Category: Social Media Shorts
-
A Very Special Photo!
This photo is extra meaningful. A few years ago I proposed at Presbytery that we need to consider doing two things in an effort to see more ministers raised. Firstly, we need to be willing to allow ordination candidates to do their annual updates & interviews at Presbytery in the language that they will likely…
-
Our Generation Now
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about what Peter Jensen said last week at our Annual Gospel Labourers Celebration in his charge to our graduates. He said: it is up to your generation now. There was a heaviness to that statement. Everyone leaned in at that moment. It felt like 1 Timothy 6:12 and…
-
Surprisingly Sacred Spaces of Formation
I started living away from home at 19 years old for uni & I am profoundly indebted to those who provided affordable accommodation. The late Mrs Choi gave me reduced rent. She had other boarders in her home & I remember having to use the toilet in the backyard (the toilets in the house were…
-
Lay Preachers Ascending Our Pulpit
I’m excited about the month of November because 3 of our preachers-in-training are ascending our pulpit and opening God’s Word to us. Stephen works in sales and will be preaching from Mark 9 on the first week of November. Darren works as an engineer and will be preaching from Mark 10 next week. And Zachary…
-
The Cost of Deep Community
Deep community means being open to the possibility of hurt. That is, the risk of being hurt & the reality of dealing with hurt. It’s impossible to foster deep community without opening ourselves up to being known. I think we are so terrified of vulnerability that we’ve forgotten what it feels like. And I’m not…
Elliot Ku 