The Choral Singing Ministry of Our Seminary Students over the Past 59 Years

A little historical review: Not every called person is born with a good singing voice, but in the hearts of all called people, there is a hymn connected to the calling; and a group of called people’s most authentic singing is the "baptism of God" ” Characteristics of the choir and “God-baptizing” sacred music gatherings. Over the past fifty-nine years, our generations of theological students and generations of called people have witnessed God’s faithfulness and grace through singing. Their singing has also become a continuous testimony of “Baptist God” in front of everyone and all churches. ...
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The Feelings of One Who Listened to Graduating Preaching

It is a new thing this year that the College of Chan Laiwa Chan's third-year Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Studies arranged for fresh graduates to preach in the morning assembly. For a group of students who have barely stepped out of the factory, it is a good thing to be able to try their skills in the academy for the first time. However, it is not easy to stand in front of teachers, classmates and co-workers to preach. It is such a big challenge. I believe that the students will not be without their struggles! I really want to applaud this class of students who have the courage to accept the training of preaching. ...
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The Feelings of a Graduating Preacher

A step preached by Huang Baiming in the graduating class of Master of Divinity. For me, August 2009 was the beginning of the last year of my life as a theological student. When I started school, I already told myself: "Time will fly by very fast, no matter the people and things around me. Cherish it!" Graduation preaching is a rare opportunity, shouldn't it be cherished? It seems easy to say it, but now that I think about it, I stepped onto the podium of the college with trepidation that day! ...
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Dribs and Drabs from the Graduating Sermons

We have extracted the following passages from the sermons of three graduating students to share the sermon information with readers. Although these paragraphs are only a small part of the entire sermon and are inevitably a bit fragmented, we still hope that readers who are unable to attend the morning meeting can share bits and pieces of the graduation sermon. Somewhat coincidentally, these three sermons jointly reveal the would-be evangelists' spiritual reflections on their own duties from different levels...
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The Unforgettable "Graduating Preaching"

The "Graduation Sermon" added this academic year will give the graduating class an unforgettable experience. This class of students has an opportunity that many senior brothers and sisters have never had - to stand on the podium at the college's morning meeting and preach information in front of teachers, classmates and a group of co-workers in the college. Precisely because they are prospective preachers who are about to leave school and apprentices who are about to "fulfill their teachings", the college feels that it is necessary to give them a special opportunity to preach and practice, so that they can be encouraged and reminded, and they can continue to preach throughout their lives. Forget the reminder from your alma mater: Preaching is an extremely important ministry of the preacher. ...
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From Bible Translation to Teaching

When She Qingji, assistant professor of Old Testament, wrote this book, it was the beginning of a new academic year at the seminary. This is my first year teaching full-time at "Baptism". Although I have participated in the teaching work of "Baptism" in the past two years, I have only been a special lecturer part-time. The day I became a full-time teacher was also the time when I said goodbye to the Bible translation work of the past ten years. Therefore, this is an appropriate time to review and look forward to the past and the road ahead. ...
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Have I Heard God’s Call Wrongly?

Lam Chi Ching, a graduate of the Master of Divinity, continues to struggle: Have I heard the wrong call? It has been four years since I entered the seminary to receive theological equipment in 2006 and graduated this year. Looking back on the past four years, I have experienced a lot of ups and downs. The changes in people and things around me have caused many impacts, which have brought many difficulties to my theological career in the past few years. I once asked God: "Am I capable of completing the entire theology course?" "Have I heard the wrong call?" In the past few years, these struggles have continued to occur in my heart, but God has called me out of these struggles again and again. Seeing His kindness, God continues to strengthen my faith and reliance on Him, allowing me to deeply appreciate His faithfulness and mercy. ...
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Don’t Be Slow to Pay Your Vow

李天慧 道學碩士一年級 Lee Tin-wai (M.Div. 1) 從小看見:父母所事奉的神何等真實   我蒙受主的恩典,出生及成長於一個基督化家庭,每個主日返教會及上主日學是我從小就認識及接納的生活模式。我的父母是傳道人,透過父母對神的信靠與事奉的經歷,我見到神怎樣看顧和賜福我們一家。雖然多年來全家只靠爸爸一份薪金維持生計,但神一直有足夠的預備,使我們的生活一無所缺。其後,神引領爸爸到澳洲牧養教會,全家也因而移居海外。當年在澳洲,神奇妙地預備了足夠的金錢,讓父母可以買房子──原來這房子更是神為他倆現時退休的日子所預備的居所,可見神的供應真是完備,超過人所想所求。這種種事情,讓我從小就親眼看見我父母所事奉的神是何等真實。...
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