SIAC Iban Pastors’ School

Sarawak Iban Annual Conference (SIAC) recently held its Pastors’ School on 16-19 April 2007. A total of 42 pastors and 10 theological students attended this event. 

The theme for this year was “Disciple Training.” Rev. Wong Kah Nguon, Director of the Board of Laity, Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference (SCAC) was the main theme speaker. He took 5 sessions to speak on the topic of “Small Group Ministry.” 

Rev. Wong clarified that there were two kinds of models in small group ministry: open and non-open. The open small group has five functions. They are Praise and Worship, Evangelism, Fellowship, Training and Caring. This kind of group is open to seekers. The non-open model is for a specific purpose of equipping the members for service. 

Rev. Wong continued to explain the small group ministry in light of the biblical basis, the theological concepts, its place in church history and the Methodist tradition. He also provided the proper structure and ways to start the small group ministry following the guidelines from the General Conference. He then ended the teaching sessions with a detailed guide on how to choose and nurture small group leaders as well as the techniques of leading a small group. 

Besides the 5 sessions on “Small Group Ministry,” Rev. Dr. Tie King Tai, Principal of Methodist Theological School, Sibu, also gave a talk on “Revival and Disciple.”