Leadership Crisis during a Crisis (Jul/Aug 2020)

Leadership Crisis during a Crisis Jul/Aug 2020 We can see a common trait in the convergence of crises we have been experiencing and more that we are anticipating in our interconnected world: leadership is greatly needed to mitigate the damage to society and to return hope to communities. While it is true that different crises […]

Equipped for Effective Ministry (May/June 2020)

Equipped for Effective Ministry May/June 2020 At one of the faculty retreats, we conducted an exercise among the lecturers as to what kind of theological education model BTS is or should be. Four different models were put forth for discussion: The classical model of Athens which sees theological education as character formation; the Confessional Geneva […]

Though the Wrong Seems Oft So Strong (Mar/Apr 2020)

Though the Wrong Seems Oft So Strong Mar/Apr 2020 Within two months of the reporting of the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease in Wuhan by the Chinese authorities, the global rate of infection approached ninety thousand with nearly three thousand fatalities registered. Writing at the end of February, I am mindful that these figures may […]

Recapturing the Evangelistic Thrust in the Local Church (Nov/Dec 2019)

Recapturing the Evangelistic Thrust in the Local Church Nov/Dec 2019 The picture is still vivid in my mind. As I stepped into the church through the huge doors of the old Ebenezer Chapel for the very first time, it was as if a wave of wind had hit me. Missions was possible after all. Why […]

Raising the Next Generation of Church Ministers (Sept/Oct 2019)

Raising the Next Generation of Church Ministers Sept/Oct 2019 I began regular church life in the late seventies as a teenager when my sister took me with her to Queenstown Baptist Church at Margaret Drive. It was not far from the Tanglin Halt Road flats, where Joyce was living with our aunt. Two years of […]