Creating Space in Campus
NSC gathering took place in the later part of an afternoon after the FES 61st Annual General Meeting (AGM), where student leaders from different CFs and campuses assembled to hear Dr Tan Lai Yong speak on ‘Out of the Box,...
NSC gathering took place in the later part of an afternoon after the FES 61st Annual General Meeting (AGM), where student leaders from different CFs and campuses assembled to hear Dr Tan Lai Yong speak on ‘Out of the Box,...
On 12 April 2019, the Indonesian Students Christian Fellowships throughout Singapore collaborated to hold a public talk in NUS titled ‘The Crucified Jesus Among Other Gods’. The speaker was Malcolm Tan, a Singaporean Methodist pastor. He talked about the historical proof...
On 1–2 March 2019, FES organised a retreat for graduating polytechnic students and young graduates from the polytechnic CFs. The SPCA Retreat aimed to challenge participants to stop, ponder, find out what God is calling them to, and align that...
A few months ago, I received a letter from one of our graduates. With it, he attached an ordinary cheque for FES’ ministry. Yet, the story behind the gift moved me extraordinarily. Allow me to quote a part of the...
Prologue: Indonesian Students’ Christian Fellowship (ISCF) dimulai di NTU pada bulan Agustus 1998 sedangkan Indonesian Ministry (IM, sebagai bagian dari FES Singapore) lahir secara resmi pada bulan Januari 2003. Jadi, ISCF berusia 20 tahun dan IM berusia 15 tahun. Liputan khusus...
学生事工在50年代的岛国萌芽,一开始就是在当时的中文大学,在医学院建立一批批的学生事工的时代见证人。这都是当年非常独特的环境下的结晶:当时马来亚大学全部的本科生都在长堤彼岸,只有医学院在岛国;一间由华人社群出钱出力建设座落在岛国最西部的中文大学。这都是当年独特的环境产下的初熟之果,献在祭坛上焚烧至今。现今的新马早已分家,大学里也从原来的只有医学院,到理工校园的林立。原有的中文大学也已不复存在[1],但学生事工继续结果累累,在今日新加坡的华人教会界领袖就是明证! 《圣经》非常多处都一再验证上帝是一位创造局势,呼召人去见证祂的那一位。很多时候那创造出来的还不一定是优势,但在形势当中,被呼召出来的个人或群体利用当时独有的时空,忠心追随主心意,谦卑地服事主的羊群。这就如校园的学生事工,借着在校园的年日,忠心地追随满足主的心意,谦卑地摆上自己青春的岁月[2],为主燃烧焚尽! [caption id="attachment_4358" align="alignright" width="422"] 1大家庭聚会1970s在信义会救主堂[/caption] 早在80年代,华文学生事工就差点要关门大吉[3],因为中文大学被迫关闭,教育部已经停办华校。在双语政策的名下,华文只在上华文课时用上,基本上就没有华校生了。FES华文组委员们也是激烈辩论了一番后,秉持着只要教会还有华文崇拜,讲中文的学生工作就应当做下去。今天我们校园团契的弟兄姐妹都是唯一在校园以中文查经、祷告的群体。当然说到流利地使用中文一定是来自中国和马来西亚的基督徒学生了。很多时候学生与学生因为在平时上课都用英语,彼此见面时会话顺理成章就是英语了,也没有什么喜欢或不喜欢的成分存在。一些使用中文的堂会会把这样的现象视为挑战,一些宗派就反而跨越这样的视野,直接以英语当作青少年事工的媒介语,务求让青少年人在领受教导的时候,以他们最熟悉的语言得到最多的长进,让他们日后以成熟的灵命选择使用哪一个语言服事教会的群体。 若是大家注意上文,不难发现今天在校园使用中文的学生虽然大多是本地教会的弟兄姐妹,也有好一些来自马来西亚和中国的学生。国际学生的普遍性已经从上个世纪的国际学生事工到今时今日国际学生成为校园学生事工的常态。只是今天的基督徒学生还是对于身边的国际学生敏感不足,还是流于事工的形式。犹记得上个世纪一位反对特别针对国际学生事工的团长[4],在他在校园的最后一年,还决定继续留在职员会负责推动国际学生事工。当年还流行在宿舍一起饭后看电视,他也就每天饭后一定拨出那一个小时,和他身边的朋友,无论马来西亚人或者是中国人,一起看电视,建立友谊,打通桥梁;这也直接地影响弟兄姐妹在不同的宿舍做起同样的事。 今天学生团契的弟兄姐妹大多是从小在教会长大,比较习惯事工的模式。当学生工作还是强调学生自主的时候,肯定是建立大家在学生求学时候的独立思维和办事能力。但有一样不可或缺的就是不断寻求天父上帝的心意,在一个科技发达,瞬息万变的世代,找到学生在校园见证的主轴。不是被功课学业打压,乃是在刻苦中背十架仰望主;更不是被时代的潮流牵着鼻子走,茫然无方向。选择那上好的福分,主动来到主殿中,一生一世寻求祂的荣美,知道行出主旨才是真喜乐! 有好些弟兄姐妹在踏入校园团契时立志委身,但就是没有那股生命热诚,就算在职员会也大概尽责罢了。但在有机会自己成为交换生时,无论去亚洲还是世界的那一个角落,却领略了校园学生事工的真义,回来后不只大发热心,也找到上帝的心意,愿意顺服!