GS Letter January 2019
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. – Hebrews...
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. – Hebrews...
As a freshman, this was my first FES Chinese Work Big Family Gathering. Held on 19 October 2018, it was a really eye-opening experience, seeing the wider community of fellow brothers- and sisters-in-Christ beyond NUS. This included the students, graduates,...
Some young graduates who were part of the Christian Fellowship (CF) during their student days, have been meeting in cohort groups since graduating. Let’s hear from some of these groups about what it has been like for them. NUS VCF graduates We...
Christian university students today often face challenges that hinder us from living out a daily life on fire for God. Distractions such as the desire for good grades and an exciting social life tend to cloud our vision and lead...
I will complete my second term as General Secretary of FES this month. In all these eight years, I can testify that God has been sustaining me through the many ups and downs of the work. One key question that...
现代人只需滑一下手机,便可在网上低价购买各种各样的物品 , 但本工作坊揭示了网购的隐性代价。网上购物不仅加剧了塑料包装废弃物以及碳足迹这两方面的环境问题,它也引发一些过度消费的行为。这些问题促使我们反思自己身为消费者的意念:我们到底缺乏什么,导致自己不断地渴望拥有更多,甚至不惜牺牲环境? 这工作坊使我反省每次做出不必要的购物选择时,心里的感受。 我开始自行检讨,思考自己是否因心灵的空虚而追求物质上的丰盛,或是否过于依赖物质上的满足却忘了神是世界的源头。工作坊的结论就是我们必须再次把自己完全交付于神。虽然听起来有些抽象,但这是非常重要的一点。调整心态后,再调整行动。工作坊导师们也与我们分享对抗过度网购的实际攻略,这包括了计算自己的花费,评估每件物品的价值所在,并且使用交换物品的方式来压制自己想拥有新物品的欲望。这些都是克制网购成瘾的有效方法,但我还是得说:积习难改。若你有相同的感触,让我们继续恳求神每日更新我们的心并且帮助我们作有智慧的管家。希望我们能够一起仰望神,而不是祂所造的一切事物! [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#969496' thickness='' up='' down=''] Written by 蔡思爱, 国大传播与新媒体第四年 for Follower December 2018 (Chinese Work Newsletter)...
世上海洋当作墨水,诸天穹苍作为纸张, 世上万茎用作笔杆,全球文人集合苦干, 竭尽智力描绘神爱,海洋墨水用乾, 案卷虽长像天连天,仍难描述尽详。 生命圣诗“真神之爱”是我非常喜欢的诗歌之一,每当唱到这段时,心中必定会非常赞赏与激动,赞赏是诗歌词句清晰的描述着文字与书写,激动来自我对文人的至尊的敬意。 一周之内,两个用笔杆影响千万人的生命的人离世,他们是毕德生牧师(Eugene Peterson,1932-2018,为当今基督教灵修大师之一,于10月22日持久专一顺服的安息主怀,终年八十五岁。一位是金庸(原名查良镛1924-2018),于10月30日“大侠放下恩仇去, 英雄笑傲江湖归”。 心中不禁涌出许多的感伤,我哀伤的是世界上又少了为文字苦干的文人,尽管他们两人有完全不同的人生取向,他们的作品当然也是截然不同,但是他们都是一生呕心沥血,笔耕不辍,完成了许多伟大的著作。 这位被教会尊崇为“牧师的牧师”,毕牧师著作近四十本。喜欢以旧约中先知的言语,应用到今天的信徒灵命成长上,他擅长运用圣经的语言,活化了希伯来文,将旧约大小先知的隐言寓意,晓谕现代人。毕德生的著作有释经,也有神学,教牧职事及灵性生活。但大部份都是关于牧养和灵性,也可以说,他的著作内容就是牧养,用牧者的心肠去教导和指导,时刻高度肯定牧职,喜悦牧职,忠于牧职。 他独力历时十年完成《信息版圣经》(The Message,1993-2002)。毕牧师不畏学者批评责难,凭着个人读经领受,用美式英语重译整本圣经, 因为这本用现代人熟悉的语文,吸引许多教外人士,阅读这本 《信息版圣经》。毕德生让我们看到古老的话和活在当下人们之间的关系。到目前这书销售已超过六百万册。 金庸是武侠小说大师, 也是著名的报人,他在1955年以笔名“金庸”发表首部武侠小说《书剑恩仇录》,就陆续完成了15部脍灸人口的武侠小说,读者遍布全球。他的著作,也多次被拍成电视剧和电影,对中外华人文坛影坛影响深远。 金庸小说中的人物多是虚构, 但所处的朝代背景、历史环境却相当真实,在他笔下,现实与虚构穿梭,他最大的贡献是“把历史讲话”,成了历史叙述方法最好的教科书。 除了文学造诣深厚, 金庸也是香港《明报》创办人,在1967来到新加坡合办了《新明日报》, 也在该报开始连载他的武侠小说《笑傲江湖》。金庸也被认为是20世纪华人世界里的文化人。 金庸的小说影响许多人的人生观、价值观、甚至经营理念。毕德生的撰写给予人得着启迪、激励、方向和异象。 尤金毕德生Eugene H. Peterson 著作精选: 圣经灵修学系列 《翱翔的基督》 《圣经好好吃》 《耶稣的道路》 《天国的福音》 《复活的操练》 365灵修系列 《拥抱神的话》 《天天活出神的话》 《诗情祷语》 《听主微声》 门徒训练系列 《天路客的行囊》 《改变生命的54封信》 《信息本圣经Message Bible》系列 《耶稣爱你那么多》 [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#969496' thickness='' up='' down=''] Written by 刘纫馨姐妹...
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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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