CMCA Methodist News 243 (Eng)

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243 2018 12 

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轉化教會 • 改變社體 • Reforming the Church• Transforming the Community 

在纪律中追求成圣的生活 

LIVING A LIFE OF SCRIPTURAL HOLINESS

右图示真道事奉与宣教学院董事部向即将卸任的官佰全会督赠送一束鲜 

花 , 以祝贺他被 CMCA 授予荣誉会督后与鸣谢部主席许仕钊弟兄 

( 右三 ) 合影。Logos academy for Ministry and Mission Board of 

Directors presenting a bouquet of flowers to our outgoing Bishop, 

Rev Dr James Kwang to congratulate him on being conferred Bishop 

Emeritus of the CMCA with the Board of Courtesy Chairman, 

Bro Philip Hii (3 rd from right). 

左图示在阿得雷德思恩堂所举行之第十七届年议会闭幕礼中 , 

钟美琼牧师被按立长牧后 , 会督黄永森牧师颁发长牧证书时影。 

Bishop Dr Albert Wong presenting the Elder Ordination 

certificate to Rev Christina Cheong after her Eldership 

Ordination in Adelaide at the closing of the 17 th AC Session. 

右图示台湾的陈建中会督为被澳洲基督教华人卫理公会年议 

会授予荣誉会督的官佰全牧师 ( 博士 ) 祷告。Bishop Chen 

Chien Chun of Taiwan praying for Rev Dr James Kwang in 

recognition of him being conferred Bishop Emeritus by 

the Annual Conference of the CMCA. 

右图示第十七届年议会闭幕礼时 , 官佰全荣誉会督、黄永森会 

督与部分牧职及贵宾张会督、陈会督和世界卫理公会联合教会 

之文书丘仁发牧师合照。Bishop Emeritus Dr James Kwang, 

Bishop Dr Albert Wong with some of our Pastors and 

the distinguish guests, Bishop Dr Chong, Bishop Chen 

and Rev Khoo Cheng Hoot, General Secretary of World 

Federation of Chinese Methodist Churches at the closing 

service of the 17 th AC Session. 

左图示荣誉会督官佰全博士及会督黄永森博士与来自新 

加坡贵宾会督张振忠博士 ( 左一 ) 及台湾会督陈建中 

牧师 ( 右一 ) 于第十七届年议会结束后合影。Bishop 

Emeritus Dr James Kwang, Bishop Dr Albert Wong 

with our distinguished guests, Bishop Dr Chong, 

Chin Chung of Singapore (far left) and Bishop Chen, 

Chien Chun of Taiwan (far right) at the closing of 

the 17 th AC Session. 

* More photos front inside cover for Chinese. 

更多相片在中文版的封面背页。 

左图示 30/11- 02/12 假基督城举办由荣誉会督官佰全伉俪 

所授教之卫理宗信仰的纽西兰华人卫理公会牧者和教会领袖 

们合影。The Pastors and leaders of the Local Methodist 

Churches in Chinese Methodist Church In New Zealand 

attending the Methodist Studies class conducted by 

Bishop Emeritus Dr James Kwang & Mrs Kim Kwang 

from 30 November to 2 December in Christchurch.

E3 

BISHOP’S EXHORTATION 

EXTRACT OF EPISCOPAL ADDRESS 2018 

Bishop Dr James Kwang• 

My dear co-workers and brothers and sisters in Christ, 

“Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,” says the 

LORD Almighty. (Zechariah 4:6b) 

It has been a great honour and privilege to serve as the 

Episcopal head of the CMCA Conference as chosen by God 

through your hands for the past two quadrennium. First, I 

want to thank God for giving me the opportunity to serve 

as your Episcopal head for the past eight years from 2011 

to 2018. It is only in humbly and fully relying on God for His 

grace, wisdom and strength that I have been able to carry 

out all the duties and responsibilities entrusted to me as the 

Episcopal head of the CMCA throughout my eight years in 

this role. Surely, it is through your ongoing prayer support 

that has keep me well and healthy for the past 8 years as 

your Bishop. 

The Episcopal Vision of the CMCA 

As your outgoing Bishop, I am restating our vision statement 

again briefly: “Glorifying Our God, Edifying His People”. Our 

Vision is to be A Totally Discipled and Mobilized Church 

that is focused on God’s Glory in Thought, Word and Deed, 

and that builds up the Faith, Hope and Love of People 

through its Various Ministries and Programs. 

We envision every member being a disciple working 

together with every individual, family, agency and fellowship 

of our Church, moving together in the same direction and 

creating a tide which will result in people all around us 

thanking and praising God, and giving glory to God for our 

presence. 

We seek to build a disciple-making Church that is 

“M.E.T.H.O.D.I.S.T.” – Missionary, Evangelical, Theological, 

Holy, Organised, Disciplined, Intimate, Socially Concerned, 

and Thankful. 

As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to a life of 

“Glorifying Our God, Edifying His People”. This calling 

is our vision as well as our mission. It is indeed our vision 

with a mission. 

The vision statement beautifully captures the lifelong 

mission of our Conference. It also faithfully answers to 

the challenge of our founder, the Rev. John Wesley, who 

described the people called “Methodists” as people who 

love God wholeheartedly, and who love their neighbours as 

themselves. 

Our Mission 

To love God wholeheartedly, to grow in scriptural holiness, 

to reform the Church, and to transform the community. We 

are to do works of piety as well as works of mercy. 

Rationale 

A Church that knows, understands and pursues her 

‘Methodist’ calling from God to spread the message of 

scriptural holiness, to reform the church and to transform 

the community. 

The rationale for adopting this theme for the CMCA is that 

we, being Methodists, must realize that Methodism is not 

just a matter of denomination; being a true Methodist is a 

calling to glorify God by pursuing the vision of loving God 

wholeheartedly and spreading scriptural holiness to reform 

the Church and hence transform the community. 

Let us all remember this well: We are not simply a church, 

but also a movement, a movement driven by the Spirit 

of God to fulfil His mission of reforming the Church and 

transforming the community. Hence, we must recover 

the momentum of this movement and ensure that all 

our members, ministerial and lay, are caught up in its 

transformational current. 

We, as contemporary heirs of the Rev. John Wesley, need 

to be reminded of our roots, which are firmly planted in the 

doctrine of sanctification; it is for this reason that we were 

raised up to spread scriptural holiness across the land and 

to share in this momentous task of being agents of healing 

and transformation. 

It is my prayer and hope that this vision with a mission 

which was adopted by the Conference during my terms 

as Bishop will continue to be our vision, and that we will 

continue to work at achieving the goals we set for ourselves. 

My wife, Kim and I, are passionate in disciple-making; we 

make it a point to train disciple facilitators so that all the 

Local Churches will always have enough trained facilitators 

to run disciple courses. We are very encouraged to see how 

the disciple program has caught on in the Local Churches. 

When we continually disciple our members, we will always 

have spiritually mature leaders. It is my prayer and hope 

that this will continue with our new Bishop. Discipling must 

be passed down from one generation to the other if we 

are to keep our vision alive with our mission in mind – i.e. 

Glorifying our God and Edifying His people.

E4 

BISHOP’S EXHORTATION 

We honestly seek to build a disciple-making church that 

is M.E.T.H.O.D.I.S.T..And to be a Methodist believer is to 

strive earnestly, inwardly and outwardly to experience the 

grace, compassion and love of God through obedience in 

Word and deed. 

Conclusions and Reflections 

We thank God that He has led us into a more focused 

perspective as the people called Methodists: A faith 

community that is focused on reforming the church, and 

through the church, the community may be transformed. 

We committed ourselves at a deeper level by becoming 

more involved in discipling, and in carrying out missions and 

Christian social concern works on a national level through 

our MM&M, as well as through the plans of the Board of 

Missions and Board of Christian Social Concerns for the 

Local Churches. In collaboration with the MM&M and these 

two Boards, we can reach out to people in a more holistic 

way and meet both their physical and spiritual needs. 

As such, we have consciously tried to reclaim our identity 

as to who we are and why we are here among the other 

Christian denominations. Our emphasis is to understand 

our distinctive calling and be true to the reason and purpose 

for our presence in this nation as the Chinese Methodist 

Church In Australia – i.e. to spread scriptural holiness 

across this land of the Southern Cross. In this regard, 

during my second term as Bishop, I personally took the time 

to teach Methodist Studies with the assistance of my wife, 

Kim. We designed the unit to be practical and informative, 

with very important components included in the syllabus 

that give a clear understanding of Methodism. Our labour 

has started to bear some fruit as we see more and more 

younger generation leaders including many older members 

start to grasp the rich heritage and the practical biblical 

teachings that have been passed down to us by the founder 

of the Methodist movement, John Wesley. 

It is time for us to look forward to the next quadrennium 

and beyond together. But again, we have to ask the 

question: “How can we Methodist believers revitalize the 

revival evangelistic movement started by John Wesley in 

the 18th century?” The answer is: “We must all hold fast 

… the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which the early 

Methodists set out, i.e. to have both the form and power 

of religion.” With the power of God manifested through 

every Methodist, we will see the reformation of the Church, 

leading to transformation in the community, and thus the 

nation! 

After serving as our Conference Episcopal head for the last 

two terms, I have decided to retire from full-time itinerant 

ministry by the end of this year. I plan to spend some time 

doing some research and writing at Asbury Theological 

Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. I would like to thank the 

Conference Board on the Ministry for their blessing to allow 

me to retire. 

Serving as your Episcopal head for the last two 

quadrennium, I have built good relationships with the 

heads of many other Methodist Churches in the worldwide 

Methodist family. Therefore, I am moving on to the next 

stage of my ministry life where I will offer myself to be 

available to serve the Lord in the worldwide Methodist 

family and in the ecumenical Christian community to 

contributeand to bless the wider body of Christ. As such, 

I will still be actively involved in the ongoing ministries of 

preaching, teaching, evangelism and mission work as and 

when needed and called upon. Here, I would like to thank 

our MM&M Board who extended their invitation to me to 

continue to be their advisor. 

This is my last Episcopal Address, and so, before I sign 

off, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my dear 

co-workers in our CMCA family, both ministerial and lay, 

one more time. I am very blessed to have experienced 

your warm fellowship and your sincere partnership in 

serving the Lord with me. Thank you for being very patient 

with me. Your full support in prayer helps me to keep my 

focus and to be spiritually alert and steady. You have 

encouraged me, and hopefully I have been able to guide 

you as your leader, teacher and preacher. Your giving 

through the Local Churches and to the AC provides funding 

for general expenses, which have turned around from a 

negative figure in 2010 to a generous surplus in excess 

of $800,000 at the end of the 2017-18 financial year. Your 

giving and contributions towards the various Boards and 

Agencies for them to carry out ministry plans have blessed 

the communities we belong to through our Local Churches, 

Preaching Centres and Preaching Points. May we continue 

to carry out our vision with mission, i.e. seeking to glorify 

our God and edify His people. 

Here, I want to thank God for my wife and honour her as 

I finish my role as a full-time pastor and as Bishop of the 

CMCA for the last eight years. She didn’t sign up for this 

when she married me 34 years ago. She thought she had 

fallen in love with a professional engineer. The vow she took 

on 10 November 1984 at our wedding was to be a faithful, 

supportive wife, for better or for worse. And never once 

since I took on my role as pastor, and later as Bishop, has 

she even so much as hinted that she wished I would leave 

this work. If I saw only darkness, she would point to the 

light. So, to my dear wife, thank you.It is an understatement 

to say: This ministry would not have been possible without 

you. 

And finally, I want to pay the highest tribute to my gracious 

Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. For He died in my place 

and rose again and reigns as the supreme sovereign Lord. 

He, with the Father, is the only One in the universe who

knows my heart and yours. And He will bring the secret 

things of the heart to light in the last day. The Apostle Paul 

in 1 Corinthians 4:5 also says, “Therefore judge nothing 

before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He 

will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose 

the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their 

praise from God.” And it is only because of His blood and 

righteousness that this believing chief of sinners could say 

with such boldness: “There is not now, nor will there be 

then, any condemnation.” 

So, I conclude quoting the words of Apostle Paul: “But 

the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that 

through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and 

all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the 

lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack 

and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be 

glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (2 Timothy 4:17-18) 

Servant of the Lord, 

James Kwang 

BISHOP 

E5 

THEME TOPIC 

WHY ARE WE METHODISTS? 

Bishop Emeritus Dr Robert Solomon• 

Methodists may from time to time 

be asked by others about Methodist 

beliefs and practices. “Why do you 

attend a Methodist church?” is a 

question that needs to be answered in 

a satisfactory way. 

