T he English word 'laity' comes from the Greek word "laos," which means 'people' in the New Tes-tament. In 1 Pe-ter 2:9, "But you are a royal priesthood, a people (laos) belonging to God", Peter placed 'a royal priesthood' and 'God's people' in apposition, de-picting laity as the shared responsibility of priesthood. Later, Martin Luther up-held Bible as the sole authority, empha-sized on the 'priesthood of all believers', thus abolishing the demarcation be-tween clergy and laity. We are all sin-ners saved by grace. The ministry of the clergy and laity are both God’s calling. The history of early church tells us that God worked wonders through laity min-istry. The first martyr was Stephen, a lay-believer, not the Apostle James (Acts 7); the first that brought the Gospel beyond Jerusalem was Philip, not the Apostle Peter (Acts 8). The person who wit-nessed to Saul of Tarsus (Paul), prayed for him and baptised him, was a commit-ted lay man named Ananias (Acts 9). Luke, the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Books of Acts, whom Paul re-ferred to as a medical doctor, was also a lay person. Lay ministry in the early church was vigorous and zealous. Laity played a vital role in the revival of the Jerusalem Church, and in leading many Jewish priests to the true Messiah.

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The Serving Laity By Rev Samuel Ng, Queenstown BC

No church ministry can be shouldered by one person or even a team of full-time workers. The New Testament solu-tion is to provide each believer the op-portunity to serve. Churches in Singa-pore today are truly blessed with the multi-talented and the professionals. Is that not God's intention to provide op-portunities for church growth? Stewardship in Church As a lay person serves in church, he often does it voluntarily. Sometimes the accountability level is low. And there is no proper system for evaluation. How then can we serve God effectively? Dedication and Commitment. Serve not at one’s convenience or mood. Bear in mind instead, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." (Colossians 3:23). Laity serving the Lord should serve whole-heartedly, giving the full hundred-percent effort. Change of Mindset. Lay person should not hold on to the mindset that full-time pastoral staff are employed by church, therefore it is their duty to serve. Lay people are volunteers, serving only at their spare time. Take heed, however, pastors “prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.”(Eph 4:12) The primary responsibility of the pastoral staff is not to do all the work, but to equip the body of Christ for ministry. Avoid the Spirit of Self-righteousness. A lay person often serves without monetary reward. It sometimes results in a holier-than-thou attitude. Reluc-tance to subject to the leadership of full-time pastors causes damage in part-nering relationship between clergy and laity. Remember “to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-- this is your spiritual act of wor-

ship.“ (Roman 12:1) So far as lay minis-try is concerned, we are all indebted to the Lord’s grace. There is nothing to boast about, but to serve one another with humility. Professionalism In Market Place Laity can penetrate the society through their professions. They can respond to social needs more readily. The name of the Lord will be exalted by the conduct of Christian professionals. Church revival would surely follow. How could lay peo-ple minister in the market place effec-tively? There are three important practi-cal truths found in Acts 6:3: Maintaining a Good Reputation. Dare to stand out and be different. Dare to make a difference for God. If lay people is no different from the people of the world, pursuing fame and fortune only, we would not be the salt and the light for the Lord. Filled with the Holy Spirit. Ask the Lord’s wisdom and guidance for daily work, regard workplace as God’s harvest field. Filled with God’s Wisdom. Work with pas-sion and wisdom from above. Serve the Lord by being professional and diligent at work. Christian needs a solid founda-tion in order not to sway by the distrac-tion of the world. More than 2,000 years have gone by since our Lord first came to this world. May God raise up more Godly and wise lay leaders in the Baptist Community, who love God and His church, equipped by the Pastoral team, serve with willing-ness and gifting. May they also serve wisely in their workplaces and be found faithful day by day.

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In December over the past 6 years, members from Covenant, Leng Kwang, Redeemer and Grace BC would form a team and marched northward, part-nering with Sajatharm Baptist Church, reaching out to people in Udon Thani, North East Thailand. We are thrilled to report that a Car-wash Carnival was held on 5 Sep 2010 by the Mission & Youth Department of Leng Kwang BC to raise funds to purchase Bibles for the Isaans. Other social outreach efforts like Bicycles-project (for needy students) and Samuel Project (to train poor children with the vision of becoming full-time servants of the Lord) are also undertaken by different churches yearly.

