SOT 2010 COURSE LECTURERS

Rev. Dr. Kong Hee

Rev. Kong Hee is known throughout Singapore and Asia as a dynamic teacher on faith, preaching an uncompromising message on godly character and holiness. As a young man, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore, and thereafter went on to obtain his Master of Divinity in 1991 and Doctor of Theology in 1995. Pastor Kong sits on the executive committee of the National Council of Churches of Singapore.

Kong is also the founder and senior pastor of City Harvest Church (CHC), which is Singapore's largest and fastest growing church. Through his visionary leadership, CHC has become widely known as one of the most dynamic and innovative churches in the Far East. The keys to the remarkable growth experienced by City Harvest Church are vision, faith, commitment, a desire for excellence and effective discipleship.

After almost two decades of pastoral ministry and training disciples for the kingdom of Christ, Kong maintains a passion to see lives changed by building contemporary, relevant and anointed strong local churches in Asia.

Rev. Tan Ye-Peng

Rev. Tan Ye-Peng is a founding member of City Harvest Church (CHC) and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Comp. Sc.) from the National University of Singapore in January 1997. He also graduated in December 1997 with a Diploma in Advanced Theology. Pastor Tan is the Deputy Senior Pastor of CHC as well as the pastor of the Chinese Church. As such, he ministers the Word of God in the English service as well as in the Chinese service. He teaches regularly in Bible Study classes and conducts leadership training courses for the cell group leaders in City Harvest Church.

Rev. Derek Dunn

Rev. Derek Dunn is originally from the USA and has been in full time ministry since 1993. He holds a a Diploma in Biblical Studies (U.S.A.) and a Licentiate in Theology (U.S.A). Pastor Derek served as a full-time missionary, traveling extensively throughout Southeast Asia for two years, before joining City Harvest Church Singapore in December 1995. He is the Executive Pastor (CEO) of CHC and overseas the pastoral office and conducts leadership training regularly for the cell group leaders in Church.

Rev. Aries Zulkarnain

Rev. Aries Zulkarnain is one of the founding pioneers of City Harvest Church. He holds a Diploma of Theology and serves as a pastor in City Harvest Church. Over the past 23 years, he has played a vital role in helping Rev. Kong Hee to grow the church from just 20 members to 27,000 members today. He now leads a zone of more than 900 youths and adults. Other than pastoring the English congregation, he is also the pastor of the Indonesian Church. To date, he has trained nearly 40 cell group leaders and is still actively involved in leadership training and discipleship. He also heads the TV and Internet Media department in the church.

Rev. Choong Tsih-Ming

Rev. Ming is a founding member of City Harvest Church. He has been in full-time ministry since 1992 and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from New Covenant International Theological Seminary (New Zealand) and a Diploma in Biblical Theology from Tung Ling Bible School (Singapore). Apart from lecturing in SOT, he also conducts church-wide Bible classes to members of City Harvest Church. He is also the church Liaison Officer.

Pastor Bobby Chaw

Since 2002, Pastor Bobby Chaw has been Dean of Students in City Harvest Bible Training Center, and administrates the disciplinary and advisory functions of the school. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Material Science) from the National University of Singapore in July 1997 and with a Diploma in Theological Studies in December 1998. As a member of City Harvest Church’s Missions Committee, Bobby also travels often to other Asian countries for missions, to teach and minister to the locals.

Rev. Dr. Joshua Young-gi Hong

Rev. Dr. Joshua Younggi Hong is president of Institute of Church Growth in Korea. He obtained his PhD from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in U.K. and lectures at Hansei University as the Professor of Missiology. He is also an associate pastor at Yoido Full Gospel Church in Korea and an author of numerous books.

Rev. Mike Connell

Rev. Mike Connell is the senior pastor of Bay City Outreach Centre, New Zealand. An internationally recognized teacher of the Word, he moves powerfully in prophetic, deliverance and inner healing gifts.

His strong love and sensitivity for God and His people have enabled him to minister and bring great healing to the hurt and broken. A man full of the Spirit and faith, Pastor Mike will open and take you to another level of spiritual encounters with God.