Of course we can say that we happen 

to be in a Methodist church because 

our parents attended the church or we 

happen to live near the church, and 

we attend it for convenience. In such 

cases, the Methodists can be called 

“accidental Methodists” – they just 

happen to be Methodists because of 

circumstances. They could very well 

be in any other denomination. On the 

other hand, there are others who may 

be able to say that they are Methodists 

because they had explored what 

Methodism is, and are convinced that 

it is a good expression of Christian 

faith and life and that there are some 

distinctives of Methodism they find 

they appreciate and cherish. These are 

“intentional Methodists”. We all ought 

to be like that. 

In this article, we shall explore briefly 

two questions. 

The first is: 

What makes 

a Christian a Methodist? 

The Methodist Church was established 

as a renewing mission in Britain led 

by John and Charles Wesley (who 

were brothers) in the 18th century. 

They were ordained pastors in the 

Church of England and, concerned 

about the nominalism in the church, 

sought to bring about a revival in the 

church by forming Methodist societies 

to emphasise the vibrant expression of 

Christian living through the promotion 

of sound preaching of God’s Word, 

fervent prayer, growing in holiness, 

the formation of small accountability 

groups and the promotion of active 

Christian service in the church and 

society. John Wesley was the leader 

of the movement, writing prolifically 

and travelling widely to preach, 

while Charles was the hymn-writer 

who wrote more than 6000 hymns 

expressing Methodist doctrine and 

spirituality in song. 

As a result, Methodism made a great 

impact in British society, spread 

to America to become the largest 

Christian community there, and from 

there spread to the rest of the world. 

Today there are more than 80 million 

people in the Methodist community 

worldwide. 

John Wesley wrote a tract called The 

Character of a Methodist where he 

spells out the distinguishing marks of 

a Methodist. A Methodist is a biblical 

Christian to begin with. Like any true 

Christian, he must have repented from 

his sins and turned to Christ in faith. 

Like all Christians he must be baptized 

and be part of the Church. He must 

accept the authority of Scripture and 

believe in the historical creeds of the 

Church – the Apostles’ and Nicene 

Creeds. Wesley highlighted the fact 

that Methodists are to be distinguished 

by their wholehearted love for God and 

by their love for their neighbours (Mt. 

22:37-40).

He anticipated the readers’ comments 

by writing that they may say that this 

is nothing special when compared 

to other expressions of Christianity. 

Wesley said that was precisely the 

point. Methodism is not a new religion 

but the return to biblical Christianity. 

The church during his time had 

become an institution that largely 

forgot what the Bible emphasised and 

as a result had become a confused 

entity. Methodism was a call to return 

to the Bible and the call to authentic 

and active discipleship. 

This return to biblical Christianity was 

based on certain beliefs and practices 

promoted by the Methodist movement 

that make Methodism a unique 

expression of biblical spirituality. The 

following are some of them. 

Beliefs 

The Methodist Articles of Faith. 

A quick look at the 26 Articles that we 

have (two were subsequently added to 

Wesley’s original 24) will show three 

groups of doctrines. 

Firstly, several of these Articles, 

especially the first few, deal with the 

historical doctrines of theChurch (the 

doctrine of the Trinity, the authority 

of Scripture, the baptism of children, 

etc) thathave been widely adopted 

by all major branches of Christianity 

– whether Roman Catholic Eastern 

Orthodox, or Protestant. 

Church (the doctrine of the Trinity, the 

authority of Scripture, the baptism of 

children, etc) that have been widely 

adopted by all major branches of 

Christianity – whether Roman Catholic, 

Eastern Orthodox, or Protestant. 

Secondly, many of the Articles are 

clearly derived from Protestant 

doctrines (justification by faith, 

Protestant doctrine of the church, the 

sacraments). 

There is a third group of Articles that 

can be said to be specially Methodist. 

These include the important place of 

good works in Christian discipleship, 

prevenient grace, that is, grace that 

precedes our response to Christ, and 

Christian perfection in love. 

The General Rules 

The General Rules is a historical 

document of Methodism. There was 

one qualification for membership in the 

Methodist societies (which we now call 

churches): “a desire to flee from the 

wrath to come, and to be saved from 

their sins.” Salvation was understood 

to be not just an event but a lifelong 

process where one has to work out 

one’s salvation (cf. Phil. 2:12). This 

earnest desire for salvation is to be 

continually found in Methodists. And 

this was to be evident in three ways. 

Firstly, “By doing no harm, by avoiding 

evil of every kind, especially that 

which is most generally practiced…” 

Wesley took sin seriously and saw 

the necessity of repentance and 

renunciation of sin for salvation and 

spiritual growth. 

Secondly, by “doing good; by being in 

every kind merciful after their power; 

as they have opportunity, doing good 

of every possible sort, and, as far as 

possible, to all men…” The Christian 

life is not just a matter of avoiding evil, 

but is seen in positive terms as an 

active faith. “The only thing that counts 

is faith expressing itself through love” 

(Gal. 5:6). 

Thirdly, by “attending upon all 

the ordinances of God…” These 

ordinances are means of grace or 

spiritual disciplines and habits that are 

helpful in bringing about deep spiritual 

transformation. 

The Order of Salvation 

All suffer from original sin, being 

tainted by sin from birth and unable 

to save themselves. But God gives 

us grace to be able to hear His Word 

and repent. He regenerates us with 

the experience of being born again, 

justifies us through the finished work 

of Jesus Christ. Following that is 

a lifelong process of sanctification 

(being made holy and growing into 

Christlikeness) and being perfected in 

love by the Holy Spirit. The end result 

is Christlikness and entering into God’s 

glory. 

Theologically, Methodism is said 

to adopt an Arminian perspective 

(different from Calvinism or Reformed 

theology), whereby the emphasis is 

on our response to God’s grace and 

our continuing cooperation with God’s 

operations in our lives. 

Methodism emphasises not 

only evangelical theology but 

also evangelical experience. It 

is summarised in the following 

statements: 

All need to be saved. 

All can be saved. 

All can know that they are saved. 

All can be saved to the uttermost. 

Holiness 

The need to grow in holiness is a 

special Methodist emphasis. Holiness 

is both personal (our relationship with 

God and devotion to Him) and social 

(our love for others). Holiness can be 

understood as becoming like Christ in 

His loving character and service. 

The Importance of 

Evangelism and Mission 

The purpose of Methodism is to 

“spread scriptural holiness across 

the land.” This is achieved through 

active evangelism and mission. It is no 

wonder that Methodism spread rapidly 

as the Gospel of Jesus was shared 

both in Britain, the United States and 

to the ends of the earth. 

Practices 

The Means of Grace 

Growth in holiness is achieved through 

the use of the means of grace that 

God has made available to us. These 

include the Works of Piety such as 

Scripture reading (Acts 17:11), prayer 

(1 Thess. 5:11), and fasting (Mt. 6:16- 

18), which help us to grow in personal 

holiness. There are also the Works 

of Mercy such as almsgiving (Prov. 

31:20), service (Mt. 25:31-46) that help 

us to grow in social holiness and love 

for our fellow human beings. 

Covenant Accountability 

John Wesley formed various kinds 

of small groups such as classes 

(about 12 in a group of men and 

women), bands (about 6 in a group 

organised according to gender), 

recovery groups, mentoring groups,

etc. The purpose was to emphasise 

covenant accountability. We are to 

watch over one another in love (Jam. 

5:16). These small group meetings 

were characterized by deep spiritual 

conversations that encouraged the 

sharing of what was going in the inner 

lives of the people and how they were 

handing temptations and trials. The 

result was a strong community that 

thrived with mutual accountability and 

encouragement. 

Stewardship 

Methodism emphasizes the proper 

stewardship of all that God has given 

us, as a fitting expression of our 

gratitude to God for all our blessings. 

We are to consecrate ourselves and 

all we have to God and His glory, 

thus offering to Him ourselves without 

holding back our time, talents, and 

treasures. 

The second question is: 

What makes a Church 

a Methodist Church? 

A Connectional Church 

The Methodist Church has 3 marks, 

according to Article 8 of the Methodist 

Articles of Religion. 

• It is a body of faithful persons 

who have responded in faith to 

God’s saving invitation. 

• There is preaching of the pure 

Word of God (Scripture and 

doctrine). 

• Sacramental life (Baptism and 

Lord’s Supper). 

Under the discipline of the Holy Spirit 

the Church exists for the maintenance 

of worship, the edification of believers 

and the redemption of the world. We 

profess that the Church is one, holy, 

catholic (or universal) and apostolic 

Church. 

The Methodist Church is a 

connectional church, with many 

levels of connection (General 

Conference, annual conference, 

district conference, local church, 

small groups). The connection is unity 

in doctrine, structure, mission, and 

ethos or way of life. Properties are 

held in trust centrally and there is a 

sharing of resources (common funds 

and programmes) and personnel 

(the itinerant system of pastoral 

appointments). 

Membership 

Membership is a serious responsibility. 

Members are accountable to God and 

the Church. Members are to live as 

disciples of Christ (growing in holiness 

through the practice of Christian 

disciplines), servants of Christ (serving 

in church, home, and society), and 

faithful stewards (contributing to the 

church and its mission). 

Ministry 

All members are involved in the 

general ministry of the church (1 Pet. 

2:5 – priesthood of all believers). 

Some members are called to special 

ministries (the ordained ministry) 

– Acts 6:1-6. Pastoral ministry has 

lay and ordained components. The 

ordained ministry has two orders: 

deacons and elders (1 Tim. 3:1-12). 

Deacons are called to preach and 

to ministries of service. They assist 

the elders at the Lord’s Table. Elders 

are called to the ministry of Word, 

Sacrament, and Order. (Cf. Prophet, 

Priest, King). They are also members 

of the Annual Conference in full 

connection. 

Lay people are sometimes(for reason 

of mission needs)authorized to 

function as preachers and pastors. 

Local preachers were originally local 

ministers as compared to the itinerant 

ministers. 

Pastors are appointed by the bishop 

annually and must accept their 

appointments. Local churches must 

also accept the appointments. This is 

the itinerant system. 

Sacraments 

There are two sacraments in the 

Church. Baptism signifies cleansing 

(1 Pet. 3:21), incorporation into the 

church (1 Cor. 12:13), identification 

with Christ (Rom. 6:4-5), and 

commissioning into ministry (Mt. 3:17 

and Is. 42:1). Infant baptism was 

continued by Wesley. He uses the 

argument of households in the early 

church and the tradition of circumcision 

to defend the practice (Acts 16:15; 

Col. 2:11-12). Baptism can be done 

in 3 modes – immersion, pouring, 

sprinkling. Because it is primarily God’s 

work, it is not repeatable, since God is 

faithful (Eph. 4:5). 

Holy Communion is to be administered 

by elders, or those given dispensation 

by the bishop. It signifies a memorial 

and experience of the living Christ (1 

Cor. 11:25). Grape juice and wafer or 

bread is to be used. The Methodist 

Service Order is to be faithfully 

followed. Each part and prayer has 

significance. Members are to come 

forward to receive the sacrament. 

Order and Administration 

The Methodist Church is well 

organized. Pastors must submit to their 

superiors. Members must listen to their 

pastors (Heb. 13:17; 1 Thess. 5:12). 

Pastors must discuss with and consult 

their leaders and members. Proper 

meetings must be carried out with 

proper record keeping. It is the habit of 

the Methodists to have a conference 

at least once a year where reports are 

presented, budgets passed, and plans 

and appointments made. 

Conclusion 

God raised the People called 

Methodists to renew and revive 

the church. Methodism has spread 

across the world and continues 

to bless the global church though 

its special emphases on holiness, 

service, stewardship, mission, and 

church order. One of the symbols 

of Methodism worldwide is the 

flame (representing the ministry 

of the Holy Spirit producing the 

“strangely warmed” heart that the 

Wesley brothers experienced at their 

conversion. We should continue to 

seek God, read His Word and allow 

our hearts to be warmed by His 

power so that we can continue to be 

salt (through holiness) and light in 

the world (though our faithfulness to 

Scripture), for as John Wesley said, we 

should see the world as our parish.

E8 

PULPIT MINISTRY 

CONFLICT 

MATTHEW 10:34-39 

If we look at news from any media source today, we can 

see many instances of conflict between people. Arguments 

between couples, father and son, mother and daughter; 

neighbours suing neighbours; companies engaging in 

patent wars; tension between races; and nations waging 

war for financial, political and religious reasons. Terrible 

news of terrorist attacks just keep coming.Of course, I bet 

most, if not all of you,will have heard of the so-called ‘nut 

scandal’, when a flight attendant was ordered off a plane 

moments before takeoff for failing to serve a bag of peanuts 

on a plate. Or the‘water rage scandal’,when the ownerof 

a company threw water at a manager during a company 

meeting. What is wrong with the human race? Where have 

we gone so terribly wrong? 

