Yo yo yo! We've been sooooooooooooooooo busy we haven't had the chance to post something decent here, but .. doesn't mean it's not active! Well.. it's been a busy few months for us, so let us blog about something cool..
First up was the recent concluded Holy Spirit Weekend that we held in CCL. Jonathan was the speaker and as ever, he's a fun guy to have and to share God's Word with us. But the chief guy for the weekend has to be the Holy Spirit (I mean, we do name the weekend after Him, don't we?)In the 3rd session, when Jonathan prayed and invited the HS to come, boom... what an awesome presence that was. People were touched, tears flowed, hurts were healed, it was so amazing. Even when we finished, I was like stunned, I just wanted to sit there and soak in that atmosphere! Whew... thank you HS for that powerful visitation. Amazing, amazing time. And as a leader, I expected to pray for the youths, I didn't expect to be prayed for but God, he always has something for everyone there. There was a word for me, that really spoke to my heart and caused me to break down and rejoice at the same time. God, you are awesome! Thank you.
The next best thing was that we invited 5 friends to join us during this one day camp. Matthew brought his cousins and a classmate, Adriel brought his classmate too (or is it schoolmate) and Jared brought himself and his classmate, hehe. Alpha is really a great opportunity to invite friends to join in our activities. When we attended the Leaders Training, they told us that if you run Alpha 9 times and nothing happens, then perhaps you should run something else. I can personally say for CCL youths, this is the 2nd year we ran Alpha and we can already see a difference! The way we brought friends, everyone was so sporting and enjoying themselves. God is so good.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Redeployment of Workers and Resources - Bishop Albert Vun
When I became the bishop in 2006 we were very short of experienced clergy and pastors – because of retirement, migration and a few resignations. I have to do what I can with what the Lord had given me. So I placed the best leaders we had to look after the all the main centres. But now, a new generation of clergy and pastors are coming back from training. We are now in a better position to lead and look after all our churches. In any transfer there are pros and cons. Our primary concern must be for the good and growth of our Diocese and our churches, and secondly, to look after the development of all our workers – and in that order. All our full-time workers must realize that we have to make sacrifices for the sake of the church. My role is to place the most suitable workers in the churches or mission districts that will bring about the best growth in spiritual maturity and numbers. I sense that at the turn of the new year 2010, we are entering a new season for our Diocese. We will be focusing more on training, on development of small town churches, on further strengthening of our interior churches toward self-supporting status, on further building up of the quality/competency of all our clergy and pastors, on strengthening the networking of our churches, and further expansion of our churches and mission work. With your willing spirit to serve, strong commitment and obedience, I believe that this redeployment of workers will impact the Diocese positively. The following are my observations in any transfer:
• The churches benefit from the different gifts of the different pastors.
• The Diocese benefits because members from different areas feel more “belonging”
when they move to another Anglican church in another town because they know more pastors and they know of a clergy in the town they move to.
• The local churches experience a renewal of leadership.
• The workers acquire a wider vision of ministry – rather than just be concerned for one church/town.
• The workers will also grow in their leadership because they move on and are exposed to different challenges.
• Collectively, we raise up workers who are resilient and strong in endurance.
• Some clergy/pastors may not be able to “lead a Church” and would be more suited to serve in a team environment. We may discover this only after the person has served a period in a particular posting.
• Some clergy may be posted because of strategic development of certain areas of ministry that need a particular kind of leadership.
• A core group of senior leaders will be developed who have a wide experience of leadership and ministry, who will be confident to lead the Diocese and the Province in the future. Indirectly, we prepare for succession of leadership in our Diocese.
The cons are that if the church has a large vision, there is a need for longer continuity of leadership to fulfil the vision. And a change of pastors obviously requires the congregations to get to know the new pastors.
Therefore, I must balance the pros and cons. Only when there is a net gain do I consider the transfer. I am also trusting (taking a risk) in putting some of our younger clergy/ pastors in charge of churches which will help them to rise up in their leadership. I am asking all our churches to receive their new priests/pastors with gratitude and welcome. I am taking steps to “rearrange” some of our churches’ boundaries so that all churches, schools and special ministries are better looked after and the boundaries are clearer.
Rev Jeremiah Liew - Semporna/Kunak (from June 2010)
Rev Lin Khee Vun - FCC/Theological Upgrading
Canon Chak Sen Fen - St Michael's/St Gabriel's/St Michael's School/Seguntur
Archdeacon John Yeo - St Patrick's/BSI School/Apas/Lamb of God/Nunukan & Semenggaris
Archdeacon Moses Chin - Christ Church/St Agnes'/ARK/Diocesan Rep to STS
Rev Clarence Fu - St Luke's Telupid (assists Bishop Melter)
Rev Lim Chin Liang - St Stephen's & St Stephen's School
Rev Chin Pit Vun - Good Shepherd/St Monica's/Sibuga School
Rev David Wong - Good Tidings'/St Patrick's schools' Chaplain/Kindergarten
Rev Lau Ay Kuen - Papar/Habismadin assisting - till June 2010
Rev Clarence Chin - Tarakan/Kalimantan
Ps Sim Shiu Kee - Labuan - Holy Saviour (In-Charge)
Rev David Thien - Labuan (assists Ps Shiu Kee)
Rev Victor Leong - St Patrick's (assists AD John Yeo)
Rev Daniu Tawai - St Augustine's Mission District
Ps Rojie Songkia - Kunak Anglican Church
Rev Jeniol Tuaty - St Andrew's Beluran (assists Rev Arun Kuak)
Rev Aaron Chang - Putatan, Logos Anglican Church/Papar from June 2010
Rev Anderias Banabas - St Philip's (Supervised by Bishop Albert Vun)
Rev Johnny Mailuhu - Tuaran & Kota Belud
Ps Flora Chong - Diocesan Intercessor Coordinator
Ps Ivy Long - Christ Church (assists AD Moses Chin)
Ps Lydia Chang - Bishop's Chaplain/Diocesan Training
Ps Chong Fui Yun - Bishop's Chaplain/Diocesan Training
Taken from http://www.anglicansabah.org
• The churches benefit from the different gifts of the different pastors.
