by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 26, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Generations Project
Is your church intentionally intergenerational? I have the privilege to be teaching a BGST course on “Spiritual Adulting: Nurturing Emerging Adults in an Intergenerational Context” together with my Graceworks colleague, Wei Hao. This is a course...
by Wei-Hao Ho | Mar 19, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Generations Project
Mention the term “Baby Boomers” and, depending on the age of the person you are speaking to, you may get comments ranging from “industrious” and “resilient” to “narrow minded” and “stubborn”. Due to their...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 5, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Battling Sin, Christian Living, Church, Leadership
When the news first broke that the late Ravi Zacharias had been accused of sexually inappropriate behaviour, my first response was — I don’t know if this is true but it is definitely plausible. Having been in church-based ministry for more than 35 years and, indeed...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 29, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Dependence on God, God, Spiritual Maturity
What does spiritual maturity look like? The Bible verses that undergird the ministry of Graceworks are Colossians 1:28–29. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 22, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Discipleship, Following Jesus, Jesus, Mentoring
“Is he your mentee?” I was asked when someone saw me in a photo with one of the people I was journeying with. I hesitated for a moment and said that I am normally not comfortable with a term like that. Yes, I do mentoring, but I have also understood that Jesus is the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 1, 2021 | 2020, Articles, Community, Corporate Worship, Small Groups, Soo-Inn Tan
A few weeks ago we were ministering at a Brethren assembly. During the open worship time, elder Dhanabalan shared an exhortation from John 13:34–35: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will...