Genesis 3:6 

Well, it all began a long time ago in the book of Genesis, 

when our ancestorssaw that the tree was good for food, that 

it was a delight to the eyes, and that it could make one wise 

if they so desired, so theytookits fruitand ate it. From that 

moment, conflict never ceased to exist. This conflict isn’t 

just between men;it also includes conflict between men and 

God. Conflict involving Israel, the chosen people of God, 

continues to this day. Their relationship with God is like a 

radiowave which goes up and down continuously. Conflict 

continues to happen in the history of mankind; in fact, it has 

only gotten worse. The Gentiles had their own conflicts, 

the Jews were no better. Yet we see the gracious hand of 

God upon his people, asdemonstrated in the book of Hosea 

which clearly records the conflict between God and man. 

Hosea 11:1-4 

God’s actions: 

1 

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I 

called my son. 

3 

Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; I took them up 

by their arms, but they did not know that I healed them. 

4 

I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of 

love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on 

their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them. 

Man’s response: 

2 

The more they were called, the more they went away; they 

kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. 

When we reach the New Testament, this kind of conflict is 

elevated to a new level upon the birth of Jesus Christ, when 

the Magi of the East asked, “Where is the one who has 

been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose 

and have come to worship him” (Matthew 2:2). 

Not only was Herod, the ruler of the time, uneasy at his 

throne being potentially threatened; the Bible tells us that 

the people of Jerusalem were also uneasy (Matthew 2:3). 

This was the beginning of a political crisis. We know from 

the Bible that what followed was a bloodbath, with the 

murder of all toddlers below the age of two. Herod the 

Great, the mass murderer who had killed his wife, his three 

children, his mother-in-law, his brother-in-law, and his uncle, 

would not spare anyone in his bid to protect his throne. 

Unexpectedly, Jesus the King was born in the house of a 

carpenter in the poorest region, without wealth or political 

power. In this conflict, perhaps the uneasiness which Herod 

and the people of Jerusalem felt might have been uncalled 

for. 

But when Jesus started his evangelistic career at the age of 

30, his teachings quickly led to arguments. To the teachers 

of the law and the Pharisees at the time, Jesus was trying to 

rewrite or at least reinterpret the Law of Moses. 

Matthew 5:21-22 

21 

You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You 

shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to 

judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with 

his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his 

brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You 

fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. 


38 

You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and 

a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one 

who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn 

to him the other also. 

When we examine the Law of Moses, we know that “to 

repay tooth for tooth” was meant to establish justice 

and prevent excessive acts of retaliation. Jesus taught 

his disciples to repay humiliation, assault and pain with 

kindness, love, tolerance, and forgiveness. Not only do 

his principles reverse the sense of justice that we are 

accustomed to, they are also revolutionary. 

No wonder the Jewish authorities began questioning who 

Jesus thought himself to be, what he based his teachings 

on, and where his authority came from. 

Matthew 10:34-39 seems to be telling us that when Jesus 

came, not only did it bring about great conflict in that era, it 

has also resulted in great conflict between Christians and 

the people around them today. 

According to verses 34 and 35, the conflict will escalate to 

the point of war! As disciples, have we prepared ourselves 

for the oncoming conflict? Are we willing to pay the price 

of this conflict as good disciples? If we read these verses 

carefully, we will realise that Jesus mentioned threeaspects

to the price we pay. 

Level 1: The Price Of Turning Family And Friends 

Into Enemies 

The key word in verse 35 is “against”, which leads into 

verse 36 which says that a man’s enemies are those in his 

own family. What is the reason for this? This type of conflict 

arises after one or more members of the family become 

disciples;they are snatched out from the darkness into the 

light by God and are empowered to repent and remain holy, 

living a truly Christ-like life, while the rest of their family still 

lives in sin, unwilling to submit to God. Conflict is bound 

to arise! For example, it is a common issue, especially 

for people with parents who have a more traditional or 

conservative background, to practise ancestral worship. In 

a non-Christian family, this would not be seen as an issue, 

but if say the daughter of the family accepted Christ and 

her life was transformed, she would naturally be inclined to 

oppose this family tradition. If she stops practising it herself 

and even begins to discourage her family members from 

doing so, conflict or tension is sure to arise in this family. Of 

course, there will be other aspects of life affected, such as 

modes of entertainment, time management, priorities, and 

reversal of values, all of which can light a fuse and ignite 

conflict within the family. 

Verse 36 even says that a man’s enemies are members 

of his own family. Why is this so? It’s because they are the 

people in our inner circle and usually those whom we love 

the most. 

Level 2: The Price Of Reversal In Priorities 

Verse 37 reinforces this point by stating that “Anyone who 

loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy 

of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than 

me is not worthy of me.” Unquestionably, this pierces the 

depths of our hearts. Do we truly love our Lord more than 

our parents? For adult brothers and sisters, this might not 

seem so hard to do, because we can stand on our own two 

feet now, and we don’t rely on our parents as much as we 

used to. But what about your children? Do we love our Lord 

more than our children? On this topic, we cannot forget to 

mention the story of the father of faith, Abraham, who was 

prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. 

Genesis 17:1-17 tells us that he was promised a son at the 

age of 99, so we can imagine how precious this son would 

be to him.How difficult it must have been for Abraham to 

obey God’s command to sacrifice this son, but as the Bible 

tells us, he complied (Genesis 22:1-3). I don’t know how 

many among us have faith like Abraham’s, to be able to 

sacrifice his son, the son he had waited until he was 100 

years old to have. Isn’t that too hard? I’m guessing God 

probably won’t test us on this question in some exam, 

because he has mercy on the weakness of our faith. 

But when Lord Jesus called his disciples, he clearly told 

them, “Anyone who loves their father or mother more 

than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son 

or daughter more than me is not worthy of me” (Matthew 

10:37). 

Dear Christians, what are the things today that we love 

more than our Lord? Is it your reputation, status, money, 

career, friends, family, children, or entertainment? 

Instead of skipping Sunday worship because of friends, 

have we ever considered inviting them to worship? 

I can understand that there are those who struggle to make 

ends meet and have no choice but to work whatever time 

is available to them. However, if our job constantly requires 

us to work on Sunday and deprive us of the privilege to 

worship God on Sunday in the church, we should consider 

looking for another job. There are many examples of faithful 

Christians who were prepared to put God first instead of 

money. 

Take CK Tang, for example. Until 1996, Tangs was the 

only major shopping centre in Singapore to not operate 

on Sundays, in deference to Tang’s Christian faith. Tang 

instituted the policy so that his family and Christian staff 

could attend church on Sundays. 

And when you’re thinking of skipping Sunday worship to 

watch a football match or participate in a race, I pray that 

you will remember this faithful Christian Eric Liddell. Upon 

the release of the 1924 Summer Olympics timetable,which 

indicated that the heats for the 100 metres, which was his 

specialty,would be held on a Sunday,Liddell said firmly, 

“I’m not running.” Even pleas from the royal family fell on 

deaf ears. This was a great blow to Britain, recovering from 

World War One back then, as Liddell was without doubt 

the top in his category at the time.He ran in the 400metres 

event instead. 

Before the 400 metres final, a member of the British team 

gave Liddell an inspirational message with the Bible 

quote:”Those who honour me I will honour” (1 Samuel 

2:30). Of course, if you have watched the movie The 

Chariots of Fire, you will know that Liddell went on not only 

to win the 400metrescontrary to everyone’s expectation, but 

also to break the existing world record. He worked for a 

prize far greater than gold, even Olympic gold. 

Level 3: The Final Price 


Before we explore these two verses, let us first take a look 

at how Jesus prepares his believers. Take a look at some of 

the earlier verses in chapter 10: 

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your 

words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave 

that house or town (Matthew 10:14). 

Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of 

wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves 

(Matthew 10:16). 

Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts 

and flog you in their synagogues and you will be 

dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear 

witness before them and the Gentiles(Matthew 10:17-18). 

…and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But 

the one who endures to the end will be saved. When they

persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say 

to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel 

before the Son of Man comes (Matthew 10:22-23a). 

But the Lord Jesus did not tell them the price that they 

might have to pay. Instead, he gave them promises and 

assurance in the same chapter: 

When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you 

are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say 

will be given to you in that hour (Matthew 10:19). 

When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for 

truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the 

towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes (Matthew 

10:23). 

So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will 

not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known (Matthew 

10:26). 

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the 

soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in 

hell (Matthew 10:28). 

Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many 

sparrows (Matthew 10:31). 

Verses 38 and 39 actually talk about the ultimate price. 

Are we willing to sacrifice our lives for the price of following 

Jesus? Do we believe in his promise? Maybe we can love 

Jesus more than we do all of our family; just like Abraham, 

maybe we are willing to place our children second, but are 

we willing to place God before ourselves? Brothers and 

sisters, when we share the gospel, let us not only share 

what peoplewant to hear; instead, we should share from 

the Bible what non-believers need to know before they 

decide to convert. We have to tell them that believing in 

Jesus is so good and worthwhile even though life doesn’t 

automatically become smooth sailing after believing in 

Christ; in fact, it cancreate more conflict between us and our 

family, work, classmates, and neighbours. But I know that 

in times of trouble,Jesus will surely be with us; even if we 

were to lose our physical bodies, he will not forsake us. No 

wonder Jesus told us this parable concerning the heavenly 

kingdom: 

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, 

which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he 

goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.Again, 

the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine 

pearls,who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and 

sold all that he had and bought it (Matthew 13:44-46). 

Brothers and sisters, the conflict between believers and 

non-believers is unavoidable, especially when it arises as 

a result of you abiding by the will of God. If you experience 

no conflicts at all in your daily life, perhaps you have 

compromised, and you are no different to the non-believers. 

But as believers, we firmly believe that following Jesus is 

so worthwhile,and we rely on our God-given strength to 

uphold the truth and stay holy. That way, we can overlook 

possible sources of conflict. We will not argue over short 

term mistakes of the past, we will not stumble and fail to 

recover because of a loss in assets, and we will not have 

mental breakdowns because of relationship issues. Even 

when we face situations that threaten our lives, we can 

still be assured. May God help us understand who it is we 

really believe in, so that we can have this kind of faith in our 

journey of life. How different would that be? Our whole lives 

would revolve around glorifying God, and the focal point of 

our lives would be to preach his beautiful name. 

Dear friends, I pray that you will understand this price of 

believing in Jesus.Truly, it is as Jesus had said about the 

heavenly kingdom, that it is like a merchant searching for 

quality pearls;he found a valuable pearl, and went to sell 

everything he had in order to buy it. If you can have faith 

like this, then you will have the power to overcome possible 

impending conflicts. Not by our own strength, but by the 

strength of God the creator, alpha and omega. 

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AMYC SHARING 

REFLECTION 

After a busy year, AMYC Adelaide 2018 was a conference 

where I was able to clear my mind and focus on God. 

Delving into the Word of God helped to re-energise me. It 

was also a great joy for me to delve into the Word of God 

with my brothers and sisters in Christ. This was because 

it was encouraging to see people want to learn more 

about their God despite all of us being at different points in 

our lives. AMYC was also a great opportunity to connect 

and re-connect with people from other states as well as 

people from Melbourne. As we may lead busy lives, it can 

sometimes be very hard to connect with others. Therefore, 

I am glad that there are times such as AMYC where young 

Christians can come together to catch up, play games and 

Joseph Fung • Camberwell MC 

praise our God together. I am thankful for the effort that 

was put into the conference, as it is an enormous task 

to co-ordinate such a huge event. I am thankful for the 

commitment of the committee who helped to run the fourday 

conference. Moreover, I am thankful to the speakers 

who endeavoured to represent God’s Word well. I am also 

thankful for the participants who took the time to travel all 

the way to Adelaide for the conference. Praise be to our 

God. I hope that AMYC will continue to be a conference 

which helps young Christians to learn about their God. 

Moreover, I hope that young Christians will continue to 

connect with their brothers and sisters in Christ at future 

AMYCs.

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AMYC SHARING 

REFLECTION 

The first time I attended AMYC was 

last year (2017) when it was hosted in 

my home city of Perth. I enjoyed the 

experience and found it helpful to my 

spiritual walk, so I decided to go again 

this year. This was quite an interesting 

and unique experience for a number of 

reasons. Firstly, for the fact that it was 

my first interstate AMYC, and secondly, 

because I was the only attendee 

from the English side from my church 

(Kingsway Methodist). 

I got to be in a group with people I 

didn’t know so well, which was great 

as it gave me an opportunity to get 

to know more people better. Meals, 

games and skit preparation were 

great times and opportunities for me 

to connect with the group and form 

bonds. 

