BJMBC Directors
Phil Kamibayashiyama is the BJMBC director and has taught at BJMBC since 1991. Phil holds a BA in Bible, an MA in Bible, and a Doctorate in Pastoral Theology from BJU. His dissertation was a Biblical evaluation of Filipino culture. His father was Hawaiian, his mother is Ilocano, and he was born and raised in Chicago. Phil has also pastored three churches, and he and his wife Mila have four children.
Tim Berrey serves as the Director of Graduate Studies of BJMBC. As such, he teaches most of the Bible classes in the graduate program and a few Bible classes in the undergraduate program. Tim holds a BA in Bible, an MA in Bible, and a PhD in Old Testament Interpretation from BJU. You can learn more about their ministry here.
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Atan Taclob serves as the Director of Special Projects. He graduated from Bob Jones Memorial Bible College with a Bachelor of Divinity. He and his wife, Rachel, joined the BJMBC family in 2019. He teaches Bible and loves to encourage students in evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. Atan holds an MA in Bible and PhD in Theology from BJU.
Pastor Albert Tiangco serves as the Director of Ministerial Studies of BJMBC. He resides in Malabon City with his wife Grace and their son, where he also pastors Promised Land Baptist Church. He has taught most of the Bible classes in the undergraduate program. Abet graduated from BJU Seminary with a Masters of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry.
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Rachel Steffensmeier serves as the Director of Music Studies of BJMBC. She teaches Composition and Arranging, Music Theory, and Piano at BJMBC. She holds a Bachelors degree in Piano Pedagogy and a Masters degree in Church Music Composition from Bob Jones University. She has a desire to equip students to write music for their churches in their mother tongue.
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BJMBC Faculty
Catherina Buenaluz teaches several General Studies subjects: English Grammar 1 and 2, Fundamentals of Speech, and Office Skills 1 and 2. She is also the school Cashier and the school’s Database Manager. She graduated from the University of the Philippines, Diliman with a B.S. Business Administration degree. She is part of her church choir and also heads a drama ministry to help spread the gospel and edify fellow believers through the medium of drama and song.
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Sarah Grace Julian graduated with an associate in music ministry in 2013. She teaches arranging and composition class also at BJMBC and serves at Obando Christian Fundamental Baptist Church.
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Mila Kamibayashiyama is primarily a wife and mother but also teaches ladies’ Bible classes. Mila holds a BS in Social Work from the University of the Philippines, a Certificate of Professional Education, and an Associate of Practical Christian Training from BJMBC. She has served as a single lady church worker, missionary, and pastor’s wife. She loves to encourage and counsel ladies, especially those in ministry.
Janine Militar is from Quezon City. She experienced a “typical” upbringing for a second-generation Christian—saved at a young age, went to a Christian academy, and memorized all the VBS songs. Janine enjoys conducting the pre-college choirs at Gospel Light Baptist Church. She holds a MMus in choral conducting and BS in Music Education from BJU and AMM from BJMBC. She teaches music theory and conducts the chorus and orchestra at BJMBC.
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Elijah John Marquez teaches Voice, Advanced Ear Training, Conducting, and Biblical Philosophy of Music. He holds an Associate in Music Ministry from Bob Jones Memorial Bible College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Voice Performance from the University of the Philippines Diliman. By God’s grace, he also serves as an Assistant Pastor in his local church, seeking to glorify the Lord through faithful teaching and service.
Andrew Minnick teaches on the Bible Faculty. Andrew holds a BA in Bible, MA in Bible, and PhD in Theology from Bob Jones University. Andrew is from Australia and is married to Meagan, and they have five children.
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Sara Morris teaches composition and arranging at BJMBC. Sara graduated with a BA in Bible (with a minor in Piano Pedagogy) from the Baptist College of Ministry in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA, in 2002, and a Masters in Music (Church Music Composition) from BJU.
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Regine Nuñez graduated with an Associate Degree in Music Ministry 2007-2011(BJMBC) and a Diploma in Creative and Performing Musical Arts at the University of the Philippines. She teaches violin and viola and some piano and coordinates the music at Roadside Bible Baptist Church in Meycauayan Bulacan.
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Ami Potter teaches private violin, Advanced Music Theory, Western Music History, Chamber Music, and assists in the orchestra at BJMBC. She was able to get a European musical education when her family moved to Hungary as missionaries. She holds a masters in violin performance from the University of Pecs, Hungary (Pécsi Tudomány Egyetem). She also performed with the Pannon Filharmonikusok (Pannon Philharmonic) in Hungary. The Lord brought Ami to the Philippines in 2015 where she teaches BJMBC and serves at Bethel Baptist Church in Makati.
Janelle Royo is an alumnus of Bob Jones Memorial Bible College. She graduated with an Associates in Music Ministry degree in 2014 and Bachelors of Music in Piano Pedagogy in 2017. Janelle teaches Ear Training, piano, and beginning cello. Janelle has had experience teaching piano to different nationalities such as Thai, Malaysian, Burmese, Chinese, and American.
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Ruth Potter has been teaching in BJMBC's music program since 2008. She holds a bachelor's degree in church music from Maranatha Baptist University and a masters from Bob Jones University. She has twenty-five years of teaching experience in piano and violin. Ruth enjoys music ministry and has served in a variety of church ministries since she was a teenager.
Karen Royo helps in the office and teaches some ladies Bible classes. She graduated with an Accounting degree from the University of the East, and an undergraduate and a masters degree in Biblical Studies from Bob Jones Memorial Bible College. She loves studying the Bible with teenage girls and currently serves at Promised Land Baptist Church, Malabon City.
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