Kong Hee on Church Growth

From The Christian Post

Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2009 Posted: 1:54:46AM HKT

In the comparatively short span of two decades, City Harvest Church has become the largest congregation in Singapore.

And yet, for many pastors and believers, the phenomenal growth of the church is at best a mystery or a feat of which only a few are capable.

At worst, it is a tell-tale ‘sign’ of the shallowness of faith and lack of discipleship of the members.

For The Rev Dr Kong Hee, who founded CHC, the growth was unexpected.

Two themes emerged in the course of the email interview he graciously accepted from The Christian Post.

It was primarily the clear vision of God’s passion and calling to the believers and the relentless obedience of the small group of individuals that pioneered the church that enabled CHC to succeed in its outreach.

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Books on the Overseas Chinese

Picked up these books from Borders, Singapore last Friday.

(2007) published by Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies, Kuala Lumpur

(2008) published by World Scientific, Singapore

Looking forward to reading them.
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Books on the Overseas Chinese

Picked up these books from Borders, Singapore last Friday.

(2007) published by Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies, Kuala Lumpur

(2008) published by World Scientific, Singapore

Looking forward to reading them.
.

Religious Diversity in Singapore

Lai Ah Eng (ed),2008, Religious Diversity in Singapore, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asia Studies

This book collects together 34 contributors to 28 chapters highlighting the incredible religious collage that Singaporeans experience. It also highlights what is needed for a multi-cultural, multi-religious society to survive - tolerance and dialogue. While each contributor writes from his or her own religious tradition, there is a sense that these authors are careful in what they write in order not to offend practitioners of other tradition.

Being a sociological thesis, its emphasis is more on a nation living in harmony than in religious spiritualities. I like the title of one of the chapters, "Keeping God in Place: The Management of Religion in Singapore" which speaks volumes for the context of the rest of the book.

On the whole, its almost 600 pages is worth reading for the religious diversities and hopes of the various traditions.

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Religious Diversity in Singapore

Lai Ah Eng (ed),2008, Religious Diversity in Singapore, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asia Studies

This book collects together 34 contributors to 28 chapters highlighting the incredible religious collage that Singaporeans experience. It also highlights what is needed for a multi-cultural, multi-religious society to survive - tolerance and dialogue. While each contributor writes from his or her own religious tradition, there is a sense that these authors are careful in what they write in order not to offend practitioners of other tradition.

Being a sociological thesis, its emphasis is more on a nation living in harmony than in religious spiritualities. I like the title of one of the chapters, "Keeping God in Place: The Management of Religion in Singapore" which speaks volumes for the context of the rest of the book.

On the whole, its almost 600 pages is worth reading for the religious diversities and hopes of the various traditions.

.

Random Musings on Chicago Hawaii 2008 Trip (2)

The Great Singapore Lineup




Last Thursday, we reached Changi Airport in Singapore at 4am in Terminal 3. We were on our way to Chicago, flying United Airlines.

The rows and rows of trolleys caught my eyes. Only in Singapore will even the trolleys be arranged in regimental orders as if for a frontal assault. There is obviously much time, effort, and pride involved in arranging these trolleys. The Singaporeans are a disciplined and hardworking people. Statistics shows that by the next decade the percentage of Christians in the population may reach 20%. I cannot wait to see how God will use them.

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Random Musings on Chicago Hawaii 2008 Trip (2)

The Great Singapore Lineup




Last Thursday, we reached Changi Airport in Singapore at 4am in Terminal 3. We were on our way to Chicago, flying United Airlines.

The rows and rows of trolleys caught my eyes. Only in Singapore will even the trolleys be arranged in regimental orders as if for a frontal assault. There is obviously much time, effort, and pride involved in arranging these trolleys. The Singaporeans are a disciplined and hardworking people. Statistics shows that by the next decade the percentage of Christians in the population may reach 20%. I cannot wait to see how God will use them.

.

Medical and Dental Missionaries from Singapore

This is a collections of testimonies of Christian doctors and dental officers who became missionaries by using their medical and dental training. Like all such books , the testimonies are heart-warming as we read of God's great work in the mission fields. We also read about their struggles, pains, sufferings, loneliness and sacrifices. What makes this book unique is that they are all Singaporean doctors!

This book was published last month (2007) by Medical Missions Foundation, Singapore. This is a new trust foundation set up to raise money for medical missionary work.

Medical and Dental Missionaries from Singapore

This is a collections of testimonies of Christian doctors and dental officers who became missionaries by using their medical and dental training. Like all such books , the testimonies are heart-warming as we read of God's great work in the mission fields. We also read about their struggles, pains, sufferings, loneliness and sacrifices. What makes this book unique is that they are all Singaporean doctors!

This book was published last month (2007) by Medical Missions Foundation, Singapore. This is a new trust foundation set up to raise money for medical missionary work.