DAY 2: Following Jesus : What do we lose, and what do we save?
Mark 8:34 – What does it look like in real life to deny ourselves and follow Jesus? Other than dramatically abandoning careers and going overseas to become missionaries, which not all of us are called to, what does this verse look like for most Jesus-followers?
DAY 1: Salvation of Asian Elderly Parents
My parents’ generation of Asian Chinese descent had always perceived Christianity as a “Western religion” even though God’s desire in 2 Peter 3:9 is for people of all races and cultural groups to be reconciled to Christ. I had been mindful of the cultural context of my parents’ generation in my evangelistic outreach to my parents (who only understand Mandarin and Chinese dialects) for over more than twenty years.
OUR PLACE IN THE BODY: THE SERVANT ROLE OF SCGM
It has been 9 years since my first encounter with Singapore Centre for Global Missions (SCGM). Along the way I’ve wondered to myself a few times: What exactly is the work that SCGM does? What would happen if SCGM suddenly wasn’t there – what would change?
Self-Sustaining Church Models: A Mission Dialogue
The COVID-19 pandemic has given Singapore churches a precious opportunity to stop from our busyness and reflect on the way we do missions. A SCGM research team engaged with 18 local pastors and 22 missionaries from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand (CLMT) in one-on-one interviews and focus group discussions.
BOOK REVIEW: From the Desert to the City
This book review is written in August 2020 by Dr Benjamin Grandey, a Climate Scientist with PhD in Atmospheric Physics.
Health & Wealth Matters: How Do We Respond to the Effects of Coronavirus and Lockdown?
There is good news and bad news. We can rejoice that the biggest lift out of poverty in the history of mankind has happened in our generation. The bad news is that due to the corona virus, restrictions and lockdown measures, we risk a major global setback.
COVID – A Reorienting Moment
COVID-19 may have caught the church off guard, but it never surprised the Kingdom of Heaven. What if the real path to which God has called us is really to embrace every circumstance and therein to find the reality that our citizenship really is not of this world?
Global Transmission, Global Mission
A written compilation of observations and reflections by Jason Mandryk (Operation World) on the impact and implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Does The Future Have A Church?
A leadership exercise for those who know Who holds tomorrow.
Looking Ahead: Global Missions in a Post-Pandemic World
A crisis accelerates the need to re-think positions and strategies. But above all, we are to continue to proclaim that Jesus is Lord in all circumstances. Jesus is Lord of His church. We are to be faithful in evangelism and the teaching of His Word.
