Leadership Reflections

1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Ephesians 4:1-6 Rev. Elmer L. SaaPastoral Team Coordinator, Silliman University ChurchDelivered during the celebration of World Communion Sunday at SU Church, October 5, 2014   Today we join Christians from every country around the world in celebrating World Communion Sunday. This is the day when many Churches want to emphasize that the […]

Theme:                        God’s Truth is Marching OnOccasion:                     Youth Sunday 2014Scripture Readings:      Psalm 46: 1-3 and Mark 12: 38-40   It is always an honor to stand at this pulpit, knowing what this church has meant to Silliman University and to the Dumaguete community.  Students, who can proudly claim to be true Sillimanian’s from […]

Simulation By Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, President (Remarks delivered during the inauguration of the Simulation Laboratory and Resource Center on September 25, 2014, with representatives from the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad-United States Agency for International Development and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia.) Our world today is no longer the […]

Wisdom in SL: Knowledge with ResponsibilityBy: Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Opening remarks delivered during the culmination of the service-learning program of Ferris University in Silliman University on September 12, 2014.) One of the great thinkers of contemporary times, the late Dr. Stephen Covey, pointed out to us that responsibility […]

Joy in the Midst of TrialBy Rev. Elmer L. Saa, Pastoral Team Coordinator, SU Church (Sermon delivered during the 9th Anniversary of Silliman Heights Thanksgiving Service on August 31, 2014, at the Silliman Heights Chapel.) 1 Peter 1:3-9 When Peter wrote this letter, about 64AD, persecutions were still taking place among the young Christian churches. […]

“Reducing Social Bias in Knowledge Work”By Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs  (Welcome remarks delivered during the graduation of the first batch of students of the School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education on September 1, 2014.)   The Philippine Star headline in the education news  last Thursday reads, “Techvoc Graduates Hit 6M”!  […]

The Truth that Sets Us Free, the Fire that Transforms us AllBy Dr. Noriel C. Capulong, Professor, Divinity School   (Sermon delivered during the113th Founders Day Opening Service and the Silliman University Church 98th Anniversary on August 17, 2014 at the Silliman University Church.)   Text:  Malachi 3:1-5; John 8:31-32 I understand there are quite […]

We welcome you all to the campus to celebrate with us the 113th Founders Day.  August is undeniably the most festive month in Silliman. It is when hundreds of alumni come home to share in a celebration of life and friendship. We gather as one Silliman community to retrace our roots, build on common memories, […]

The Righteous Path in our Faith  By Dr. Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope, Dean, College of Education & Supervising Dean, School of Basic Education   (A sermon on James 1:19-27 delivered on June 28, 2014 at Silliman University Church.) “Common sense is like a deodorant . The people who need it most never use it.” In the […]

The Millennial Question:  Success or Significance?By Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Message delivered to student-residents of Molave Cottage.) By not living according to God’s teachings, in the Old Testament Prophet Malachi in 3:1-3 asks us this  set of questions about God’s messenger when he reminds us that “The Day of […]