Reconciliation is both a sacred call and a practical task for the Church, rooted in the gospel and shaped by our Methodist heritage.
Leaving the ivory tower: A bishop’s case for Asian Christianity
From a Colombo Plan scholar to schoolteacher, pastor, seminary lecturer and bishop, Bishop Emeritus Dr Hwa Yung’s journey shaped a lifelong conviction: that Asian Christianity must hold Scripture’s authority while speaking boldly in the cultural language and spiritual reality of its own people.
The Methodist movement: A global soul-saving enterprise
Rule #11 was added at the Methodist Conference of 1745, appending John Wesley’s “Twelve Rules of a Helper”. Many of us often paraphrase #11 as, “you have one business on earth—to save souls”, perhaps to describe the Methodist movement in 18th century England as a soul-saving enterprise, replicable globally today.
Modelling the family, both earthly and spiritual
Shame is a strong emotion that often shows up in my counselling sessions. Its presence can be debilitating; its absence can also be problematic. To explore healing from shame, I will share examples where shame was largely absent, was partially felt and where it can be overwhelming.