In addition to the relational aspect, I 

also enjoyed the spiritual aspect of 

AMYC. I felt like many of the talks 

by Pastor Michael Ting spoke to me, 

such as being shrewd and acting 

in wisdom, as well as the cost of 

discipleship being very high, and the 

fact that I would need to go as far as 

being willing to lay down my life for 

Jesus. It challenged and convicted me 

in many ways. I also found the special 

talks helpful, especially Reverend 

Sean Kong’s talk on homosexuality 

and how to relate well to non-believers 

regarding that topic, recognising the 

fact that we are all equally sinners, and 

just communicate with them effectively 

on a person to person level. One fact I 

really liked about this AMYC was that 

we had a Q&A session where I could 

just freely ask the burning questions 

I had after listening to the talks. 

Admittedly, many of the questions were 

mine. 

I guess with regards to what could’ve 

been improved was the fact that this 

AMYC was quite intense. 6.30am 

wake-up call and 7am devotion, 

especially for a WA attendee who was 

used to being 2.5 hours behind, was 

a nightmare, so the lack of time for 

sleep and being tired was something 

I didn’t quite like, although I guess to 

be fair, this was something that had to 

be compromised on given the number 

of programs we had, which I liked in 

themselves. Perhaps more time could 

be allocated to sleep next time for a 

better balance. 

Another thing about this AMYC was 

that it helped me to transition out of my 

long-term season of spiritual dryness, 

where I was lacking motivation to grow 

in my spiritual life and was just staying 

where I was because everything was 

so peaceful, by challenging me to 

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really 

seek to 

grow 

in my 

relationship with God and to read 

his Word. Prior to AMYC, I had been 

struggling with the decision of whether 

to continue persevering with the 

campus walk-up evangelism I was 

involved in after receiving feedback 

that it wasn’t really effective, but 

AMYC did help me to gain a strong 

conviction to continue reaching out 

to others on campus no matter what 

discouragement I may face on the way. 

So I guess AMYC this year did help me 

to have a bit more direction and clarity 

in my spiritual work even though there 

is still a long way to go. 

AMYC was a helpful spiritual 

experience, different but no less 

unique to the last one, and I expect 

AMYC next year will also have another 

unique impact on my spiritual walk as 

well. It also helped me to reconnect 

with people I met at the previous 

AMYC, as well as form new friendships 

with some others. It’s always great 

to meet people from other states and 

hear stories about what God has been 

doing in their church and/or life. I really 

hope I can go again next year. 

This year is my third time attending AMYC, but each year is 

always a unique and rewarding experience for me. I always 

learn something new, and this year’s AMYC answered one 

of the biggest question I had since I became a Christian 6 

years ago and which had been bothering me for a long time, 

and that was “how should I treat my homosexual friend?” 

The talk on homosexuality by Ps.Timothy helped me to 

understand it better, and gave me some guidance on how 

I should interact with my friend. Not only that, I am also 

very grateful for my team, Issachar; I enjoyed every single 

moment I shared with each individual team member. We 

cheered each other on and helped each other out, and even 

though we lost at some games, it didn’t matter because we 

had each other and that was what was important. Thank 

you AMYC 2018 for helping me to understand and truly 

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experience what team spirit is all about.

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AMYC SHARING 

REFLECTION 

Eileen • 

This year’s AMYC was my first after 

spending many years putting off the 

decision to attend. For those who are 

hesitant about attending, I would highly 

recommend taking up the opportunity 

to make a potentially life-changing 

investment in your spiritual growth. 

On a personal level, this year was 

my sixth and final year of university, 

and one of great introspection. Not 

only did I battle uncertainties about 

my future, I also reflected deeply on 

my Christian walk. In reflecting on my 

spiritual growth thus far, I found myself 

to be wholly lacking in all respects 

and was increasingly disappointed 

and frustrated by my progress, or lack 

thereof. For this reason, I decided to 

attend this year’s AMYC. I sought to 

renew my faith before embarking upon 

the next phase of my life, hoping that I 

would be able to honour God through 

my career. 

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Accordingly, this 

year’s theme, 

“Safeguard”, was 

a timely reminder 

of how easily one’s 

heart can be swayed 

by the temptations 

and distractions of 

our everyday lives, 

and how important it 

is for us to safeguard 

our hearts and be 

“radical disciples”. 

I found the theme 

talks to be relevant and thoughtprovoking. 

I especially enjoyed the 

special talk regarding LGBT issues 

- a highly topical matter in the church 

today. 

Most of all, I greatly valued the group 

devotion and reflection sessions. It was 

an excellent opportunity to learn from 

and be inspired by the spiritual walks 

of those outside of the immediate circle 

SPECIAL REPORT 

of our local youth group. 

Overall, my experience at AMYC was 

one which has spurred my spiritual 

growth and given me a renewed 

conviction to place my Christian walk 

at the forefront of my everyday life. 

Significantly, I am now able to view 

the troubles which had plagued me 

throughout the year in a positive light 

and with a joyful and grateful heart. 

MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH 

THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: 

REFLECTIONS OF A NEWBIE 

Lucas Sharley • Youth Worker, Eight Mile MC 

I am the most handsome Anglo at Annual Conference (AC). 

It’s easy to achieve when you are the only Anglo. Picture 

a single white and bearded face in a sea of clean-shaven 

Asians.Hard to fade into the background. But despite the 

obvious differences, I am not separate but included. I am 

not among strangers. We are brothers and sisters in Jesus. 

The speaker at pastors’ retreat is Mike Raiter. He mentors 

preachers. And he mentors us by teaching us to be 

dependent pastors, praying pastors, and singing pastors. 

His most challenging session was on sermon application. 

Preachers cannot turn a literal storm that Jesus calms 

(Matthew 8) into a metaphorical storm. “What are the storms 

in your life?” is wrong application. Matthew 8 shows us that 

Jesus has divine authority over nature. He can rebuild the 

universe and raise the dead. 

After the stirring and challenging pastors’ retreat, we come 

back to real life (real ministry) at Annual Conference. Most 

of AC’s time is spent hearing reports and electingpeople to 

boards. And near the end some proposals are voted on or 

handed over to the Executive Board for more discussion 

before a decision is made. AC mostly decides on who is 

going to decide things. 

Electingall the boards takes a while. Leaving aside the time 

it takes to vote, AC can only appoint people who are there 

or have already volunteered. A board appointment often 

jumps between several people before finding someone who 

can commit the time. 

About half of the business is done in English, and half in

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AMYC SHARING 

REFLECTION 

This is the third time I’ve joined AMYC, and I am very 

grateful that I was given the opportunity to lead a team of 

youths passionate about God’s Word. This was the first 

AMYC for most of my team members, and a lot of them 

were reluctant to share on the first day. However, the ice - 

breaking and team games really brought us together as a 

team and we really enjoyed the fellowship we had together. 

I am also happy that our group members were willing to 

share during our devotion session. I learned a lot personally 

during the devotion session, and I even got to know my own 

friend Aubrey better through his sharing. I also learned a lot 

from our speaker and learned how to safeguard our hearts 

from temptation and evil. Thank you Goodwood Methodist 

Church for hosting AMYC this year; I’ll see you all at AMYC 

next year in Melbourne! 

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Chinese (with translation over the radio). This means that 

English-only people like me hear the punchline to a joke 

ten seconds after everyone else bursts out laughing. This 

makes every joke funnier. It’s easy to laugh when the whole 

room is laughing. 

In fact, the bilingual nature of Annual Conference was 

sometimes one of my highlights. It is a special joy to sing 

a song in English while others sing it in Chinese. I was 

often reminded of Revelation 7’s picture of people from 

every tribe and language praising God together. It is slower 

and less efficient to do things in multiple languages. But 

in that choice to be inefficient, we include each other and 

anticipate worshipping Jesus together in the new creation. 

AC is a demonstration of Christian harmony. The word 

‘harmony’ has probably given you the wrong idea. Maybe 

you’re thinking of a hundred little cogs turning together. A 

hundred delegates voting together, their arms 

going up and down at the same time. AC is 

not like that. It is a rough harmony. There is 

discussion, disagreement, long pauses while 

the Book of Discipline is checked, or votes are 

counted. 

The most nervous part of AC is Saturday night. This is 

when the Board of Appointmentsworks through pastor 

assignments. Most pastors in the Chinese Methodist 

Church are ‘itinerant’ – at the end of each year they return 

to the AC and might be re-assigned anywhere. This causes 

a lot of heartache. But it also causes a lot of fruitful ministry. 

Churches without a pastor don’t have to sit alone and shiver 

without the warmth of preaching and theological care. 

Instead, we are all part of a larger Conference that tries to 

care for every church. 

Big decisions at this AC include the election of Rev Albert 

Wong as Bishop for the next four years, a slight change to 

the levies (the amounts individual churches contribute to 

AC), a test drive of a snazzy new membership database 

(some privacy concerns need to be fixed), and the first 

steps toward an English Mission Conference in the future. 

Talk to your pastors and delegates about AC’s proposals. 

Pray for the Conference. I hope to see you there one day. 

Imagine a hundred bees moving across the 

honeycomb. They are not heading in the same 

direction or doing the same thing. In fact, they 

often bump into each other and get in each 

other’s way. But they are driven by the same 

instincts and the same goal. What appears to 

be chaos is a rough kind of order. And this is 

the harmony of AC: conflicts resolved, faults 

forgiven, decisions made or deferred. The power 

of Jesus shows itself in a peace that takes hard work.

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MYF CORNER 

EEU CONFERENCE, MYF VISION 

A few years back, I was thankful enough to have been 

invited to a para-church training conference in Brisbane 

called Ignite Training Conference. I did not know much 

about the conference, only the basic theme and goal of the 

conference; to train up Christian leaders for ministry. Little 

that I know, the conference left a deep mark in my Christian 

walk, which gave birth to a passion to raise up similar 

mature young Christians not just in my local church, but 

also on a national level. 

At the conference, I was part of a small group of Christians 

trying to learn to how to read the bible together. And I 

remember two young sisters at the time, both around the 15 

to 16 years of age who had a much deeper understanding 

of the bible and God’s grace through Christ than me. I 

started thinking about how often we brush off complex 

biblical teachings in our churches for our younger youths, 

worrying about boring them or thinking they may not be 

old enough to understand the concept of sufferings as 

Christians, God’s sovereignty, justification and sanctification, 

much more. 

I saw a general lack of understanding of what the bible 

was amongst our youths. I noticed that most of our young 

Christians rely on a lot of knowledge of church history, 

philosophy and ethics to carry out ministry, instead of relying 

on good biblical theology. Most of us think of the bible as 

too complicated and restricting, treating it as a rule book; 

some even as a love story. A lot of our young Christians in 

Amos Wong • AMYF President 

our Methodist Scene do not 

understand the big picture of 

the bible and hence do not 

live a gospel worthy life. 

To Raise Up Gospel- 

Centered, Bible Loving, 

Comission-minded Christians 

This is our vision as the ACMYF. To raise up a gospelcentered, 

bible loving and mission-minded radical followers 

of Christ. We need to start from Good Biblical Theology, 

Exegesis. We know that the word of God is described as a 

sword (Hebrews 4:12, Ephesians 6:17), hence we aim to 

equip Christians in the Methodist Scene with the skills to be 

able to yield the sword. The good news, the bible and the 

gospel is the very foundation of a Christian life. Through 

good biblical theology, we hope and pray that our Christians 

in the Methodist Church carry out their mission on earth, the 

Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20). 

And hence, this is why EEU (Equip, Edify and Unite) 

conference was born. We aim to gather Christians in our 

Methodist churches, training them in the bible in hopes that 

they would train one or two more Christians back in their 

local churches. We ask for your prayers for EEU, may it not 

be another conference where men are magnified, but where 

God is glorified. We pray for lives to be transformed, and for 

dry bones to come to life (Ezekiel 37:1-14). 

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AMYC SHARING 

AMYC 2018 TESTIMONY 

This year was my sixth time joining 

AMYC. As an avid attendee of AMYC, 

I had a much more amazing 

experience this time round compared 

with previous years. I want to thank 

God for these experiences each 

year, and the Goodwood Methodist 

Church Youth in Adelaide this year 

for organising a camp that was off 

the beaten path. At least, to my mind, 

this year’s camp was very creative. It 

was the theme, the talks, workshops, 

singspiration, the games, and most 

of all, the combining of English and 

Chinese groups for most of the events. 

I’m a Korean English speaker who 

attends the Chinese service, and 

as someone from a multicultural 

background, I realised that the 

integration of the English and Chinese 

groups in AMYC this year was more 

efficient than ever. As an “outsider” 

serving in a foreign field, it’s crucial 

for me to understand the cultures and 

styles of both sides. I do see the 

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differences in other cultures (and mine 

as well), and there are times when 

these differences do get in our way 

when we try to collaborate. However, 

what I saw this year was a marvellous 

union and cooperation between the 

two sides. But how was this achieved?

