by Mak Kean Loong | Oct 10, 2023 | Blog, Growth
Can I recover from depression? When I was warded at the Institute of Mental Health in 2017 for my own safety, the case manager for the ward sat down with me to have a chat about my condition. I don’t remember who initiated the topic, but I was under the impression...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 5, 2023 | 2023, Christian Identity, Evangelism, Loving Others
A man enters a church auditorium to join the worship service. He is the CEO of a major company. How will your ushers treat him? Another man comes for the same worship service. His clothes are shabby and he smells. He is poor and has to wear the same shirt for a few...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 29, 2023 | 2023, Discipleship, Intergenerational, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
One of the ministries that Graceworks has been committed to is equipping churches to mentor their young adults. These requests came because many churches were losing their young adults and wanted help to connect with them in such a way that helped them to navigate...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 22, 2023 | 2023, Leadership, Spiritual Friendship, Spiritual Maturity
The most interesting teaching I did recently was a day-long webinar on spiritual formation for Asian leaders. I did this at the invitation of my old friend Chris Leong for MPI (Missions Partnership Initiative). What was interesting was the way this webinar was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 15, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 7, 2023 | 2023, Christian Living, Community, Small Groups, Spiritual Friendship
Many in our churches are hungry for God. This should not surprise us. We live in a lonely world where many are hungry for relationships with man and God. It is not helped that many churches reduce the faith to either head knowledge of Scripture and/or activism, and...
