Chi kei lo lei. A Cantonese expression meaning you brought it upon yourself.
Full-time paid ministry.
Knowing the will of the Lord. Doing the will of the Lord. Being like the Lord.
Church Ministers' Apprentice. A church apprenticeship with a view to FTPM.
A Cantonese expression without a direct English translation. Roughly equivalent to shouting 'WHY?!?!' at heaven in the face of extreme grief or anguish.
Growth Group. A small group that meets during the week to study the Bible together.
A Malay idiom meaning literally 'he who eats chilli feels the spiciness'.
Korean for 'I love you'.
Growth Group Leaders' Training.
School of Christian Ministry.
Korean for 'really?' (said with sarcasm or incredulity).
Meet the Elder. A meeting for church members to meet the Elder.
Little People. CERC's evangelistic outreach to children and their parents.
Commonly heard during Q&A after the sermon. Said with the intention of allowing other people to ask questions.
During Q&A when 'Not you Shing!' and 'Anyone other than Shing?' have been used to no avail.
Gospel Growth Fellowship. A local partnership of evangelicals working to grow evangelicalism in the Klang Valley.
Thinking Theologically Conference. A GGF conference on learning to think theologically.
Creation to Consummation. A GGF conference on Biblical Theology.
An instruction given during Q&A before Joel begins a 5 minute explanation of his question.
Indicating that the concept being discussed should be thought of in light of Biblical Theology, the second coming of Christ and the final end of history.
Shoplot. The building the church gathers in on Sunday and works in during the week.
Shoplot 2. The second shoplot that CERC has been in.
Commonly heard when none of the other members can/will do it.
Heard during sermons when Pastor Robin has a good idea for a tshirt design.
White Water Summer Camp. An outdoors camp for youth aged 12-17 that CERC recommends.
The progression of an argument.
Take note of how the instruction to do is preceded by the declaration of who you are.
Pastor Robin referring to how his children ask good but scary (for their age) theological questions.
Pastor Robin referring to his background.
Said to encourage people who have joined in the middle of a sermon series to catch up on what they have missed by listening to the audio on the CERC website.
The words and order of a meeting
Relating to the nature of a thing
Pertaining to the nature, person and work of Christ
An abbreviation for Biblical Theology which is the study of how God has revealed himself progressively from creation to consummation, where his revelation of himself and his purposes (fulfilled in Christ) is one big story from Genesis to Revelation.
Interpretation of a text, especially of Scripture.
The study of the topic of church.
The right wrong response should be distinguished from simply misunderstanding a doctrine or truth. The opposite of a right wrong response in our post-modern world is to not have a response.
Occasionally heard during Q&A after 'Not you Shing!' when no one else raises a hand.
In the context of Christian theology, Christian anthropology is the study of the human (anthropos) as it related to God.