Ordained Through Baptism

Ordained Through Baptism

by | Jan 15, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship

I was in Petaling Jaya rummaging through the stuff in my old room, looking for a missing document when I came across a copy of my ordination certificate. I was reminded that I was ordained by the Georgetown Baptist Church, Penang on the 26th of June, 1988. (For the...
Who is Waiting for Whom?

Who is Waiting for Whom?

by | Oct 10, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship

“Holy Spirit we invite You to come. You are welcome here. Come and empower us. Come and lead us to give You the worship You deserve.” How many times have you heard a worship leader begin a worship service with a prayer like that, or something similar? I understand the...
Worship Revisited

Worship Revisited

by | Mar 2, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship

Is it just me? Am I the only one thinking that so much of modern worship is reduced to privatised, personal, emotional encounters with God? This Saturday I will be teaching on worship. It has been a very long time since I last did some public teaching on worship. In...
Invading the Ordinary

Invading the Ordinary

by | Oct 23, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship

Have you washed anyone’s feet recently? Anyone washed yours? Probably not. Well, for some of us maybe once a year, during Maundy Thursday. Foot washing is not a practice that is part of modern life. Therefore when we see Jesus doing it in John 13, we see...