We are often told that poor people are poor because they make bad decisions. But have you ever thought that perhaps they make bad decisions because they are poor? An NUS study of families on an MWS-initiated debt relief programme called GOOD (Getting Out of Debt) showed that the mental stress of chronic debt/poverty hurts […]
The closing worship session The worship ministry plays a vital role in the spiritual formation and discipleship of church congregations. Given how essential times of refreshing and rejuvenation are for worship leaders and all who serve in this ministry, the Methodist School of Music (MSM) launched the Worship Symposium in August 2006. Held once every […]
Listening to Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung speak at the Laity session on 17 Aug 2019 In the previous issue of Methodist Message, it was reported that we are not ready at the present time for a one-Conference MCS. What all the efforts in these past months have highlighted to the leadership is that much […]
The Conversation was attended by ~250 persons from 100 churches, of whom a quarter were from 18 Methodist Churches. Together in God’s Mission—this was Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung’s call to the Church in Methodist Message’s May issue. And those who came for the Micah Conversation, which was held from 19 to 20 July 2019 […]
Philip Yancey at the Eagles Leadership Conference What is grace? Bestselling Christian writer Philip Yancey was the keynote speaker at the recent Eagles Leadership Conference (ELC). Yancey, author of numerous books, including What’s So Amazing About Grace? and Vanishing Grace, summed up grace thus: “There is nothing we can do to make God love us […]
The BPMC family with our special guest, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan (second row, centre, in light blue) Our church began humbly with a small congregation that worshipped in a charcoal shop in Bukit Panjang. It has since grown to 1000 members, and the Bukit Panjang Methodist Church (BPMC) family has so much to thank God for. […]
The word “blessing” is a very rich word. Everyone hopes to be blessed, but everyone may have a different idea as to what counts as blessings. Most people will feel blessed if they have wealth, health, education, a successful career, a loving marriage, a harmonious family and so on. Of course, this is blessedness that […]
Dr Leow Theng Huat, MYLC speaker The CAC Board of Youth Ministry (BOYM) participated in two youth conferences in June 2019. Praise God for these wonderful opportunities for an ekklesia of Methodist youths to come together to worship God. CAC Methodist Young Leaders’ Conference 2019 The CAC Methodist Young Leader’s Conference (MYLC) was held from […]
There are at least three ways in which we can be blessed. First, a blessing might be a windfall, or unexpected financial gain—especially in a time of need. A young, struggling family might receive a gift of money that helps alleviate some of their economic burden. Second, a blessing could come as a “salvation” experience, […]
Sharing love the Singapore way—through food! On 6 June 2019, a group of 15 church members and friends aged between 44 and 81 left Singapore on a mission to Vientiane to help at the Singapore Fair at Singapore Mission School (SMS). At SMS, we had the opportunity to watch its graduation concert. Seventy students, aged […]
