Dear companions of FES, I recently had the privilege of speaking with several seminary teachers about how to shape a trauma-sensitive church, and we all affirmed that this pastoral issue is of great concern at this time and place. Conventional churches are accustomed to placing objective truths...
Dear companions of FES, This busy summer is drawing to a close. Apart from the intensive summer ministry, I had wonderful time to catch up with some of my dear friends who had returned to Hong Kong. We enjoyed the bonding of the Lord's Fellowship. I hope that you could have some rest this summe...
Elisa Wan, Editor and Communications Officer [email protected] With the increasing challenges of youth pastoral ministry, FES organized a “Youth Ministry Forum” on June 10 to engage pastors in reflection on and commitment to pastoral care, bringing together about 100 participants.The eve...
Ben Hung , Staff of Inter-School Department [email protected] As the school days ended at a slightly different time, students who visited another school arrived earlier and waited in the hall. "Would you like to try our shumai, they are quite good!" teachers and students at the recep...
Adrianne Lee, Assistant Staff of Inter-School Department [email protected] "When we gather for worship, we proclaim and retell the Good News and allow it to enter into our lives and shape us. According to the Apostle Paul, singing leads to edification. ...... Psalms are constantly procl...
Dear companions of FES, June and July are the busiest months of the year for us. Our ministries are in full swing and our staff are in high gear. Yet in the midst of our ordinary human busyness, we are amazed to see the marvelous works of God. We would like to share the experience of the Internat...
Dear companions of FES, In the history of mankind, the days of light were no more than the days of darkness; existing mankind may still recall the scene of the atomic bomb falling on a densely populated city, the blinding glare of which was the beginning of the spread of darkness once again. I re...
Jacky Wong, Assistant Staff of Inter-College Department [email protected] The theme for the 2023-24 year of the Inter-College Department is "Desiring Holines: Re-formation of the Saints Community". Having gone through the rapid changes in society, we seek to enable students to hear again th...
Rony Tse, Acting Director of the Inter-College Department [email protected] Released in 2023, the Hong Kong film The Mad Fate tells the story of a fortune-teller who predicts that a cafeteria owner’s son, with a pathological personality, will become a murderer. Begged by the young man, the ...
Dear companions of FES, I recently had a valuable opportunity to attend a course on psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, and the instructor mentioned that some clients would engage in abnormal behaviors, such as hurting themselves physically, in order to find a way out of their unbearable situatio...
Elisa Wan, Editor and Communications Officer [email protected] The Christian Association of the University of Hong Kong (CA) is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a series of activities under the theme of "Passing on Mission in Everchanging Time ", including a micro-exhibition, a th...
Dear companions of FES, A philanthropist recently decided to "invest" in college students by donating a large sum of money to a New York medical college that waived tuition for all its students. Nearly half of the College's students are of Asian, Hispanic, and African-American backgrounds, and ...
Ben Hung, Director of Inter-school Department [email protected] "The nutrients of life is ...... roasted chicken wings!" joked the staff as we prepared for the event." Following up on the Inter-School Orientation (ISO) in October, this Joint Schools BBQ is an extension of the Fellows...
William Lam, Associate Director, Fellowship Department [email protected] The Church is always in the world. This does not mean that all churches are necessarily "present" -- with a mission and concern for society and the world, referring to the fact that whether the churches intend to or no...
Sharing of Dr. Chan Man Ho As Christians enter the college arena, the dialogue between academics and faith is one of the important themes that must be considered. Can the pursuit of academic knowledge help us in knowing the truth? How can we fulfill our mission as believers while pursuing acade...
William Lam,Associate Director of Fellowship Department (Nurturing Ministry) [email protected] Together and alone, two seemingly contradictory and incompatible terms, nevertheless speak to the hearts of students nowadays. Because of being alone, we seek a community. Although we are together, we...
Barry CHUNG, General Secretary [email protected] FES recently prepared a "Survey on the Faith Conditions of College Believers in Hong Kong". We contacted a number of congregations and invited their tertiary students to fill in the questionnaire, and along the way, to find out about the situati...
Dear Companions of FES, In the year 2023, even though Hong Kong has finally entered "recovery" from various measures of pandemic control, it seems that the mental health of Hong Kong people would no longer be the normal state. Many young people are suffering from emotional disorders, and the inci...
Barry Chung, General Secretary [email protected] Christian college students from around the world, along with general secretaries, staff, and board members, participate in the quadrennial IFES World Assembly. The theme of this year: Tabah & Tangguh – Indonesian words conveying strength, fortit...
Dear companions of FES, I hope you enjoy a peaceful and loving Christmas. Apart from celebrating the birth of our Savior at Christmas, I also meditate on the life of the baby Jesus. According to the Gospel of Matthew, the newborn baby Jesus went from the "holy scene" into "exile" to escape from K...