by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 20, 2024 | 2024, Articles, Christian Living, Community, Loving Others, Soo-Inn Tan
Bernice and I were catching up with two dear friends recently. Husband and wife, they were doing critical work for the Kingdom where the Lord had placed them. They were far from being luddites but one of the things we talked about was our shared concern that the young...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 6, 2024 | 2024, Community, Following Jesus
I was privileged to witness a baptism service last Sunday. There were five baptismal candidates. The oldest was 61, the youngest 24. One spoke in Chinese, the rest in English. There were three men and two women. One was a limousine driver, one an undergraduate, one a...
by Bernice Lee | Nov 22, 2024 | 2024, Articles, Community, Leadership, Soo-Inn Tan
A church member approaches his/her church elders and says that he/she believes God has called him/her to vocational church ministry. How can church leaders decide if an individual is indeed called to that ministry? I prefer the term vocational church ministry rather...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 25, 2024 | 2024, Discipleship, Intergenerational, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
Do you or someone you know need training in how to mentor young adults? Graceworks will be running an event to do this on November 23. (Details below.) There has been a chorus of calls to mentor the upcoming generations. But what is the best way to empower them? Large...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 3, 2024 | 2024, Corporate Worship, God's Glory, God's Grace
I was naughty and I gave the audience a trick question. I read out two passages that described an encounter between people and God. First, I read out the Isaiah 6:1–8 passage. Then I read the Luke15:11–32 passage. I asked them which picture of God they...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 20, 2024 | 2024, Articles, Loving Others, Soo-Inn Tan, Third Agers
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing....
