Campus News

The President Office

• November 3-8, 2014: President Emeritus Carver Yu lectured at Nanjing Union Theological Seminary. On the 11th, he attended the “Chinese Church Ministry Consultation” in Shanghai.
• November 3-5, 17-19, 2014: Vice President Luke Cheung conducted lectures at Guangdong Union Theological Seminary.
• November 11-14, 2014: President Stephen Lee joined the “Chinese Church Ministry Consultation” and visited Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing and Beijing.
• November 14-17, 2014: President Emeritus Yu was the speaker at a seminar held at TAR University College, Kuala Lumpur.
• November 23, 2014: President Lee was invited to preach at the Office Dedication Service of Fellowship of Evangelic al Students.
• November 23, 2014: Vice President Kang Phee Seng attended The Consecration Service and the Thanksgiving Dinner of the Revd Canon Dr Timothy Chi Pei Kwok to the Holy Order of Bishop.
• December 5, 2014: President Lee was invited by Evangelical School Development to preach at the revival meeting of its 50th Anniversary Celebration – Joint Carmel School Teacher & Staff Development Day.
• December 12, 2014: President Lee was invited to speak at the year-end Thanksgiving Revival Meeting of the Hong Kong Fire Services Christian Fellowship.
• December 27, 2014 – January 4, 2015: President Lee was the evening speaker of the 2014 West Coast Chinese Christian Conference in San Francisco between December 27 and 30. “Be Rooted and Built Up in Christ” was the theme of the Conference. From December 31 to January 3, President Lee was invited by the Houston Regional Council of the CGST US Board to visit local Chinese churches in Dallas, Texas. He also gave Public Lectures, spoke at the Vision Sharing Luncheon in Houston, as well as preached at the Sunday service of Southwest Chinese Baptist Church and Ford Bend Community Church.

Faculty Engagements

• The paper of Assistant Professor Dr Annie Pan Ng has been published in Spiritus: “Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises and Chinese Women’s Spiritual Formation in the Hong Kong Protestant Evangelical Context.” Spiritus 14 (2014): 187-207.
• February 2015: We welcome Ms May Yip joining our Faculty Team as Assistant Professor of Practical Studies. Having graduated from our DipCS program in 1991 and completed a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies at Biola University in 2012, May has mission field service for many years. She served in The Republic of Sudan and The Republic of South Sudan for 17 years primarily involved in language development and translation work, as well as conducted research in intercultural studies.

Theological Training Programs (Putonghua)

The two-week Program was held between January 5 and 17. Vice President Dr Kang Phee Seng preached at the morning chapel service to begin the intensive school term. Three courses were offered: Vice President Luke Cheung and Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies Dr Esther Xue co-taught “General Epistles”; Principal of the Canadian Chinese School of Theology at Ambrose Seminary Rev Dr Jason Yeung lectured “Church in History (1)”; and Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies Dr Simon Cheung taught “Bible Study & Hermeneutics”.

Prayer Requests

1. We thank God for providing the School's financial needs in the past year; through churches, brothers and sisters' loving support our ministries can be carried smoothly. Pray that God will give us faith and supply us abundantly for this year.
2. Pray for the new student recruitment in the coming school year, that God will guide those responding to His calling, be equipped and study at CGST.
3. Pray that through the 2015 Apr-Jun TEE programs and 'Word of Life' Bible Study Series students may be richly blessed by His grace.
4. Pray for the newly-elected Alumni Committee Members, that God will give them strength and good health to serve the alumni community in the midst of their tight schedule, so as to sustain the connections among alumni.

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