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Missional Families

State of the Family 2025

Date

Thu, 20 Feb 2025

Time

9.00am-1.00pm

Location

Church of Our Saviour Singapore

Families as a Seedbed for Culture Transformation
 
All around the world, the institution of Marriage and Family has come under pressure – and the wellbeing of future generations and stability of our nation is at stake.
 
When marriages break down, children inevitably grow up with wounds in their hearts and a flawed understanding of God’s design.
 
How can families in the church beat societal trends, grow, flourish, and ultimately be a seedbed for mission – winning the hearts of youth and inspiring others in the community?
 
State of the Family (SOTF) 2025: Missional Families is a by-invitation-only gathering for church audiences. If you are…
  • a senior pastor
  • serving in the Family Life/Marriage Ministry
  • serving in the Youth/Young Adult Ministry
  • a thought leader or practitioner
… we invite you to join us as we uncover the impact that marriages have on the next generation.
 
Join us as we facilitate these critical conversations and co-create solutions to get ahead of the challenges.
 
What to Expect
  • Connect with like-minded Family Champions
  • Engage in robust discussions as we unpack national trends and conversations
  • Discover opportunities to collaborate with likeminded kingdom partners

Details

DATE: 20 February 2025, Thursday

TIME: 9.00am - 1.00pm

VENUE: Church of Our Saviour Singapore

130 Margaret Dr, Singapore 149300

GUEST-OF-HONOUR

Mr. Masagos Zulkifli
Minister for Social and Family Development
Second Minister for Health
Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs

PLENARY 1: WHO IS THE MISSIONAL FAMILY?

How can families live out their faith in a world with opposing values?  

MODERATOR


Ms. Delia Ng
Chief Executive Officer
Focus on the Family Singapore

SPEAKERS


Venerable Daniel Wee
Archdeacon of Singapore and Vicar of Church of our Saviour


Pastor Ian Toh
Founding pastor of 3:16 Church


Dr. Suzanne Choo
Head (Research) at the Singapore Centre for Character and Citizenship Education and Associate Professor at the English Language and Literature department, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

PLENARY 2: REDEEMING FAMILY FOR CULTURE TRANSFORMATION

How can we redeem Family to transform the community and culture?

MODERATOR


Ms. Alicia Boo
Chief, Impact and Principal Counsellor
Focus on the Family Singapore

SPEAKERS


Pastor Debbie Yow
 Pastor at 3:16 Church. She heads the children’s ministry and oversees their justice and mercy outreaches.


Dr. Jacqueline Chung 
Senior Director (Leadership Development) of Anglican Preschool Services. She has served young children, families, educators and leaders in the early childhood space for 30 years


Rev Raymond Fong
Pastor-in-Charge of Wesley Methodist Church. He believes that discipleship starts with building Christ-centred families that seek to glorify God. He is married and has one 20-year-old son. 

BREAKOUT 1: RECONNECTING MARRIAGES

Address the challenges of dissatisfaction in marriages and move towards intimate connection.

MODERATOR


Mr. Jared Tan
Clinical psychologist and educator passionate about restoring the relational health of marriages and parent-child relationships

SPEAKERS


Mrs. Jenny Lie-Teo
Corporate trainer by day and baker by night. Together with her husband, she runs The Art of Disagreement and The Art of Oneness marriage workshops.


Mr. Tan Nam Seng
Founder of Bridging Hearts Ltd. Together with his wife, he has been serving marriages and families for more than 30 years.

BREAKOUT 2: RECLAIMING IDENTITY

Unlock the key to resilient relationships for the emerging generation to anchor their identity.

MODERATOR


Mr. Joshua Liong
Principal Trainer
Focus on the Family Singapore

SPEAKER


Rev Jenni Ho-Huan
Raised and ordained in the Presbyterian Church. Her passion is to see persons and systems restored and thriving and she currently leads a community called To Really Live.

Registration for State of the Family 2025 has concluded. For any event enquiries, please contact Yoke Kuan at YokeKuan.Ng@family.org.sg. 

SPONSORS

WHAT TO EXPECT

REGISTER NOW


 Connect 


with like-minded
Family Champions


Engage


 in robust discussions as we unpack national trends and conversations


Discover


 opportunities to collaborate

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

This event is by invitation only. We welcome Senior Pastors, Family Life/Marriage Ministry Pastors/Staff, and Youth & Young Adult Pastors/Staff, as well as like-minded Ministry Partners, to join us at SOTF. Each church/organisation can register up to 3 representatives for the event.

We may contact you to verify your registration details, before confirming your registration.

No event fees are required but a love gift is always appreciated to help defray the costs of the event. 

As this is a by-invitation-only event, recordings of the session will not be made available. Please mark the date in your calendar to not miss this event.

We encourage you to make all necessary arrangements to be able to attend the event after you have signed up. An event reminder will be sent to you closer to the date.

Should you be unable to attend the event after signing up, please let us know by contacting us at YokeKuan.Ng@family.org.sg.

*The Organiser reserves the rights to cancel or reschedule the event due to unforeseen circumstances. Every effort, however, will be made to inform participants as soon as possible of any changes. 

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