By Alan Phua Asst ED Mission Director T

he Chinese reach-ing the world for Christ - what a privi-lege! Not just Chinese-speaking Chinese, but all ethnic Chinese have been given the vision to share the Gospel with the lost. The Sixth Transworld Chinese Baptist Mission Conference was held in Taipei from September 7-10, 2010. Five hun-dred participants, including a number of our non-Chinese brethren gathered to-gether to celebrate God’s marvelous works in various parts of the world. We shared the disappointments, obstacles and challenges, acknowledging that these were part and parcel of breaking us up and shaping the vision that God has given us. The theme for this year’s conference was “Great Century, Great Commission, and Great Action”. We had sessions on vision

sharing, prayer and action, and work-shops. The highlight is always the Action Plan adopted for the next three years. By God’s grace, we have been able to ac-complish many of our action plans in vari-ous degrees since the very first confer-ence in 1995. The next Conference in 2013 will most likely be held in Hong Kong. Our Assis-tant Executive Director/ Mission Director Mr. Alan Phua has been elected as a member of the Transworld Executive Committee for the next three years. Please remember the ministry of Trans-world and the members of the Executive Committee in your prayers.

Riau Mission: A Marathon!

Officially launched in 1994, our Batam Mission Base established a church in 2003. We are seeing the fruits of our labour, slowly but surely. Yazhen, a beneficiary from our Educa-tional Sponsorship Programme had graduated from high school. She joined our Batam Base as a helper 3 months ago and being groomed for leadership and ministry. Currently we are sponsor-ing another 11 students aged from 5 to 18. Our sponsorship is making a differ-ence in their lives. We are unable to do so without your partnership and finan-cial support ! Established a year ago, the GJ Learning Centre has an enrolment of 60 students learning Chinese language. A new batch of 23 kids ranging from kindergarten to primary school signed up to learn Chi-nese at our satellite location in a small island. We value regular weekend-teams from churches.

They love the Isaans

Collaborating as Baptists Committing to future partnership Celebrating the fruits of labour Baptists have been known interna-tionally for Mission. Singapore Bap-tist Convention has a humble begin-ning with Island Mission started 16 years ago. We endeavor to establish Mission points whenever opportuni-ties arise. As we move ahead, we wish to en-hance your awareness, covet your prayers and rally your involvement. Contact Alan Phua or Ruth Ngoh for more information on Mission Oppor-tunities and Partnership.

The 6th Transworld Chinese Baptist Mission Conference

Baptist Medical Mission Besides responding to Emergency Relief (floods & earthquakes) and Rehabilitation Re-lief (YuShu earthquake in QingHai, China), the goal of the proposed BMM is to provide medical care on site by Baptist doctors and nurses. Dr Jennifer was involved recently in a Medical Boat ministry in Indonesia. The needs are also urgent in Vietnam and Udon Thani. The challenges are great. We pray that you can be part of this work. A Tea-session will be launched for BMM on 8 Jan 2011 (Sat) @ 3pm. Do avail yourself for more discussion and exploration if we can be more fruitful in a ho-listic approach towards Mission.

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Children under Edu. Sponsorship

Leng Kwang Car wash

A t its inception on 28 Dec 1974, the 12 founding Baptist churches intended Singapore Bap-tist Convention to be the common platform for Baptists to experience and share our faithfaithfaithfaith in God, enjoy our fellowshipfellowshipfellowshipfellowship in Christ and become a public facefacefaceface that reflects our unity in the Spirit. Represented by 36 member Baptist churches, the Singapore Baptist Convention is ministering in the name of Christ on a scale that no one single church can ever hope to do alone. From proclaim-ing the Gospel and making disciples, to meeting the needs of the poor and the hopeless, the Sin-gapore Baptist Convention carries the Baptist Torch to shed the light of Christ in a dimmed and gloomy world, where “people can see our good deeds and praise our Father in Heaven.” (John 5:16) Let us bloom where God has planted us, shine where He has lighted us. Together, Everyone Achieves More! More than 80 volunteers work with full-time staff at the Convention Office, Baptist Theological Seminary, Baptist Book Store and Baptist Golden Age Home to serve the 36 member churches with about 12,000 youths and adults (and 3,000 children). We must be grateful for these 100 over men and women who serve not for monetary reward or earthly praise. Their real re-ward is “out of this world!” They serve not because they are NOT busy but because they know that this is what the Lord wills them to do. The best place to be in life is to be at the centre of God’s will. Let us not take for granted their labour of love, nor “put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.” (Rom 14:13) They are God’s gracious gifts to the Baptist commu-nity. Match their servanthood with support by upholding them in prayers, and be prompt and proactive to respond to their lead-ership call for partnership or participation for the benefits of the Baptist community. Why extinguish their flame of service by our

