Discover New Perspectives, Refine Your Preaching
SBC Conference 2024, Scripture and Preaching, will feature speakers from a variety of disciplines who will provide insights to the Christian Scripture from various perspectives. There will be six talks in English and three in Chinese. We will also feature a panel of specialists and pastors in conversation on the preaching of Scripture (in English) on the evening of 21 August.?
Attendees can expect to engage with topics such as the authority, clarity, purpose, and negotiation of Scripture in everyday life, and leave with fresh perspectives on how to effectively communicate its message. There will also be opportunities for networking, access to publications, and dialogue about the practical aspects of preaching.
探索新视角
提升讲道力
2024年新神讲座“圣经与讲道”，邀请不同学科的讲员，从不同角度研讨圣经，带出新洞见。讲座分为以六堂英语和三堂华语主讲。8月21日晚上，我们也邀请了不同的学者和牧者就圣经讲道进行分享和对话（仅限英语）。
与会者将有机会探讨圣经的权威性、清晰度、目的与日常的应用等主题，并以全新的视角探讨如何有效地传达圣经信息。此外，与会者还将有机会进行交流、获取出版资料，并就讲道的实际问题展开对话。
Conference Speakers
迈克尔·伯德牧师/博士
Deputy Principal
Lecturer in New Testament
Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia
More about the Speaker
Dr. Michael Bird serves as Deputy Principal and Lecturer in New Testament at Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia. He is an Anglican priest and biblical scholar. He is the author of over thirty books in theology and biblical studies. He is married to Naomi and they have four children. He is passionate about training men and women for Christian ministry. He also enjoys tennis and jogging.
Dr. Easten Law
Assistant Director
Overseas Ministries Study Center?
Princeton Theological Seminary
楼静武博士
副主任，海外事工研究中心
普林斯顿神学院
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Dr. Easten Law directs academic programs and research at the Overseas Ministries Study Center at Princeton Seminary focused on mission studies, world Christianity, and intercultural theology. He completed his PhD from Georgetown University. His research explores lived theology, religious pluralism, and public life in contemporary China and the Chinese/Sinophone diaspora.
楼静武博士 指导普林斯顿神学院海外事工研究中心的学术计画和研究，专注于宣教研究、世界基督教，和跨文化神学。 他在乔治城大学获得了哲学博士学位。 他的研究是探讨当代中国和华人/华语侨民的日常神学、宗教多元化，和公共生活。
赖琪贞博士
Assistant Professor of
新加坡神学院
More about the Speaker
赖琪贞博士 is Assistant Professor of Hermeneutics and Theology at the School of Theology English at Singapore Bible College. She completed her doctoral dissertation, on hermeneutics and ethics, under Prof. Walter Moberly and Dr. Richard Briggs at Durham University, UK. The work is titled, “Wise Readers and Reading Wisely: Themes, Practitioners and Exegeses in Theological Interpretation of Scripture.”
梁以利亚牧师/博士
Dean of SOTC
新加坡神学院
梁以利亚牧师 / 博士
新加坡神学院
华文神学系教务主任
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梁以利亚牧师/博士是新加坡神学院华文神学系的教务主任和新约副教授。他在台湾神学院完成哲学博士学位，主要研究保罗伦理，特别关注伦理动力和伦理与信徒在基督里的新生命的关系。
梁以利亚牧师/博士 serves as the Dean of School of Theology Chinese and Associate Professor of New Testament at Singapore Bible College. He earned his PhD at Taiwan Theological College and Seminary, with a primary study on Pauline ethics. His research specifically delves into the dynamics of ethics and its connection to the new life in Christ.?
Dr. Kelvin C.M. Chong
Assistant Professor of
新加坡神学院
钟俊明博士
新加坡神学院
华文神学系助理教授
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钟俊明博士有多年的电子电气工程和资讯工业的经验。 他曾代表马来西亚参加亚太区的资讯科
技比赛(APICTA)。 他是大马土生土长的华裔，后来移居澳洲成家立业，之后蒙召在香港完神学哲学博士。 他主要的研究领域包括拜占庭教父学、科技伦理学和科技神哲学。
Dr. Kelvin C.M. Chong has years of experience in EE Engineering and IT (represented Malaysia in the Asia Pacific ICT Award – Healthcare category, 2005). He was born and bred in Malaysia, migrated to Australia, and then moved to Hong Kong to pursue a PhD in theology. His main research area is on Byzantium theology, AI Ethics, and theology/philosophy of technology. A part-time lecturer at the Hong Kong University, Dr. Chong joins Singapore Bible College in June 2024 as Assistant Professor in the School of Theology Chinese.
