First Joint Asian Area Seminar of World Federation of Methodist & Uniting Church Women MEDAN – WOMEN FROM THE REGIONS of East Asia, South India and Sri Lanka of the World Federation of Methodist & Uniting Church Women (WFM&UCW) gathered in Medan from April 14 to 18 to be united in spirit as sisters in […]
GC-WSCS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT RETREAT 2009 BISHOP DR ROBERT SOLOMON has encouraged leaders and members of the Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS) to be prayerful and ascertain where their talents could be effectively used for God’s glory. Stating that women have many special qualities that make them stronger in some types of ministry such as […]
THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES’ Covenant Family Service Centre has been operating a Parenting Hotline for the past 20 years. It is the only helpline in Singapore manned fully by social workers and counsellors. Many of the callers seek advice and counselling on managing and disciplining their children and one of the key causes of […]
ARE YOUTH CAMPS a necessity or a good programme to have? A survey of 10 youth ministries finds that all of them run a youth camp every year or every two years. It is no longer a “special” programme but a regular ministry event. A typical youth camp ranges from three to five days, has […]
MY CAREER – GOD’S CALLING All Christians are to do God’s work WHEN I WAS a young Christian, I had asked God boldly: “God, send me to wherever you want me to go and I shall obey. Call me to your service.” It would have been easier if God had spoken audibly, provided a “sign” […]
“FOR WHAT DOES IT PROFIT a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life?” (Mark: 8.36-37). The words from these verses came to me as I listened to a wife describe the changes she saw in her husband over a span […]
The Rev W. G. Shellabear here recounts his amusing experiences on a visit to China more than a hundred years ago. It is a useful reminder that missionaries must be prepared, like those of old, to face all manner of inconveniences in the course of their duty. THE JOURNEY FROM ‘FOOCHOW to Amoy, however, begins […]
WHO WILL WE BE WITH? “Heaven should not be conceived of in terms of what we will do, or even who we will be, but rather who we will be with.” CHRISTIANS THINK ABOUT HEAVEN in many different ways. One of the questions people ask is “What will we do in heaven?” Popular culture often […]
WHEN I RE-READ The Book of Discipline of The Methodist Church in Singapore, I was amazed at the foresight of our Methodist founders who held the first General Conference in London in June 1744, more than two centuries ago. The resolutions adopted at the conference laid a firm foundation of principles for Christian living and […]
Flag of Singapore image courtesy of 4 International Flags WE THANK OUR LEADERS PAST AND PRESENT “Singapore celebrates its 45th year as a nation, and we give thanks for leaders past and present who have played their part in bringing prosperity, peace and progress. If the mother of Proverbs 31 had been Singaporean, she would […]
