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Details of the conference:
Date: 28 to 31 Dec 2009
Venue: Praisehaven Salvation Army (Bukit Timah)
Sign up on this website: meta.sccc.org.sg

Life is like a race, the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:24 talks about how we should run the race:
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize”

So what does it mean to run in such a way to get the prize? The race of life we are talking about isn’t a short race, so how can we lead our life in such a way that is resilient? Run in such a way that we can finish well? In this book “The Resilient Life”, the author Gordon Macdonald gives us a very interesting perspective:
“It makes little difference how fast you can run the 100 meters when the race is 400 meters long. Life is not a sprint; it is a distance run, and it demands the kind of conditioning that enables people to go the distance.”

Living our lives as a disciple of Christ is a marathon, not a sprint. Thus, we need to develop the right kind of character, discipline our flesh and be equipped with the right gear to finish well. Sadly, many Christians are able to start, but few finish well. Difficulties, discouragements, and temptations trip and discourage many in this race of faith. How can we develop the courage and character to keep running till the end? How can we develop resilience — to get up when we fall? The heart of this conference is GEARED to LAST, so that we may put on the right gear in our “heart and hands” to finish well.

To find out more click here! Hope to see you there!

If you have any exciting stories, thanksgiving or pictures to share, please email to johnson@sccc.org.sg. We hope to see some stories to encourage those who have helped organised the SYATP.

Praise be to God!

Here are the titles of the new devotions:

22nd July: Understanding Unforgiveness – dangers of holding bitterness in our lives
5th August: Marks of a passionless man

Its under SV Devotions: http://studentventure.wordpress.com/sv-devotions/
Click here to read more!

The second part of the theme, expresses that we should not be an inward looking group. We need to gather together and pray but what we pray about should be upward and outward looking, not inward looking.

Have you heard of the ‘dead sea’ story? The ‘dead sea’ is located in the Mediterranean and is named ‘dead sea’ because the salt content is so high that nothing is able to live in it. This is because the sea has a source for its water, but does not have an avenue to flow out. As we come together as a community, we hope to not be like the ‘dead sea’ where we receive from God but not bless others around us.

over the weekend, it will be father’s day. Have you prepared some thing to appreciate your father? Maybe you have been busy, or maybe it is not part of your family ‘culture’ so it is awkward. But everyone deserves an appreciation, even our fathers. They have spend much time to provide for us, care for us, even though it may not be very evident, they do love us. We may have been hurt by some of their words but they too have been hurt by us from our words, maybe even more. But they still love us.

Below is a video of God, our heavenly father’s Love letter to us.

And a video of a daughter’s letter to a dad

Thank God for His love, thank you for dads!

Would you take some time to write a note or letter of appreciation to your dad? Who knows, he might scoff it or even pretend it is nothing much, but deep beneath, I’m sure he will be greatly touch by it and he might look at the letter in privacy. So do take some time to just thank your dad for whatever small thing he has done for you.

Happy Father’s Day!

Ready...

Set...

Go!

Our theme for SET is “Ready? SET. Go!” Thus we started our time with our “theme action” and followed by a short time of worship.

The first lesson was on the priority of evangelism, which focused on the importance of evangelism. Evangelism was taught as the call for every christian and we had to think of ways where we can reach our friends to tell them about Jesus. One student commented, ” (From this lesson, i) got a clear picture of what it entails, instead of the blatant outreach campaigns that I always see around.”

The second lesson was on the main points of the gospel, where we learnt the essence of the gospel that we need to share with our friends and the tools we can leverage on the bridge to the gospel. The students had a wonderful time learning from the teachers, quoting from one student, “I learnt the tools to systematically share the gospel.”

After the lunch break we split into two groups, one group attending the ‘Sports Evangelism’ workshop and the other attending the ‘Media Evangelism’. In the Sports Evangelism class, the instructor taught about the priority to do sports ministry with Christ in mind. The key to a sports ministry is about building relationships, and being a light and salt. In the “Media Evangelism” class, students were treated to a variety of films, after which they were asked how they can share Christ using the films of the different topics.

The students all enjoyed the training and brought home precious lessons to think about the next time they want to share Christ to their friends. Below are some comments from them:

“Media evangelism. Highly relevant, real life examples. Thought provoking.”

“the trainings are helpful in giving us confidence in spreading the gospel and the content to do so.”

“Sports evangelism. New approach that I have not been engaged in.”

“Evangelism through media. It made me realize that an ordinary tool like videos and films we watch everyday can be used as a way to lead me to share the gospel.”