• The Diocese benefits because members from different areas feel more “belonging”
when they move to another Anglican church in another town because they know more pastors and they know of a clergy in the town they move to.
• The local churches experience a renewal of leadership.
• The workers acquire a wider vision of ministry – rather than just be concerned for one church/town.
• The workers will also grow in their leadership because they move on and are exposed to different challenges.
• Collectively, we raise up workers who are resilient and strong in endurance.
• Some clergy/pastors may not be able to “lead a Church” and would be more suited to serve in a team environment. We may discover this only after the person has served a period in a particular posting.
• Some clergy may be posted because of strategic development of certain areas of ministry that need a particular kind of leadership.
• A core group of senior leaders will be developed who have a wide experience of leadership and ministry, who will be confident to lead the Diocese and the Province in the future. Indirectly, we prepare for succession of leadership in our Diocese.
The cons are that if the church has a large vision, there is a need for longer continuity of leadership to fulfil the vision. And a change of pastors obviously requires the congregations to get to know the new pastors.
Therefore, I must balance the pros and cons. Only when there is a net gain do I consider the transfer. I am also trusting (taking a risk) in putting some of our younger clergy/ pastors in charge of churches which will help them to rise up in their leadership. I am asking all our churches to receive their new priests/pastors with gratitude and welcome. I am taking steps to “rearrange” some of our churches’ boundaries so that all churches, schools and special ministries are better looked after and the boundaries are clearer.
Rev Jeremiah Liew - Semporna/Kunak (from June 2010)
Rev Lin Khee Vun - FCC/Theological Upgrading
Canon Chak Sen Fen - St Michael's/St Gabriel's/St Michael's School/Seguntur
Archdeacon John Yeo - St Patrick's/BSI School/Apas/Lamb of God/Nunukan & Semenggaris
Archdeacon Moses Chin - Christ Church/St Agnes'/ARK/Diocesan Rep to STS
Rev Clarence Fu - St Luke's Telupid (assists Bishop Melter)
Rev Lim Chin Liang - St Stephen's & St Stephen's School
Rev Chin Pit Vun - Good Shepherd/St Monica's/Sibuga School
Rev David Wong - Good Tidings'/St Patrick's schools' Chaplain/Kindergarten
Rev Lau Ay Kuen - Papar/Habismadin assisting - till June 2010
Rev Clarence Chin - Tarakan/Kalimantan
Ps Sim Shiu Kee - Labuan - Holy Saviour (In-Charge)
Rev David Thien - Labuan (assists Ps Shiu Kee)
Rev Victor Leong - St Patrick's (assists AD John Yeo)
Rev Daniu Tawai - St Augustine's Mission District
Ps Rojie Songkia - Kunak Anglican Church
Rev Jeniol Tuaty - St Andrew's Beluran (assists Rev Arun Kuak)
Rev Aaron Chang - Putatan, Logos Anglican Church/Papar from June 2010
Rev Anderias Banabas - St Philip's (Supervised by Bishop Albert Vun)
Rev Johnny Mailuhu - Tuaran & Kota Belud
Ps Flora Chong - Diocesan Intercessor Coordinator
Ps Ivy Long - Christ Church (assists AD Moses Chin)
Ps Lydia Chang - Bishop's Chaplain/Diocesan Training
Ps Chong Fui Yun - Bishop's Chaplain/Diocesan Training
Taken from http://www.anglicansabah.org
Holy Spirit Weekend
Some of us attended the Young Adults Holy Spirit weekend 2 weeks ago and I believe our faith was strengthened by the sessions conducted by Jonathan & Rev Chor Kee. During a prayer session, we allowed the Holy Spirit to minister to us, and as I was praying, Jonathan came and prayed for me. I believe the Holy Spirit prompted him to pray for me a specific issue because as soon as he said it, my heart was ministered to. It was something that I needed and I thank the Holy Spirit for that gentle touch of refreshing me and also bringing about healing. I won't go into details but needless to say, it was a great time.
I write this to encourage us to come for the Youth Holy Spirit weekend on the 21 November which will be in Christ Church itself. We shall start at 9am, stay overnight and end after Sunday service. Come with expectations and be ministered to in our spirits. Jonathan will also be speaking to us and I believe this will be a great time, not just having fun with one another, but specifically, spending time with God.
I write this to encourage us to come for the Youth Holy Spirit weekend on the 21 November which will be in Christ Church itself. We shall start at 9am, stay overnight and end after Sunday service. Come with expectations and be ministered to in our spirits. Jonathan will also be speaking to us and I believe this will be a great time, not just having fun with one another, but specifically, spending time with God.
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