light of suffering and survival.

𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒: 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏, 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃

This powerful set of sessions at the ATS Theo Forum explores how spiritual formation unfolds in the realities of leadership, suffering, power, healing, and philosophical reflection. From resisting authoritarianism to walking with survivors, from rethinking church health to embodying Christ in community, each presentation invites us to a deeper, more holistic vision of what it means to be truly formed in Christ.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟏: 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓-𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒

• “𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮”: 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥’𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 – Noli Mendoza, PhD ongoing
Dive deep into Paul’s theology of formation in Galatians, a vision that challenges individualism, external conformity, and shallow discipleship. Rethink what it means for the Church’s practice of discipleship and public witness today.

• 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐀 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 – Jason Richard Tan, PhD & Wendell Campano, PhD ongoing
Reimagine church health through a biblical, context-based lens that emphasizes spiritual fruit and character over attendance and programming, moving beyond Western paradigms of measurement.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟐: 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

• 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Christine Joy Catalon & Kevin Yau, Ph.D. cand.
Explore how the holistic counselor training at ATS fosters deep spiritual formation. This session examines how the integrated ATS Counseling curriculum cultivates emotional maturity, inner healing, and spiritual depth—preparing students for faithful, transformative ministry.

• 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 – Annabel Manalo, PhD
Discover how counselor formation at ATS nurtures personal healing, spiritual depth, and compassion for the marginalized. This session explores how personal transformation becomes the foundation for transformative ministry.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟑: 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏

• 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐲𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 – Beatrice Ang, PhD
Learn how insights from St. John Chrysostom reveal the ways shame, conscience, and public opinion shape leaders, for good or ill, and how these lessons can guide us to confront spiritual abuse with wisdom and integrity.

• 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 – Charles Ringma, PhD
Engage a vision of discipleship shaped by Scripture, community, and the cross. Inspired by Bonhoeffer’s life and theology, this session invites us into costly, Christ-centered formation rooted in Scripture and community—for the sake of the world.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟒: 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐌

• 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 – Nestor Ravilas, PhD ongoing
Consider why many Filipino evangelicals supported strongman rule in 2016. Drawing on Foucault, surveys, and evangelical history, this session uncovers how discipleship often overlooks political engagement and true transformation.

• 𝐀 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 – Jeuel Barroso
Imagine faithful dissent in the face of authoritarianism. This session, based on interviews with young evangelicals and informed by Ricoeur’s metaphor theory, reimagines spirituality as resistance and protest—rooted in love, justice, and the call for faith to speak truth to power.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟓: 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘: 𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐄𝐔-𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐘𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

• 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞: 𝐀 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐮-𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬 – Erickson L. Totanes, PhD ongoing
Behold how spiritual maturity is embodied and relational. Through a Merleau Pontyan lens and from intercultural experience at MSU, this session challenges contemplative models and offers a dynamic vision of virtue and discipleship in community.

• 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 – Mejie Constantino, D.R.P.
Reimagine discipleship as holistic growth toward Christlikeness. Drawing on Aristotle’s four causes, this session highlights the Spirit’s role, the disciple’s nature, Christian teachings, and union with God in spiritual formation.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟔: 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃

• 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: : Journeying with Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Abandonment – Tricia Mazo, MA Pastoral Counseling
Explore how walking alongside survivors of abuse is itself a holy journey. This session unpacks how justice, healing, and presence shape both survivor and companion.

• 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫, Jasmine Helden Therese “Jet” Sy, MA Pastoral Counseling
Learn how the Church can form a missional vision rooted in advocacy, healing, and solidarity with victims of domestic violence—restoring dignity and hope through Christ.

𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓, 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒: 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒
This diverse cluster of presentations at the ATS Theo Forum reveals how spiritual formation takes root in the realities of disability, youth struggles, family life, public witness, indigenous wisdom, and ecological crisis. From the home to sinking communities, from oral cultures to urban megachurches, these sessions challenge us to see that true discipleship is always contextual, embodied, and responsive to the lived experiences of God’s people.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟏: 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐌, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇

• 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 – Amanda Shao Tan, PhD, ATS Faculty Emeritus
See how the lives of persons with disabilities model Christ’s power made perfect in weakness. Drawing from 2 Corinthians, this session calls the Church to recognize people with disabilities as key contributors to shaping discipleship today.

• 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? – Samson Uytanlet, PhD
Reflect on how narcissistic traits, explored through psychiatric insights, shaped the early Corinthian church—revealing issues like division and misuse of gifts. This session calls Christian communities today to repentance, humility, and new creation.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟐: 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇

• 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 – Jaime Ricardo
Learn how churches are (or aren’t) integrating spiritual formation and social transformation in their discipleship programs. This session compares approaches to holistic formation in urban megachurches.

• 𝐀𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐨 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 – Donna Hope Castillo-Tan, Ph.D. ongoing
Discover how a contextual, youth-focused resource has helped thousands of Filipino teens engage faith in the midst of real-life struggles. This session highlights tools for meaningful discipleship.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟑 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐎, 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐄: 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞

• 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭: 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞’𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Aristotle Peralta, PhD ongoing
Discover Dr. George Capaque’s theology of pagpapakatao, a deeply Filipino, grace-centered model of spiritual formation rooted in loob. This session invites a journey of pagbubukas-loob, pagbabalik-loob, and pagbabagong-loob, casting a compelling vision of discipleship that is relational, embodied, and transformative.

