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To see strong local churches that are self-sustaining, effectively witnessing the whole gospel

To equip Christian development organizations in their task to strengthen the local church by the empowerment of its members through transformational microenterprise programs

Founded in 1999 the Wholistic Transformation Resource Center (WTRC) is a non-stock, non-profit Christian foundation with a vision "to see strong local churches that are self-sustaining, effectively witnessing the whole gospel." WTRC aims to realize this vision by equipping Christian development organizations in their task to empower members of the church community through transformational and holistic microenterprise development programs.

In 1999, the CTRC organized the first-ever global Christian Microenterprise Development Conference in Jomtien, Thailand. The conference was attended by over 300 individuals representing over 100 Christian development organizations, mission agencies and churches interested in or actually implementing microenterprise development. That conference gave birth to a community of CMED practitioners and supporters loosely referred to as the CMED network.

In 2001, the second Christian Microenterprise Development Conference was held in Thailand to share tools, techniques and models in implementing CMED programs. This conference was attended by 500 individuals representing 230 CMED organizations. Following the concept of a structured CMED network was proposed with the CTRC as its service arm.

WTRC seeks to:
- Build an awareness of the effectiveness of CMED and promote its biblical basis
- Identify the global stakeholders of CMED
- Identify the needs of the CMED sector
- Establish and support a global or regional structure and/or mechanism that will facilitate the distribution and dissemination of information and services needed by the CMED sector
- Advocate for increased CMED support

a. Training on Transformational Microenterprise Development (TMED)
- that aims to assist seekers and beginners including Christian organizations, businessmen, mission organizations and community leaders to underestand TMED and formulate plan on how to start and implement a program. Training includes topics on Basic Operational Principles, Governance, Vision / Mission, Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, etc.

b. Direct Technical Assistance & Consultancy Services
- provided for beginners and more advanced practitioners which includes feasibility studies, strategic planning design, human resource development, board development, tools and impact assessment, longitudinal studies, etc.

c. Publications & Research
- WTRC narrows the gap between the existing secular microfinance literature and the needs of TMED practitioners by publishing short and long term research results to answer questions and issues TMED practitioners struggle with. This includes the development of tools and standards for promoting and measuring TMED performance as the need grows particularly in the area of spiritual transformation.

d. Advocacy & Networking
- WTRC engages in activities that will promote TMED as a ministry tool and as a means for alleviating poverty. This includes national, regional and global conferences, interaction with government entities, networking with Christian businessmen and Christian foundations and relationship-building among various Christian practitioners.

- WTRC manages this website (www.wtrc-tmed.org) for the global CMED network to provide resource materials and up-to-date news and information on global CMED acitivities
- Involvement in business as mission and small enterprise development in restricted access countries
- Implementation of CMED programs in contexts hostile to the gospel, studies and development of tools to tackle issue-specific CMED (HIV/AIDS and other development issues)

His Servants - In partnership with His Servants, a foundation based in California, WTRC is providing assistance in the distribution of materials written by Don Schmierer on how to prevent the homosexual condition and other addictive behavior in the youth today. Aside from other family issues and challenges, His Servants, through its program manager will be speaking to church groups and others who would be interested in talking about this issue which is a prevalent and oft ignored problem in contemporary Philippine society.

Alpha Philippines - The Alpha Course is a fifteen-session evangelization tool used by hundreds of churches and organizations worldwide. It has touched over six million people - seekers and pre-believers - and has brought them to a personal, life-changing relationship with the Lord and an active participation in the life of the church. In May 2004, Alpha formally launched its efforts to introduce the Alpha Course in the Philippines. in 2005, Alpha Philippines has commenced recruitment and program promotion to continue leading people to Christ.