by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 2, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Justice, World Issues, Young Adult Ministry
Last night, during my “Ministry to Young Adults” class, one of my students, a young adult himself, asked: “How do we do evangelism with a ‘woke’ generation?” I had heard the term “woke” before but I googled just to be sure. Definition of woke (chiefly US slang): aware...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 5, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Dependence on God, God, Rest & Busyness
There is no shortage of books, planners, seminars, and apps to help you manage your time. The huge market for time management tools is an indication of the world we live in. Many of us are distracted, torn in many directions, working hard, yet often feeling guilty we...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 14, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Rest & Busyness, Work & Vocation
Recently the WHO officially recognised “workplace burnout” as a workplace phenomenon. Defined as a state of “vital exhaustion…burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed…”. Many of us shake our...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 26, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Dependence on God, Persecution, Soo-Inn Tan
The book of Revelation was written to Christians who were undergoing horrendous persecution at the hands of the Romans and the satanic powers behind them. In Chapter 12, the writer tells us how the saints were able to triumph over the Enemy. 10 Then I heard a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 29, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Authors, Christian Living, Dependence on God, Mentoring, Soo-Inn Tan
I am about to teach a course on mentoring for BGST (Biblical Graduate School of Theology). Originally planned for the end of 2019, this will now take place in the first half of 2020. In preparation for the course I asked some of those I had the privilege to mentor, to...
by Bernice Lee | Feb 22, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Governance, Growth, Loving Others, World Issues
Wiktionary: (idiomatic) A long-term strategy or endeavor. When you pass your half-century, the game doesn’t seem that long anymore. You’re closer to your death than you are your birth. But when even making the transition from this life to the next is merely that—a...
