YOU… Branding that Lasts

I am blessed to attend this event organized by Saddleback Manila that talks about branding. Who and What is Saddleback? Here’s a little history of it.

When Rick and Kay Warren first arrived in the Saddleback Valley in December of 1979,

All they had was what they could fit in the back of a U-haul truck. Fresh out of seminary, the young pastor and his bride dreamed of planting a church that would be “a place where the hurting, the depressed, the confused can find love, acceptance, help, hope, forgiveness and encouragement.”

With many good Bible-teaching churches already in Southern California, Pastor Rick turned his attention to those who didn’t attend church regularly. Two weeks after Pastor Rick and Kay arrived in the Saddleback Valley, they began with a small Bible study, meeting with one other family in the Warrens’ small condo.

On Easter of 1980, Saddleback Valley Community Church held its very first public service and 205 people, most of who had never been to church, showed up. That began one of the most exciting journeys of growth that any church has experienced in American history. In more than two decades of ministry in South Orange County, God has continued to expand the church’s influence. Currently, Saddleback Church has more than 200 ministries serving the church and community. One in nine people in the area call Saddleback their church home.

God has also expanded the church’s ministry both nationally and internationally. Pastor Rick’s 1995 book The Purpose Driven Church put the principles that led to the church’s success in print, namely its focus on the five biblical purposes of the church: worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry and evangelism. Now, more than 200,000 church leaders from around the world have been trained in Saddleback’s purpose-driven philosophy. Pastor Rick’s latest book, The Purpose Driven Life, focuses on the truth that life is “not about you,” and shows how God can enable each of us to live for His purposes.

 I got a Certificate thanks to all the speakers for empowering us with that nice talk. Well said indeed 🙂

I already have this book, I suggest to get a copy of  this book cause it helps me a lot to understand God’s purpose to my life: I am created to worship, fellowship, discipleship, minister and evangelism

Here are the attendee of this event..

Here are some of the Speakers:

Anton Luga

With over 10 years of design experience, servicing clients both in the Philippines and abroad. Anton Luga is the creative brains behind some of the flourishing graphic design businesses online. His attention to detail and desire to deliver the best output to clients is second to none. Blessed with a creative mind, communication and leadership skills, he has been and is still an integral part of many start-up web based graphic and web development businesses that grew to be market leaders in their own right.

Mae Young

Mae T. Young continually expands the boundaries of her own personal development agenda. Before pursuing her passion to be a corporate trainer, she was employed in multinational companies for twenty years, across the fields of client service, marketing, advertising, logistics and brand management. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Broadcasting from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.

Boris Joaquin

One of the country’s top-ranked speakers and trainers for leadership programs and other soft skills, he is a Master Trainer and Accredited Facilitator for Servant Leadership, Leading Without the Title, Power to Persuade, Moving into Management among others.

Dave Clinton

P.E.A.C.E. Pastor of Saddleback Church in Manila, Philippines. I love my wife Michele, my children, you, and most of all I love Jesus! We (Dave and Michele) have been serving in the Philippines with First Love Int’l since 2005. As a family we minister to the very poor through church based outreaches such as feeding programs, medical clinics, and care for the fatherless and widows.

Miriam Quiambao

Finally, to give a testimony on what personal branding brings we have invited a special speaker Ms. Miriam Quiambao. A beauty queen, entrepreneur, and an achiever of her own Miriam complement her “end-in-mind” goals through learning God’s word. Sharing to us her success story and some valued insights will indeed help us in creating our identity and brand.