Education for Christian Formation (ECF)
ABOUT US: Discipleship in Carmel is mediated through a three-prong approach of “Heads, Hearts and Hands”. To realise this mission, the ECF team works closely with the CG ministry team to provide a holistic discipleship development pathway. Our main teaching platforms are the Sunday ECF classes, seminars and ABC (ECF-BGST classes). In order to multiply and enrich our teaching resources, we work closely with Biblical Graduate School of Theology (BGST), by offering CBC as a location for BGST classes.
Many of these topics are available on DVD’s and may be loaned from Mt Carmel’s library. Areas include the following:
- Teaching of doctrines (including apologetics);
- Church history and government;
- Biblical exegesis;
- Spiritual formation;
- Understanding worldviews and other religions;
- Missions and evangelism;
- Practical Christianity; and
- Carmel vision, mission, values and ministry
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2014: The ECF ministry conducted 14 Sunday ECF classes and ran 3 ABC modules in 2014. The theme for the ECF classes was on Christian doctrines, mainly taught by our pastors and elders. This is the first time systematic theology is offered by ECF. The 3 ABC modules offered were: a) History of Christianity I: From Jerusalem to Chang’An by Dr Lai Pak Wah; b) God’s Beauty in a Pluralistic Word: Introducing America’s Theologian, Jonathan Edwards by Prof Gerald McDermott; and c) Discipleship and Mentoring, by Dr Tan Soo-Inn.
CLASSES OFFERED FOR 2015:
ABC: Christian Apologetics30 OctECF Room: #03-05/067.15pm-10pmDr Lai Pak Wah
Topic | Date | Venue | Time | Speaker | Slides/Notes Pt1 | Slides/Notes Pt2 |
ECF: Money & Possession | 26 Apr | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 12.45pm-2pm | Dr Clive Lim | Download | Download |
ABC: NT Foundations | 15 May | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 7.15pm-9.45pm | Dr Oh Boon Leong | NT102 Synopsis | |
ECF: Jews for Jesus | 17 May | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 12.45pm-2pm | Bob Mendelsohn | ||
ECF: Evangelism for Everyone Part 1 | 23 May | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 10pm-3pm | I’Ching Thomas & Dr Brian Thomas | ||
ECF: Evangelism for Everyone Part 2 | 6 June | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 10pm-3pm | Dr Brian Thomas & Raymond Kwan | Download Conversational Evangelism notes:
Download Group Photo |
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ECF: Sermon on Sermon on the Mount | 14 June | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 12.45pm-2pm | Rev Dr Toh See Kiat | ||
ECF: Getting Through the Dark Night of the Soul | 5 Jul | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 12.45pm-2pm | Rev Dr Toh See Kiat | ||
ABC: TS101 The Christian Faith | 25 Jul | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 9am-4pm | Dr Tan Seng Kong | ||
ABC: TS101 The Christian Faith | 1 Aug | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 9am-4pm | Dr Tan Seng Kong | ||
ECF: Effective Strategies for Evangelism | 2 Aug | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 12.45pm-2pm | Rev Dr Toh See Kiat | Download | |
ABC: TS101 The Christian Faith | 21 Aug | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 7.15pm-10pm | Dr Tan Seng Kong | ||
ABC: TS101 The Christian Faith | 4 Sept | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 7.15pm-10pm | Dr Tan Seng Kong | ||
ABC: TS101 The Christian Faith | 18 Sept | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 7.15pm-10pm | Dr Tan Seng Kong | ||
ABC: Christian Apologetics | 3 Oct | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 9am-4pm | Dr Lai Pak Wah | ||
ABC: Christian Apologetics | 17 Oct | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 9am-4pm | Dr Lai Pak Wah | ||
ECF: Deepening Your Prayer Life: Let’s Get Serious About Praying | 30 8 Nov | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 12.45pm-2pm | Eld Ho Peng Kee | Download | |
ABC: Christian Apologetics | 20 Nov | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 7.15pm-10pm | Dr Lai Pak Wah | ||
ABC: Christian Apologetics | 27 Nov | ECF Room: #03-05/06 | 7.15pm-10pm | Dr Lai Pak Wah |
TEAM MEMBERS: Alex Lee, Lai Pak Wah, Tan Choon Kiat, Yeo Poh Leng
CONTACT PERSON: Eld Yeo Siew Yam – ysywpl@gmail.com