More than 1.5 million Ukrainians have been displaced since Russia’s large scale military invasion of the country on 24 Feb 2022, the United Nations Refugee Agency has reported. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲!
In concert with the UN Summit on Biodiversity, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), A Rocha International, the Lausanne Creation Care Network (LWCNN), Tearfund UK, and other global evangelical organisations announced that they issued An Evangelical Call to Action on Biodiversity which implores evangelical Christians, Churches, and organisations to reverse the biodiversity crisis. “The pain and sadness...
More than 1.5 million Ukrainians have been displaced since Russia’s large scale military...
To bring warmth to the underprivileged community, HIA started a new movement called Love...
While most people are getting busy with the preparation to welcome the Spring Festival...
More than 1.5 million Ukrainians have been displaced since Russia’s large scale military invasion of the country on 24 Feb 2022, the United Nations Refugee Agency has reported. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲!
To bring warmth to the underprivileged community, HIA started a new movement called Love Your (Unseen) Neighbours with the support from over 30 volunteers and various partners and government agencies, to extend Valentine’s Day love to the underprivileged, most neglected community in Singapore on Sunday, 13 February 2022. This was co-organised by SowCare Together, an...
While most people are getting busy with the preparation to welcome the Spring Festival with their loved ones, a group of volunteers went the extra mile to bring Chinese New Year cheers to 1,500 domestic workers from different ethnic groups at S.E.A. Aquarium on Sunday, 30 January. The initiative was started by the Alliance of...
In the spirit of Christmas, The Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO)—a movement of Hope Initiative Alliance (HIA)—and various other partners and organisations organised eight carnivals for the guest workers from 5 December 2021 to 1 January 2022 in three different places, such as Tuas South Recreation Centre, Kranji Recreation Centre and Terusan Recreation Centre....
As the International Migrants Day (IMD) and Christmas were approaching, Hope Initiative Alliance (HIA) launched a new movement to better serve the migrant domestic workers (MDWs) community in Singapore. The Alliance of Domestic Employees Outreach (ADEO) was launched on 12 December 2021. Many of the MDWs had to spend this festive season separated from their...
On 22 April 2020, the Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO) – a movement of Hope Initiative Alliance – launched the Adopt-a-Dorm system, where companies, NGOs and even individuals are encouraged not only to help with the food and hygiene needs of individual dormitories, but also to care for the workers’ mental and emotional well-being....
On 18 April 2020, at the request of MOM, we mobilised more than 110 volunteer drivers to send reusable masks to 192 factory-converted dormitories. The Bible House at 7 Armenian Street was designation as the collection point, where safe distancing and contact tracing measures were put in place to ensure the safety of all volunteers. PARTNERS Ministry...
Singapore has relied on the labour contributions of guest workers since its early years. Although these workers are very much part of our nation – having played significant roles through building our infrastructure and contributing to industries with labour shortages – their struggles may often remain invisible to us. To bring light to their contributions and stories, the Alliance...
Hope Initiative Alliance collaborated with Lutheran Community Care Services, Care Corner Counselling Centre, and Trauma Healing Institute, to organise The Invisibles exhibition at Far East Plaza. Held from 12 – 21 July 2019, the exhibition aimed to promote the importance of mental wellness through various installations and activities such as a mime and a preview of a...
Football Plus collaborated with Hope Initiative Alliance to hold a futsal tournament from 6-7 July 2019. 9 teams competed in the 3-on-3 Futsal Battle. There was not a lot of foot traffic but we managed to get a decent response from parents and children who came in to our booths to take part in the...
More than 1.5 million Ukrainians have been displaced since Russia’s large scale military invasion of the country on 24 Feb 2022, the United Nations Refugee Agency has reported. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲!
To bring warmth to the underprivileged community, HIA started a new movement called Love Your (Unseen) Neighbours with the support from over 30 volunteers and various partners and government agencies, to extend Valentine’s Day love to the underprivileged, most neglected community in Singapore on Sunday, 13 February 2022. This was co-organised by SowCare Together, an...
While most people are getting busy with the preparation to welcome the Spring Festival with their loved ones, a group of volunteers went the extra mile to bring Chinese New Year cheers to 1,500 domestic workers from different ethnic groups at S.E.A. Aquarium on Sunday, 30 January. The initiative was started by the Alliance of...
In the spirit of Christmas, The Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO)—a movement of Hope Initiative Alliance (HIA)—and various other partners and organisations organised eight carnivals for the guest workers from 5 December 2021 to 1 January 2022 in three different places, such as Tuas South Recreation Centre, Kranji Recreation Centre and Terusan Recreation Centre....
As the International Migrants Day (IMD) and Christmas were approaching, Hope Initiative Alliance (HIA) launched a new movement to better serve the migrant domestic workers (MDWs) community in Singapore. The Alliance of Domestic Employees Outreach (ADEO) was launched on 12 December 2021. Many of the MDWs had to spend this festive season separated from their...
