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The Theme Song

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:22:15 +0000

One of the goals we have for this year’s worship was to make the combined sessions of worship something special. Although we’re culturally different, we believe God wants the beautiful parts of his creation, and the diversity in the cultures, to create a beautiful atmosphere of worship for him.

The challenge to the worship ministry was to write a theme song that not only helped to creatively capture our diversity, but also show how it could blend together to give us a new picture of unity.

Hopefully next week i’ll put up an interview with Amanda, Abel, and Tuuli to hear what was some of their inspiration and goals behind the song.

First time they played the song for me i got so excited! Just imagining this sung with 150 people just made me look forward to worshipping together.

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Living A Legacy

誰主宰萬有? 誰建立全地?
Who is the Lord of all? Who formed the earth?

誰賜美好生命? 誰定永恆價值?
Who gave us life? Who gave us worth?

神掌管一切, 從不變不改
Our Sovereign Lord, our Servant King

有祢在我心中同行為我確定方向
You've chosen me, now I will sing

Pre Chorus:
祢, 配得稱頌, 萬國都要屈膝敬拜
You are worthy of praise,
every knee will bow to You.

唯獨祢賜永生盼望, 令這世界再有亮光
You will reign, rule from Your throne,
and light up this dark world once again!

Chorus:
在每天尋求祢的指引
I will seek You, I will love You

來加一點愛再施予別人
I will lay my life before You

艱苦裡迷路軟弱時,
When the road is long and narrow,

總緊靠祢面對將來
You will be my strength.

遇困境慢慢學會堅忍, 等候祢疲倦裡再更新
I will follow You forever;

等候祢疲倦裡再更新
the hardest times will draw me nearer

珍惜每秒燃亮這生
I will treasure every hour,

讓我活得更精彩!
I will live a legacy!

The Speakers

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:28:04 +0000

Kenny Gan Kenny was born into a Chinese family who was of Taoist/Buddhist descent. He was saved in 1977 from a very difficult and complicated family situation and started serving full-time with the House of Grace (a Christian Drug Rehab Center) two months after conversion. He studied at a short-term bible school and joined Operation Mobilisation (OM) in 1979 with which he has served for 23 years of which 17 years was spent on the ship, M.V. Doulos. He served as Public Relations/Doulos Representative/Preacher from 1980-87, graduated from Trinity Theological College in 1989, served as Cell Group Pastor for 3 years in a local Church training cell group leaders and was then appointed Training Director for OM Singapore for 3 years. Kenny was Assistant to the Director/Trainer/ Partnership Development for 5 and a half years and has also served as OM East Asia Pacific Representative for 5 and a halfyears till the present day.  Kenny has been a conference speaker since 1990 and Trainer for Leadership and Discipleship. He has served as Associate to George Verwer at the OM London base, Special Projects, and as OM's Regional Coordinator for Greater London.  Kenny is married to Bee Lee, a Singaporean, and they have a daughter Debbie who is 19 years old.  
Leung Wing Sin – 梁永善牧師 梁牧師於1986年至大埔開荒，建立基督教銘恩堂。其格言為「抵死有餘」，意即盡用時間，把握每個機會服侍神、傳福音，即使有一天離世也無憾。牧師著重講道教導，信息莊諧並重，深入淺出，針對時弊，信仰與生活結合，會眾藉此獲益良多。
牧師熱愛群羊，視青少年如兒女，成年肢體如弟妹，甘心服侍，善於輔導，為其解決問題、助他們面對困難、與他們並渡困厄，與教導肢體要彼此相愛相顧。牧師看重福音使命，身體力行。現今仍進入區內基督教學校團契帶領學生歸主。替不同小組帶領查經，並建立了兩間分堂及科學園福音事工。
蒙神恩領，牧師在大眾傳媒上能為主作工，除了為不同傳媒機構拍攝節目外，每週更為時代論壇作網上廣播，因應不同時事問題作出回應。

What goes on at the conference?

