Equipping Leaders Around the World Through BTCP
June 23, 2026
This year, the BMA Bible College in the Philippines celebrated its 50th anniversary, a milestone that invites us not only to look back with gratitude, but to recognize the unmistakable thread of God’s faithfulness woven through every decade, every classroom, every graduate, and every church planted.
For many missionaries, pastors, alumni, and ministry partners, this college is more than an institution. It is a place of calling. A place of transformation. A place where God has shaped leaders who have gone on to shape a nation.
And now, after fifty years of faithful ministry, God appears to be opening a new chapter.
A Beginning Planted in Faith
In 1976, Doyle and Linda Moore arrived in the Philippines with a clear assignment: establish a training institution for the growing churches of the BMA in the Philippines.
The first campus was simple: a rented two-story house in Silay City.
There were no smartphones, no internet, and no advanced technology. There was simply a small group of students, a strong conviction, and a God who delights in using small beginnings.
Over the decades, through the faithfulness of BMA Global and countless ministry partners, that small beginning grew into something remarkable. Classrooms, dormitories, a library, staff housing, and a campus church were added as the college expanded its reach and influence.
But more important than the buildings has been the people.
A Legacy of Training Leaders
Today, more than 90% of BMA pastors and missionaries serving in the Philippines are graduates of the Bible College.
These leaders have carried the Gospel into cities, villages, islands, and mountain communities. They have planted churches, discipled believers, strengthened local congregations, and helped shape communities through Gospel ministry.
The influence of the college has also extended into Christian education and media ministry through initiatives like Lifeword Philippines and BMA Publications. Even as new technologies have expanded access–including virtual teaching and online learning–the mission has remained unchanged: Train faithful servants of Christ who will make disciples wherever God sends them.
This year’s anniversary celebration brought together alumni, pastors, missionaries, faculty, and friends to celebrate all God has done.
Former students embraced mentors. Missionaries reconnected with pastors they once trained. Stories were shared of churches planted, lives changed, and generations impacted. Representatives from BMA Global, Lifeword, and BMA Seminary joined the celebration, alongside all three presidents of the college: founding president Doyle Moore, outgoing president Doug Lee, and newly installed president Jimmy Walker.
As Stan Scroggins reflected, “Fifty years is more than a milestone…it is a testimony.”
Beyond the Islands: The Next Chapter
But the celebration was not only about remembering the past.
It was also about looking ahead.
If the first fifty years of the BMA Bible College were marked by growth and nationwide impact, the next fifty years may be defined by something even more remarkable: The Philippines becoming a missionary-sending nation.
For decades, the college has served as a tool in the hands of Filipino churches. Churches call and send; the college equips and strengthens. Together, they have raised up generations of leaders.
Now that same foundation is preparing believers to go beyond their own borders.
Graduates are already preparing for cross-cultural ministry across Asia and other regions where Gospel access remains limited. Expanded training programs, strengthened partnerships, and increased online reach are helping make this vision possible.
That vision is already becoming reality.
Recently, the BMA of the Philippines commissioned its first international missionaries: Juren Mamon and David Perez, graduates of the Bible College and its new cross-cultural church planting program. They now serve in Cambodia as ChangeMaker missionaries, opening doors for Gospel ministry in new communities.
Their sending marks a historic shift: The Philippines is no longer only a mission field. It is becoming a mission force.
The Story Continues
This vision is not a departure from the college’s legacy.
It is the natural next step.
For fifty years, the BMA Bible College in the Philippines has trained pastors and missionaries for the Philippines.
Now, it is preparing leaders for the nations.
From Negros Occidental to Cambodia.
From the islands of the Philippines to the nations of Asia.
From fifty years of faithfulness to fifty years of global mission.
The story is far from over.