We, by human nature, are corrupted, 

or rather, as I like to say, easily 

swayed. We are competitive and 

proud. When we are divided by labels 

such as “Chinese”, “English” or others, 

we may find ourselves creating barriers 

when we are in our most unguarded 

moments. There were times I found 

myself thinking “I can never get 

along with this person because our 

personalities are too different”, or 

“This person is dangerously liberal, 

and I can’t accept that”. In reality, I 

was only creating a mental barrier that 

prevented me from truly understanding 

and loving others. Then I wondered, 

who gave me these ideas? These 

thoughts separated me from and 

antagonised others, and I knew this 

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wasn’t what God wanted. 

That’s why the Bible tells us to keep 

our hearts safe, to walk the path 

of righteousness, to keep our feet 

from evil, to be wary of our weakest 

moments and to not be swayed by 

thoughts that ostracise. What else 

does the Bible tell us? To be an 

example for others to follow, to help 

others translate, to be patient and to be 

understanding, in faith and purity. I 

believe this is what contributed to the 

harmony achieved in this year’s AMYC. 

I thank God that in every AMYC I’ve 

attended, I’ve witnessed the hope I 

have in Christ. For me, it is more than 


having fun, meeting up with friends or 

spending the holiday in the designated 

city. It is more than just learning 

lessons from God through camp. It is 

practising what I have learnt during 

the camp with others and witnessing 

others doing the same. Thankfully, it’s 

not something I see only in AMYC, but 

also in many local churches throughout 

the year. 

So for these reasons, persevere, my 

friends, and don’t forget what we learnt 

in these few days of camp. Safeguard 

your hearts against thoughts and 

intentions that divide us and sunder us 

from God. I pray for you as you in turn 

do so for others. Also, I hope to see all 

of you again in the future. 

REPORT ON THE ANNUAL 

CONFERENCE 

PASTORS’ RETREAT 2018 

Adelaide was a cold and wintry 16º C when most of the 

pastors, local preachers and theological students gathered 

at the Nunyara Conference Centre, Beliar, for the Annual 

Conference Pastors’ Retreat from 20th to 22nd November 

2018. But the conference centre quickly warmed up with a 

time of praise and worship, followed by a time when pastors 

shared their challenges, their ups and downs, their joys and 

frustrations in life and ministry. Thank God for co-workers 

who are willing to listen, understand and help carry each 

other’s burdens through the ministry of prayer. 

Our theme speaker, Rev. Mike Raiter, is Director of the 

Centre for Biblical Preaching and former Principal of 

Melbourne School of Theology. Drawing from his 11-year 

experience as a missionary in Pakistan and his teaching 

ministry at Moore Bible College and Melbourne School of 

Theology, Rev. Raiter, delivered a series of six talks on the 

role of pastors and the nature of the pastoral ministry – the 

dependent pastor, the passionate pastor, the prophetic 

pastor, the suffering pastor, the Christ-centred pastor, 

and believe it or not, the singing pastor! Why not? We’re 

Methodists! 

In “The Dependent Pastor,” Rev. Raiter challenged 

participants to develop a culture of dependence on God 

for everything, including their ministry. Drawing from the 

teachings of Jesus in Luke 18, he pointed out that the 

Pharisee in the parable, religious as he may appear, was 

actually self-righteous and arrogant. He wasn’t really 

praying; he couldn’t pray because he didn’t need God. It 

was the tax collector – the one who recognised his utter 

Rev Pin Hien Lam • Kingsway MC 

helplessness and depended 

on God’s mercy – that went 

home justified. Similarly, it 

is the dependent children to 

whom the kingdom of God 

belongs. The rich man couldn’t 

experience the grace of God because he was self-sufficient. 

He was not willing to sell all he had because that would 

make him dependent on others (and God). It was the 

helpless blind man that received the grace of God. Pastors, 

especially those who have been in ministry for some years, 

need to be careful lest they start to think they are selfsufficient. 

How do we develop a culture of dependence? 

By being prayerful, by being aware of our sinful nature and 

choose to live in purity, and by immersing ourselves in the 

Word of God. 

What drives the pastor is the subject of “The Passionate 

Pastor.” Rev. Raiter drew a parallel between the ship, 

Titanic, and the Earth. Just as people thought the Titanic 

was unsinkable, people today think that the Earth will 

continue without end. But like the Titanic, the Earth, as we 

know it, will come to an end when Jesus returns. How would 

knowing this affect the way we live? We need to live in the 

fear of the Lord and be accountable to Him when He returns 

Rev Raiter calls it “Judgment Day Integrity.” We need to 

invest the gifts that God has entrusted to us for His kingdom 

and His glory. As pastors, we need to preach in the fear of 

God and we need to conduct our relationships in the fear of 

God. What causes our passion for Christ to die down and 

how to fuel or re-fuel this passion were also discussed.

The third talk, “The Prophetic Pastor” has to do with how 

pastors preach the Word. Quoting reformed Bible teacher, 

Dr Murray Capill, Rev. Raiter told the participants that 

“no other factor contributes more to boring sermons that 

fail to communicate and transform lives than inadequate 

applications.” But we have to get the application right. Too 

often, pastors get the applications wrong. A case in point is 

the account of Jesus calming the storm in Matthew 8:23-27. 

Applications we may have heard would, for example, be 

“Having Jesus with you doesn’t mean that you will never 

go through the storms of life, but Jesus is always there. 

Call on Him and He will help calm the storms of your life.” 

While this may be true, it was never the message that 

Matthew intended for his readers. To get the application 

right, we need to ask: “What kind of story is this? What is 

the context? What is the main point of the passage?” If 

we apply these questions to the text in Matthew 8:23-27, 

then it will be clear that the storm was never meant to be 

metaphorical. The main point Matthew was bringing across 

to his readers would be the supremacy, the power, and 

majesty of Jesus – even the wind and the waves obey Him. 

The effect it should have on his listeners is amazement and 

the application would be a call to worship and trust in Jesus 

as the creator God. 

Speaking on “The Suffering Pastor,” Rev. Raiter described 

2 Cor. 11:18-12:10 as the “best passage for pastors.” The 

ministry of the pastor is the ministry of the gospel and for 

that, pastors will suffer, just as Paul did. Paul suffered not 

just at the hands of persecuting Jews and Gentiles, but 

also at the hands of those in the church he founded. We 

should not be surprised that, like Paul, pastors have their 

own “thorn in the flesh.” But the point to note is this: Satan 

sends a thorn to destroy Paul. God, on the other hand, 

sends a thorn to humble the apostle. Charles Spurgeon, for 

example spent a third of his time outside of the pulpit to deal 

with his problem of gout and other illnesses. Rev. Raiter’s 

own father-in-law spent forty years evangelising the locals 

in Pakistan. He made only five converts of which three 

returned to their former faith. Suffering is a part of Christian 

leadership. God allows it or gives it so we learn to rely on 

His grace, that is, the power to keep on trusting Him; the 

grace not to take the pain away, but to persevere. 

“The Christ-centred Pastor” is another lesson on preaching. 

Using perhaps one of the most difficult passages in the 

Bible to preach on – Gen. 19:30-38, about Lot and his 

incest with his two daughters, Rev. Raiter demonstrated 

how pastors can preach Christ and the gospel from any 

passage in the Bible. Although from the reading of Gen. 19, 

one would probably conclude that Lot was an evil man, the 

apostle Peter presents us with a conundrum. He refers to 

Lot as a righteous man; a man of faith (2 Pet. 2:7-8). How 

do we reconcile this? Why is this seemingly embarrassing 

story of Lot in the Old Testament at all? Lot had everything 

in life, but at the end of Gen. 19, he ends up in a cave and 

has nothing. His daughters commit incest with him, bringing 

forth the Moabites and Ammonites – tribes that would 

bring trouble to Israel for centuries to come. This story is 

to remind the Israelites that their troubles were caused by 

themselves and their sin. But by God’s grace, that was not 

the last word about Lot, for from the Moabites came Ruth, 

David and Jesus, the Messiah who would save the world. 

One can see the message of the gospel, the message of 

grace, and a call to mission in the story of Lot. Likewise, 

Jesus can be preached as the true Adam, the true Abraham, 

the true Isaac, and the true Jonah, to name a few. 

The biblical basis for “The Singing Pastor” is Col. 3:16. Paul 

exhorts Christians to let the message of Christ dwell among 

them richly and to teach and admonish one another through 

psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. When God seizes the 

heart, we can’t help but sing songs – like Isaac Watts, John 

Newton, Charles Wesley, and countless others. Besides 

helping in worship, hymn writing theologians have also 

made their hymns a strategy for teaching and transmitting 

doctrine. We don’t know or can’t remember any of Isaac 

Watt’s sermons, but 250 years later, many Christians still 

know the hymn he wrote; “When I Survey the Wondrous 

Cross.” And so it is with the hymns of Charles Wesley. 

Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs are powerful tools 

for worship and teaching, but it has to be the right song, 

played or sung at the right time, for the right occasion. Rev. 

Raiter had this advice for song leaders: Of all the musical 

instruments, the most important is the voice. Be like John 

the Baptist; “I must decrease; the Lord must increase.” 

Get the people to sing. Once they start singing, you must 

decrease. Rev. Raiter brought his six talks to a close by 

inviting everyone to sing a song. And what better song to 

end the session with than the Wesleyan hymn, “And Can it 

be that I Should Gain?” 

GRev. Mike Raiter addresses a captive audience 

Besides the six talks by Rev. Raiter, we also had two 

morning devotions, one led by Rev. P H Lam and another, 

by Rev. David Tiong. Rev. Lam led a devotion on “Don’t 

Be a Stumbling Block” based on Matthew 18:1-14 

reminding everyone that as pastors and leaders in the 

church, we have considerable influence over the flock 

God has entrusted to us. We must be careful that we do 

not, knowingly or unknowingly, become stumbling blocks 

to them by our attitudes, our words, and our actions. The 

following morning, Rev. Tiong led a devotion on “The Duty 

of Disciples” based on Luke 17:1-10. The first part of the 

passage warns against causing others to stumble (as in

the previous day’s devotion), 

but it moves on to remind us 

of our duty to forgive when 

others offend us. 

The Board on Ministry 

was also given some “air 

time” during which matters, 

such as the Proposal to 

Establish an English Mission 

Conference, and some Board 

on the Ministry policies were discussed. 

All in all, it was a fully-packed two days of devotions, 

worship, learning, sharing, and discussions. Someone 

remarked that it was the best Pastors’ Retreat yet. Our 

sincere thanks to Rev. Dr Albert Wong (now Bishop 

GThe talks ended with a rousing rendition of 

“And Can It Be That I Should gain?” 

Albert Wong), Chairperson of the Board on the Ministry, 

who planned this retreat, and the pastors and leaders 

of Goodwood Methodist Church for organising this truly 

memorable event. 

E17 


17 TH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE 

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE 

CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH 

IN AUSTRALIA 

Rev James Kong • 

Upon the arrival of invited guests, delegates, pastors 

and observers from member churches all over Australia, 

the Opening Ceremony and Holy Communion service 

commenced at 1pm at Nunyara Conference Centre, Belair, 

South Australia on Thursday 22 November 2018; the 

name“Nunyara” means healing in the traditional language 

of the land. Participants had been warmly welcomed earlier 

at Adelaide Airport by a team from Goodwood Methodist 

Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Gloria Ling and 

Rev. Peter Yong. Prior to the Annual Conference, pastors 

and some local preachers had been treated to a spiritual 

feast during the Pastors’ Retreat (20 to 22 November 

2018) by Rev. Mike Raiter, who encouraged pastors to be 

dependent, passionate, willing to suffer, and Christ-centred, 

and to sing. 

The Opening Ceremony was led by Rev. Peter Yong with 

Rev. Christina Cheong as interpreter. Bishop Chen of 

the Methodist Church in Taiwan was the invited speaker 

at the opening ceremony while Rev. Elijah Chew acted 

as his interpreter. He preached on “Live Out Christ” and 

expounded on Colossians 3:12-17. In order for us to live 

out Christ, we need to: 1. Build good character (vv.12- 

13), 2. Have love and thanksgiving in our hearts (vv.14- 

15), and 3. Be filled with the Holy Spirit (vv.16-17). This 

was immediately followed by the introduction of four new 

co-workers by Bishop Rev. Dr. James Kwang: Rev. Lin 

Wei, Rev. Tong Tang, Ps. Ivan Low and Ps. Sean Kao. 

Then, Bishop administered the Holy Communion together 

with Bishop Chen and with the assistance of the three 

District Superintendents. Upon the completion of the Holy 

Communion, Bishop Rev. Dr. James Kwang declared open 

the 17th Annual Session of the Annual Conference of the 

Chinese Methodist Church in Australia. 