Faith Our Baptist FaithFaithFaithFaith and Message must continue to distinguish us as people of the Word, living our lives as “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy na-tion, a people belonging to God, that we may declare the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His won-derful light.” (1 Pet 2:9) God’s chosen people pray! Oh God, teach us to pray and help us to pray! If we do not pray, we serve in vain, maintaining only the form of ministry but devoid of spiritual power and godliness. The sense of help-lessness and brokenness experienced by 73 participants at the PDI / PCWF Prayer Retreat in Mt Kinabalu from 6-9 April 2010 as they earnestly seek the Lord in prayers is not to be buried as a historical record, but to be followed through in daily practice, privately and corporately. In obedience to His call for fervent prayers for the revival of the Baptist community, about 40 Baptist Pastors and Lay Leaders gathered weekly since May 2010 on Wednes-days, 12noon—1 pm to pray as a family at Thomson Road Baptist Church. It is a Sweet Hour of Prayer for us to cry out in unison, “Have mercy on us O Lord, re-vives the Baptist community!” The Throne of Grace has plenty more room for more Baptist Pastors and Lay Leaders to de-vote to corporate prayer, “calling to our Lord Almighty who will answer us and tell us great and unsearchable things that we do not know.” (Jer 33:3) This sense of utter dependency on God through prayers must also be prevalent in our churches. Thank God that this is happening. Besides the regular church prayer meetings, Pastors and Lay Lead-ers are gathering regularly to pray to-gether. Remember to include the plea for God to revive the Baptist community in your prayer gatherings.

Fellowship Without FellowshipFellowshipFellowshipFellowship, our lives and min-istry are robbed of the joy from being blessed by someone or being a blessing to another. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” (Prov 27:17) I am encouraged to see an in-creased level of interaction amongst our Pastors. There is growing acceptance to hear and learn from fellow Baptist Pas-tors and be edified. Attendance is no longer pegged to who is speaking that day. There is so much more fun, joy and strength when Baptist Pastors come to-gether as friends. Friendship is a pillar of strength in times of needs. “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” (Prov 18:24) “If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” (Ecc 4:10) We need one another. God made us this way. My adrenalin gushes when I see our Youth Pastors gather for prayers, inter-action or planning for the upcoming Baptist Youth Leaders Camp (27-30 Dec 2010). Their cordial friendship and mutual care and support for one another are a joy to behold and set the founda-tion in grooming future Baptist leaders to carry the Baptist Torch further. Their solidarity can be traced to the friendship they shared when they studied in our Baptist Theological Seminary. BTS in-deed plays a pivotal and unique role in forging teamwork and partnership that carry through to real-time ministry. Make BTS the first choice for theological education.

