The Skilled Helper – Workshop by 4Twelve Academy
Would you like to be a more compassionate, effective, and skilled people-helper in your life and ministry?
The call to compassion and to care for others is one most Christians endorse. And many have a strong desire or are inclined to do so by virtue of their personality and passion. You enjoy touching others’ lives and want to give back to the community.
The needs of today’s world with its manifold mental health issues and concerns have also deepened this need for us to be people-helpers. The question then is how? How can we be compassionate as well as effective helpers?
30 March 2026, Monday, 7.00 – 9.00 PM.
East Asia School of Theology, 118 Joo Chiat Road, S 427407.
For more details and to sign-up for this free in-person workshop:
Registration closes on 29 March 2026. Hurry, limited seats!
Dr Danny Goh is The Skilled Helper 4Twelve Academy workshop instructor. He is a familiar face in the local and pastoral scene having been in the full-time vocational ministry for over 40 years. He served as pastor in a couple of churches and as an associate professor in two seminaries. He now has a freelance ministry of counseling and mentoring, teaching and training after his retirement from full-time vocational ministry in 2020. After receiving his theological training (BTh Hons and MABS), he further specialized in marriage and family ministry by obtaining an MA and PhD from Fuller Theological Seminary, USA. He is married to Nancy for over 39 years, and they have two married daughters, and a grandson.
EAST 34th Anniversary & 4Twelve Academy Soft Launch
By God’s grace, EAST will soon be celebrating God’s faithfulness on our 34th Anniversary together with the soft launch of our 4Twelve Academy, the micro-credential lay institute of EAST.
Over the past three decades, EAST has equipped over 500 ministry practitioners who are currently serving the Lord in mission frontiers, and in marketplaces far and near. Join us in-person for this joyous occasion (lunch is provided) on
- 14 March 2026, Sat,
- 9.30 am – 12.30 pm,
- at EAST Joo Chiat campus.
The Keynote Speaker is Rev Ng Zhiwen, a pastor of Zion Bishan Bible-Presbyterian Church and serves as the Strategic Coordinator of Antioch21 missions mobilization movement. He is a connector and his passion is the church united for God’s global mission.
Please RSVP here for your attendance and catering purposes. See you at EAST campus!
Theological Lunch 2026
As a Christian, are you seeking theological answers to questions about AI? Would you like to join informal theological discussions over the lunch hour on “hot button” issues related to AI?
EAST is organising a series of Theological Lunch discussions this semester looking at the various biblical, educational, ethical, and theological issues as it relates to AI or artificial intelligence. Topics to be covered include:
- AI and What It Means To Be Human
- AI and Relationships
- AI and Education
- AI and How We Know Things
- AI, God, and Us
- AI and Eschatology (End Times)
Free sign-up (for logistics) and bring your own lunch. Hurry, seating capacity limited!
EQUIP 8 EAST Promotion
BE EQUIPPED FOR JUST $80
Enjoy the promotional rate of $80 for each EAST course taken for audit held during January – May 2026. Usually up to $285 school fees for an audit course. Join a course or two to be equipped and transformed in your life and ministry.
Registration deadline: Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Comparative Asian Religions – Nov 2025 Intensive Course – Onsite
Comparative Asian Religions (Onsite)
IS572, 3 Credits
19 – 28 November 2025, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
(from Wednesday to the following Friday, excluding Saturday and Sunday)
Asia is pluralistic with many religions co-existing within the continent. This course introduces and compares the beliefs, values, practices and impact of different religions in Asia. Students will examine the key similarities and differences between these Asian religions and with Christianity. They will also evaluate the implications on Christian missions, evangelism, and discipleship. The goal is to lead students towards a greater level of understanding, analysis, and appropriate approach regarding different Asian religions.
Alvin Tey, PhD, serves as Resident Faculty (Intercultural Studies) in EAST. He concurrently serves with Operation Mobilisation (OM), where he is currently involved in the training, equipping and care of missionaries sent to serve across East Asia. He previously served in OM’s transformational development ministries among poor and marginalized least-reached peoples and communities in Southeast Asia. Alvin is married to Kalene and they have three children, Natalie, Charlotte and Josiah. In his free time, Alvin enjoys history and sports.
Registration deadline for the intensive classes is Tuesday, 11 November 2025.
For the next semester of classes (January to May 2026), please click here.
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