http://cluelessclay.com/blog/2005/12/04/time-to-get-off-the-baby-bottle/ I'm such a Clueless Clay, I need a Potter! Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:16:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://cluelessclay.com/blog/2005/12/04/time-to-get-off-the-baby-bottle/comment-page-1/#comment-8363 Serving in Cantonese Church Ministry at Clueless Clay Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:07:57 +0000 #comment-8363 [...] There are, however, pros that make me take that leap for a baby: (1) improve communication with my parents on the bible; I came back to Singapore partly to tell my parents about Jesus and bring them to church. But, I have not been successful in explaining the bible to them because I do not know how to do so in Cantonese. (2) Enjoy the Cantonese service and like to be part of it and (3) Get off that Baby Bottle! [...] [...] There are, however, pros that make me take that leap for a baby: (1) improve communication with my parents on the bible; I came back to Singapore partly to tell my parents about Jesus and bring them to church. But, I have not been successful in explaining the bible to them because I do not know how to do so in Cantonese. (2) Enjoy the Cantonese service and like to be part of it and (3) Get off that Baby Bottle! [...]

]]> http://cluelessclay.com/blog/2005/12/04/time-to-get-off-the-baby-bottle/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Engaging People about Church Ministry at Clueless Clay Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:43:08 +0000 #comment-4 [...] 1. Sharing Sincerely - When I first joined a homecell (even before I received Christ), I was puzzled why Christians need to  meet up weekly to share their ‘life stories’. One fine week (after I received Christ for about 1 month), it hit me in the midst of a homecell discussion that ‘..we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.’ 2 Corinthians 1:3-5; I believe that sharing, comforting and encouraging christians, especially those who are taking their first step into ministry, is very important and often lacking. When I decided to get off the baby bottle and take the step to ‘mature’, I felt a sense of loss and uncertainty. ‘Which area should I serve?’ ‘What can I do?’ ‘Can I say no if I don’t feel comfortable?’ These are questions which I felt that there’s noone I could ask: Church leaders/ actively serving mature christians, christians who are not in any ministry or non-christians would all have their own (and likely different) answers. With this in mind, I decided to share sincerely (and authentically) on my baby steps in ministry. [...] [...] 1. Sharing Sincerely – When I first joined a homecell (even before I received Christ), I was puzzled why Christians need to  meet up weekly to share their ‘life stories’. One fine week (after I received Christ for about 1 month), it hit me in the midst of a homecell discussion that ‘..we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.’ 2 Corinthians 1:3-5; I believe that sharing, comforting and encouraging christians, especially those who are taking their first step into ministry, is very important and often lacking. When I decided to get off the baby bottle and take the step to ‘mature’, I felt a sense of loss and uncertainty. ‘Which area should I serve?’ ‘What can I do?’ ‘Can I say no if I don’t feel comfortable?’ These are questions which I felt that there’s noone I could ask: Church leaders/ actively serving mature christians, christians who are not in any ministry or non-christians would all have their own (and likely different) answers. With this in mind, I decided to share sincerely (and authentically) on my baby steps in ministry. [...]

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