I was privileged to be at this year’s PPS too, my 2nd overall, first time last year. Came with our SP Kenny and 4 other pastors from our church. I must have bumped into you in the hallways, lifts, or eating halls. Yet to post my own reflections, but was truly blessed too.

Btw, I managed to eat at the original Chicken Rice ball corner shop, opposite the Durian Chendol shop. No big signs, no “Famosa” claims, but really nice, simple, tasty… One of my pastor colleagues commented, it’s more like Malacca Food Festival. Haha, on that note, I began taking photos of every meal as a collage. Be sure to check it out once I post my PPS reflections.

In Singapore I am not a leader at the church where I am a member so pastor may not endorse me! Never mind…

2 sessions were about spending time with God and giving it priority(Lawrence Khong & Lawrence Chua). 1 session was about divine discipline (”the Flip side of Love” by Derek Hong). 2 sessions were vision-casting(Lawrence Khong). We also had corporate silent prayer after each mornings devotional talk.

They were quite careful to accomodate the non-charismatics and the Mandarin speaking without bending backwards to break their backs, as there seem to be a easy and mature acceptance of each other’s distinctives among the pastors.

By the way, New creation church and City Harvest were represented too.

1) What were the messages about and who were preaching?

2) What is the purpose of LS?

3) Were there many non-charismatic church pastors/leaders present? I ask this because I had always felt uneasy over 10 years ago whenever the Love Singapore movement had meetings (like those prayer meetings before National Day which I loved to attend, I think organized by LS) where it was quite openly charismatic – the people there were encouraged to pray in tongues during such meetings. “Everyone, let’s pray in tongues for the next 1-2 minutes…” I’m a charismatic and tongues-speaker, but for the sake of attracting and being able to fellowship with my non-charismatic brothers and sisters who would be offended at tongues-speaking and other charismatic stuff, I would definitely be OK with attending a LS meeting that is not so overtly charismatic.

I’ve always felt movements like this ought to be more accommodating to different kinds of Christians – especially the non-charismatics. I’m wondering what the reach of LS is and also that of GDOP.

Hopefully with LK now up there again, we’ll get more inter-church meetings, etc. Any plans for some prayer meeting before our National Day?