METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES (MWS) has launched a youth programme with the goal of raising up the next generation of youths who will give back to society. The programme was launched at a reunion event for all Trackers who had done internships with MWS in the last three years. Trackers are youths who […]
NEW APPROACH TO EVANGELISM “Enthusiastically persuading people to hear the Gospel and to accept Jesus as their Saviour is not as effective today; more emphasis is now being placed on sharing and respecting each other’s feelings.’’ TO MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES HEAD-ON, the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) needs to have a fully coordinated work system […]
Bishop Dr Robert Solomon examining the five Elders-elect, who were later ordained. They are (from left): the Rev Boey Kok Yeow, the Rev Christopher Louis Kong Chung Dai, the Rev Peter Pan Seng Tai, the Rev Seet Keng Tat, and the Rev Andy Goh Yik Wah. – Picture by Phillip Lam.ORDINATION AND CONSECRATION SERVICES are […]
THERE ARE CERTAIN IMPLICATIONS and responses called for from Christians after recognising the great God whom we serve, said Bishop Dr Robert Solomon in his sermon at the Closing Service of the 37th Session of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC), held at Tamil Methodist Church (Short Street) on Nov 10, 2012. He highlighted four […]
EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE (ETAC) churches are making good progress in reaching out to the community and seizing new opportunities for ministry even as the conference is grappling with the issue of widening its pool of leadership. These points were highlighted by the Rev James Nagulan, President of ETAC, in his Presidential Review on […]
By Grace Toh “IT IS NOT JUST a brick-andmortar building we are consecrating, but hearts of flesh,” declared Bishop Dr Robert Solomon in his sermon at the Consecration Service of 1 Ang Mo Kio Street 21 on Nov 17, 2012. The venue, which houses Ang Mo Kio Chinese Methodist Church from the Chinese […]
THREE-QUARTERS WAY THROUGH THE SESSION, he let drop a bombshell. In a slow and measured way he said: “I am living under his shadow and he under mine.” His parents, both in their late fifties, looked with sadness and bewilderment at him. They had brought Calvin*, their son in his late twenties, for family counselling […]
BISHOP DR WEE BOON HUP, the new bishop of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), anticipates his immediate priority to be the role of leading the MCS to take on the challenge of holiness: “To live out what we know the Scripture teaches, in the context of today.” The Bishop was speaking to Methodist […]
YOUNG ADULTS can look forward to a series of events aimed at bringing together young adults from all the Methodist churches to build relationships and grow in their faith. Beginning in the third week of January this year, quarterly informal “Kopi Sessions” will be held where young adult leaders from various churches gather to […]
“A NEW YEAR. New opportunities. Time to make new plans. Set goals. Press forward. Let’s do great things for God in 2013!” I have a confession to make. Great plans and motivational speeches excite and inspire me… but not always. Sometimes I just feel weary after listening to a motivational speaker present great ideas […]