Come join us for on 12th June that you may equipped and have the confidence to know what to share with your friends too!

Topics for next training:
- Christian Apologetics
- Conversational Evangelism
- The Man God uses
- Reaching the Postmoderns

In the month of June, do consider some of the activities that Student Venture has in stored:

1. National Student Evangelism Training (5th June and 12th June)
The 2 day training will walk you through not only the importance of evangelism but also the different ways we can do it. Do contact Johnson @ 90219847 as tickets are limited!

2. Street Evangelism (15th June and 22nd June)
We will be hitting the streets to hear what are people think about God and also what are some of their struggles. Fear of speaking to strangers? No worries! Our staff will lead and you can just listen and learn from them. Do contact Johnson if you are interested.

Alright! Have a nice June holidays!

This year we will be holding an evangelism training in June. The theme for the training is “Ready? SET, GO!” The idea is to question ourselves, are we Ready? to share the good news with our friends, if not, come for our SET (Student Evangelism Training) and you can Go!

As we interact with students over the years, we realized that many of them struggle with evangelism because they do not know how to do so. Although many of them have the heart to share, more often than not, they give up because of fear or rejections. We hope that through our 2 days of training, we can equip students with some useful tools to help them in their evangelism. More importantly, that by coming, they can eliminate any fears or anxieties that have with sharing their faith.

The training will be held in a 2 day workshop style. Below is the program and synopsis of the workshops for each day.

Details of NSET
Dates: 5th June 2009, 12th June 2009
Time: 930am-4pm
Venue: Foo Chow Methodist Church
Price for each day: $6 (registered), $7 (walk-in)

5th June 2009
Time Program
0930 – 0950 Settle down
0950 – 1020 Worship
1020 – 1120 Priority of Evangelism
1120 -1135 Break
1135 – 1235 The Main Points of the Gospel
1235 – 1335 Lunch
1335 – 1550 Sports/Video workshop (with break)
1550 – 1600 Worship + announcements

12th June 2009
Time Program
0930 – 0950 Settle down
0950 – 1020 Worship
1020 – 1120 The Person God uses
1120 -1135 Break
1135 – 1235 Reaching the Post-modern Generation
1235 – 1335 Lunch
1335 – 1550 Conversational Evangelism/Apologetics workshop (with break)
1550 – 1600 Worship + announcements

Synopsis of Workshops

5th June 2009
Basic Package I
Priority of Evangelism
You may have heard of the ten commandments, but do you know the Great Commission given by Jesus? Jesus gave his disciples (as well as us) a command to go and make disciples of all nations. However, we often forget the priority of making Christ known in our lives. In this lesson, may we be touched by God’s heart for the lost and be convicted about our God-given mission.

The Main Points of the Gospel
Tried sharing Christ with your friends before, but have no idea where to start or what to say? Don’t be discouraged! Come and learn how you can share the gospel using 4 simple points. There will also be a showcase of some creative platforms that can reach your friends in a connecting and effective way.

Workshops I (Choose one)
Sports Evangelism
Wonder how to turn a soccer session to a meaningful spiritual conversation? How about using sports move to illustrate biblical values? This is a workshop for students who play sports or simply watches them. Learn how to point people to Christ in the midst of having fun and sweating out.

Video Evangelism
Having you ever thought that you can start a spiritual conversation after watching “Spiderman” or “Star Trek”? Yes you can! Come and hear how you can learn to do that! Using creative means to bring the unchanging gospel to the changing generation!

12th June 2009
Basic Package II
The Person that God Uses
Sharing Christ is more than saying the right words. It’s also about being right before God; confessing our sins and allowing Christ to take control. In order to be an effective witness for Christ, we must walk in the Spirit moment by moment. Come and learn how we can be empowered in the Holy Spirit and bear fruits in our witnessing.

Reaching the Post-Moderns
The mindset of the world is changing everyday, but the gospel message remains the same. How do we bring the truth of God to a world that believes in no absolute truth? How do we engage the world that is more convinced by experience than explanation? Learn a ‘ABC’ model that can help you connect to this post-modern generation.

Workshops II (Choose one)
Christian Apologetics
“How do you know the bible is true? How can Jesus be God and Man?” Apologetics has been defined as “the science and art of defending the faith.” Learn how to answer the age-old question of the deity of Jesus Christ and the reliability of the bible through this workshop.

Conversational Evangelism
Most Christians tend to talk first and ask questions later. But listening is persuasive. It opens new door to faith. Come join this workshop to learn how to dialogue with people and discover the conversational approach to evangelism.