Face The church does not exist for us. We are the church and we exist for the commu-nity and the world. Our Lord Jesus sanc-tified us and sent us into the world, just as He was sent by the Father into the world to save sinners. (Jn 17:18) We are thus set apart, not to be isolated or be indifferent. We must move beyond our churches to the community. When Jesus commanded Peter and Andrew to give up their fishing profession, promising them they will henceforth be fishers of men, He was in fact telling them to cast their nets beyond the Sea of Galilee to the great ocean of humanity. Baptists need a public FaceFaceFaceFace to testify our unity in Christ with brethrens from other evan-gelical denominations, respond in grace and in truth to worldliness, care for the needy in society and be excited about our faith and our message of love and hope to the world. The Singapore Bap-tist Convention can be the public face of Baptists, enabling our church members to live out their faith at homes, in schools and offices with “their hearts set apart Christ as Lord, always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks them to give the reason for the hope that they have, with gentleness and re-spect.” (1 Pet 3:15) We cannot present a fractured face. We need the full sup-port of every member church, without exception. It is a call for the greater common good of the Baptist community. The interest of the Singapore Baptist Convention deserves serious and priority consideration, and not be treated as another para-church organization. You are the Singapore Baptist You are the Singapore Baptist You are the Singapore Baptist You are the Singapore Baptist Convention. My staff and I areConvention. My staff and I areConvention. My staff and I areConvention. My staff and I are here to here to here to here to serve you. Let me know how we can up our service serve you. Let me know how we can up our service serve you. Let me know how we can up our service serve you. Let me know how we can up our service quotientquotientquotientquotient.... TTTToooo GGGGoooodddd bbbbeeee tttthhhheeee GGGGlllloooorrrryyyy!!!!

Executive Director’s Annual Report

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The 20th BWA Congress, organised once every five years was held in Ha-waii from 27 July – 1 August 2010. More than 4,000 Baptist Pastors and Leaders (including 5 from Singapore) from 96 countries gathered together for a wonderful time of personal refresh-ment, experiencing God and bonding with members of the global Baptist fam-ily. The theme was “Hear the Spirit” – a challenge to discern what the Holy Spirit is saying in many areas of our life and witness through corporate worship service, Bible Studies, Evening Celebra-tions and Workshops. The issues dis-cussed in the 34 Focus Groups ranged from conversations around the ethics of genetic engineering to bearing witness in multi-faith and multi-cultural contexts. Through music and songs, the truth of the Gospel and joy of our faith were communicated and received powerfully. Choirs and singers from different re-gions of the BWA presented and brought rich blessings to all the dele-

Thanks be to God for the unity and affir-mation of support at the 36th AGM held last on Saturday, 9 August 2010, attended by 81 Messengers and Ob-servers, and enabling us to proceed with the meeting on time. Of the regis-tered 50 Messengers present, 41 (82%) voted to elect Rev Edwin Lam (Calvary) and Mr Richard Lee (Leng Kwang) to be the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Singapore Baptist Con-vention respectively, serving a two year term from 1 Sep 2010 to 31 Aug 2012. At the AGM, members of the Executive Committee and Management Boards of our Agencies (Baptist Theological Semi-nary, Baptist Book Store, Baptist Golden Age Home and Baptist Commu-nity Care) were also elected to serve the Baptist community. The full listing of Office Bearers can be found at www.baptistconvention.org.sg.

About 60 Teachers and Management Board members from Calvary, Kay Poh Road and Thomson Road Baptist Kin-dergartens met on 31 Aug 2010 at Lerk Thai Restaurant to honour the Kindergarten Teachers. Besides a sump-tuous dinner, teachers have fun creating impromptu skits to express their joy in teaching kids and the bond they share as teachers.

Combined Baptist Kindergarten Teachers Appreciation

Principals:Principals:Principals:Principals: Pamela Chan (Thomson Road) Fiona Ang (Calvary) Panmeline Khor (Kay Poh Road)

Mr Harry Chan (Leng Kwang) Mission Department Rev Jerry Ong (Redeemer) En Guang Fellowship Mrs Yeoh Lye Chan (Shalom) Baptist Golden Age Home Mr Jeffrey Teong (Grace) Baptist Golden Age Home Mrs Lee Lin Lin (Singapore) Women’s Department Mrs Leung Weng Mui (Queenstown) Women’s Department Rev Andrew Chang (Thomson) Baptist Book Store Mr Daniel Soh (Queenstown) Baptist Theological Seminary Mr Richard Lee (Leng Kwang) Executive Committee

We were also privileged to honour 9 Baptists who had rendered a “decade of faithful service” to the Baptist com-munity and who are continuing to do so, driven by their love for the Lord, for the lost and for the living out His will in their lives.

Your Reward is ‘out of this world’

Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your Master's happiness!

