I BELIEVE it is very possible for your church to plant 20 new self-supporting churches in the next 10 years – but you need a plan. Allow me to re-tell a well-known story. The Story of the Shoe Factory The manager of a well-established shoe factory was fired because for three years the company lost […]
THE Methodist Welfare Services’ (MWS) Charity Golf Fellowship has not lost its power to gather Methodists and friends for a round on the greens. More than 200 avid golfers descended on Raffles Country Club’s Lake Coure on July 10 to take part in this year’s fund-raising tournament. Close to 60 golfers willingly took the early […]
Have scientists discovered the gay gene? PERHAPS the most frequently cited study that maintains the connection between genetics and homosexuality is that conducted by molecular biologists at the National Institutes of Health under the direction of Dean Hamer in 1993. By examining DNA samples from self-identified gay men and other gay male family members, Hamer […]
AFTER several months of faithful preparation and fervent prayer, the Barker Road Methodist Church (BRMC) Preaching Point at ACS (International), off Holland Village, held its first regular 10.30 am worship service in the school’s Multi-Purpose Hall on July 8, 2007. The Preaching Point was first envisioned two years ago when ACS (International) – the latest […]
ALDERSGATE Convention 2008, scheduled for May 19 to 24, will feature the Rev Dr Ben Witherington, Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary. He will present three evening talks, concluding by preaching for the Aldersgate Service on May 24, a Saturday evening. The venue has yet to be fixed. There are also plans […]
SIX Primers received The President’s Award, the most prestigious award of The Boys’ Brigade (BB), from President S. R. Nathan at the Istana on July 10, 2007. The President’s Award represents the epitome of the Primers’ training in The Boys’ Brigade in Singapore. The highest award of the BB, it is presented to the top […]
In this new series on the Methodist Welfare Services, we would like to give you a glimpse of our social service ministry carried out in our centres. So get to know our staff as they share about their work and experiences. ‘MY NAME is Elin Poh Su-Ching and I have been working at […]
David Ong appointed new Director of Finance, Administration and Programmes MR DAVID ONG, a long-time church leader who has been involved in the social service sector for about 40 years, has been appointed the Director of Finance, Administration and Programmes (DFAP) of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS). He starts work at Methodist Centre on […]
In remembering the Methodist school movement in Singapore and Malaya, we are reminded that it followed the example of John Wesley who founded Kingswood School in 1748 to join “knowledge and vital piety” in young people as a stewardship of talent. The more than 70 Primary and Secondary Methodist Schools in Peninsular Malaysia, and the […]
WILL all Christians go through a period (or periods) of spiritual darkness? After all, did not the Lord Jesus say that everyone who follows him will have much trouble in this life? (Jn. 16:33). In the 16th century, there emerged several prominent spiritual writers and guides who took the position that every Christian who is following […]
