Leaders of Our Community

Leaders’ Party (LP) 2025 Part 1 was organised on 12 May at Singapore Bible College with 72 incoming student leaders and 27 outgoing leaders participating. The day’s trainings were focused on equipping leaders to engage and build their community. Below, three incoming student leaders share their takeaways.

Learning about their CF through station games (Bernice is second from right)

Attending LP 2025 gave me a fresh perspective on leadership. One highlight for me was the station games in the morning, particularly the Heart-to-Heart Talk station, where my group had to use the items given to plan for a meaningful sharing session. This showed me that intentionality and attention to detail are crucial in planning any session to help our members take away something meaningful. More than event planning, building a stronger community also requires intentionality, as it involves profiling our CF and considering how to encourage deeper relationships and active contribution in the community. Every member has a part to play in CF, not just the leaders. In summary, LP has helped me to realise the importance of noticing the small details that carry and express our genuine intentions for the CF.

Meeting leaders from various campuses and hearing their perspectives has also shaped my view of leadership, that we as leaders are here to build one another up. Most importantly, LP has driven my desire to abide in God even more. While we all have a part to play, CF is not possible without the Creator Himself. Moving forward, I will try my best to always be intentional while fully depending on God to equip me to make CF a better place, one step at a time.

— Bernice Boh, NP Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Year 2

Group discussions at the workshops (Giolin is first from left)

One of the biggest highlights from LP25 was the Comfort Workshop in the afternoon, specifically the part on Nonviolent Communication (NVC). I didn’t expect it to impact me so much, but learning how to listen and respond to others with empathy opened a whole new way of thinking about leadership and community.

Before LP, I thought leadership was mostly about being responsible, doing tasks well, and taking care of people. But this workshop helped me realise that leadership also looks like slowing down, paying attention to someone’s feelings, and asking, “What’s really going on here?” The simple NVC framework – observation, feeling, need, and request – was surprisingly powerful. It gave me language to be honest without being harsh, and to care without assuming I know what someone else needs.

I also saw that the foundation of a real community is emotional safety. When people feel safe to be vulnerable, it creates space for deeper trust and belonging. Having experienced that kind of space before, I want to build that for others, too.

In the coming year, I want to practise this by being more mindful of how I respond to people. Whether it’s in team meetings or one-on-one meetings, I want to listen first and speak gently. I think creating a space where others feel heard and safe might be one of the most powerful ways I can love and lead well.

Jesus created space for people to be real with Him. I want to follow that example in small ways – one honest, open conversation at a time.

— Giolin Jenibelle Lupita Limanu, SIM UOL Computer Science, Year 1

Ending with a party and commissioning (Haozhe is third from left)

I had initially expected LP to be just another student leaders’ workshop – but I was wrong. Every session in LP gave me fresh insight into what it means to serve in my university fellowship. The finale night was especially memorable. I witnessed many seniors from different university CFs who had served faithfully and were now passing the baton to us. I also had the chance to bond with fellow NUS VCF student leaders, play games, share laughter, and enjoy fellowship in Christ.

But what moved me most was the commissioning moment. As we were asked whether we were willing to serve sacrificially and gave our responses, I felt a deep sense of responsibility surging through me.

Through LP, I came to a humbling realisation: our service in Christ is not just another task or role of this world. It is a precious legacy from those who came before us, a sacred communion with the saints, and a holy mission from God. As Matthew 25:40 reminds us: “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

This renewed understanding has reshaped how I lead in my fellowship – not just planning events or completing tasks, but walking with others in love and humility. I hope to serve, build up the body of Christ, and pass on the encouragement and legacy I’ve received through LP as I move on to the next phase of God’s mission in my life.

— Chen Haozhe, NUS Computer Science, Year 2