Pastor's Message
"God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another." 1 Peter 4:10 (New Living Translation)
In God's design for the church as a healthy and vibrant community of people called by the Father, redeemed by the Son and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we witness an amazing
variety of grace-gifts operating in the lives of each member. I am convinced that as each person engages in ministry, the manifestation of God's Spirit will be evident in the
way we fulfill God's mission for our lives and for SCBC corporately.
My experience of serving with the gifts of teaching and encouragement has been a positive and life-long ministry. By God's grace, I find great sense of fulfillment and joy in
exploring God's Word and communicating God's truth into people's lives. Looking back over the many years as a disciple of Christ, I have always felt a compelling presence
of the Spirit in enabling me to teach and to encourage. I love to minister accoding to God's grace-gifts in my life and as a result, I do not feel tired or bored with
the ministry of teaching and encouragement. In other words, I love what I do because God has graced me to do what He loves to do in my life.
May the Lord Jesus, who is the head of the Church, motivate you to exercise the grace-gifts He has chosen for you. May you experience the joy and the energy to serve
SCBC and beyond. May you find this initiative a positive encouragement for you to Plug-In and to remain faithfully plugged-in to God's wonderful purpose for your life.
Pastor Peter Quek,
Lead Pastor, English Ministry
I believe that the PLUG IN Program provides a significant step toward helping our members use their gifts well to serve one another.
People need to know these various areas of services and ministry opportunities available in our church. It is a good opportunity for members to pray for these
different ministries and be able to make a decision where they can directly participate and serve.
In the youth ministry where I serve, there are a number of opportunities where our members who have the burden for our youth can exercise their giftedness and express
their love and compassion for the youth. A person who has the burden for prayer can serve to intercede for the youth on a regular basis. There are also various forms of
opportunities to be directly involved in the lives of our youth like being a counselor, a small group leader, a spiritual friend, a big brother or sister, a worship leader,
a summer missions coordinator, and many more.
Every individual in the SCBC family is a masterpiece of God. Our God has planted us in the SCBC community not just to grow, but also to bear fruit.
That's why it is important for all of us to know and understand God's purpose for each one of us. The body of Christ functions well when its individual members do
their parts. That's why we need to plug in our people to ministries and service opportunities where they can express their giftedness and strengths. Let's take a step
beyond just being a spectator and plug in!
Ma. Johnston E. Pablo
Youth Pastor for English Ministry
I am glad to see this initiative "PLUG IN" taking place at SCBC to help our brothers and sisters to connect into this local body of Christ. Having served at
SCBC in both the children and nurture ministries for over a decade, I realize two important things. First, the "real ministers" of church ministry are the
people of the pews. Many times did I tell the children Sunday school teachers and the children workers that they are the real children's pastors and not me!
I am at here just to prepare them for the works of service (Eph 4:12). Second, no one can complete the plan of God without one another.
Take the children ministry as an example, no one has all the gifts, strengths, characters, abilities, skills and knowledge to relate to the children.
We need one another. My experience proves me that if it is not the grace of God to sustain me and the faithful participation of the brothers and sisters
to accomplish the ministry tasks, I cannot keep up with these ministries. It is their efforts to make these ministries going and growing. Some serve in
the front line and some serve behind the scene. Some are good at dealing with people and some are excellent in planning and organizing events. Some focus
on the big picture and some follow through the details. Some are the bible teachers, some are the handy persons, some are the counselors, some are the
encouragers, some are the trainers and some are the fun-makers. Some write and some speak. Any of these roles are so essential in making the ministries
strong and edifying. Never underestimate your participation. No gift is too small to give. One can never imagine that food is the one of the most drawing
power to attract the young people to return years after years and give to the children summer day camp. Making good food sounds so insignificant to neither
outreach nor develop the pupils. However, the Spirit arranges it into the Summerfun ministry and makes it even indispensable. Thanks God that He gives us
the values and the gifts contributing to the unified ministry of the body of Christ.
Shirley Yung
Pastor for Christian Education & Children's Ministry
It has always been my hope to see brothers and sisters discovering their spiritual gifts and using them in ministries.
I believe that serving with one's spiritual gifts benefit both the church and the one serving. I am glad that now we have PLUG IN.
I strongly encourage everyone in ministry planning and everyone serving to put their effort together to help everyone in our church to be PLUGed IN.
Silas Chan
Pastor for Manderin Ministry