Outreach

Sorry, I don’t speak Christianese 

People are always shocked when they find out I graduated with a major in English literature. As if I’m some magical unicorn amidst a nation of engineering, law and medical degrees. Top that off...

Surveys & Reports

Burning Hearts Conference: Do we care about the dream of God’s heart?

For eight long years, Elijah Choi laboured in the All Nations Prayer Room in the International House of Prayer (IHOP) of Kansas City as an unknown Korean boy who had watched his own father pray for...

Surveys & Reports

Burning Hearts Conference: Pay attention to God’s design for His Church

Do we know what God wants His house to look like? “It doesn’t say that it has to be a megachurch, although it can be,” said Jess Shao on Friday at the Burning Hearts Conference....

Surveys & Reports

Signing up for a PhD in prayer: Jess Shao at Burning Hearts Conference

“At age 23, I made one of my life’s most dangerous yet necessary prayers,” said Jess Shao on the second day of the 5th annual Burning Hearts Conference. All ears, the audience listened...

Discipleship

How can we be an unoffended generation, asks Josh Yeoh at Burning Hearts Conference

“Nowadays, people get offended by almost everything. Even a Starbucks cup can offend people,” said Josh Yeoh yesterday on the opening night of the Burning Hearts Conference. But what if it...

Church Life

Crazy rich Christians: Are we really being inclusive?

I was once chatting with a group of first-generation Christians, and I found it really perplexing that many of their parents were more concerned about the financial cost of their new-found faith...

Discipleship

What does saying “yes” to Jesus look like?

One of the most heartfelt and best moments for me during church services or conferences is to see individuals responding to the Word. What a beautiful picture it is to see many walk to the altar,...

Discipleship

Is the Sermon on the Mount full of unreachable ideals?

Are the lessons from Jesus’ well-known Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) still applicable to us today, and if so, how can we possibly apply them? Whether we’re younger or older Christians...

Church Life

When I didn’t encounter God in worship

What comes to mind when you think about worship? Or more specifically, what do you think of when it comes to singing in church? For me, it used to involve emotional music, closed eyes and of course...