The Annual Conference started at 3pm with the introduction 

of new co-workers and distinguished guests, followed by the 

rollcall for official attendance and the election of Committee 

on Credentials, Committee on Daily Journal, and assistant 

secretaries. Bishop Rev. Dr. James Kwang delivered his 

Episcopal Address after the adoption and acceptance of 

the 16th Annual Conference minutes and Journal as well 

as the Agenda of the 17th Annual Session of the Annual 

Conference. The Address included a highlight of some key 

projects and ministries for the Quadrennium 2015-2018, a 

reiteration of the Episcopal vision, future challenges for the 

CMCA, as well as a personal reflection. 

There were four candidates for the election of the new 

Bishop for the Quadrennium 2019-2022: Rev. Dr. Gloria 

Ling, Rev. Tiong Ting Ling, Rev. Milton Nee and Rev. 

Dr. Albert Wong. The reports from various boards were 

presented in-between the election proceedings. The 

election of the new Bishop went for seventeen rounds 

and was adjourned for the night when a clear two-third 

majority wasn’t achieved.The election of the new Bishop

esumed during the Annual Conference session on Friday 

23 November 2018, and after another seven rounds, Rev. 

Dr. Albert Wong was elected as the new Bishop for the 

Quadrennium 2019-2022 with a clear two-third majority. 

Rev. Dr. Wong joined the CMCA in 1991 and left in 1992 

to join an independent church as Pastor. Later he went 

for further studies in the U.S.A. in 2000, he re-joined the 

CMCA as Deacon, and was ordained as an Elder in 2002. 

Following a thanksgiving speech, Bishop Dr. James Kwang 

presented the Bishop-Elect with the Bishop’s clergy shirt, 

thereby signifying the passing of the CMCA leadership 

baton for the next four years. 

The 17th Session of the Annual Conference continued with 

the business of receiving reports (from various boards, 

districts and mission districts), the election of chairpersons 

and board members for various boards, and concerned 

discussion on presented proposals. Bishop Rev. Dr. 

James Kwang was conferred the title Bishop Emeritus. 

The 17th Session finally concluded at 4.30pm on Saturday 

24 November 2018. The invited guests who were present 

included: Bishop Chen and wife (Methodist Church in 

Taiwan), Bishop Rev. Dr. Chong Chin Chung and wife 

(Methodist Church in Singapore), President Rev. Dr. Adrian 

King (Provisional Annual Conference, Chinese Methodist 

Church in New Zealand (CMCNZ)), Rev. Khoo (General 

Secretary of the World Federation of Chinese Methodist 

Churches ), as well as the lay leader and representatives 

from CMCNZ. 

The Retirement Service for Bishop Rev. Dr. James Kwang 

immediately followed at 5pm in recognition of the retiring 

Bishop’s service. Bishop Rev. Dr Chong was the invited 

speaker with Rev. Elijah Chew acting as his interpreter. He 

drew from Philippians 3:7-16 and preached humorously on 

the different stops on our life journey. However, there is no 

stopping halfway in serving God. Pastors and delegates 

reflected on and expressed their appreciation ofthe service 

which Bishop Rev. Dr. James Kwang and wife had rendered 

for the past eight years with love hugs. The Bishop-Elect, 

Rev. Dr. Albert Wong, presented the retiring Bishop with a 

souvenir as a token of appreciation for his service. Finally, 

the service concluded at 6pm, and Bishop Rev. Dr. James 

Kwang formally retired from the itinerant ministry of the 

CMCA. 

Conference of the CMCA was held at Goodwood Methodist 

Church at 9am on Sunday 25 November 2018, and the 

service was led by Rev. Dr. Gloria Ling. The pastor choir 

presented “My Covenant” (composed by Mrs. Nee) after 

the Goodwood Methodist Church choir presentation. The 

pastors, their wives and local preachers sang with joy, zeal 

and dedication. It represented a sincere reliance on God 

and humble dedication in following Him as well as being 

diligent in ministry. The invited speaker was Bishop Rev. 

Dr. Chong while the interpreter was Lay Preacher Jacob 

Law. Bishop Rev. Dr. Chong preached from Mark 10:35- 

45 and expounded on the topic “Not to be served but to 

serve”. Pastors were extolled to be humble and to have 

asacrificial spirit in their ministry. Rev. Dr. Albert Wong was 

consecrated as the Bishop for the Quadrennium 2019-2022 

by Bishop Emeritus Rev. Dr. James Kwang, Bishop Rev. 

Dr. Chong and Bishop Chen in the presence of his family. 

Once the newly consecrated Bishop Rev. Dr. Albert Wong 

was presented to the congregation, Rev. Dr. James Kwang 

was conferred Bishop Emeritus and Bishop Chen led the 

congregation in prayer for him. This was followed by the 

ordination of Rev. Christina Cheong as an Elder. Then, all 

the District Superintendents (Rev. Dr. Albert Chiew, Rev. 

Alexis Lui and Rev. Elijah Chew),including the mission 

district (Rev. King Ming Ngu), announced the appointment 

of pastors. Bishop Rev. Dr. Albert Wong presented each 

pastor with the banner of the church they were appointed to. 

Brother Philip Hii represented the Board of Courtesy to 

thank the host church for their diligent and relentless 

efforts, as well as all the pastors and delegates for their 

attendance and fellowship. Bishop Rev. Dr. Albert Wong 

announced that Trinity Methodist Church of Melbourne 

would be the organising church for the 18th Session of the 

Annual Conference of the CMCA and duly declared the 

17th Session of the Annual Conference closed. All pastors, 

delegates, and those who attended were treated to a 

scrumptious lunch prepared by the host church. 

The Closing Ceremony of the 17th Session of the Annual 

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CHURCH FEATURES 

HOPE MC 

There came a point in time when Immanuel Methodist 

Church in WA was faced with the (wonderful) need to 

accommodate a growing English-speaking congregation. 

Naturally, this led to the proposal of starting a second 

worship service, with the long-term aim of planting a 

new church. Under the leadership of Rev. James Kwang 

Melissa Ting • 

(current Bishop of CMCA) and the Local Church Executive 

Committee (LCEC), a group of 40 brothers and sisters 

started the Murdoch Preaching Point (MPP) at the Multi 

Faith Centre at Murdoch University in 2010. After 3 years, 

MPP was constituted as Hope Methodist Church (Hope 

MC) at the CMCA Annual Conference in December 2012.

Our first service as Hope MC was held at Corinthians Park 

Hall, Shelley on 6 January 2013, with Rev. Allen Su as 

our minister-in-charge. We worshipped at this location for 

6 months before moving to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 

Parkwood, where we continue to worship to this day. Pastor 

Michael Ting was appointed as Hope MC’s supply pastor 

(part-time) in 2017. We currently have a congregation of 

about 45 to 50 people, consisting of families, young parents, 

working professionals, university and high school students 

and toddlers. 

Indeed, all thanks 

and glory be to our 

God Almighty for 

the 5 years that 

Hope MC has been 

through thus far. 

While it is such a 

blessing to be able 

to celebrate our 5th 

anniversary, the last 

few years have not 

G1st Anniversary Cake 

been without struggle 

and difficulty. As we look back and reflect on the past events 

that have helped to shape Hope MC’s history, we can only 

thank God for His ongoing providence and mercy, as well 

as for His spirit of love and unity among the brothers and 

sisters of this church, who stepped up when the need arose. 

May this short account of Hope MC’s history be a testimony 

of God’s goodness and grace and an encouragement to 

everyone. 

2013: In the Beginning… 

Starting out as a small church without our own church 

building, finding an appropriate worship venue within 

our budget was a challenge. The Multi Faith Centre at 

Murdoch University provided a strategic location in our 2 

years as a preaching point (i.e. located within a university, 

ample parking, near a train station), but apart from having 

a keyboard and table, the empty hall meant that church 

members had to bring from home all other items required 

for our Sunday service to run. These included a portable 

screen and stand, a projector, speakers, DI boxes, mic 

stands, cables, and a guitar, to name a few. These items 

would have to be set up in time for our 4pm service, then 

packed away into cars at the end of service and stored 

in garages or spare rooms at home, only to be brought 

back again the following week. We realized very quickly 

that the ability to leave items permanently on stage was 

a luxury, something many of us took for granted. It was a 

tedious and tiresome task, but necessary. We truly thank 

God for the dedicated group of church members who 

faithfully and tirelessly helped out in this area week in 

and out. Furthermore, we faced the issue of not having a 

proper Sunday School area. While we only had two Sunday 

school children when we first started, not having a proper 

classroom meant that classes had to be conducted in the 

hallway between the doors of the main sanctuary and the 

entry doors to the building. This was not conducive as 

people would be coming and out of the doors to access the 

building. These issues continued when we moved to Shelley 

for cheaper rent. Sunday School classes being conducted 

at the back of the hall could sometimes be disruptive for the 

service. These issues were only resolved once we moved to 

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in July 2013, after enquiring at 

about 30 different places. To be able to finally find a worship 

venue that suited all our needs was a big milestone! We 

thank God for providing for our needs and for giving our 

leaders the faith to persevere in finding the right venue 

for us. Here we would like to acknowledge and thank St. 

Luke’s Lutheran Church for their warmth, generosity and 

hospitality. 

Not more than seven months after we started out as Hope 

MC, illness befell Rev. Su’s wife, Sis. Laura. She was 

unexpectedly diagnosed with a brain tumor after undergoing 

checks for blurry vision, and needed urgent medical review 

and treatment by the neurosurgery team at Sir Charles 

Gairdner Hospital. Sis. Laura went on to have numerous 

operations, some of which involved complications and 

close monitoring in ICU. She required an extended hospital 

stay, and Rev. Su was granted emergency pulpit leave to 

care for his wife and his two young children. It was truly 

heartbreaking to see and to imagine the pain and agony 

that Rev. Su and his family had to endure. But we could 

also see God’s spirit at work among his people. Church 

members, leaders and prayer warriors from Hope MC and 

all other WA District churches were praying fervently for 

Sis. Laura’s recovery. WA District pastors and ministers 

volunteered to preach at Hope MC in Rev. Su’s absence 

despite the short notice. A group of church members 

from Hope MC, Kingsway MC and Immanuel MC banded 

together and came up with a cooking roster to provide 

meals for the Su family every day for at least 4 weeks. This 

was truly love in action! And God is good! He heard and 

answered our prayers - Sis. Laura’s condition eventually 

stabilized enough for her to participate in rehabilitation at 

Shenton Park. Even in the months that followed, there were 

many medical appointments to attend and various therapy 

sessions to undergo. It was definitely not an easy task for 

Rev. Su to juggle church and family duties, but we thank 

God for providing him with the strength to press on, and 

for the leaders and LCEC of Hope MC who stepped up to 

assist as and when it was required. 

G2014 Congregation 

Hope MC spent the next 18 months settling into our new 

premises at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and establishing 

various ministries such as the Adults Cell Group and the

Youth group. We thank God for raising small group leaders 

and coordinators who, alongside Rev. Su, helped to run 

bible study sessions and Youth programs on a weekly 

basis. We are also thankful we started our Choir ministry in 

early 2014. Even though our choir was small, it was such 

a blessing and privilege to be able to serve God with our 

voices and to participate at the District Choir Festival that 

year together with our sister churches. A highlight in 2014 

included the commissioning of our very first short-term 

mission team to Cambodia. We sent a team of 11 people 

on an exploratory mission trip which involved meeting and 

helping other missionaries with their mission work there, 

as well as visiting prominent sites that provided a good 

context of Cambodia’s culture and history. It was an eyeopening 

experience for those who participated, and this 

helped to pave the 

way for future shortterm 

mission planning. 

Being a small and 

new church, we never 

thought it would be 

possible to send a 

mission team out so 

soon, but it really 

proved that with God, 

nothing is impossible! 

GMission Team 2014 

2015-2016: The Turbulent Years 

Not unlike many small churches today, finances and selfsustainability 

were hurdles we had to overcome. After a 

couple of years of operating independently as Hope MC, we 

found ourselves running at a deficit. It got to a point where 

we were not even sure if we could continue on as a church! 

The idea of disbanding or merging with another church was 

starting to look more and more like a solid option. It was 

a bitter pill to swallow, a tough lesson on stewardship and 

definitely a test of faith. When we brought our concerns 

to our DS and to the CMCA, we were encouraged to 

persevere, to keep praying, and to trust that God would 

make a way. We would like to acknowledge the grace 

extended by CMCA during this time - we were exempted 

from all levies and CMCA contributions until we could afford 

to pay them. Furthermore, appointing Hope MC a parttime 

or supply pastor was a great help and a very practical 

solution to helping us get back on our feet again. Eventually, 

with frequent financial updates and pleas from the LCEC 

over many months, church members found themselves 

moved to increase their giving, tithes and offering. All in 

all, it took about two years to break out of this negativegearing 

cycle. Praise the Lord, for we are now in a healthier 

financial position! We have been able to pay CMCA the 

deferred contributions and will now also be in a position 

to be able to afford a full-time pastor from 2019, should it 

come to pass. 

