What is the vision of the Philippine Haggai Institute Alumni Association (PHIAA)?

The vision of PHIAA is to help ensure that the Gospel is presented in the power of the Holy Spirit with cultural relevance and sensitivity to all peoples, especially in the unreached parts of the Philippines.

PHIAA intends to do this by empowering leaders at every strata of the Philippine society.

What is the purpose of PHIAA?

The purpose of this Association is to advance the skills of qualified Christian leaders to more effectively evangelized our own people and train other national leaders to do the same.

PHIAA is a non-stock, non-profit organization registered under the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1981 aimed at training the clergy and laity in leadership for evangelism through seminars.

It has already trained over 6,000 Filipino leaders. These leaders are now effective witnesses for the Lord by living as salt and light and are also sharing their training so that our nation can be impacted with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Why PHIAA seminars?

PHIAA focuses on the 'how of evangelism'. The training methodology in PHIAA seminars is highly interactive and facilitates exchange of ideas in a highly motivated environment.

A PHIAA seminar is not a theological school neither is the seminar a spiritual retreat. PHIAA seminars provide an environment where outstanding faculty and participants exchange ideas and impact one another through their teaching and testimonies.

What is unique about PHIAA seminars?

The programme offers a unique blend of credentialed faculty presenting culturally relevant materials through highly effective teaching methodology to a small group of participants. We limit the number of participants to 35 in a class.

The faculty come with rich experiences in their subjects. more than teachers they are role models who challenge the participants to a higher level of maturity and achievement.

The participants are all leaders themselves and represent various careers. They are multilingual, multicultural and cosmopolitan in their makeup. The participants create a powerful synergy for higher learning.

The follow up is done by encouraging the trained leader to be part of their own local PHIAA alumni chapter. These chapters provide fellowship and also an opportunity to pass on the training to others.

What is the objective and curriculum of PHIAA seminars?

The objective of the training is that at the end of the seminar the participant will be a transformed leader and will be able to lead others to Christ both by word and example and also train others to do the same.

The subjects covered in the PHIAA seminars include:
The Biblical Mandate and Contemporary Models and Methods of Evangelism;
Leadership & Management for Evangelism;
Motivating, Mobilizing and Training for Evangelism;
Effective Communication for Evangelism;
Stewardship of Resources and Goal Setting;

We also offer electives such as
Leader's Integrity;
Use of Audio-Visuals in Evangelism;
Leader and Family;
Child & Youth Evangelism;
Role of Women in Evangelism;
Team Building;
Stress Management, etc.

What are the different kinds of seminars run by PHIAA?

PHIAA seminars are organized and conducted by the alumni of Haggai Institute in the Philippines. Usually Haggai Institute alumni form chapters in their locality. These chapters take responsibility in initiating, running, and financing every seminar. There are presently 37 PHIAA Chapters in the Philippines.

The seminars range from the Area Weekend Seminars (3 full days, may be live out) and Regional Seminars (5 days live in). There are also seminars, which are called Specialized Leadership Seminars that are for groups such as medical doctors, lawyers, educators, businessmen, etc. Institutional or Denominational Seminars are for just one denomination, institution or organization for their staff. The number of days of training for these seminars are from 3 to 5 days depending on the sponsoring organization's desire.

Values Formation Seminars are also offered and conducted in all government agencies and institutions. PHIAA signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Presidential Council on Values Formation (PCVF), an attached agency under the Office of the President mandating PHIAA conduct values formation seminars in all branches of the government including LGU’s, GOCCs and the military. The module being used here were specifically made for government people. Seminar may range from 3 to 5 days depending on the agency involve.

Faculty Development Seminars are also held to improve the training skills of the increasing number of faculty members in the Philippines. As of now over 100 faculty members are teaching regularly in various PHIAA seminars.

How much does it cost a participant for a National Training Seminar?

The national seminars are all residential (live in) and the cost for one participant would work out to anywhere between Php3,500.00-5,000.00.

For all the seminars, the organizing alumni chapter decides the registration amount for the participants.

How many people work with the Philippine Haggai Institute?

The present full time staff of PHIAA include an Executive Director and an office clerk. There is also a Haggai Institute Regional Representative in the Philippines based in Metro Manila who works closely with the PHIAA. The long range plan is to have one Area Coordinator per region or province and a set of chapter officers per city or municipality.

Besides the staff, the PHIAA ministry is actually carried out by the alumni and alumni chapters spread across the country. The goal is to have 50 alumni chapters by the end of 2007. These chapters have their own office bearers who execute their own ministry and raise their finances.

Where is PHIAA housed?

PHIAA is presently housed at a rented office space at Room 203 Puno Bldg., 47 Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.

The vision is for PHIAA is to have its own land and building in the near future. This building will house the PHIAA office and will also have an area to conduct seminars and other functions.


How is the Haggai Institute ministry in the Philippines financed?

PHIAA is an indigenously financed organization. The National Board, comprising of 11 members presently, are the ones who are the major donors to the ministry

The entire finance for the ministry is from Haggai Institute alumni dues and donors. We do receive contributions from non-alumni who have a burden to invest financially in our country through the PHIAA ministry.

How can financial investments be sent to PHIAA?