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:22:35 +0000

So in the interest of being more transparent, i thought i’d share with you a rough skeleton of what the conference schedule would look like – as well as a few “notes” of why each of those things are in there.
Just so you know, this isn’t the final or complete schedule. We’ve got a few surprises, and a few things still unexplained. But we wanted to give you an idea of what to expect at this year’s MEC.
P.S. God’s been really working in the planning, and we’re amazed at the different miracles, and the ways he’s been providing throughout this process! Our team is so excited about the MEC & we’re even more excited to see what God will do in your life!
click for a larger version. :)

Good vs Great

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:09:46 +0000

So what’s the difference between a good and a great conference?
I think at the end of a good conference you get the feeling like you wished the conference would go on forever. You loved being with people, being in God’s presence, and you just want it to go on.
I think what makes a great conference, is that at the end of a great conference you’re inspired to go home and transform your community. You’re ready to go and make an impact in people’s lives.
This year we’re really praying that people have a great conference. At the end of this year’s MEC we hope that people are really inspired to live a legacy.

Denstone College

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:07:41 +0000

Finding a good place for a conference is quite possibly the hardest part! The MEC is only in its third year of existance, and we’ve been trying to find a good place that’s affordable and can accomodate a large number of people.
The SEEC has been using this girl’s boarding school for the many years they’ve been around, and they rely on COCM chefs to provide their catering (at a cut rate price). So last year, the MEC organising committee discovered Denstone - which was also a boarding school, but provided food - everything for a fairly reasonable price.
As an organising committee we went to check out Denstone in December, to get a better feel for what it’s like. First thing i’d use to describe it? Grand. It’s a very imposing, beautiful, historic building - very old-school british feeling. The grounds are beautiful, and the building is classic.
I think sometimes just having the chance to go away someplace - where it’s quiet, and peaceful - gives us a chance to reflect on life, to reflect on how things have gone, and where things are going. I’m definitely looking forward to some opportunities for quiet reflection this year.

Will this be worth it?

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:23:26 +0000

Deciding the cost of a conference is never easy! I think there’s just something built into us that makes us want to get something great for as little as possible! Everyone loves a bargain!
That said, i’m the kind of person who’s willing to pay for something if i feel that i’ll get something valuable in return. I use what i call the “McDonald’s Index”
For example:
I see a CD i like for £12.99. It’s on sale. Do i buy it? The question i ask myself is, will i get £12.99 worth of enjoyment, value or personal growth from it?
Is it worth sacrificing 3 trips to McDonalds for the CD?
Strange aren’t i?
So the MEC:
£75 for a student is a lot of money? Do i believe you’ll get £75 worth of value from the conference? Even if you didn’t get a free awesome looking T-Shirt, i would definitely say yes! What kind of price do you put on good conversations, deepened friendships, a weekend away? What price do you put on encountering God?
I promise it’s definitely worth more than 18 trips to McDonalds!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:48:04 +0000

That’s right, pick up your “hot” MEC 08 Application Forms right now! Make copies and send them to your friends!
An Easy WalkThrough Guide
Download and Print Out an Application Form Application Form PDF you’ll need a PDF Reader (like Adobe Reader)
Fill in the Form
Make a cheque for £75 (if you’re a student)  or £90 (if you’re not a student)
Send the Form and the Cheque to: MEC 40, Oaklands Avenue Harborne Birmingham B17 9TU

Desiging a Logo

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:36:15 +0000

So how does someone go about desiging a logo for a conference? Well once we had decided a theme, it was onto designing a look for the conference. My first passion is serving God, and my second passion is design - so conferences give me a chance to combine both.
THE PROCESS
The way i go about designing a logo, is to drop down a few ideas in Illustrator, and find a good font. My original idea was to go with a kinda “sketchy” image look. The idea behind that was that instead of being simply pencil sketches here on earth, we would be some more lasting (and unerasable). Unfortunately that design wasn’t going so well - not to mention it wouldn’t look that good on a t-shirt, as silkscreening would mean the “sketchy” look would probably be washed out.
So back to the drawing board!
So in thinking about the design again, i realised that a problem with lots of designs in the past, is that its designed primarily in one language, and then the other language is simply added on at the end. So to avoid that, i thought i’d work to incorporate Chinese directly into the design.
The second thing i thought about was the theme : living a legacy. I wanted the design to have some motion/or some sense of direction. And that’s where the arrows came in... (and the airplane). And after playing with the arrows, this is the design that unfolded.
(Nick, over at the Facebook MEC Group asked why there’s an airplane in the design. Two reasons actually. 1) I wanted to convey a strong sense of moving and going someplace - that a Christian life isn’t static, but a journey forward. 2) After graduation, MEC attendees may move off to HK, Singapore, Malaysia. But this shouldn’t be the end of their Christian life, but a new opportunity to live and serve the King, wherever they are.)
Here’s a gallery and explanation of past, rejected designs.