Matthew 25:21

gates, especially those special items from the Korean and Hawaiian children that won standing ovations for the purity and richness of their performance. The messages throughout the Congress recognized, among other things, the "vital importance of living and leading" a life "in the anointing of the Holy Spirit," and the need "to share the power of the gospel of Christ to rescue those living without the hope of Christ." Baptists at the congress committed themselves to spread "the truth of God in Jesus Christ

as the hope of the world, develop greater familiarity with the teachings of Christ, cultivate a rich prayer life, bear witness to the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ," and "provide examples of godly living reflecting the values taught by our Lord Jesus Christ." Baptists leaving the congress agreed to support "the values reflected in the UN Millennium Development Goals," in-cluding helping to remove "the scourge of poverty," supporting "efforts to pro-vide universal education," and to "work for environmental sustainability." During the week, John Upton of the United States was elected president of the BWA for the next five years, suc-ceeding David Coffey of the United Kingdom who served with distinction. He shared, "It has been an inestimable privilege to serve as the BWA presi-dent. The opportunities for interna-tional ministry have been immense and the capacity for personal spiritual de-velopment has gone beyond all expec-tations. The prayers of those who have followed my global journeys have been a sustaining power for my ministry." As the global Baptist family begins a new quinquennium, by God's grace, let us seek constantly to keep in step with the Holy Spirit. This is the only way to ensure that our witness and ministry will bear fruits that last for eternity.

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and what they have al-ready achieved, no matter how much they have done. Conversely when we start to appreciate and ac-knowledge their strengths and what they have done for us, it will surely bring greater harmony to our mar-riages, and in turn, our loved ones will gain the courage to accept new chal-lenges. Quoting from Dr Gary Chapman, a respected marriage expert, "The word ‘encourage’ means 'to inspire cour-age…” When we lack courage, it will often hinder us from striving for the positive things that we would like to do.” Besides compliments, words of appreciation should go beyond to in-clude words of encouragement and affirmation. If athletes need cheering teams to spur them on during competi-tions, how much more so for church leaders and pastors in their full-time

By Mrs Ooi Boon Keow (May Leong), Grace BC I can live for two months on a good compliment, said Mark Twain. That speaks of the power of a compliment. Words are easily said, but not so for compliments. We find it difficult to commend people close to us, espe-cially loved ones like our husbands and children. When we stinge on compliments to our loved ones, the reason may very often be that we feel they have not met our expectations, hence we can-not appreciate them. Or, we have taken them for granted, thus there is no need to appreciate. If we are fix-ated with their shortcomings, or what they cannot achieve, we will never have eyes to observe their strengths

Photo L-R: Mr Armando Canoy, UBC, Manila, Rev Ray Navavro, IBC, Spore, Mr Lino Caronongah, LCSBC, Phils, ED Peter Tang, Spore Baptist Convn Mr Oliver Ramos , Bocaue Bap. Church Mr Edison Gumihid, Baquio City TCF The Luzon Baptist Convention ex-pressed its appreciation to the Singa-pore Baptist community for the financial support given to help in the relief and reconstruction of homes arising from the flood that swept the country. Mem-bers of the LBC presented a plaque of appreciation to ED Peter. that reads, "The donation was incredibly helpful and allowed the Luzon Convention to engage in relief, rehabilitation, and rebuilding efforts. It thus mean so much to our convention but even more to our churches and families who were victims of typhoons Ondoy (Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma) ."

Photo: BYLC planning meeting Step Up for JesusStep Up for JesusStep Up for JesusStep Up for Jesus 27-30 Dec 2010 @ Pulai Springs resort The Baptist Youth Pastors behind this spiritual investment are trusting God for opportunities to groom our Baptist Youths to step up in faith to experi-ence God and exercise their leader-ship potential for ministry. Posters and registration forms have been sent to member churches and we encourage each member church to send in four of their Youth Leaders (or potential ones) to engage in a special time of breakthrough and bonding with those from the other churches. The friend-ship established at the Camp will add significance and depth to their spiri-tual development and ministry. Pas-tors and Lay Leaders – please select, sponsor and send your Youth Leaders to the Camp. It is an investment that we cannot afford to ignore.

