Mosaic: A Podcast of Singapore Bible College

Dr. Violet James, longtime SBC faculty member and alumna, joins Justin to reflect on her journey of faith and call to ministry. She also shares her experiences as both student and teacher at SBC, along with inspiring stories from Asian mission.  Tune in for a meaningful finale to this season's stories! Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Ps. Thanit Lokeskrawee shares with Benita and Justin his journey from rebellious art student to grassroots church planter to Christian seminary principal and theology PhD student, as well as his challenges and hopes for church ministry and theological education in Thailand. Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Ps. Jared Mongcal (BBSI, SBC SCM Alum) joins Justin to share about his journey of faith, beginning with his early years in the Baptist church to his service today in theological education at BBSI and in church planting in hard-to-reach areas. Listen to this compelling story about God's ongoing work in the Philippines! Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Ames Chen shares with Jackie Hwang her journey of becoming an author of children's books. Beginning with her first book, which highlights the story of foreign domestic workers through a child's eye, she has gained further opportunities to craft children's books that tell the stories of the marginalised in Singapore. Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Rev. Loliro Sani (True Way Presbyterian Church) shares with Justin and Benita the joys, sorrows, opportunities, and challenges of being a pastor far away from home. Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Dr Lin Peirong (Deputy General Secretary for Operations, World Evangelical Alliance) chats with Jean and Benita about her journey from Singapore to Germany, from struggling with pragmatic concerns like every other person to a call for justice for the poor and unity amongst churches in the alliance. Hear her story of an ordinary Singaporean called to an extraordinary missional task. Mosaic: Theolog...

OMF missionary Michelle Goh (SBC SOTE GDIS, MACE ‘10) shares with Benita about her journey to becoming a missionary in Thailand and what the past decade of service has taught her about missions and God’s work on the ground. Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Benita speaks with SBC alumni Ki Tam (SOTE MDiv ‘12) on how Christianity came to his village through a supernatural experience, and what life has been like among Christians currently living in the midst of unprecedented turbulence in Myanmar.  Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Ho Yin Yin, chaplain at St Luke's Eldercare, shares with Jackie Hwang and Calvin Chong her experiences serving in community engagement with the elderly population in Singapore Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Luya Gantumur, Principal of Union Bible Theological College, shares stories from his faith and ministry journey embedded in the context of the Mongolian church with Jackie Hwang and Muhsin Chang Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

南路加牧师与 Jackie 和 Jean 分享了他的信仰之旅。上帝如何引导他和他的家人在家乡从佛教信仰转变为基督信仰，在移居新加坡后从皈依信仰转变为相信上帝的恩赐，以及从服务于单一文化信仰事工转变为与澳大利亚教会伙伴建立双文化信仰社区。 Ps Luke Nan shares with Jackie and Jean his journey of faith - how God led him and his family to believe from Buddhist to Christian faith in his homeland, from conversion faith...

Rev. Taehoon Kim (Bartley Christian Church) joins Justin to share about his journey of faith in the Korean church, the state of the Korean church today, and his vision for the Korean church going forward. Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

 Our hosts (Jackie, Jean, Justin and Benita) share updates and memorable moments from the last season and introduce the theme of the new season: Stories. Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

We are taking a break this month! But we have good news: we are launching the third season of our podcast, "stories", next month. Stay tuned for stories of how God is working across Asia! Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Dr. Linda Bubod, former SBC faculty and SOC dean, joins Jean and Justin to discuss the importance of mental health care and the history and philosophy of SBC’s School of Counselling. For more information about SBC's Haven counseling centre: https://www.sbc.edu.sg/resources/haven-counselling-centre/ Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Drs. Federico Villanueva (Langham/AGST/Loyola), Roberto Barredo (PTS College and Advanced Studies), and Aldrin Peñamora (IGSL/AGST/PCEC) join Justin and Jean to talk about their book Faith and Bayan: Evangelical Christian Engagement in the Philippine Context , which deals with political theology in the Philippines. To purchase the book, click here . Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and...

Dr. Alexander Chow (University of Edinburgh) and Rev Mark Nam (St. John the Evangelist, Woodley, UK) join Jackie and Justin to talk about the history of Chinese Christianity in the UK, what contextualization has looked like for the UK Chinese context, and their upcoming book, Chinese Heritage and British Christianity. Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

徐博士（爱丁堡大学博士后研究员）与播客主持人谈论他在科技，神学和属灵方面的生命旅程，以及他在人工智能的神学和伦理方面的研究。徐博士提出采用原型-副本的区分（传统上用于区分创造者-受造物关系中的上帝和人类）来应用于人工智能程序员与程序之间的关系。徐博士与主持人讨论了这个类比的相似性和差异。 Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Benita and Justin speak with Pastor Ben Lee of RiverLife Church (Singapore) and  Dr Nicole Ong, a researcher in literary trauma studies, on the important but seldom-addressed topic of sexual violence within the Christian community. They discuss a recently-published book which the podcast is titled after, the implications of sexual violence within the church, and how we need to provide a Christ-cen...

Drs. David Chao (Center for Asian American Christianity, Princeton Seminary) and Easten Law (Overseas Ministries Study Center, Princeton Seminary) join Jackie and Justin to discuss their new research project on the intersection between Asian American Christianity and migration, and the impact this plays on issues like spiritual identity formation and intergenerational division. Mosaic: Theology &a...

Senior Pastor of Nerima Church of God (Tokyo, Japan), Rev Lam Wai Chan, and Ho Wei Hao, research lead of the Generation Project by Graceworks, join Benita and Jackie to share their heart on the generational gap within churches and how we may begin to bridge this gap. Find out more about the Generation Project here . Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Dr. Havilah Dharamraj, Head of the Department of Biblical Studies at South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS), joins Jean and Jackie for a stimulating conversation about her scholarly endeavours in reading the Bible and doing intertextual studies in a manner that is relevant in the South Asia context. Mosaic: Theology & Theologising in Asia and beyond

Teo Sin Ee, a missionary to Taiwan's red light district, speaks to Jackie and Benita about the lives of women she ministers to and what their stories reveal about the nature of the gospel and God's heart for the marginalised. To purchase 茶室女人心: 萬華紅燈區的故事, click here .  NOTE: Some audio distortions are inherent from the original recording.  Mosaic: Theology & Theologising...

 SBC adjunct faculty Dr. Joel Navarro comes onto the podcast to talk with Justin and Benita about the concept of worship and the challenges churches face in contextualizing worship today. They discuss the inherent tension between traditional western forms of music, popular music, and local/ethnic musical traditions and what balancing these differing influences looks like. Click here to hear one of...

Rev. Dr. Dev Menon (Zion Bishan B-P Church) and Dr. Mathew Mathews (Head Researcher, IPS, NUS) join Jean and Benita to discuss the state of racial relations in Singapore: how it has evolved, how it can continue to mature in our society, and key ways we can practice interracial friendships. NOTE: Some audio distortions are inherent from the original recording.  Mosaic: Theology & Theologising i...