SCGM MILESTONES

40-YEARS MILESTONES
AT A GLANCE

God's leading over
the 4 decades

1980

In March 1980, The Singapore Centre for Evangelism and Missions (SCEM) became a registered society under the Registrar of Societies, Singapore

1985

World Heartbeat
National Conference I

1st Decade

SCGM focused on helping churches to understand missions and to become mission-active; and developed mission policies for mission sending.

Chris Thomas served as the first Executive Director of SCEM in early 1980s.

Michael Jaffarian served as Executive Director of SCEM from 1985 to 1992.

1989

World Heartbeat
National Conference II

1st Decade

SCGM focused on helping churches to understand missions and to become mission-active; and developed mission policies for mission sending.

Chris Thomas served as the first Executive Director of SCEM in early 1980s.

Michael Jaffarian served as Executive Director of SCEM from 1985 to 1992.

1989

World Heartbeat
National Conference II

1990

Launch of National Missions Survey 1990

1992

National Missions Conference

2nd Decade

SCGM focused on promoting missions to reach the 10/40 window; a clearing house for research on unreached people groups (UPGs) and helped churches to adopt UPGs.

 

Rev Aow Kong Yow served as Executive Director of SCEM from 1992 to 1995.

Andre De Winne served as Executive Director of SCEM from 1995 to 2006.

2000

2nd National Missions Survey 2000

2nd Decade

SCGM focused on promoting missions to reach the 10/40 window; a clearing house for research on unreached people groups (UPGs) and helped churches to adopt UPGs.

Rev Aow Kong Yow served as Executive Director of SCEM from 1992 to 1995.

Andre De Winne served as Executive Director of SCEM from 1995 to 2006.

2000

2nd National Missions Survey 2000

2002

1st GoForth National
Missions Conference 2002

2005

2nd GoForth National
Missions Conference 2005

2008

3rd GoForth National
Missions Conference 2008

3rd Decade

SCGM focused on promoting national missions movements through GoForth conferences.

 

Stanley Ow served as Executive Director of SCEM from 2006 to 2009.

Juliette Arulrajah served as National Director of SCEM from 2009 to 2011.

2009

3rd National Missions Survey 2009

In April 2009, SCEM's organisational name was officially changed to Singapore Centre for Global Missions (SCGM), reflecting the missions thrust of the organisation to serve churches in missions in a globalised context.

3rd Decade

SCGM focused on promoting national missions movements through GoForth conferences.

Stanley Ow served as Executive Director of SCEM from 2006 to 2009.

Juliette Arulrajah served as National Director of SCEM from 2009 to 2011.

2009

3rd National Missions Survey 2009

In April 2009, SCEM's organisational name was officially changed to Singapore Centre for Global Missions (SCGM), reflecting the missions thrust of the organisation to serve churches in missions in a globalised context.

2010

SCGM 30TH ANNIVERSARY

2011

4th GoForth National
Missions Conference 2011

2012

Lawrence Ko was appointed as National Director (ND) of SCGM and Daniel Jesudason as Chairman of SCGM Executive Council

SCGM rebranded to focus on Global Missions in 21st Century with the tagline: “Global Missions 21

SCGM Annual Lecture was inaugurated in 2012 with Bishop Terry Kee presenting the “Tales from Asian Mission Fields"

Aug: Missional Business Forum 2012 - Dato Dr Kim Tan and Dr Paul Woods as Keynote Speakers

Publication Launch: 'An Unchanging Gospel for a Changing Asia' edited by Hwa Yung & Lawrence Ko published by SCGM and ALCWE

2013

SCGM adopted the 3 focal areas of Creation Care, Missional Business and Urban Missions

SCGM Annual Lecture 2013: “21st Century Missions Agenda for the Singapore Church" by Rev Malcolm Tan

SCGM Urban Missional Business Forum with Hongkey Chung

2014

SCGM Annual Lecture 2014: “The Cry of Creationby Rev Dr Daniel Koh

Publication Launch: 'Can the Desert Be Green? Planting Hope in the Wilderness' by Lawrence Ko, published by SCGM

SCGM organised the Lausanne Singapore Commemoration of 40 years of Lausanne Movement

