by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 17, 2023 | 2023, Church, Corporate Worship, Evangelism
Let’s say, I don’t come from a Christian background. At some point I decide to be a follower of Jesus. I know nothing of Christian culture. The friend who introduced me to Christ invites me to join him in a Sunday worship service. Clearly this is the most important...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 10, 2023 | 2023, Intergenerational, Third Agers
Every Lunar New Year’s Eve, after the family had finished the reunion dinner, brandy would be served and we would sit around and tell stories. Every year, dad would tell the same story, about how he was bombed during World War 2 and was buried alive. He...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 2, 2023 | 2023, Intergenerational, Spiritual Friendship
I teach on spiritual friendship and, for the longest time, I have defined spiritual friendship thus: Spiritual friends are friends who are friends with each other because of their common friendship with Christ and who are committed to helping each other follow...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 27, 2023 | 2023, Discipleship, Intergenerational, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
I have been teaching ministry to young adults for many years. One thing I always mention is that young adulthood is a time to revisit the big questions of life. . . . it is my conviction that the central work of young, emerging adulthood in the cycle of human life . ....
by Wei-Hao Ho | Oct 20, 2023 | 2023, Evangelism, Intergenerational, Young Adult Ministry
In the recent Singapore census, it was estimated that about 18.9 percent of Singaporeans are Christians. Did you know that in 1970 that number was only 2 percent? Imagine living in a time when almost none of your friends or family members were Christians and there...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 13, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Soo-Inn Tan, Uncategorized
Here are some things that Graceworks, our ministry, did recently. *We launched a book by our friend, Andrew Sabaratnam, entitled All Things To All Men. Through this book Andrew wanted to help Christians relate to people from different cultures. One key application —...
