Bible Study Authors

Lesson 1: God Networking In Me

Pastor Theresa Eleanor L. Paano is from East Mindanao
Philippines Annual Conference. She finished Bachelor of
Science in Nursing in 2011 at Xavier University, Ateneo
de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro City and passed the Nurse
Licensure Exam in February 2012. Last year, she
finished Master of Divinity at Bishop Han Theological
Seminary, Laguitas, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon as Cum
Laude and was conferred an award for Best Thesis.
At present, she is the Associate and Youth Pastor at
Cathedral United Methodist Church, Davao City, Davao
del Sur.

Lesson 2: God Networking Through Me

Rev. Jonavern P. Lungub is currently assigned as one of
the Associate Pastors of Knox United Methodist Church
of the Philippines Annual Conference (PAC) and a staff
of the Manila Episcopal Area Office – Philippines
Central Conference.
Pastor Jon, as his colleagues call him, finished his AB
Theology in the year 2004 at FEBIAS Bible College, his
Master of Divinity in 2010 at Union Theological
Seminary and recently finished his Master of
Theological Studies at United Theological Seminary,
Ohio, USA. He is an Ordained Elder of the UMC,
specifically from the aforementioned conference where
he is currently assigned. He was also the Youth Adviser
of PAC UMYF in 2012. He also served as a Youth Pastor
at the First UMC, Greenville, Ohio, from 2013-2015
while having his overseas studies.
Lesson 3: God Networking With Me
Dr. Micah Ryan Ramel is from the Northeast
Philippines Annual Conference. He has numerous
degrees among which the most recent is a
Doctor’s Degree of Philosophy in Commerce. At
present, he is the Director of the Center for
Alternative Education, NVSU-VPAA Office and a
Faculty member of the College of Business and
Economics at Nueva Vizcaya State University –
Faculty of Business and Economics, Bayombong,
Nueva Vizcaya.
Kuya Micah is known as one of the former
prestigious UMYF leaders in his time and one of
the pioneering leaders of the conference-known
youth events. He is also a former Annual
Conference Youth Coordinator of the Fellowship.
His family is known of their UMYF leadership of
the generations inspiring a lot of young people today including his eldest son, Job, who is also
on the fellowship’s leadership at present.

Lesson 4: Me in the Network of God

Dr. Luther Oconer Jr., is an ordained elder in the
Pampango Philippines Annual Conference. He is
currently an Assistant Professor of United
Methodist Studies and Director of the Center for
Evangelical United Brethren Heritage at the
United Theological Seminary, Ohio, USA.
Pastor Luther teaches in the areas of United
Methodist History, Doctrine, and Polity. His
research areas include the Holiness Movement,
Pentecostalism and mission history. He is
particularly interested in the history of
Methodism in the Philippines and Asia, the
intersection between revivalism and missions,
and the connections between Methodism and
Pentecostalism.