On 28 August 2010, 83 pastors, lead-ers, members and friends attended the BCC Soft launch. Ms Yasmeen Abdul Karim, Assistant Manager of Volunteer and Fostering Service, Family and Child Protection and Welfare Branch of Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, shared on the Fos-tering scheme of children who needed care. Mrs Audrey Lourdes, a volunteer of MCYS Fostering Scheme, shared her joy and challenges in caring for foster children. Ms Jane Soh, Advisor of BCC, shared her vision and plans for Cancer Support. The participants were active and interactive giving constructive feedbacks.

Thank You from a Pastor’s Wife

Luzon relief Baptist Community Care Baptist Youth Leaders Camp

CancerCare: A dinner for cancer pa-tients and caregivers is set on Thurs-day, 25 November 2010, 7:30pm @Grand Copthorne Waterfront. FosterCare: Calling for Baptists to care for children who need a temporary shel-ter in their home. Contact Ann for more information: annluo@baptistconvention.org.sg

race of service to have needed our encouragement and cheers. As the wife of a pastor, I need to learn to appreciate and encourage more, not just towards my husband and son, but also towards my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. When I am weak and disheartened, I need words of affirmation and encourage-ment too from my husband, my son, and my fellow brothers and sisters in-Christ. For nitpicking, criticisms and unreasonable expectations would only hurt relationships, discourage one’s serve and making the ministry journey to be arduous and difficult.

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Ed’s Note:

Honour and appreciate

our Pastors on Baptist Pastors Day,

Sunday, 21 Nov 2010

Honour and appreciate

our Pastors on Baptist Pastors Day,

Sunday, 21 Nov 2010

Follow-up Follow-up

Investment that Lasts

JanJanJanJan 05, Wed 11.00 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Chi) 11, Tue 19.30 Executive Committee Meeting #1 Convention Office 19, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Eng) Thomson Road BC 25, Tue 19.30 Council Meeting #1 Thomson Road BC FebFebFebFeb 02, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Chi) 11-12 BTS Vision Camp 16, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Eng) Thomson Road BC MarMarMarMar 02, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Chi) 5, Sat 15.00 WMU Women Combined Prayer 7-14 East Asia Mission Trip 16, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Eng) Thomson Road BC AprAprAprApr 12, Tue 07.30 Executive Committee Meeting #2 Convention Office 22, Fri Good Friday 25-28 Pastors & Lay Leaders Retreat Phuket 28-30 MayMayMayMay 03, Tue 19.30 Council Meeting #2 Thomson Road BC 07, Sat Combined Baptist Worship 18, Wed 10.30 Combined Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship 21, Sat 16.00 BTS 20th Commencement Service Queenstown BC JunJunJunJun 01 - 26 School Holiday JulJulJulJul 04-09 BWA Annual Gathering Kuala Lumpur 06, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Chi) 11-13 BWA BYWC 2013 Planning Team’s Visit 16, Sat 15.00 Combined Baptist Women Prayer Meeting 19, Tue 19.30 Executive Committee Meeting #3 Convention Office 20, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Eng) Thomson Road BC 21, Thu 10.00 BTS Convocation 26, Tue 19.30 Council Meeting #3 Thomson Road BC 30, Sat 09.00 Baptist Badminton Cup Finals AugAugAugAug 03, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Chi) 14-16 Riau Mission Planning Retreat 17, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Eng) Thomson Road BC 27, Sat 14.00 Mission In Action 29-30 Staff Planning Retreat SepSepSepSep 01, Thu Kindergarten Teachers Appreciation 07, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Chi) 17-24 East Asia Mission Trip 21, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Eng) Thomson Road BC 24, Sat 18.30 BTS AppreVision 27, Tue 09.00 Ex-Co & Staff Planning Session OctOctOctOct 05, Fri 10:30 Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship (Chi) 08, Sat 16.00 37th Annual General Meeting Thomson Road BC 19, Wed 10.30 Pastors & Co-workers Fellowship (Eng) Thomson Road BC 23, 30 BTS Sunday NovNovNovNov 02, Wed 10.30 Combined Pastors & Coworkers Fellowship 06, 13 BTS Sunday 12, Sat Baptist Women World Day of Prayer Shalom BC 12 –Dec Enguang Home Mission Trip 20, Sun 19.30 Baptist Pastors’ Day Dinner DecDecDecDec 7-15 Isaan Mission Trip N. Thailand

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