当然不是鼓吹要去当交换生,只是我们实在需要有爱人如己的心,能够领受上帝要我们体会他乡游子的困惑,才会不计代价的摆上。 学生事工走了一甲子,在数字上的一轮可能代表完美;但真理上是否完美,除非行在主为校园团契预备的道路上谦卑顺服才是十架路,即便坎坷,仍然凭着圣灵的方向,扶犁向前[5]。 [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#969496' thickness='' up='' down=''] [1]抱歉!冒犯诸位与南洋理工大学有关的读者。现今的NTU,除了中文系是以中文教学(个别一些科目还是用英文),其他科系都是一律英文。 [2]弥迦书6章8节 [3]新加坡读经会在80年代终止他们的中文中学生团契事工。 [4] 常把这位弟兄比喻成大马色路上的扫罗。 [5]Vision and Continuity in Our Time, Fellowship of Evangelical Students: 2009, 今日华文学生事工的挑战,王美雄、郁君彰、巫顺昌、赖怡兴,pp77~80 Written by 赖斯强干事...
This year’s MELT (Ministry Exposure Leadership Training) trip took place in Khon Kaen, Thailand as a ministry, missions and leadership training for polytechnic students. Our team comprised of seven students from NPCF and SPCF, and two staff workers. We began...
Annyeonghaseyo! SIM SCF International Friendship Day (IFD) was held on 25 January 2019 at SIM as a follow-up from the FES National Conference 2018 Shalom Project. The three ministries within SIM SCF – the English CF, Indonesian Students’ CF and the...
On 8 January 2019, FES staff worker Rebecca Lim, left for Mongolia to work as a campus staff worker with Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS) Mongolia. (You can read more about this on page 35 of the October 2018 issue...
This is the 100th monthly letter I have written as the General Secretary (GS) of FES Singapore. It has been one hundred months since my thoughts and updates about FES have been sent out to you regularly. Each time I...
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Currently, some students meet regularly for Bible study and fellowship.
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Remembering Rev. Choong Chee Pang 1942–2021
FES Singapore (2020)
钟志邦牧师在2021年6月12日中午荣归天国。这对家人及一群同工同道都是不舍的。在这本追思集的篇篇文稿里看出他是我们众人的兄长和师长,在同奔天国的路上与我们一同事奉永生的上帝,一起学习持守福音真道。
出版追思集与其说是追思钟牧师,倒不如说是收集了我们与他的集体回忆。更是要加上我们需要彼此励志的内容,因他已成为了我们其中一位云彩般的见证人(希伯来书12章1–2节),同来提醒同路的天路客!
Rev. Choong returned to the Lord in the afternoon of 12 June 2021. This parting was a reluctant one for his family and partners in ministry. The articles in this collection rightly present him as our elder brother and teacher. One who ran the race and served the Lord alongside us, holding fast to the evangelical truth. In publishing this memorial booklet, we do not just remember Rev. Choong, but rather put together a collective memory by us, and of us with him. We also do so to edify and encourage, for he has become one of those witnesses in the cloud (Heb. 12:1–2), reminding all fellow sojourners to race on!
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Fellowship meetings (in English and Indonesian) are currently held on different days to cater to the different needs of the students.
To find out more about us:
English CF
Instagram: @nafa.lasalle.cf
SKETCH (Indonesian Students’ Christian Fellowship)
Instagram: @sketchiscf
SUSS CF was formerly part of SIM SCF. Since 2019, we now have our own meetings for Bible study, fellowship and campus engagement.