In these couple of years, we also faced a leadership crisis. 

We had not grown significantly in number, and the same 

laypeople had been serving year after year. To add to the 

stress of our financial troubles, the lack of a strong church 

vision caused disillusionment and tiredness among our 

leaders. Some members who had been attending Hope 

MC regularly had also decided to leave the church during 

this time, much to our dismay and disappointment. Again, 

the idea of merging with a sister church in WA seemed 

like a plausible solution as this would enable us to share 

resources and help boost overall congregation numbers. 

But in their wisdom, Bishop Kwang and Sister Kim had 

gently advised us against the idea of merging, and instead 

suggested a leadership retreat to brainstorm, pray and 

plan for the future of the church. To many leaders, this 

was a last ditch attempt to keep whatever was left of their 

flames burning. So we had a Leaders Retreat in June 

2016, attended by the LCEC and PPRC members, where 

the pastor and leaders openly and honestly shared their 

struggles, concerns, and hopes for the church. Leaders took 

a good look at what the church was doing right and what 

the church could improve on, and formulated strategies 

and plans based on that. Things took a slight turn upwards 

after this retreat, and we thank God for the willingness of 

all leaders to come together in a time of need, and to put 

God’s Ministry before their own needs. A few key changes 

following the retreat included starting a monthly Prayer and 

Dinner Fellowship, starting our very first Young Adults group 

and combining Hope MC and Grace MC Youth groups. 

2017-2018: A Time to be Refreshed and Renewed 

2017 marked a time of renewal for Hope MC. Ps. Michael 

Ting was appointed as Hope MC’s supply pastor, and 

even though he has only been with us part-time so far, we 

thank God for providing him with the wisdom and courage 

to lead and guide our church with renewed vision. Under 

his leadership, and with the support of his wonderful wife, 

Roselind, Hope MC leaders and members have been 

greatly encouraged to continue serving God in various 

ministries. A major milestone in the early weeks of Ps. 

Michael joining us was the official commencement of our 

monthly Prayer Meeting, with a regular attendance of about 

20 people at each meeting. By God’s grace and with Ps. 

Michael’s help, we have been able to continue and build up 

ministries such as our Adults cell group, Young Adults group 

and Life group (university age). Other new activities that 

we have been involved in over the last 2 years include an 

outreach event at Murdoch University, evangelism training 

and Holy Communion training for parents (on children’s 

participation in the ritual). Through our regular meetings and 

activities, we have grown as a church in unity, in love and in 

Spirit. 

A significant highlight in 2018 was our second short-term 

mission trip to Nakhon Ratchasima from 9 to 18 July, where 

we sent a team of 8 people, with Ps. Michael as our leader. 

We had originally intended to go to Nepal, but God had 

directed the team to Korat instead. It was a very fruitful trip 

that provided a rich and eye-opening experience for those 

involved, and we thank God for opening the way for us. 

2019: Hope for the Future 

Some plans we have for the future include moving to the 

premises of Grace MC in June 2019. By moving to Grace

MC, we will not only be helping our sister church financially, 

but we will also be able to cater for our increasing number 

of babies and toddlers (with a few more expected in the 

coming years) and carry out our Sunday School and nursery 

ministry more effectively. 

We have committed to sending short-term mission teams 

to Nakhon Ratchasima for the next 2 years to continue 

building on the good work started there. We hope and pray 

that God will continue to move His people to have a heart 

for mission work. 

We hope to be able to employ a full-time pastor starting next 

year. Additionally, the LCEC of Hope MC has set a target 

to purchase or build our own church building in the next 5 

years, assuming finances are on track. 

There are many uncertainties on the road ahead of us, but 

one thing we can be sure of is God’s faithfulness. We are 

encouraged by the verse in Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the 

plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper 

you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a 

future.” We trust and pray that in all things His name be 

glorified and His purposes be fulfilled. 

Acknowledgements 

All in all, we have been beyond blessed to be a part of Hope 

Methodist Church. We would like to sincerely thank Bishop 

James Kwang, Sister Kim, the CMCA and DS Rev. Nee for 

their encouragement and words of wisdom throughout these 

last 5 years. We would also like to acknowledge and thank 

Rev. Su and his family for being our shepherd in our early 

years, despite some difficult times. A special mention of 

thanks to WA District elders and ministers who volunteered 

their time to provide Hope MC with assistance in conducting 

our monthly Holy Communion or in the pulpit ministry. Last 

but not least, we would like to give thanks for Ps. Michael, 

Roselind and his 3 young children (Gabrielle, Elizabeth and 

Joseph), for the love and care they have shown to all of us 

in Hope MC and for showing us by example what it means 

to serve with joy. We pray that God will continue to use 

Hope MC mightily for His Kingdom’s sake and hope that you 

will remember us in your prayers! :) 

G2018 Congregation 

Milestones & Achievements Over the Years 

2013 

● 6 January - Moved to Corinthian Park Hall, Shelley. 

● 31 March - Church Retreat at Heathcote Campus, 

Applecross. 

● 18 May - Church Picnic at Piney Lakes Reserve in 

conjunction with National Families Week. 

● 7 July - Moved to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Parkwood. 

● 22-25 August - Organized and hosted West District 

Mentoring Seminars by Dr. Florence Tan. 

2014 

● February - Hope MC Choir Ministry was born 

● 18-20 April - G2F2 ‘Glorifying God, Family First’ Church 

Camp. 

● 23-29 April - Bu Pyeong Methodist Church Evangelism 

Experience. 

● 6 July - Hosted ‘Raising Godly Families’ event by 

Dr William Ho. 

● 3-4 October - Hosted West District ‘Hope Beyond Cancer’ 

event by Dr Wong Lea Chung. 

● 21 October - Hope MC opened our ‘Sedap Sedap’ stall 

at a Singapore Community Day event to raise funds for 

mission and church building ministries. 

● 26 Dec - 3 Jan - Commissioning of Hope MC’s First 

Short-Term Mission Team to Cambodia (exploratory). 

2015 

● 23 May - Hope MC members attended the West District 

Methodist Adult Fellowship gathering. 

● 4-7 July - Camp IMBUE - 1st WA District Youth Camp 

● 22 August - ‘Sedap Sedap’ opened again at the 

Singapore WA Network SG50 Food Sale to raise funds 

for missions. 

● 18-20 September - Hope MC’s Choir participation at the 

District Choir Camp. 

● 9-11 October - ‘A Christ-Driven Church’ Church Camp. 

2016 

● 16 April - Hope MC Youth participated in the ‘Feeding the 

Poor’ Social Concerns event. 

● 11 June - Hope MC LCEC and PPRC Retreat. 

● July - The start of Prayer and Dinner Fellowship. 

● July - Combination of Hope MC and Grace MC Youth. 

● August - 1st Hope MC Young Adults Gathering. 

2017 

● 4 February - First Prayer Meeting. 

● 15-17 April - Easter Church Camp. 

● 11 June - WA District combined English service at 

Kingsway MC. 

● 5 August - Murdoch Outreach event. 

2018 

● 18 March - Evangelism Training. 

● 29 April - Holy Communion Training for Parents (for 

children’s participation). 

● 9-18 July - Short Term Mission Trip to Nakhon 

Ratchasima. 

● 22 September - Pastors Appreciation High Tea.

CMCA Bishop: 黃永森牧師 Rev Dr Albert Wong 

Board of Appointment 委派部 

Appointment for 2019 

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Church 堂会 

Kingsway Methodist Church 

蒙恩堂 

District West 澳西 

Ministers 牧者 

Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Ping Hien Lam 蓝秉贤牧师 

Assistant Pastor 助理 : Pastor Sean Koh 高秋雄传道 

Immanuel Methodist Church 

神恩堂 

Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Allen Su 

苏本仁牧师 

Assistant Minister 助理 : Rev Alan Lau 

刘孙宏牧师 

Assistant Pastor 助理 : Pastor Ivan Low 刘智恩传道 

Gospel Methodist Church 宣恩堂 Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Hwa Jin Jung 丁华镇牧师 

Hope Methodist Church 信恩堂 Supply Pastor 代理 : Pastor Michael Ting 陈芳恩传道 

Calvary Methodist Church 真恩堂 Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Dr Albert Chiew 周政强牧师 

Grace Methodist Church 

感恩堂 

Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev. Milton Nee 

Assistant Minister 助理 : Rev. Shirley Ling 

林宝强牧师 

林良敏牧师 

Church 堂会 

Sherwood Methodist Church 主恩堂 

District East 澳东 


Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Samuel Chiu 

Assistant Minister 助理 : Rev Sean Kong 

邱品尧牧师 

Eight Mile Plains Methodist Church 

褔恩堂 

Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Alexis Lui 

Associate Minister 协理 : Rev David Tay 

雷少康牧师 

郑日强牧师 

Carlton Methodist Church 

救恩堂 

Supply Minister 代理 : Rev Kam Loong Lee 李金龙牧师 

Assistant Minister 助理 : Rev Tony Tang 

郑义强牧师 

Redeemer Methodist Church 佳恩堂 Supply Minister 代理 : Rev David Tiong 张济富牧师 

Canberra Preaching Centre 

坎培拉布道所 

Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Alvin Liik 

陆同佑牧师 

Church 堂会 

Goodwood Methodist Church 思恩堂 

District South 澳南 


Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Dr Gloria Ling 

Associate Minister 协理 : Rev Peter Yong 

林文光牧师 

鄢禮银牧师 

Holy Methodist Church 圣恩堂 Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Christina Cheong 钟美琼牧师 

Praise Methodist Church 颂恩堂 Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Ching Jong Kwang 官清忠牧师

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Faith Methodist Church 信恩堂 Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Kong Eing Tiong 张功荣牧师 

City Light Methodist Church 沐恩堂 Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Neng Soon Pang 彭能顺牧师 

Preston Methodist Church 怀恩堂 Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Scott Ang 洪南明牧师 

Glory Methodist Church 荣恩堂 Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Yu Ngee Houng 方友义牧师 

Monash Methodist Church 思源堂 Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev James Kong 康祥文牧师 

Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Michael Lau 

刘晋褔牧师 

Trinity Methodist Church 

三一堂 

Assistant Minister 助理 :Rev Wei Lin 

林伟牧师 

Assistant Pastor 助理 :Ps John Smith 传道 

Camberwell Methodist Church 谢恩堂 

Minister in Charge 主理 : Rev Elijah Chew 周家熹牧师 

Associate Minister 协理 : RevTiong Ting Ling 林忠儐牧师 

Assistant Minister 助理 : Rev Jian Hua Yu 于建华牧师 

Rev Charlie Cai 蔡晓明牧师 

Resident Bishop 駐任會督 : Bishop Albert Wong 黃永森会督 

Youth Director 青年指导 : Rev Alan Lau 刘孙宏牧师 ; Rev. Sean Kong 

Retired Pastors 退休牧者 : Rev Dr James Kwang (Bishop Emeritus), Rev Col Fitzsimmons, 

Rev Dr Michael Tan 陈周荣牧师 , Rev Paula Ting 陈如芳牧师 , 

Rev Peck Kui Kwang 官佰威牧师 , Rev Meng Tee Gan 颜明智牧师 , 

Rev Wen Ping Loi 雷雯冰牧师 , Rev Dr James Ha 夏长华牧师 , 

Rev Paul Wong 王连进牧师 , Rev Dr Justin Tan 陈廷忠牧师 

Secondment to MST 借调墨尔本神学院 : Rev Dr Yuk Chong Liong 廖玉強牧師 ( 博士 ) 

Mission districts 

2019 PNG 新几内亚宣教区委任表 

莫尔兹比港天恩堂 

Minister in Charge 主理 : 吳慶明牧师 

Kimbe MPC 布道所 Supply Pastor 代理 : 许柯玲娜 

Vanimo MPC 布道所 

Minister in Charge 主理 : 陳美花牧师 

Maka Camp : 陈美花牧师 

Madang MPC 布道所 : 王涛传道 

LAE 布道所 : 侯订 

Solomon Islands 所羅門群島溢恩堂 Supply Pastor 代理 : Pastor Esther Yung 楊小琳傳道

澳洲基督教华人卫理公会通讯录 

Contact list for 

Chinese Methodist Church in Australia 

卫理办公室 CMCA Office 

1219 Dandenong Rd., East Malvern 3145, 

VIC Australia. 

