By Rev Dr Forest Koh
We haven’t gathered for a 2-day-1-night office retreat in a long, long time. When we finally did, some of our team already asked, “Can we go 3 days and 2 nights next time, so we can bond deeper?” That hope touched me. But what really filled my heart was seeing how our pastoral team planned something fun yet profound. We had a great time to play, eat, talk, share, confess, repent, reconcile, and restore, all in just two days.
By Rev Dr Forest Koh
“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”
PROVERBS 16:9
It’s already October, and my heart turns toward what lies ahead for us as a church. I had been preparing for our church Planning Day since May, and now it was over. More than preparing notes and slides, I’ve been on my knees, seeking God: “Lord, where are we heading after 2025? What is 2026? What is 2027?”
By Pr Kelly Zhang
I first found my way to Glory Presbyterian Church as a student from Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School. Of all my classes, my favourite were the Christian Values Education (CVE) lessons filled with videos and “highly competitive” Bible quizzes that somehow made the stories of Scripture come alive. While I was definitely thankful that these lessons were non-examinable, given that they were usually conducted in Chinese, which meant I would only understand half of what was taught, these were my favourite because I always felt an unexplainable sense of peace and safety whenever in those classes. For that reason, I grew up desiring to be a teacher like them as I did not know the difference between school chaplaincy and academic teaching.
By Rev Dr Forest Koh
When I think about our youth and young adults, I always ask myself: What changes must I make in order to connect them with Jesus and His Gospel? This question came alive for me at our EP Co-workers Retreat early this month.
The speaker Dr Graham Stanton spoke on “Living the Gospel.” Walking us through Romans chapters 12 to 16, he showed how Gospel living begins with sincere love, then moves into the tension between what we are doing now and what we are hoping for. The central thread was love: our ongoing debt to all, because Christ first loved us. That love anchors us. It teaches us to live faithfully in the present and hope for the future.
By Rev Dr Forest Koh
As Mission Month draws to a close, we pause to give thanks.
We thank God for the messages we have received - reminders of His heartbeat for the nations, for the lost, and for His church. Each sermon, each sharing, each testimony has been more than just words - it has been the voice of our Heavenly Father, urging us to draw near to Him, to follow Christ more closely, and to join Him in His mission to the world.
By Rev Dr Forest Koh
For the past three weeks, you might have noticed something unusual—our two reverends have not been wearing the usual clerical shirt and collar. Instead, you’ve seen us in batik or Filipino formal shirts. Some of you asked, “Wah, Pastor, you look different today, what’s up?” And my response has been, “This is Mission Month!”
I don’t know exactly what each person registers in their mind when I say that, but I hope it becomes a clear sign and a living reminder: we are called to remember the unreached people groups. Some of you even encouraged us, “Pastor, you look good in these shirts, wear them every week!”
