PLENARY SESSIONS

Plenary 1: Sovereignty of God in Vocation

Discerning and Living Out a Vocational Life Amidst Uncertainty

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Tan Soo Inn (GCF, Singapore)

The biggest change for graduates, including  Christian graduates, is the entry into the world of work. The working world today is demanding, and constantly changing. Graduates are often exhausted and wondering what is the purpose of something that takes up so much of their lives. They wonder what God thinks of their daily work and if He is calling them to do something specific. This plenary will look at God’s purpose for our work and give biblical and practical guidelines as to how one can begin to discern what is one’s calling. We will look at how we can be good stewards of our strengths and burdens in the light of God’s sovereign guidance.

Plenary 3: Sovereignty of God in Social Justice

Discerning and Living Out Life Amidst the Realities of Social Injustice

Speaker: Dr. Melba P. Maggay (IVCF, Philippines)

There is an aching cry for justice these days, and at the same time a disempowering sense of hopelessness in putting an end to all forms of injustice. There is massive poverty and inequality within and among nations, a global rise in authoritarianism and abuse of power, and increasing conflict among races and the rights of citizenship and human rights in global centers.

Scripture tells us to "speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, to defend the rights of the poor and needy." 

(Proverbs 31.8-9) What does this mean when power is always on the side of the oppressor? (Ecclesiastes 4.1) When we cry like Habakkuk, "How long, O Lord" before the hardness and persistence of evil and injustice? Where is the sovereign God in all these? 

This plenary session will explore what it means to discern the hand of God working in human society, and what it means to act in hope and live faithfully in such a time as this.