Tel/Fax: (03) 9994 7250 

E: cmca.melbourneoffice@gmail.com 

会督 Bishop 

黄永森牧师 Rev Dr Albert Wong 

- 0433 015 363 

E: ingseng@hotmail.com 

年会会友领袖 CMCA Lay Leader 

林国地 Thomas Ling - 0403 250 373 

E: thomasling@ktling.com.au 

年会文书 CMCA Secretary 

许守勤 Johnny Hii - 0458 138 488 

E: chizi228@gmail.com 

澳东教区 AUSTRALIA EAST DISTRICT 

教区长 District Superintendant: 

雷少康牧师 Rev Alexis Lui - 0402 419 361 

布里斯本 Brisbane, Queensland (QLD) 

福恩堂 Eight Mile Plains Methodist Church 

5 Levington Rd., Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113 

http://emp.cmca.org.au 

Tel: (07) 3841 4483 

雷少康牧师 Rev Alexis Lui - 0402 419 361 

E: alexislui@bigpond.com 

郑日强牧师 Rev David Tay - 0422 091 598 

E: david.jktay@gmail.com 

崇拜时间 Sunday Service: 

9:00am ( 华语 Mandarin/ 英语 English) 

Wishart Preaching Point 

Cnr. Ham Rd & Wishart Rd, Wishart, QLD 

4122 


3:00pm ( 华语 Mandarin) 

主恩堂 Sherwood Methodist Church 

405 Oxley Rd, Sherwood, QLD 4075 

http://sherwood.cmca.org.au 

Tel/Fax: (07) 3278 6899 

丘品尧牧师 Rev Samuel Pin Yao Chiu 

- 0450 003 447 

E: samruthkairos@yahoo.com.tw 

Rev Sean Kong - 0431 346 138 

E: seankong14@outlook.com 

附属 : 陈周荣牧师 

Rev Dr Michael Tan ( 退休 Retired) 

- 0414 639 859 

附属 : 王连进牧师 

Rev Paul Wong ( 退休 Retired) - 0413 993 292 


9:00am ( 华语 Mandarin/ 英语 English) 

Chinese Preaching Point 

11 Hamish Street, Calamvale, QLD 4116 


10am ( 华语 Mandarin) 

坎培拉 Canberra, (ACT) 

坎培拉佈道所 Canberra ACT Preaching Ctr. 

Cnr. Launceston St. & Melrose Dr., 

Lyons ACT 2606 

http://act.cmca.org.au 

Tel: (02) 6247 6249 

陆同佑牧师 Rev Alvin Liik - 0426 817 818 

E: alvinliik99@gmail.com 



悉尼 Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) 

救恩堂 Carlton Methodist Church 

17 Planthurst Rd., Carlton, NSW 2218 

http://carlton.cmca.org.au 

Tel: (02) 9546 2632 

李金龙牧师 Rev Kam Loong Lee 

- 0430 369 382 

E: llekag@yahoo.com 

郑义强牧师 Rev Tony Tang – 0431169 800 

E: tony4460340@yahoo.com 


10:00am ( 华语 Mandarin/ 英文 English) 

佳恩堂 Redeemer Methodist Church 

46 Sorrell St., Parramatta, NSW 2150 

http://redeemer.cmca.org.au 

张济富牧师 Rev. David Tiong - 0433 749 238 

E: redeemer@cmca.org.au 


2:30pm ( 华语 Mandarin/ 英文 English) 

澳南教区 AUSTRALIA SOUTH DISTRICT 


周家熹牧师 Rev Elijah Chew - 0421 468 655 

阿得雷德 Adelaide, South Australia (SA) 

思恩堂 Goodwood Methodist Church 

158-160 Goodwood Rd., 

Goodwood, SA 5034 

http://www.cmca-goodwood.org.au 

Tel/Fax: (08) 7123 3723 

林文光牧师 Rev Dr Gloria Ling 

- 0420 227 956 

E: glorialing@hotmail.com 

鄢礼银牧师 Rev Peter Yong - 0429 030 390 

E: peterlyong@gmail.com 


10:30am ( 英文 English/ 华语 Mandarin) 

圣恩堂 Holy Methodist Church 

7 Churchill Road, Ovingham, SA 5082 

http://www.holymethodistchurch.org.au 

钟美琼牧师 Rev Christina Bee Kheng Cheong 

- 0421 993 927 

E: Christina.cheong2012@gmail.com 


9:30am ( 华语 Mandarin) 

墨尔本 Melbourne, Victoria (VIC) 

谢恩堂 Camberwell Methodist Church 

58 Cooloongatta Rd., Camberwell, VIC 3124 

http://www.cmca-camberwell.org.au 

Tel/Fax: (03) 9889 0702 

周家熹牧师 Rev Elijah Chew - 0421 468 655 

E: echew07@gmail.com 

林忠傧牧师 Rev Ling Tiong Ting 

- 0405 651 123 

E: glzbmriwb@gmail.com 

Rev Jian Hua Yu 于建华牧师 – 0417 479 734 

E: liuyong2309@yahoo.com.au 

蔡晓明牧师 Rev Cai Xiao Ming 

E: cxm081689@gmail.com 

驻任会督 : 黄永森会督 

Resident Bishop: Bishop Albert Wong 

- 0433 015 363 

附属 : 颜明智牧师 Rev. Meng Tee Gan 

( 退休 Retired) - 0433 231 415 

E: solomentaga1953@outlook.com 

附属 : 雷雯冰牧师 Rev. Wen Ping Loi 

( 退休 Retired) - 0412 182 088 

E: wploi@hotmail.com 


8:30am/11:00am ( 华语 Mandarin) 

11:00am/4:00pm ( 英文 English) 

Wyndham Preaching Point 

200 Tarneit Road, Werribee, VIC 3030 



沐恩堂 City Light Methodist Church 

717 Flinders St., Docklands, VIC 3008 

http://www.cmca-citylightmc.org.au/ 

彭能顺牧师 Rev Neng soon Pang 

- 0450 065 775 

E: pangnengsoon@gmail.com 


11:00am ( 华语 Mandarin / 英语 English) 

荣恩堂 Glory Methodist Church 

1393 High Street, Wantirna South, VIC 3152 

方友义牧师 Rev Yu Ngee Houng 

- 0430 576 633 

E: hymarudi@gmail.com 



思源堂 Monash Methodist Church 

118-122 Wellington Rd., Clayton, VIC 3168 

http://monash.cmca.org.au 

康祥文牧师 Rev James Kong – 0413 953 238 

E: jsukong@gmail.com 



怀恩堂 Preston Methodist Church 

101b Royal Pde, Reservoir, VIC 3073 

http://www.cmcp.com.au/content/ 

洪南明牧师 Rev Scott Ang - 0406 702 070 

E: scottangdorothyhow@gmail.com 

附属 : 夏长华牧师 Rev Dr James Ha 

( 退休 Retired)- 0428 947 778 

E: jamesha1949@gmail.com 


10am ( 华语 Mandarin) 

三一堂 Trinity Methodist Church 

157 Kidds Road, Doveton, VIC 3177 

http://trinitymc.org.au 

Tel: (03) 9794 7525 

刘晋福牧师 Rev Michael Lau - 0413 233 222 

E: mkinglau@me.com 

林伟牧师 Rev Wei Lin – 0420 684 565 

E: caleblin2018@gmail.com 

Ps John Smith – 0420 661 362 

E: johnsmith7784@yahoo.com 



11:00am ( 英文 English) 

Casey Preaching Point 

426 Princess Highway, Narre Warren, VIC 

3805 



塔斯马尼亚 Tasmania (TAS) 

信恩堂 Faith Methodist Church 

56-58 Melville Street, Hobart TAS 7000 

Mailing Address: 65 Kingston View Drive, 

Kingston TAS 7050 

http://fmc.cmca.org.au 

张功荣牧师 Rev Kong EingTiong 

- 0432 949 122 

E: fmc112018@gmail.com



颂恩堂 Praise Methodist Church 

100 Invermay Rd., Invermay, TAS 7248 

Mailing Address: P.O.Box 357, Mowbray, 

Launceston 7248 

http://praisemethodistchurch.webs.com 

Tel: (03) 6326 4303 

官清忠牧师 Rev Ching Jong Kwang 

– 0433 533 907 

E: cjkwang740719@gmail.com 

附属 : 官佰威牧师 Rev Peck Kui Kwang 

( 退休 Retired) - 0403 861 508 

E: peckkui53@yahoo.com.au 



North-West Preaching Point, 

30-32 Madden st., Acton, TAS 7320 



澳西教区 AUSTRALIA WEST DISTRICT 


林宝强牧师 Rev Milton Nee - 0457 068 108 

柏斯 Perth, West Australia (WA) 

感恩堂 Grace Methodist Church 

3 Woodthorpe Drive, Willetton, SA 6155 

林宝强牧师 Rev Milton Nee - 0457 068 108 

E: pastornee@gmail.com 

林良敏牧师 Rev Shirley Ling - 0434 225 199 

E: sling1026@gmail.com 


10:00am ( 英文 English/ 华语 Mandarin) 

神恩堂 Immanuel Methodist Church 

33 Cloister Ave., Manning, WA 6152 

http://cmca-immanuel.org.au 

Tel: (08) 9450 7700 

苏本仁牧师 Rev Allen Su - 0424 685 582 

E: alljsu@gmail.com 

刘孙宏牧师 Rev Alan Lau - 0448 259 566 

E: alanlau80@gmail.com 

刘智恩传道 Ps Ivan Low – 0434 047 190 

E: ivan.low.te@gmail.com 

附属 : 荣誉会督官佰全牧师 

Bishop Emeritus Dr James Kwang 

( 退休 Retired)- 0414 073 737 

E: revjkwang@gmail.com 


8:30am/7pm ( 华语 Mandarin) 


信望堂 Hope Methodist Church 

28-32 Nicol Rd, Parkwood 6147, WA 

Mailing Address: 17 Strutt Way, Noranda, 

WA 

陈芳恩传道 Ps Michael Ting 

– 0422 243 770 ( 兼 ) 

E: tfh83@yahoo.com 


4:00pm ( 英文 English) 

蒙恩堂 Kingsway Methodist Church 

38-40 Kingsway, Nedlands, WA 6009 

Tel: (08) 9389 9248 

蓝秉贤牧师 Rev P.H. Lam - 0422 199 980 

E: lamph12@gmail.com 

高秋雄传道 Ps Sean Kao – 0449 286 499 

E: seankao77@yahoo.com 




宣恩堂 Gospel Methodist Church 

62 Royal St. Kenwick, WA 6107 

Mailing Address: 34 Firefalls Close, 

Huntingdale WA 6110 

Tel: (08) 9398 8220 

丁华镇牧师 Rev. Dr. Hwa Jin Jung 

- 0402 141 544 

E: dinghwajen@gmail.com 


9:00am ( 华语 Mandarin/ 英文 English) 

真恩堂 Calvary Methodist Church 

4/41 Action Rd., Malaga, WA 6090 

周政强牧师 Rev. Dr. Albert Chiew 

- 0420 844 278 

E: albertchiew@gmail.com 

崇拜时间 Sunday Service: 10:30pm 

宣教区 

巴布新几内亚 Papua New Guinea 

莫尔兹比港天恩堂 Methodist Church in PNG 

Lot 29-33, Section 171, Malolo Estate, 

8 Miles Port Moresby, NCD, 

Papua New Guinea 

Mailing Address: P.O.Box 592, Vision City 

Waigani NCD, 

Papua New Guinea 

吴庆明牧师 Rev. Ngu King Ming 

+(675) 7000 8798 

E: kingmingwu@gmail.com 



Vanimo Methodist Preaching Centre 

陈美花牧师 Rev. Chan Mei Hua 

+(657) 7133 2348 

Maka Camp 

陈美花牧师 Rev. Chan Mei Hua 

E: tenlex2@yahoo.com 


Kimbe Methodist Preaching Centre 

许柯玲娜 


Madang Methodist Preaching Centre 

Lot 3, Section 128 Modilon Road 

王涛传道 Ps Stephen Wang Tao 

+(675) 7931 1888 

E: stephenamy585@gmail.com 

LAE 布道所 : 侯订 


所罗门群岛 

溢恩堂 Solomon Islands Methodist Church 

14, Capital Park, Honiara, 

Solomon Islands. 

杨小琳传道 Ps Esther Yong - +(677)7405 054 

Elite Enterprise Ltd., P.O. Box 1388, 

Solomon Islands 

崇拜时间 Service: 2:00pm ( 华语 Mandarin) 

真道事奉与宣教学院 (LAMM) 

Logos Academy for Ministry & Missions 

卫理大厦 Methodist House 

刘利宇院长 Rev. Dr. Timothy Lau 

- (03) 9973 6137 

E: principal@lamm.org.au 

本会在神学院服事的牧者 

Ministers serving in other Organizations 

廖玉强牧师 Rev. Dr. Yuk Chong Liong - (03) 

9881 7800 

Info can be found at: 

http://cmca.org.au/index.php/districts/ 

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