Church Life

Church Life

Breaking up in church

Breaking up is, without a doubt, an absolute pain to go through. Add “church” into the mix, and what you have is an extremely complicated situation.  My ex and I were from the same...

Discipleship

How to confront a friend about their sin?

“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honour.” (Romans 12:9-10) These questions have easy...

Discipleship

My whole world fell apart when I was told to step down from pastoral ministry

“I will do this for as long as You call me to.” After being reconvicted of the Great Commission at a church camp in December last year, this was my response to God. At the end of the camp, I even...

Church Life

Cell group: What does ending well or leaving well look like?

As much as many of us would want to, we don’t always get to remain in the same community in church. Sometimes, members may leave the cell group because they are entering a new station of life or...

Church Life

How to make the most of church camp this June

To me, June starts in Batam. It’s about that familiar walk down the ramp with a hundred other kids wheeling their suitcases off the boat. It’s the excitement that builds when the entire Youth...

Church Life

Everything we took away from Hope Conference 2023: Hearts On Fire

Somehow, in an unplanned (though perhaps divine) coincidence, half of our interns this summer season are members of HOPE Singapore.  That’s how they’re able to share their top takeaways...

Real Life, Real People

Guna Raman: My heart was reawakened to the Gospel through the work of Tim Keller

We spoke to Pastor GUNA RAMAN, CEO of City to City Asia Pacific – sister organisation to the church planting organisation co-founded by #TimothyKeller. Pastor Guna looks back on his encounters with...

Church Life

5 tips for a smooth transition between church communities

I hate transitions. I have never been the kind of person who looks forward to new changes in life. To me, transitions are painful because they often involve bidding goodbye to things that I have...

Sermons

Pastor Jeff Chong: What does it take to win the youth?

Senior Pastor Jeff Chong (HOPE Singapore) began his message by sharing one question he often receives: How do we reach the young people in Singapore? He also shared something striking that a fellow...