Prayer for the Arts May 10th Touch Community Theatre

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 lovesingapore

A moving song, an inspiring film, a captivating dance. 
The Arts have an amazing capacity to influence our thinking, touch our hearts, and lift our spirits. But where you find a great potential for good, you will also find the same great capacity for evil. God knows. He is in the picture and He longs to create masterpieces through us that will reflect His character and fulfill His mission! Do you see what He sees? Is He already stirring your heart? 
Don’t miss lovesingapore’s inaugural prayer encounter for the Arts and Entertainment Gate. 

Especially if you are someone in Arts and Entertainment! Or perhaps you are just someone with an interest in or a burden for this Gate. Please come. We need you there. Pastor Lawrence Khong will be leading us. Our dream is to build a critical mass of visionaries and warriors to effect Kingdom transformation within the Arts and Entertainment Gate of Singapore. Bring your friends.
• Monday 10 May 2010  • 7.30 pm • TOUCH Community Theatre Auditorium (3615 Jalan Bukit Merah) 
PS: Please help us spread the word. Forward this email to church members and Christian friends in your sphere of influence. Post on your web. Announce in this week's church bulletin. Thank You so much. All for the Kingdom!

Broadcast Media Ministry: HCJB Global Voice - Asia Pacific Office

Five random believers in Singapore met this morning at the offices of HCJB - a broadcast media ministry which was founded in 1931 in Quito, Ecuador. HCJB has expanded and morphed over the years as technology has grown, and we had a chance to learn a bit about some big things which are going out from their little office in Bishan off Jalan Pemimpin.  It was an inspiring morning. Not just in hearing from the staff at HCJB, but also meeting one another. 


Besides hearing about the unique ministry of the Asia Pacific office, their work and dreams of what can be done in the various countries of the region, we also saw two compelling promotional videos. One aimed at potential investors in the work and the other video interviewed an Indonesian partner ministry who's effectiveness has grown through the support of HCJB helping them set up local FM radio stations around Indonesia. 


Thank you to Ty Stakes (Radio Planter and all around great guy), Janice Reid (Radio Trainer),
plus Steve Balzer (Regional IT Support) and Lisa Balzer (working on a newly launched project of MMS subscriptions to English Lessons via Cell phones in Thailand as platform for link to website with Gospel and arranging user group meetings)


Here's what these guests had to say:


RITA
(Chinese national with a background in broadcasting before she became a Christian in China, seeking part-time work as a trailing spouse in Singapore the next 2 years)


It's amazing to learn that there are already so many forms of ministry in the media field, and there are almost unlimited possibilities for using broadcasting in ministry.

SARAH

(Student from NTU, majoring in Communications)

It was really an eye opener for me today to talk to people from HCJB. Just to see the various ways the Gospel can reach the Muslim world in Asia through non-direct pre-evangelistic ways. I think a lot of time when we thing of missions many of us thing about preaching the gospel directly but not seeing the way different locals can reach out their own communities in their own local contexts. It really touched my heart and I pray God will continue to work in this way through HCJB.

RAY

(Professional Trainer with education in Broadcast Media)

No matter how big or how small, the Lord will always find a way for His work to be completed. We met with an amazing group of individuals whose numbers were just a handful, but their small group has managed to plant several radio stations in SE Asia. Their plans are to plant up to 200 FM radio stations in Indonesia. So far, they are approaching 50! Praise God! What is seemingly small, God can make into a big thing. From the mustard seed to the largest plant in the garden.

ADEL
(Currently researching and working on new media based discipleship training)


This is an exciting information session and I am much impacted by HCJB's ministry in the Asia Pacific region. What I noticed in the presentation that I find suitable for what I do now is the way radio is an effective communication tool for church planting and outreach to communities in local areas. 

Broadcast Media Ministry & Internet Evangelism

Friends,

Last week, talking with an intern who is interested in broadcasting/media ministry, I thought: Hey! I know a few folks who do that sort of thing! I'll bet a lot of the Drama Ministry or A4J friends I've made along the way would be fascinated to learn about such work!

So, in my spontaneous "oK!-let's-make-it-a-party-style," 

I started setting up appointments to visit a some local broadcast media organizations/studios.

With no time to waste! 

We're meeting up next Monday and Wednesday (and perhaps Saturday too!).

Join me!

I believe it will be a good opportunity to reconnect, meet some others who are in the arts and are believers, 

learn about such ministries, pray for, be inspired, and perhaps even consider such a ministry for yourself in the future. Either partnering with an existing group, or pioneering your own.

Follow this link

http://www.doodle.com/us3aaurzdvyvvzhu 

and check when you'll be there! Come for one, or all of the appointments. However it fits your schedule. 

If you have to change your reply at the  last minute, text me!

K!Mberly Creasman

kimberly@crms.org.sg

CRMS

Empowering Leaders

crms.org.sg

+65 98396965

So far we've got these lined up:

Monday 26 - 10AM 

Ty Stakes

HCJB (Asia Pacific)

http://ap.hcjbglobal.org/

59 Jalan Pemimpin (Bishan)

#02-06 L&Y Building 577218

tea afterward at the kopitiam nearby on Jalan Pemimpin

Wednesday 28 1PM-2PM 

Hui Fang

CVC Network 

http://www.espira.tv/

60 Kaki Bukit Place
Eunos Techpark
#01-13

2:30-3:30 Faith Toh

Studio Elpizo / Be107 FM 

http://studioelpizo.com

798 Thomson Road, Singapore 298186

Divine Arrangements! This week's events, and Saturday April 24th

After getting the inspiration for touring studios/regional offices only last week, then meeting up with this intern who brought it up on Friday, then today while sending out this little invite about the tour, I learned about this event below (and as I'm writing this, Cheh at Focus on the family sent me the info too!: 

IED = Internet Evangelism Day

http://ied.sg/

Focus Day: 24 April 2010

• Sat 24 Apr (Face-to-face meeting)Session 1 Understanding our Digital World (10am-12nn)Introductory seminar series on New Media and its Impact on Learning and Communications (Orientation seminar for pastors/ministry leaders)Session 2 Making the Gospel Click (2-4pm)Snapshots and sharing from Media/New Media ministries. Project Forum for missions in Second LifeSession 3 ATRIA Unconference (4-5pm)Open space discussions on three key issues around Church and New Media. Summary and FellowshipVenueKum Yan Methodist Church. Get map hereRegister here

Fringe events

• Mon 19 Apr - Fri 23 Apr (Online activities)Mon 19 Apr: Blogging carnivalTue 20 Apr: Testimony wallWed 21 Apr: Online missionsThu 22 Apr: New media ForumFri 23 Apr: Creative Communications
  
  
  

  IED@SG is jointly organised by:

• New Media Group
• Creative Communications, Singapore Campus Crusade for Christ