Message from the President’s Office (November 2024)
Message from the President’s Office November 2024 At a recent dinner with some friends, one of them gave out five young beefwood saplings in small pots and challenged us to care for them. The one whose plant withered first would treat the rest to a beef steak dinner. I was the only one without living […]
Message from the President’s Office (October 2024)
Message from the President’s Office October 2024 Technological innovations have radically transformed the world. Automation with the digital revolution will soon be overshadowed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), which threatens to displace humans with robots. Is such technical advancement always a boon and never a bane? I do not think so. I watched a recent video […]
Message from the President’s Office (September 2024)
Message from the President’s Office September 2024 In a recent meal chat with a friend, he lamented the shortage of young adults taking on the challenge of full-time Christian ministry. We exchanged views and thought of these possible reasons: Financial concern over low salary and advancement Work-life imbalance due to wide job span and demanding […]
Message from the President’s Office (August 2024)
Message from the President’s Office August 2024 I commenced my role as BTS Interim Managing Director on 1 August. It is a humbling honour and personal privilege to serve alongside BTS faculty and staff in our shared commitment to exalt the Lord our God in equipping lay ministers and cultivating missional pastors to strategically engage […]
Welcome and Goodbye! (July 2024)
Welcome and Goodbye! July 2024 This is my last President’s Message. My last day with BTS is 31 July. First, I want to welcome and introduce Peter Tang as the incoming Honorary Interim Managing Director. Each word in his title has a meaning. “Honorary” means that he is doing this pro bono. It also means […]
Retirement or Afterglow? (June 2024)
Retirement or Afterglow? June 2024 In July, I will retire after active service in Singapore since 2002. My time in Singapore will constantly be a key memorial of my journey with the Lord. Interestingly, in all my farewells, people ask me the same question: What will you do after retirement from BTS? A dear pastor’s […]
Important Announcement from BTS Management Board (May 2024)
Important Announcement from BTS Management Board May 2024 In March, I wrote to inform you, through the President’s Message, on the retirement of Rev Peter Lin as President of the seminary. Today, I am delighted to inform you that the Board has invited Deacon Peter Tang as Honorary Interim Managing Director to stand in the […]
Some Personal Musings – “Already and Not Yet” (April 2024)
Some Personal Musings – “Already and Not Yet” April 2024 Last month, Daniel Soh (BTS’s Management Board Chair) announced of my family’s pending departure from BTS in a few months (31st July). With the official announcement, as we Americans would say, it is a “done deal” – we are moving on. We have purchased a […]
Announcement from BTS Management Board (March 2024)
Announcement from BTS Management Board March 2024 Greetings in the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord. I write as Chair of the BTS Board of Management to inform you that Rev Peter Lin will be stepping down as President of Baptist Theological Seminary Singapore (BTS) and his last day will be 31st July 2024. […]
The Battle of the Dragon (February 2024)
The Battle of the Dragon February 2024 Blessed Chinese New Year and welcome to the Year of the Dragon! In Chinese folklore, the dragon is believed to be a supernatural being that can fly and wield great power. Not only that, but legend says the dragon is an amicable creature. One ancient story runs as […]