Panel Conversation on the
Preaching of Scripture
Rev. Dr. Maggie Low
Faculty of
Trinity Theological College
More about the Speaker
She teaches all the subjects related to the Old Testament, including Hebrew and Exegesis. Formerly trained as a lawyer, she is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church in Singapore and has served as a pastor for 11 years. She is the author of Preaching that comes Alive: Delivering a Word from the Lord (Langham, 2017) and God, I’m Angry: Anger, Forgiveness，拿起 Psalms of Vengeance (Langham, 2023).
张健辉牧师/博士
Associate Professor of
新加坡神学院
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张健辉牧师/博士 brings over three decades of pastoral experience to his teaching. Specializing in Marriage and Family Counselling and Pastoral Counselling. He also teaches courses in Building Strong Families and Homiletics. Previously he served as Executive Director of the Youth and Family Counselling Center.
苏承才牧师/博士
Senior Pastor of
Bethany Evangelical Free Church
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苏承才牧师/博士 shepherds Bethany Evangelical Free Church. Previously, he served at SBC as Assoc. Prof of Homiletics & Senior Director of Strategic Development. He teaches homiletics in the majority world and publishes in this field. Together with his wife Wendy, they have dedicated a decade to missionary work in Indonesia.
Pastor Simon Murphy
Lead Pastor of
Redemption Hill Church
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Pastor Simon and his wife Tarryn moved to Singapore from South Africa in 2008 to plant RHC. The family was incredibly grateful to obtain Singapore citizenship in 2020. Simon also leads Resound, a family of churches working together to strengthen local churches across Asia Pacific towards vibrant health, and for the forward movement of the gospel.
Book Table
21 Aug 13:10 – 14:00
The Book Table is a free and easy time when conference guests can interact with speakers at a more personal level. The book table will feature the publications of invited day and evening speakers as well as those by the SBC faculty (and affiliates).
书摊
8月22日 13:10 – 14:00
书摊是一个自由轻松的时间，让与会者跟讲员有交流的机会。书摊将展示讲座讲员和新神讲师（和特约讲师）的书籍。
时间表
Tuesday
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10:00–10:05 am Introduction
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10:05–10:35 am 1st Session
The Authority of Scripture:
迈克尔·伯德牧师/博士 -
10:35–11:05 am 2nd Session
The Clarity of Scripture
迈克尔·伯德牧师/博士 -
11:05–11:35 am 3rd Session
The Negotiation of Scripture in Everyday Life
Dr. Easten Law -
11:45 am–12:10 pm Q & A
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12:10–13:00 pm 午餐团契
Lunch provided for onsite participants.
Wednesday
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10:00–10:05 am Introduction
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10:05–10:35 am 1st Session
The Purpose of Scripture
迈克尔·伯德牧师/博士 -
10:35–11:05 am 2nd Session
Hermeneutics of Scripture
Dr Jean K. Luah -
11:05–11:35 am 3rd Session
Can AI exegete Scripture Better than Humans?
Dr. Kelvin C.M. Chong -
11:45 am–12:10 pm Q & A
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12:10–13:00 pm 午餐团契
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13:10–14:00 pm Networking
Networking with speakers, SBC faculty, and other participants; Book Table
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19:30–21:00 pm Panel Conversation
Panel Conversation on The Preaching of Scripture
- Rev. Dr. Chang Chian Hui (SBC)
- Rev. Dr. Desmond Soh (Bethany EFC)
- Rev. Dr. Maggie Low (TTC)
- Ps. Simon Murphy (Redemption Hill Church)
Aug 20
The Authority of Scripture
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael F. Bird
Scripture is authoritative for Protestants, hence the mantra, sola scriptura, “Scripture alone.” However, the Protestant articulation of Scripture’s authority were not divorced for the wider Trinitarian economy of God’s actions in inspiration and illumination. In addition, one must also consider the authority of Scripture in relation to the church and to the act of interpretation. Also, the authority of Scripture is in some senses conditioned or limited. This talk examines the meaning, necessity, and limits of scriptural authority for a doctrine of scripture that is neither dismissive of scripture nor transforms in biblicism.