4th National Missions Survey 2014

5th GoForth National Missions Conference 2014

2015

SCGM Annual Lecture 2015: “The Courage To Beby Dr Bruce Nicholls

SCGM 35th Anniversary Concert: Ethnic Rhythms - jointly organised with Bartley Christian Church

Publication Launch: 'Ethnic Rhythms: Life in a Global City' edited by Lawrence Ko, published by SCGM

2016

SCGM Annual Lecture 2016: “Social Holiness Transformsby Rev Dr Kelvin Mannoia

Aug 2012: Asia Evangelical Alliance General Assembly and Mission Congress in Bandung – ND Lawrence Ko was elected as Mission Commission director

Launch of Hethne Conference jointly organised by SCGM with OM East Asia and WEA

4th Decade

SCGM develops global missions strategies and regional strategic partnership networks.

 

Lawrence Ko was appointed as National Director of SCGM in 2012.

2017

Publication Launch: 'Urbany: The Gospel at Street Level' edited by Lawrence Ko, published by SCGM

SEANET Conference – ND Lawrence Ko elected as member of Steering Group

SCGM Annual Lecture 2017: “Raising Children as Leaders for the Next Generationby Dr Bambang Budijanto

Launch of Certificate in Mission Practice: a course offered by Trinity Theological College in partnership with SCGM and Diocese of Singapore (Anglican)

Nov 2017: UN-Habitat Urban Thinkers Campus in Singapore, with Bishop Raphael Samuel and Gregory Vijayendran as keynote speakers – jointly organised by SCGM and WEA Creation Care Task Force

Publication Launch: 'Clean Hands, Pure Hearts and Beautiful Feet' by Flora Man and Emily Soh, published by SCGM

4th Decade

SCGM develops global missions strategies and regional strategic partnership networks.

Lawrence Ko was appointed as National Director of SCGM in 2012.

2017

Publication Launch: 'Urbany: The Gospel at Street Level' edited by Lawrence Ko, published by SCGM

SEANET Conference – ND Lawrence Ko elected as member of Steering Group

SCGM Annual Lecture 2017: “Raising Children as Leaders for the Next Generationby Dr Bambang Budijanto

Launch of Certificate in Mission Practice: a course offered by Trinity Theological College in partnership with SCGM and Diocese of Singapore (Anglican)

Nov 2017: UN-Habitat Urban Thinkers Campus in Singapore, with Bishop Raphael Samuel and Gregory Vijayendran as keynote speakers – jointly organised by SCGM and WEA Creation Care Task Force

Publication Launch: 'Clean Hands, Pure Hearts and Beautiful Feet' by Flora Man and Emily Soh, published by SCGM

2018

SCGM Annual Lecture 2018: “Righteousness in the Cityby Richard Magnus

6th GoForth National Missions Conference 2018

Nov 2018: SCGM Missional Business Forum on “Myanmar and Beyond: Strategies and Technologies along the Road

2019

SCGM Annual Lecture 2019: “The Trinity of Christian Missions: Ecological, Socio-political and Personal Perspectivesby Prof. Choong Chee Pang

5th National Missions Survey 2019

Nov 2019: SCGM Missional Business Forum on ”Don’t Say It’s Not My Job! - The Good Samaritan Revisited

2020

Publication Launch: 'From the Desert to the City: Christians in Creation Care' by Lawrence Ko, published by Ethos Institute

SCGM 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

1st Decade

SCGM focused on helping churches to understand missions and to become mission-active; and developed mission policies for mission sending.

 

Chris Thomas served as the first Executive Director of SCEM in early 1980s.

Michael Jaffarian served as Executive Director of SCEM from 1985 to 1992.

1980

In March 1980, The Singapore Centre for Evangelism and Missions (SCEM) became a registered society under the Registrar of Societies, Singapore

1985

World Heartbeat
National Conference I

1989

World Heartbeat
National Conference II

1990

Launch of National Missions Survey 1990

2nd Decade

SCGM focused on promoting missions to reach the 10/40 window; a clearing house for research on unreached people groups (UPGs) and helped churches to adopt UPGs.

 

Rev Aow Kong Yow served as Executive Director of SCEM from 1992 to 1995.

Andre De Winne served as Executive Director of SCEM from 1995 to 2006.

1992

National Missions Conference

2000

2nd National Missions Survey 2000

3rd Decade

SCGM focused on promoting national missions movements through GoForth conferences.

