Silliman University conducts Training in Indigenization of Music and Liturgy
Silliman University Divinity School (SUDS) conducted a Training on Indigenization of Music and Liturgy on May 24 – 27, 2018. This seminar-workshop was aimed to ignite the fire in understanding indigenization – its impact and extent in the worship life and celebrations of the reformed traditions and non-liturgical churches.
Nine (9) faculty from the member schools of ATESEA were invited together with some students and graduates of SUDS Liturgy and Music program. One participant is an active member of the liturgy and music committee of the Iglesia Filipina Independente (IFI). The following lecturers provided initial inputs:
- Dr. Fernando Anno (Indigenization of Worship in the Reformed Tradition);
- Dr. Jeaneth Harris-Faller (The Role of Christian Education in the Indigenization of Worship);
- Dr. Lope B. Robin (Indigenous Theology and its Relation to Liturgy); and
- Mr. Joy T. Nilo (The Art of Composing Liturgical Music).
Twelve (12) participants from different liturgical traditions actively contributed to the group activities. Five (5) from Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary in Baguio City, two from Central Philippine University in Iloilo City, one (1) from Aglipay Central Theological School I Pangasinan, one (1) from IFI Liturgy and Music Committee and three (3) from UCCP-SUDS.
The participants expressed positive feedbacks about the activities. And with that, the SUDS is keen on pursuing another seminar-workshop to train not only the faculty in the area of worship and music but also the pastors in the local parishes as well.
Report by Silliman University Divinity School, Philippines
