Post-secondary

My self-worth was tied to my grades, but God set me free

I was the studious one in my family. I was the one that my parents would boast about due to my good results, the one that my cousins were constantly compared to, the one who enjoyed studying and...

Worldview

5 men from the Bible who show us what masculinity means

Growing up, I’ve always felt like I couldn’t fit into the typical idea of how a man should act. I don’t watch soccer or basketball matches. I don’t really play computer games. And I also...

Discipleship

How can we empower young people for the purposes of God?

Elevate Conference started as a vision to equip youth pastors and youth ministries: to share our experiences, successes and failures and help other ministries succeed. Our heart has always been to...

Missions

What does it mean to live missionally?

I grew up in a missionary family. My parents were missionaries in West Asia and we used to only return to Singapore once every few years to visit our relatives. Hence, I have always thought that my...

Devotionals

The Thirst Collective reads… 2 Kings

Through 2024, every member of the Thirst Collective – Thir.st, Salt&Light, Stories of Hope, 还好吗 hhm.sg, Living Room, Collective Studio – has committed to reading the Bible from cover to...

Church Life

What should we do for the flaky members in our cell group?

Every cell group has that person. Whether it’s because they’re busy, “busy” or actually facing a season or deeper issue that they’re not sharing about – there can be many...

Money Matters

As a younger Christian, how should I be managing my money?

Let’s start with what God says about money in the Bible. God actually talks a lot about money, especially in Jesus’ parables. God makes His position very clear on how money can be used...

Discipleship

3 reasons the Old Testament is still relevant today

When I was a young Christian, I had always dreaded reading the Old Testament. I didn’t understand why it was always full of long genealogies, proverbs that I couldn’t make sense of, and prophetic...

Church Life

There is no such thing as a perfect cell group

“If you were given a chance to pick seven people from the ministry to form your ideal cell group, who would you choose?” That was the question I felt God lay on my heart some time ago. I thought...