MCLM (Monthly Cell Leaders’ Meeting) is held every 2^nd week of the month after youth service. It is a time when all the Youth Cell Leaders and Labourers meet together to share both the joys and the struggles of leading  youth cells. Facilitated by the SPARKS committee and under the guidance of Pastor Mary, the leaders share reports of their cells, and encourage one another with the work that the Lord has set in motion in their cells. Apart from giving feedback and proposing ideas, the leaders are also equipped by Pastor Mary’s sharing and strengthened to persevere in our service to the Lord most High. (report by Elaine Chee)

The Chinese Service will change its service time from 10.00 am (currently) to 11.00 am from the 5 th April 09 onwards.  This change is to accommodate in love, our neighbour church’s concerns about the volume of music that seeps across.

Agnes Chua has been appointed as the Cluster Supervisor to provide direction, supervision and pastoral care to all the young adults in our church. She will report  directly to Pastor Thomas Tan.  The Young Adult is another cluster within the cell structure.  Please continue to pray for God’s anointing to be upon her.

The Board of Elders went through the official Governance Evaluation thoroughly and we are pleased to announce that we are  completely in compliance.

7 & 14 March 09 @ 2.00 pm – 5.30 pm

DFF Hall (#03-13), Guilin Building

Instructor: Mr. Daniel Ng is an associate trainer with ELA (Equipping Leaders for Asia).

The MLM Leadership Training is back!!!  This is part of the Church Leadership Training Curriculum to bless you.  Come and be trained by godly facilitators. The course fee is $5.00 for all and FREE for Cell Leaders, Interns, Cluster Supervisors and anyone who is holding the leadership position in the church ministry.  We will be covering Book 3. topics that will be covered are:

Leadership Begins with an Attitude
The Leader’s Inner Circle
Christ, the Great Communicator
Leading When Times Are Tough
Five Levels of Leadership
The Art of the Basin and the Towel

To register, please sms “MLM ….. name …..” to Pastor Thomas @ 98577779.

“You may ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it”

(John14:14)

PRAISE GOD that the February services had the lovely presence of God. Agnes is settling into her ministry role well. Jude is getting ready to go. For the 15 couples who signed up of which only 5 are from the church!

PRAY FOR:

* for Sim to fully recover from his triple bypass heart surgery.

* for Jorris’ bleeding to be healed and for her to recover health.

*for the church to stay solid, loyal and strong for one another so that God’s purpose for the church may continue without wavering.

*for the finance committee as they spearhead the budgetting process in this crucial year: wisdom and faith and tact.

* for the vital work of our missionaries in restricted countries, particularly for application for work visa to be granted in one of them.

* for the process of church consultation of elders board with Dr Philip Huan to be effective and guided by the Lord.

*for a capable church administrator to be added to the church team.

* for the GNK reading program for Pri 1 and 2 kids and the psle booster classes led by experienced teachers.

* for our government as they lead Singapore through the recession.

*for the nomination and election of new elders that the Lord will give wisdom and grace to the church in its choices. For a smooth AGM which will be held in mid-April 2009.

* for the pastoral staff to be encouraged, comforted and strengthened in their faith to faithfully fulfill their calling; for pastor Kenny to be anointed with power and revelation truth to lead people into communion with God, and bring hope and encouragement and inspiration to the church.

* for young adult cells to be organized and rallied to serve God’s purpose; for Agnes to have discernment and wisdom and grace.

*for pastor Mary Tham as she completes the last lap of her Master’s in Ministy at Trinity Theological College.

Thank God for Pastor Thomas who encouraged all cell groups to rest on the 4^th week of every month. We literally took his advice but all of us felt we should make it an outing for friendship. Praise the Lord we managed to get some complimentary entrance tickets. We believe in cell outings as it is indeed a good tool to bring pre-believers to come to a very relaxed and non-threatening environment. This was how Micheal Cuevas came to know the Lord and joined our cell group in May 2008.

We invited a total of more than 8 guests. One couple was very touched by our No Strings Attached invitation as all the guests did not have to pay. Two of the guests were ready to come to Alpha in July when they were invited by Ben and Michael.

By the way our cell adopted a cell fund which we collect $5 from each person every month for such events. It is a very good practice as it lessen the load if one have to pay a big amount when we organize events like this. Thank God for Kay who insist to have a cell fund.

The next outing…The Southern Ridges Walk….

(Report by Sunny Chong, Cell Leader of Bt Batok)