“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”— John 1:4-5 As we celebrate Christmas, we want to embrace the true meaning and celebration of the season—the remembrance of Christ’s arrival and our Saviour’s humbling sacrifice. Christmas does not...
“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image fromone degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.”—2 Corinthians 3:18 The Word of God transforms us. This experience does not discriminate—people from any walk of life who have genuinely encountered Christ can...
Given that Vesak Day and Ramadan fell within the circuit breaker period, the Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO) – a movement of Hope Initiative Alliance – and its partnering organisations, donors and volunteers came together to care for guest workers commemorating these occasions, by providing them with Festive Care Packs. This project – which supplemented...
Since the late 1880s, interaction between cinema and the church has been both colorful and engaging. In the last ninety years, the church’s reception of film has shifted from hostility and rejection to acceptance. Today, the use of films as resources for theological discussions is increasing. Christians often ask, “How do we read a non-religiously...
Since the late 1880s, interaction between cinema and the church has been both colorful and engaging. In the last ninety years, the church’s reception of film has shifted from hostility and rejection to acceptance. Today, the use of films as resources for theological discussions is...
Author: Dr Roland Chia More than forty years ago, the New Testament scholar Ernst Käseman noted that ‘The sole distinguishing feature that radically separates Christianity and its Lord from other...
Author: Dr Roland Chia In their interesting study published in 2018 in the journal Sociology of Religion entitled ‘Make America Christian Again: Christian Nationalism and Voting for...
3 March 2022 NCCS’ Response to Minister K. Shanmugam’s parliamentary speech on the Court of Appeal Ruling on Repeal of Section 377A Follow the link below for the official response in full. https://ethosinstitute.sg/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2.-NCCS-Response-to-Minister-K.-Shanmugams-parliamentary-speech-on-the-Court-of-Appeal-Ruling-on-Repeal-of-Section-377A-.pdf
Calling all Youth Leaders/ Youths, 15 to 30 years old!Join us at YOUth-reka! Always have burning questions on your heart relating to the Youth scene in Singapore?Join us for a time of real conversations on topics rarely discussed in churches:⬜ Evangelism ⬜ Discipleship ⬜ Backslidden Youths ⬜ Intergenerational Issues Highlights1.A SAFE SPACE to share authentically! *Chatham House Rules apply 2.Be heard and be encouraged through small group discussions! 3.Receive PRACTICAL TIPS from the panel with experience...
Religion is sometimes seen as a private matter, having to do only with an individual’s relationship with God. This is, however, a reductionistic view.What one believes has a profound impact not only on the person,but also on his or her community. What is the contribution of religion to public policyand nation-building in the Singapore context?We...
In this day and age, quality parent-child bonding time is scarce. Besides busy schedules and hectic lives, parents are contending with technology and social media for their children’s attention. How can we spend quality time with our kids, and also nurture them in Christ? NextGen Ministry is pleased to present Come Play with Me!—an art therapy...
Author: Rev Dr Lewis Winkler I often hear the phrase in academic circles, “You must follow the truth wherever it leads.” There’s an important kernel of wisdom here since too many live as though they do not want anyone to confuse them with the facts. What they believe is good enough. They are content and...
Author: Dr Roland Chia One of the freedoms that Western democratic societies cherish and are determined to defend is the freedom of speech or expression. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights articulates the right to the freedom of expression thus: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right...
Author: Professor Kwaf Kai-Man In the 1960s, a famous debate between Lord Patrick Devlin, a judge, and H. L. A. Hart, a law professor, happened over the issue of the legal enforcement of morality. While Devlin argued for the in-principle justifiability for the society to legislate on morals (legal moralism), Hart sharply attacked legal moralism....
Author: Dr. Roland Chia The roll-out of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March is seen by many as a welcome boost to efforts to get the world immunised against the Covid-19 virus. Unlike the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which must be stored in extremely low temperatures (-70 C), the one-shot J&J vaccine requires only...
Since the late 1880s, interaction between cinema and the church has been both colorful and engaging. In the last ninety years, the church’s reception of film has shifted from hostility and rejection to acceptance. Today, the use of films as resources for theological discussions is...
Author: Dr. Roland Chia In The Future of Evangelical Christianity, Donald Bloesch expressed his anxiety over the perceptible theological immaturity of the evangelical Church. “Modern evangelicalism”, he writes, “is confronted with the embarrassing fact that its special emphases reveal...
Author: Dr Roland Chia What is Postmodernism? The term ‘postmodern’ has become something of a buzzword today. It is a word that is often invoked in the august halls of academic...
Author: Dr Roland Chia On June 22, The Straits Times published an important...
Author: Dr Roland Chia In recent years, a group of writers has emerged onto the literary...
Losing the world and gaining everything. “You can have my soul, just like Jericho come and tear down my walls”. – Passion I don’t know about you, but I have no plans whatsoever in this life to leave anything behind. My intention is to give everything that is within me. I want to be...
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