The Clarity of Scripture
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael F. Bird
Protestants have traditionally maintained the clarity of Scripture as a way of treating Scripture as either self-interpreting or else as a reason to disregard the claims of authority made by the Catholic magisterium. However, Protestant claims of Scripture’s clarity were actually highly qualified. This talk will examine the nature of Scripture’s clarity in relation to concepts such as “soul competency” and the how clarity relates to the didactic life of the church.
The Negotiation of Scripture in Everyday Life
Speaker: Dr. Easten Law
This presentation examines scripture’s role and influence on everyday Christian lives as a process of spiritual, ethical, and collective negotiation. This study draws on qualitative interviews conducted with young adult Chinese Christians living in Shanghai and Hong Kong to explore the ways laypersons use scripture as a basis for everyday decision making in relationship with other social and cultural influences. Using a practical theology perspective, I argue the teaching and preaching of Christian scripture requires a flexible openness that provides Christians pathways for cross-cultural application.
Aug 21
The Purpose of Scripture
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael F. Bird
Scripture can have many purposes in the life of believers, individually and corporate, such a source for theology, a manual for running a church, or an inspiration for spiritual devotion. This talk focuses on the purposes of scripture as based around Knowledge, Faith, Love, and Hope.
The Hermeneutics of Scripture
Speaker: Dr. Jean K. Luah
This paper reflects on contemporary readings of the Bible in the scholarly guild in relation to its significance for believing communities, as seen from an Asian perspective. Analysing the hermeneutical assumptions of major modes of interpretation, I propose what might constitute a hermeneutics fitting to the text Christians call Scripture.
Can AI exegete Scripture Better than Humans?
Speaker: Dr. Kelvin C.M. Chong
There are many possibilities for AI applications related to Scripture. For instance, handwriting analysis of different manuscripts to identify the numbers of contributors and dates; AI biblical interpretation; and auto-language translation. The question is, is AI simply a tool or it will eventually become an "assistant teacher" or even a "teacher" of Scripture?
Aug 22
人的智慧与圣经
讲员: 梁以利亚牧师/博士
在圣经研究上，基于时代、处境和语言的相隔，结果往往是过度分析而带出过多或不确定性的解释。本文尝试指出，或许以平常心来阅读，比较贴近作者的原意。
圣经与日常生活的谈判
讲员: 楼静武博士
本演讲探讨圣经在基督徒日常生活中作为灵命、伦理和集体谈判过程中的作用和影响。本研究采取质性访谈，对象是住在上海和香港的年轻华人基督徒，藉此探讨平信徒如何使用圣经作为日常决策的基础，以及其它社会和文化所带来的影响是什么。 本人从实践神学的观点，认为基督教圣经的教导和传讲需要具灵活开放性，方能提供基督徒跨文化的应用。
人工智能比人类更能解经？
讲员: 钟俊明博士
随着人工智能的崛起，圣经经文的应用软件多了许多可能性。 例如，有工程师尝试用人工智能分析圣经手抄本的人手书写以分析出抄写者的人数和前后时间。已有人开始研发自动化圣经翻译和诠释。 问题是：这些工具表面上固然很好，不过我们依然要问，这些人工智能是否只是工具，还是它会逐渐取代圣经的助教、甚至老师的地位呢？
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Registration Deadline: 15 Aug 2024
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English Conference $22 (Onsite) / $11 (Online)
DAY: 20 & 21 Aug (1.5 days)
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Evening Panel
Conversation $11 (Online/Onsite)21 Aug (In English only)
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Chinese Conference $11 (Online/Onsite)
DAY: 22 Aug (0.5 days)
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