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....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024, Meaning & Purpose, Third Agers, Work & Vocation
A few days ago I met up with a senior mission leader. We discussed how the church needs to rethink the role of seniors in missions. The need for missions and missionaries has never been greater. There are not enough missionaries being sent out. Yet there is a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 15, 2024 | 2024, Community, God's Grace, Gratitude, Loving Others, Spiritual Friendship
I am on a mission to thank the friends who stood by me in my darkest moments. Those of you who know me will know of my ten black years, a period that started with the death of my first wife from cancer and ended with a journey through clinical depression, with a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 26, 2024 | 2024, Intergenerational, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
This past weekend I was in Malacca for some teaching and preaching at City Community Church, a leading Assemblies of God church in the city. It was a trip with many highlights. I was especially glad to spend some extended time with my friend Fook Meng who chairs the...
