Efraim Tendero, born in the Philippines, is an Evangelical leader, an ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance, former Secretary-General of World Evangelical Alliance. He was previously National Director of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches for 22 years, executive director of the Philippine Relief and Development Services (PHILRADS), and executive editor of the periodical Evangelicals Today.
Biography Tendero was born in Philippines. He studied evangelical theology at FEBIAS College of Bible Valenzuela, Philippines where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1978.Anugrah Kumar, World Evangelical Alliance Inaugurates Filipino Bishop Efraim Tendero as New Secretary General, christianpost.com, USA, February 21, 2015 He continued his studies in United States, at the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He will get a Master's degree in theology with a focus on Pastoral Counseling.
Ministry In 1993, Tendero appointed National Director of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), an alliance which includes 30,000 Evangelical churches. Philip C. Tubeza, ‘Make room for the Risen Lord’, newsinfo.inquirer.net, Philippine, March 31, 2013 David Halloran Lumsdaine, Evangelical Christianity and Democracy in Asia, Oxford University Press, USA, 2009, p. 240 He held this position until February 23, 2015, for 22 years. Jocelyn R. Uy, Filipino bishop heads evangelical alliance, globalnation.inquirer.net, Philippines, January 26, 2015 David Adams, PHILIPPINES BISHOP EFRAIM TENDERO TO BE NEXT SECRETARY GENERAL OF WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE, sightmagazine.com.au, Australia, February 3, 2015 He was sworn in February 21, 2015, for a term who officially began March 1, 2015. He was also executive director of the Philippine Relief and Development Services (PHILRADS) and executive editor of the periodical Evangelicals Today. In 2005, he was appointed to the Philippine Consultative Commission which was tasked to review and propose amendments to the 1987 Constitution.Rodolfo C. Severino, Lorraine Carlos Salazar, Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century ?, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2007, page 108 He was a mediator for five years in Iraq in the peace process with the rebels of Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Ryan D. Rosauro, Christian groups push for passage of Bangsamoro basic law, newsinfo.inquirer.net, Philippines, February 2, 2014
In 2014, he appeared in the action drama film Alibughang Anak (), directed by fellow pastor Rudy Fajardo. On January 24, 2015, he was elected Secretary-General of World Evangelical Alliance for a period of five years.Manila Times, Bishop Tendero voted new WEA head, manilatimes.net, Philippines, January 26, 2015 Anugrah Kumar, World Evangelical Alliance Inaugurates Filipino Bishop Efraim Tendero as New Secretary General christianpost.com, USA, February 21, 2015 He ended his term in 2021 and became an ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance, as a spokesperson. Leslie Ann Aquino, Filipino appointed as the first Global Ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance, mb.com.ph, Philippines, February 26, 2021
Awards He received three honorary degrees: from the Asian Theological Seminary, the FEBIAS College of Bible, and the International School of Theology-Asia.The bulletin, World Evangelical Council votes in a new leader, Newspaper The Bulletin, Canada, January 23, 2015
Personal life Tendero is married to Sierry Soriano. They have four children; Elizabeth Esther, Efraim Elijah, Ezra Emmanuel and Elah Eunice.Anugrah Kumar, World Evangelical Alliance Inaugurates Filipino Bishop Efraim Tendero as New Secretary General, christianpost.com, USA, February 21, 2015
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