The house was already packed before the event started |
God did it again! He used Francis Kong’s amazing motivational gifts and Peter Tan Chi’s fantastic content and turned PARENTING WINNERS into a once in a lifetime event . To say that people were blessed by what He has done through these two powerful men would be a criminal understatement.
A little over 3,000 people packed the Limketkai Atrium to listen to the nation’s very best speakers give their parenting experiences and principles.
Francis Kong was funny and inspirational as always. He talked about his experiences as a dad of three winners and as his experiences as a motivational speaker in many fields. Some of the info reflected the sad fact that many parents in this country do a dismal job in raising up their kids.
Francis Kong was up first |
I was especially taken by his experiences when he was speaking in schools filled with students who struggled with shocking issues and misplaced values. Below is a sample of his talk that highlights this.
However, also excellent, and the highlight of the event for many people, was the portion of Peter Tan Chi. If Francis Kong was the comedian and motivator extraordinaire, then his mentor was the consummate content speaker who spoke with so much authority and wisdom that you can’t help but be blown away and mutter superlatives to yourself (this is not to say that Mr. Kong was weak on content or that Mr. Tan Chi was not funny; they both had all these traits in spades).
Peter Tan Chi spoke for the 2nd half of the program |
But that’s what you’d from the Senior Pastor of one of the most successful churches in the Philippines, and the father of five ridiculously achieving children.
Instead of a video clip of Mr. Tan Chi speaking (the DVD is still not finished, unfortunately), I’d like to give the simple-to-remember acrostic that he used for principles on how one can parent winners: MOTIVATE. Namely:
M – Model
O – Open Communication
T – Time
I – Intimacy
V – Vision
A – Affirmation
T – Training
E – Enduring Legacy
I obviously don’t have the time and the space here to summarize what Mr. Tan Chi covered with each letter. It won’t do the talk justice, anyway. When the DVD is completed, I’ll post more clips.
Well, I hope you took heed of my invitations on this site and went to PARENTING WINNERS. I’m not sure if we will be blessed with a Kong/Tan Chi tandem ever again. One thing I do know, the future of this country is very dependent on how well we raise our kids now, and so I’d advise you to take advantage of every seminar like this.
from left: Peter Tan Chi; Peter’s wife, Dionna; Francis Kong |
There would be many parenting-based activities that are coming in 2011, and I will inform you about them here. Stay tuned, and comments are welcome.