SUSS CF
Instagram: @suss.cf
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1029860464068155/
SIMSCF is a body of Christian students in the Singapore Institute of Management, officially affiliated to FES. Our weekly gatherings consist of a time of praise & worship, Bible studies, occasional invited speakers and intentional outreach activities to engage the hearts and minds of the students and staff at SIM.
To find out more about us:
SIM SCF (English)
Facebook: SIM SCF (Official)
Instagram: @sim.scf
Email: cf@mymail.sim.edu.sg
SIM CCF (Chinese)
SIM ISCF (Indonesian):
Instagram: @sim.iscf
The CF meets weekly at 7:00 pm on Mondays for Bible studies, worship, and host topical teaching sessions to help us grow deeper in our faith and as a family of Christ. We strive to be a wholistic witness on our campus.
To find out more about us:
SP CF (English)
Instagram: spchristianfellowship
Email: spchristian@cca.sg
SP CCF (Chinese)
We are a fellowship of believers in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, with a vision to grow as salt and light on campus. Our fellowship meets for Bible studies, praise and worship, speaker sessions, community and campus engagement, camps, jamming sessions, suppers and eating, etc. We also have combined events with the other Polytechnic CFs.
To find out more about us:
NP CF (English)
Facebook: Ngee Ann Poly Christian Fellowship (NPCF)
NP CCF (Chinese)
Facebook: Ngee Ann Poly Christian Fellowship (NPCF)
VCF is an interdenominational Christian group on NUS, initiated and led by students. Our vision is to make and build disciples of Jesus Christ who will be effective salt and light of the world on campus and in society. We seek to challenge students to live out their faith on NUS – to discover what it means to be a Christian university student, and how our time in the university can look different for Christ. Come join us and be part of a community that grows in love and knowledge of God, and which seeks to make known our Lord Christ on campus and in society.
To find out more about us:
VCF (English)
Email: vcfsecretary@gmail.com
CVCF (Chinese)
Instagram: @nuscvcf
Facebook: @nuscvcf
Email 电邮: cvcf.secretary@gmail.com
NUS ISCF (Indonesian):
Facebook: NUS ISCF (Indonesian Students’ Christian Fellowship)
Instagram: @nusiscf
Email: iscfnus@gmail.com
Join us as we explore, during our time at university, the Lordship of Christ in all things on campus, from our interactions with the hall cleaners to our discussions with faculty professors. We welcome you to our regular Bible studies – through which we hope to bear fruit by reaching out to various communities on our campus. See through the lenses of Christians from different walks of life (from theologians to teachers to theater artists) during our corporate teaching sessions as we learn how Scripture informs and influences their work. Our interdenominational ministry is one that is student-led and student-initiated with a vision to be salt and light on campus and later in the working world, upon graduation.
To find out more about us:
NTU CF
Website: https://ntucf.com/
Instagram: @ntucf
Facebook: NTU Christian Fellowship
Email: ntucf-secretary@e.ntu.edu.sg
NTU CCF (Chinese)
Facebook: NTU Chinese Christian Fellowship
Instagram: @ntuccf
NTU ISCF (Indonesian):
Facebook: NTU ISCF
Instagram: @ntuiscf
Email: ntuiscf@gmail.com
NIE CF
Currently a small group of students meet regularly for Bible study and fellowship.
To find out more about us:
Recollections and Reflections
FES Singapore (2020)
When the Fellowship of Evangelical Students (FES) was launched in July 1959, there was an established Christian presence in four tertiary institutions in Singapore.
Today, the ministry has expanded. Yet, FES remains committed to its found principles as articulated in its aim and distinctives. These principles are encouraging witness to the Lord Jesus Christ in institutions of higher learning; uniting Christian students through prayer and Bible study; and stimulating in them, an active interest in reaching out within and across cultures and geographical boundaries.
This book brings together recollections and reflections that piece together a story about a missional God and His people involved with these aims. Come, hear from men and women who have been on this journey with God through the first 60 years of the FES ministry.
(This book is available at the FES office)
Seeking to Know God’s Will
FES Singapore (1984)
Are you wrestling with how you can know God’s will for your life?
God is the lord of all life. He has provided in the Scriptures sufficient teaching upon which sound Christians decisions can be made. Knowing God’s will is discovering what these teachings are. Sng provides us with the pointers on how we may discern God’s will in our lives.
