While the preacher stands up in public to deliver his sermons each week, few people get to see him at his desk in preparation. In this post I want to take you behind the scenes to show you the four stages that I work through in preparing a sermon: Working
Read more →Posted on 27 Sep 2013
I did MTS because I could not bring myself to do any other thing but serve the Lord for the rest of my life. Couldn’t I do that whilst studying a secular degree and holding a job? No, not until my conscience was clear and I was certain that my
Read more →Posted on 26 Sep 2013
We had a chat with TTC producer and pastor-teacher of CERC Robin Gan. He strongly believes that Christians need to learn how to think theologically, describing theology as the “life blood of the church”. Robin gave us some insight on why and how TTC has been beneficial for this local body.
Read more →Posted on 23 Sep 2013
In the Thinking Theologically Conference (TTC) that concluded a month ago, we caught up with husband and wife duo, Joshua Hooi and Leong Mei Yee, who returned from TTC a little more convicted on the idea of a local church. Here, they relate their first TTC experience with our resident reporter, sharing how the conference renewed their understanding of the church and realign their perspective.
Read more →Posted on 23 Sep 2013
An Infographic of Thinking Theologically Conference 2013: The Church
Read more →Posted on 22 Sep 2013
I had a long conversation with a friend recently on the difficulties of reading the bible. These frustrations were vented: “Surely God wouldn’t make it too hard for people to understand him.” “I’ve tried reading the bible over and over again, but I still don’t get it.” “People keep advising
Read more →Posted on 20 Sep 2013
Dear friends, CERC’s going to be 5 years old!… What can we be thankful for?…. Lots! I think it’s captured quite well in this song by Sovereign Grace “Receive the Glory”: “All that we’ve accomplished You have done for us And any fruit we harvest is a gift from Your
Read more →Posted on 31 Aug 2013
Grace and peace to you! This is the first of five posts. MTS is a pastoral apprenticeship program. Under the guidance of the Elder of CERC, you learn the demands and expectations of full time paid ministry (FTPM), the nuts and bolts of various ministries and your suitability to do
Read more →Posted on 27 Aug 2013
People often ask me, “What do you actually do?” After 3 years of being an MTS-er, I think I can finally answer that question. MTS was a mystery to me when I started and it is only in retrospect that I can now describe what I actually did and I
Read more →Posted on 27 Aug 2013
