The next module is a Core module for the MCM course, the one on Pastoral Leadership and Ministry. While I have been in leadership positions in the local church off and on for some number of terms over the past 15-20 years, it is good to currently go back to the basics, to find out and remind myself again what leadership is all about. What does God say about leading others? What does the Pastoral Ministry have to do with what God has in mind for me? Learning from various leade

April 2018 came, and I registered for my third course, Christian Ethics. By coincidence, my local banker's association required us to renew our CPD hours, and one of the mandatory e-learning courses we were required to take was one of Ethics, at the workplace of course. This made April 2018 a month when I spent many hours thinking about right and wrong. Very mind draining and energy sapping as I learnt ethics from a secular business point of view and from a Christian faith pe

January 2018 came and I signed up for my first class: Inductive Bible Study. Going for classes on some Friday nights, the whole of some Saturdays and half of some Sundays were fun at the beginning. Met new friends, fellow students, and fellow Christians from other denominations, such as Methodist, Anglican, Baptist, Free Church, Brethren Assembly, etc Reminded me of my time in Christian Fellowship at college. Going for lectures and doing assignments again brought my college a

It was the end of 2017…. I was reflecting on my personal growth in my faith life, and I was wondering, "Where do I go from here?" I recently got awarded the license to be a Lay Preacher in the Lutheran Church in Malaysia (LCM) for an initial period of 2 years. I thank God for the opportunity to serve in this way. This was possible with the help of my own pastors, Rev Dr Sivin Kit and Rev Augustin Muthusami, whom not only encouraged my learning over the years, but gave a buddi