BPCIS UPDATE
INTENTIONAL BONDING
The pastors of the 11 churches making up BPCIS meet every month for lunch. Except for June and December, we come together every second Thursday to share a meal, deliberate through an agenda, and pray.
Some of the recent issues we discussed are: Easter Sunrise Service when MacRitchie Reservoir is no longer available for us, an Endowment Fund to help smaller church with staffing needs, partnerships with BP churches in India and Australia, 15th Anniversary Service on 19 Sep.
Our focus on fostering relationships, not just transacting “business”, is seen in bracketing each meeting with lunch together before and prayer in small groups after. Another opportunity for such intentional bonding comes up in July at our Leaders Retreat (7-8 July) in JB. As before, our Pastors’ Wives will meet on Sat, 18 July, and Post-Retreat Lunch on Tue, 11 Aug.
Looking back, we thank the Lord for our first ever decentralised Good Friday service held at three locations: West, Central and East. Both combined attendances (2,169) and offerings ($99,047.81) were significantly higher than in previous years. We will continue next year, perhaps with different hosting churches.
Do you know what is happening, beyond your own church, in other BPCIS churches? Drop in the BPCIS website. Our churches are taking turns to send in stories and testimonies. Read about a family who lost their teenage daughter to brain tumour, and a couple who struggle with childlessness. Also, a commitment over 5 years to a rental block community in Singapore. Visit bpcis.org.sg. You’ll be inspired and blessed!
Pastor David Wong
General Secretary, BPCIS