• 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞 – Andrea Roldan, PhD cand.
Explore the life and witness of Dr. Isabelo F. Magalit, from Martial Law to EDSA. This session reflects on how his spiritual formation and social context shaped a public theology rooted in evangelical conviction and national concern. It offers a model of discipleship that is faithful, contextual, and engaged in the public square.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟒: 𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

• 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: 𝐀 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 – Tano Emboc, PhD ongoing
Discover how storytelling and community practices foster spiritual formation in oral cultures. This case study from Mindanao offers insights for contextual discipleship in oral-majority settings.

• 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 (𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌) 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞, 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐨, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 – Neil Edwardneil, PhD & Doreen Benavidez, PhD ongoing
Learn how indigenous wisdom, theological education, and spiritual practice converge in a leadership formation model developed among the Mangyan communities of Mindoro.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟓: 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄: 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

• 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 – Leslie Javier, PhD cand.
Uncover how Filipino families disciple the next generation through habits, modeling, and authentic encounters with God within the home.

• 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 – Neil Fajardo, PhD cand.
Discover how God uses the family as a primary context for generational transformation, worldview formation, and lived-out faith.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟔: 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐒: 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

• 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚– Airi Aoki, MA, MATUL
Learn how the urban poor embody creation care through everyday practices born out of necessity, offering grassroots models for ecological stewardship rooted in simplicity and resilience.

• 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 – Ephraim Termulo, DMin ongoing
Reflect on how life in flood-prone, sinking neighbourhoods shapes faith, spiritual resilience, and transformative hope amid ongoing environmental crisis. 

𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍, 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓

In a time of digital change, emotional complexity, cultural tension, and church challenges, how is Christ being formed in us? This rich set of ATS Theo Forum presentations explores spiritual formation across diverse realities—from online learning and counseling education to pagpapakatao, political resistance, and life with disability. Through family discipleship, Spirit-led leadership, and healing from within, these sessions offer a contextual, embodied, and transformative vision of discipleship—inviting us to be formed in Christ for such a time as this.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟏: 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

• 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 – Juliet Uytanlet, PhD and Patricia Nermal, MA IUS
Through this ethnographic study, trace how online seminary formation shapes students spiritually in a post-pandemic world, using a “rite of passage” lens.

• 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Christine Joy Catalon & Kevin Yau, Ph.D. cand.
Look at how ATS Counseling’s holistic curriculum fosters emotional depth and spiritual maturity—forming ministers who can serve with wisdom and compassion.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟐: 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐎, 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐄: 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞

• 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭: 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞’𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Aristotle Peralta, PhD ongoing
Dig deep into Dr. George Capaque’s theology of pagpapakatao, a distinctly Filipino approach to spiritual formation grounded in loob. This session invites a transformative journey of pagbubukas-loob, pagbabalik-loob, and pagbabagong-loob, offering a relational and embodied vision of discipleship.

• 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞 – Andrea Roldan, PhD cand.
Journey through the life and witness of Dr. Isabelo F. Magalit, from Martial Law to EDSA. This session examines how his spiritual formation and social context shaped a public theology grounded in evangelical faith and national concern—offering a model of discipleship that is faithful, contextual, and publicly engaged.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟑: 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓-𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

• “𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮”: 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥’𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 – Noli Mendoza, PhD ongoing
Explore Paul’s theology of formation in Galatians, which challenges individualism, superficial conformity, and shallow discipleship. Reimagine how the Church practices discipleship and public witness in light of this vision.

• 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐀 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 – Jason Richard Tan, PhD & Wendell Campano, PhD ongoing
Rethink church health from a biblical, context-sensitive perspective that values spiritual fruit and character above attendance and programs, challenging typical Western standards of evaluation.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟒: 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 – Irene Alexander, PhD
Discover the link between emotional intelligence and Christlike formation. Drawing from Soul Care, a course at ATS, this session explores how contemplative practices like lectio divina and Ignatian contemplation foster emotional depth, inner healing, and true spiritual maturity.

• 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 – Nestor Ravilas, PhD ongoing
Examine why many Filipino evangelicals backed strongman rule in 2016. Using insights from Foucault, surveys, and evangelical history, this session reveals how discipleship frequently neglects political involvement and genuine transformation.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟓: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

• 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 – Athena Gorospe, PhD
Join us in exploring how the next generation can be shaped in love, justice, and faithful obedience amid times of cultural and spiritual transition. This session draws on Deuteronomy to cast a biblical vision for faithful discipleship.

• 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 – Leslie Javier, PhD cand.
Explore how Filipino families nurture the next generation’s faith through everyday habits, intentional modeling, and real encounters with God at home.

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝟔: 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐌, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇

• 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 – Amanda Shao Tan, PhD, ATS Faculty Emeritus
Discover how the lives of people with disabilities embody Christ’s strength in weakness. Grounded in 2 Corinthians, this session invites the Church to see them as vital partners in shaping discipleship today.

• 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? – Samson Uytanlet, PhD
Explore how psychiatric insights into narcissistic traits shed light on the divisions and gift misuse in the Corinthian church. This session challenges today’s Christian communities to pursue humility, repentance, and life in the new creation.