 

Stanley Ow served as Executive Director of SCEM from 2006 to 2009.

Juliette Arulrajah served as National Director of SCEM from 2009 to 2011.

2002

1st GoForth National
Missions Conference 2002

2005

2nd GoForth National
Missions Conference 2005

2008

3rd GoForth National
Missions Conference 2008

2009

3rd National Missions Survey 2009

In April 2009, SCEM's organisational name was officially changed to Singapore Centre for Global Missions (SCGM), reflecting the missions thrust of the organisation to serve churches in missions in a globalised context.

2010

SCGM 30TH ANNIVERSARY

4th Decade

SCGM develops global missions strategies and regional strategic partnership networks.

 

Lawrence Ko was appointed as National Director of SCGM in 2012.

2011

4th GoForth National
Missions Conference 2011

2012

Lawrence Ko was appointed as National Director (ND) of SCGM and Daniel Jesudason as Chairman of SCGM Executive Council

SCGM rebranded to focus on Global Missions in 21st Century with the tagline: “Global Missions 21

SCGM Annual Lecture was inaugurated in 2012 with Bishop Terry Kee presenting the “Tales from Asian Mission Fields"

Aug: Missional Business Forum 2012 - Dato Dr Kim Tan and Dr Paul Woods as Keynote Speakers

Publication Launch: 'An Unchanging Gospel for a Changing Asia' edited by Hwa Yung & Lawrence Ko published by SCGM and ALCWE

2013

SCGM adopted the 3 focal areas of Creation Care, Missional Business and Urban Missions

SCGM Annual Lecture 2013: “21st Century Missions Agenda for the Singapore Church" by Rev Malcolm Tan

SCGM Urban Missional Business Forum with Hongkey Chung

2014

SCGM Annual Lecture 2014: “The Cry of Creationby Rev Dr Daniel Koh

Publication Launch: 'Can the Desert Be Green? Planting Hope in the Wilderness' by Lawrence Ko, published by SCGM

SCGM organised the Lausanne Singapore Commemoration of 40 years of Lausanne Movement

4th National Missions Survey 2014

5th GoForth National Missions Conference 2014

2015

SCGM Annual Lecture 2015: “The Courage To Beby Dr Bruce Nicholls

SCGM 35th Anniversary Concert: Ethnic Rhythms - jointly organised with Bartley Christian Church

Publication Launch: 'Ethnic Rhythms: Life in a Global City' edited by Lawrence Ko, published by SCGM

2016

SCGM Annual Lecture 2016: “Social Holiness Transformsby Rev Dr Kelvin Mannoia

Aug 2012: Asia Evangelical Alliance General Assembly and Mission Congress in Bandung – ND Lawrence Ko was elected as Mission Commission director

Launch of Hethne Conference jointly organised by SCGM with OM East Asia and WEA

2017

Publication Launch: 'Urbany: The Gospel at Street Level' edited by Lawrence Ko, published by SCGM

SEANET Conference – ND Lawrence Ko elected as member of Steering Group

SCGM Annual Lecture 2017: “Raising Children as Leaders for the Next Generationby Dr Bambang Budijanto

Launch of Certificate in Mission Practice: a course offered by Trinity Theological College in partnership with SCGM and Diocese of Singapore (Anglican)

Nov 2017: UN-Habitat Urban Thinkers Campus in Singapore, with Bishop Raphael Samuel and Gregory Vijayendran as keynote speakers – jointly organised by SCGM and WEA Creation Care Task Force

Publication Launch: 'Clean Hands, Pure Hearts and Beautiful Feet' by Flora Man and Emily Soh, published by SCGM

2018

SCGM Annual Lecture 2018: “Righteousness in the Cityby Richard Magnus

6th GoForth National Missions Conference 2018

Nov 2018: SCGM Missional Business Forum on “Myanmar and Beyond: Strategies and Technologies along the Road

2019

SCGM Annual Lecture 2019: “The Trinity of Christian Missions: Ecological, Socio-political and Personal Perspectivesby Prof. Choong Chee Pang

5th National Missions Survey 2019

Nov 2019: SCGM Missional Business Forum on ”Don’t Say It’s Not My Job! - The Good Samaritan Revisited

2020

Publication Launch: 'From the Desert to the City: Christians in Creation Care' by Lawrence Ko, published by Ethos Institute.

SCGM 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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