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Issues, Challenges, and the Way Forward
Hwa Yung (2019)
How has our world changed since the modern global missions movement began around 1500 A.D.? What are the changes in global Christianity that have taken place? In the midst of these shifting currents, what are some important issues and challenges that have emerged?
In this booklet, Bishop Emeritus Hwa Yung raises these questions and points the way forward as we labour together to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ in our respective contexts.
This booklet was originally a message delivered by Bishop Emeritus Hwa Yung at the 2019 World Assembly of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES).
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Heart-to-Heart on the Distinctives of Student Ministry
FES Singapore (2020)
Fellowship of Evangelical Students (FES) has been involved in campus student ministry since the 1950s. What makes the FES student ministry distinct from other campus and youth ministries?
This monograph is an attempt to provide contemporary reflections on the six distinctives of FES. It is not just about being different. It is about wrestling on the relevance of these distinctives, which were passed down from our predecessors, in today’s context. It is an invitation to participate in the conversations on how the ministry should look like on campus.
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Vinoth Ramachandra
FES Singapore (2013)
Your Kingdom Come was first published by FES Singapore in 1987 (under the title Thy Kingdom Come) as a transcription of three expository sermons delivered by Dr Vinoth Ramachandra, who is currently the Secretary for Dialogue and Social Engagement of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES), at the IFES East Asia Regional Conference in Hong Kong in 1986. The talks dealt with the kingdom of God in relation to Jesus, the Church and Christian hope. In this partially revised edition, the author has updated some of the illustrations and statistics used in the original talks. Other than these minor changes, the messages remain the same and continue to be a challenge to Christian students and graduates today, in whatever context they are in.
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Fellowship of Evangelical Students Singapore (2009)
Vision & Continuity In Our Time brings together thoughts on the subject by two groups of people: the “forerunners” of student ministry in East Asia and other parts of the world; and a new generation of “runners” who are still working out this vision in our own contexts.
The legacy of our “forerunners” provides us with valuable lessons that demonstrate the integration of what was taught and how it was lived out. These are presented to us under Section 1 of this book which is essentially taken from Vision And Continuity, published by IFES in 1989.
In Section 2, the contributors, who are currently involved in student and graduate ministry, share with us the challenges faced in this generation. What are our battles today? Where are we now? What kind of graduates are we “producing”?
Vision And Continuity In Our Time is a valuable resource for student leaders and staffworkers. The articles prompt us to ask ourselves searching questions to evaluate the ministry God has entrusted to us.
As God has enabled our “forerunners” to pass the vision to us, may we, similarly, challenge future generations of students to be “faithful to respond to God’s call to carry His good news across the boundaries of generation and society” (adapted from the Afterword).
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Essays in honour of Koichi Ohtawa
FES Singapore (2017)
Journey of Grace and Growth is a collection of writings published in honour of Koichi Ohtawa-san who was formerly General Secretary of KGK (Kirisutosha Gakusei Kai, the IFES movement in Japan) in the 1970s, Regional Secretary of IFES East Asia and Associate General Secretary of IFES from 1982–2002.
In the various roles Ohtawa-san assumed in the IFES family, he never failed to teach and inspire student leaders, graduates and staffworkers, on essential issues in discipleship and spirituality. This has continued till today in his role as a spiritual retreat director for pastors, church and ministry leaders in Japan and the region.
We hope that the articles in this book, written by those who in one way or another have been blessed by the ministry of Ohtawa-san, will similarly bring blessings in your respective journeys of grace and growth toward Christlikeness.
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Tan Lai Yong
FES Singapore (2016)
Twist and Wait is a collection of devotional essays and reflections written by Dr Tan Lai Yong over a span of 25 years. Many of these essays had the input of the late Rev. Dr Chua How Chuang (a former OMF missionary and FES Associate Staffworker) especially in matters relating to Greek and Hebrew. The book also includes some essays written by How Chuang during his association with FES.
The theme of this book is one way to remind us that while we are “waiting” in this world, we can grow stronger in fulfilling His calling in our life, until, in Lai Yong’s words, “The day when we will all be gathered into the joyful presence of Jesus Christ our Lord, He will have the words to comfort us.”
