Today, Sean will be sharing with us about his experience serving God in school!
For those unfamiliar, Sean is a member of the 03 Guys and currently serves with the Creative Design and Worship ministry. However, Sean also initiated a small Christian Fellowship group in his school, and this was his experience serving in a different environment outside the church
-Kevin See Toh (03 Guys)
What does service mean to you?
Serving God can be done anywhere, be it in school during lunch, after work or even on the train, it does not have to be in church. Ultimately, the goal is to spread the gospel and bring more people to the faith, while solidifying the relationships between God and fellow Christians around us. While church does have its fair share of ministries to work in, there are many other outlets in Singapore to turn to serve God.
What is your form of service and why did you pick this form of service?
God calls us to devote our lives entirely to him. Since we spend majority of our youth in school, 1 day in the church compared to 5 whole days in school, therefore it is also important that we find a community of Christians to keep us accountable in school. To prevent ourself from being just a Saturday/Sunday Christian, this is one way we can keep in the faith.
How is this form of service different from conventional forms?
Serving in school is really different from serving in church, for instance, it’s a lot more self-directed, there are no “oldies” to help keep track of everything and provide resources and plan the sessions. It’s also very trial and error I would say because each group of people in different environments will behave differently and may or may not be receptive to the group.
How did you execute it?
Sean doing fellowship with his friends through Zoom.
I started a Christian Fellowship group with my friend for my cohort, we got in contact with friends who we knew were Christians and invited to come to join us for our weekly sessions, where we had worship, sharing and time for prayer.
I now go for a cell group organized by Singapore Youth For Christ (SYFC), a christian organisation that has life groups in many schools, which allows students to be accountable to one another. This provides a platform for students to serve in e-mission trips, evangelistic events like online games, talks and many more.
How has this form of service impacted others and your walk with God?
Every time we see each other around school, we’ll be reminded that we are Christians and helps to keep our behaviour in check. Seeing how inspired my friends are in talking about their faith and taking time out of their schedules to meet up for Christian fellowship has shown me that God really is true and has affirmed my faith.
Aligning with Vision 2023, how do you think more youths take up discipleship?
Not to say you must go start a Christian fellowship group in your school immediately, but finding a cell group within your school would open up many opportunities for you to serve in school. When that happens, it may be easier to invite your non-christian friends to come in to join you for Christian fellowship sessions if church seems too daunting for the first step, from there students can learn what it means to bring people to the faith and be accountable for their walk with God (making effective disciple-makers)
If you have any questions or issues regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me!
