EAST Podcast: Creation Part 1 – Young Earth View

 

The Bible repeatedly holds up a few key events as evidence of the divine power and sovereignty of God. One of these events is the creation of the world (Isaiah 40:26, Psalm 33:6-9, Romans 1:20).

Throughout history, Christians have strongly affirmed that God created the world by his command, out of nothing. And indeed, affirming that God is the one who created all things is a core tenet of the Christian faith.

Recently though, debates have emerged over exactly how God created the world. Beginning with Darwin’s theory of evolution and continuing with modern scientific assertions that the earth is around 4.54 billion years old, Christians have been confronted with a continuous attempt by the scientific community to explain the origin and nature of the world on purely naturalistic terms, without any reference to God.

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Sexuality in a Community of Faith Seminar

Sexuality in a Community of Faith

How do we better care for individuals in a church or organisation as we draw insights from biblical teachings and medical studies?

Date & Time: 27 Jan 2024, Sat, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Venue: EAST campus @118 Joo Chiat Road.
Register for the free seminar by clicking here or below. Hurry! Limited capacity.

Join us for an engaging in-person seminar on Sexuality in a Community of Faith at the East Asia School of Theology (EAST) in partnership with Indigo & Co.

Who should take this seminar?

For those considering how to navigate sexuality issues in communities of faith. Especially useful for those in positions of influence in religious communities and social organisations. Read more

Heart to Heart: One Church’s Inter-generational Journey

L-R: Ms Charissa, Rev Dr Henry Wong, Ms Ting Siew Lee

 

What does it take for the generations to walk together in unity?

Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC) has been on a journey to foster inter-generational connections. Pastor Rev Dr Henry Wong and Ms Charissa, a next-generation lay leader, shared their journey and learning insights in a fireside chat facilitated by Ms Ting Siew Lee of Capelle’s Church Equip on 8 August 2023 at East Asia School of Theology. This was followed by breakouts into three smaller groups for guided discussions.

Church leaders and pastors from some 28 denominational and independent churches were in attendance for the event. During the breakouts, Pastor Henry, Charissa, and a church Elder, Joan, were the resource persons in each of the groups. The group members answered questions like “What are the mindset changes needed to build stronger intergenerational connections?” “What has worked well in your church that you can share to help others?” “Who needs to be involved for the church to better engage the generations?” etc.

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Are People Feeling Lonely in Church?

Are you lonely? If you are, you are not alone. Rev Dr Tan Soo Inn, a panellist at the upcoming The Silent Pandemic: Loneliness in the Churches seminar, writes about the danger of loneliness found in today’s churches.

Rev Tan cites studies of urban church worshippers who found friendly believers in churches but not friends. This is coupled with the negative effect of loneliness being like that of obesity and smoking. Churches are gospel communities of those reconciled to God and to fellow man. How then do churches get their “relational act together” in addressing the issue of loneliness?

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Higher Ground Webinars – EAST 30th Anniversary

In celebration of EAST’s 30th Anniversary and Cru Singapore’s 50th Anniversary, a seminar series called “Higher Ground: Refuel, Recharge, Refocus” were held in May and June 2022. Do access the free video recordings of these webinars by clicking on their titles.

  1. Life and Ministry of Paul, Dr Wilson Lau – 5, 6, 9, 10 May 2022
  2. Grieving Well to Thrive, Ms Pamela Koh – 10, 17, 24 May 2022
  3. The Footsteps of Jesus in Galilee, Dr Keith Shubert – 17 & 18 May 2022
  4. Jesus in Conflict (Jerusalem), Dr Keith Shubert – 24 & 25 May 2022
  5. Practical Christianity, Dr Robert Solomon – 28 May 2022
  6. Passing Through the Waters, Dr Stephen Martyn & Ms Josephine Lew – 2 June 2022

All the above webinars have ended.

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