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FES Singapore (2016)
Flux And Beyond is a compilation of articles written by graduates from different tertiary institutes and diverse cultural backgrounds. Many of these articles were originally compiled in the booklet, Flux, a publication of Life Travel Planners, a ministry of Varsity Christian Fellowship, National University of Singapore in 2012. The writers of these articles, having wrestled with the issues of life after graduation, sought to inspire those who are still students, to begin the journey of discovering what it means to be a Christian in the workplace as early as possible, and not just during their final year of studies.
Besides these articles, we have also included a slightly condensed version of Dr Bobby Sng’s monograph, Decision Making: Seeking to Know God’s Will, which was originally published in 1984. A list of resources, including information on programmes for fresh graduates by the Marketplace Christian Network and Friends In Transition, is provided in this book as well.
Though this is not meant to be a manual, we hope this book will be a treasured companion in our journey to be a community of Christians struggling with similar concerns on issues pertaining to work, the workplace, and all other things in between.
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Exploring the Face of God in the Academy
FES Singapore (2017)
As a Christian student, what is your answer to the question “Why Study?”
In this book, you will find writings and stories of people who have begun their journey of encountering the different facets of the “Face of God” in their studies, research, and practices. When we look at the different paths they took, we also discover their conscious and consistent worship of the Triune God through their respective fields of study and vocation that form the heart of this book.
May this book inspire us to begin our own journey of exploring the face of God in the academy.
Take a look inside the book.
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Faith and Service in the Academy (2nd Edition: Revised and Expanded)
FES Singapore (2016)
What does it mean to engage the whole campus for Christ? Do we have the biblical foundation to this vision? Is engaging the campus an elitist ministry? What are the challenges faced and possible blindspots discovered as we practise our faith and serve in the academy?
Since the publication of the original version of this booklet in 2014, we have been humbled and grateful to witness how God has used thousands of copies of this book to edify students and graduates, not only locally in Singapore, but also in many other countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and America.
In this second edition of Engaging the Campus: Faith and Service in the Academy there are slight updates in the articles by Terry Halliday and Vinoth Ramachandra. The article on the Singapore context has been revised and expanded. The testimony of one student’s journey in engaging the campus remains unchanged. Last but not least, we have added a new response from Hong Kong.
May we continue to ingeniously discover and authentically live out many ways of engaging our campus for Christ!
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Integral Mission and the Great Commission
Christopher J. H. Wright
FES Singapore (2014)
What do we understand by integral mission and how do we connect it to the Great Commission?
Is mission a specialist activity just for a selected few? If the church exists for the sake of God’s mission, then mission is for every member of the whole church. May this small book, spark off conversations and initiatives that will lead to greater integration and alignment of the tasks of the church with God’s mission.
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by Bobby E. K. Sng
Bible Society of Singapore and FES Singapore (2014)
Changing Times, Unchanging Word is a collection of articles, sermons and talks spanning almost 50 years of ministry and engagement which will delight both those familiar with Dr Bobby Sng’s legacy as well as those discovering afresh his lucid, energetic and thoughtful exposition of God’s unchanging Word in a changing world.
Drawing from lessons of history, philosophy, law, culture, medicine and above all, his deep knowledge of the Bible, Dr Sng clearly demonstrates the working of God’s hand in shaping our world, while reminding Christians to make a difference in all spheres of human endeavour.
Currently a small group of students meet regularly for Bible study and fellowship.
To find out more about us:
We are a group of Christian students from different backgrounds, countries and denominations. We believe that our time in university is more than just getting a degree but building a strong fellowship, growing in character, sharing lives and encouraging each other to step out to serve. We love people and are passionate about Jesus. Feel free to join us, everyone is welcome.
To find out more about us:
Facebook: JCUS Christian Fellowship
Instagram: @jcuscf
We meet weekly for Bible study, prayer and supper. We also have combined meetings with the CFs from the other polys! Currently meetings in (English and Chinese) are held on different days to cater to the different needs of the students.
To find out more about us:
TPSCF (English)
TPCCF (Chinese)
Currently a group of students meet regularly for Bible study and fellowship.
To find out more about us:
离开校园之后。。。
我们鼓励学生毕业后,继续参与超宗派的毕业生福音事工,与学生福音团契有直接联系的毕业生组织-大专基督徒校友团契:
他们在协助毕业生们将信仰实践于工作岗位,这些校友团契与校园事工有密切的联系,除了代祷之外,他们也常与学生接触,并在经济上支持校园里的团契事工。
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