MINISTRY
Perspective
is Everything To SJSM’s Junior Church leaders, choosing to see things through the lens of Mark 10:14–15 is what makes all the difference.
From top: The December 2020 Holiday Programme introduced crafts like terrarium-making, as well as the process of planting, germination, and transplanting.
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hat do you see when you look at a child? For Junior Church (JC) ministry leaders Victor Cheong and Kerine Au, the answer is “limitless potential”. Even struggling with a perennial manpower shortage, and with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic disrupting lesson plans and programmes, their boundless positivity has led to SJSM’s children’s ministry meeting some really impressive achievements and milestones. INCULCATING A VILLAGE MENTALITY Kerine and Victor have taken pains to remind the children and their parents that church is about more than one’s regular ministry group, and that investing in the next generation’s spiritual growth and discipleship is a priority. While SJSM’s monthly all ages worships and periodical Family Services are a step in the right direction, a lot more can be done to involve the children; and the mentality of many of our grown-ups could do with a bit of expansion.
