Renew Our Hearts // Reform the Church // Revive the City // Reach the Nations
After coming back from our first ministry trip to Japan in December 2024, the Faith Community Church Japan worship team was tasked with putting together bilingual Japanese/English worship videos, ostensibly for use by a connect group that was meeting in our mission house in Fukuoka. When the first batch of songs came out on Youtube […]
Read More Japanese/English Worship Songs 2026I Can’t Believe It’s Worship is starting a new series today, called “Worship Hot Takes“. After a pretty esoteric and theologically deep study of the Tabernacle (you can listen to my 4-part Equip course here), Lester Sim and I decided to do some episodes which were (perhaps) less intellectually rigorous. So Lester S found some […]
Read More Worship Hot Takes – Part 1This post is based on an informal talk I gave to a group of tertiary–campus leaders in my church. I became a Christian on 20 July 1990 – so it’s been over 35 years. But as I’ve been reflecting on my journey as a Christian over that time, I began to land on a few […]
Read More Blessed are the FlexibleMy worship pastor, Dave Wong, and I had the privilege of ministering to the worship ministry of Sungai Way-Subang Methodist Church during their annual camp from 8 to 10 November 2024. In this current season, our worship ministry focus has been “Presence – Community – Influence”. As far as “influence” is concerned, we believe that […]
Read More Ministry at Sungai Way-Subang methodist church, kuala lumpurMy dad, Ricky Ong, passed away on 7 May 2024 after a near 2-year battle with cancer. For those who have asked for it, here is a recording of the memorial service. My family and I are grateful for the support, care and prayers of Pastor Phil Matich and Kingdomcity Wangara, where Dad fellowshipped for […]
Read More A WOrshipper’s LegacyI have noticed that Singapore Christianity is pretty cutting-edge in terms of harnessing community transformation principles. Years ago, Singapore was used as a prototype for a massive city-taking campaign. The argument went that if you could see the city transformed, then the nation too would be saved given that, in Singapore’s case, the city is […]
Read More Some Darn Good Questions for Young Marketplace MinistersMost of us don’t like surprises. They can be difficult to handle precisely because we are not prepared for them. This morning on my way to work the car battery went flat. And the car didn’t come with roadside assistance. I was flustered. I made a few phone calls to the missus. Then I decided […]
Read More Reducing the Element of Surprise in WorshipHere’s my stash of new readings and albums for this season. Books // Holy Fire / RT Kendall // The Book That Made Your World / Vishal Mangalwadi // Pharisectomy / Peter Haas // 5 Levels of Leadership / John Maxwell // Til Heaven Invades Earth / Cindy Trimm Music // Endless Praise / Planetshakers […]
Read More New Stuff – May 2014Today, was my first day back at school following my last exam at uni and after 12 years of working life. It was quite a surreal experience. I almost felt like I should have packed a piece of fruit and a muesli bar and 15% juice in a tetrapak. I also wondered whether the cool […]
Read More Going Back to (Worship) SchoolWe went to the Christian bookshop today and stocked up on some new stuff for our next season of reading and listening. Here’s our stash: Books: // Healing Unplugged / Bill Johnson and Randy Clark // Hosting the Presence / Bill Johnson // Sun Stand Still / Steven Furtick // Intercessory Worship / Dick Eastman […]
Read More Our New Stash of Stuff
