More than 230 single Christians attended a social event, which Shamian Christ Church held on July 9.
For the event, Shamian Christ Church invited Pastor Chen Chan, who has more than 20 years of pastoral experience, to share on the topic of “He is the Best Thing That Happened to Me.” Pastor Chen divided her talk into three different aspects: “Marriage in Today's World,” “How to Be Risk-Averse in Choosing Your Spouse,” and “Building a God-Centered Family” to help believers build a correct concept of relationship and marriage.
She pointed out that traditional marriage, as a lifelong commitment between one man and one woman, is God's invention. Therefore, the first step to a happy marriage is to know Jesus; with Jesus, all will be well.
When Pastor Chen talked about how to avoid risks in choosing a spouse, she pointed out that the most important thing is to know what true love is. True love is based on mutual respect, while romantic love is largely based on feelings and lust.
Finally, Pastor Chen emphasized the importance of building a God-centered family, which should be our goal when choosing a spouse.
After Pastor Chen's sharing, it was time for fun games and networking. During this session, all attendees were encouraged to go around and meet new friends by networking with a maximum of nine people.
To help start conversations, attendees were given a list of 15 suggested questions on topics such as “introduce yourself,” “share your faith journey,” “how to be salt and light in your own environment,” “share your hobbies,” and “favorite Christian books or authors.”
A “Leave Him/Her a Message” message wall was set up on one wall of the site, with each participant's name on an envelope. During this session, attendees could also leave messages for other attendees they were interested in and pick up their own envelope after the event.
- Translated by Joyce Leung
广东一教堂举办了一场单身联谊活动。
7月9日，230余名单身基督徒报名参加广州沙面会堂举办的单身联谊活动。
沙面堂邀请了拥有二十余年牧养经验的陈婵牧师以“遇见美好——因为祂”为题分享，从“婚姻在今天的社会地位”，“如何规避择偶的风险”，“建立基督化家庭”三个方面帮助信徒建立正确的恋爱婚姻观。
她指出，传统婚姻是上帝设立的，一男一女，一生一世。而婚姻要想过的幸福首先就是要遇见耶稣，因为有耶稣一切都会好起来。
该如何规避择偶风险，陈牧师分享了现最重要的一点是要区分什么是真爱。浪漫的爱更多的是感觉、情欲方面的，而真爱是彼此尊重的。
最后牧师强调了建立基督化家庭的重要性，这是择偶的目标。
分享结束进入游戏交流环节，鼓励大家离开自己的位置去认识新朋友，每人最多九位，进行沟通分享。
表格中列出了“自我介绍”，“分享自己信仰历程”，“如何在自身环境中做光做盐”，“ 分享自己的兴趣爱好”，“喜欢的基督教书籍或作者”等十五项建议问题供大家参考交流。
同时他们在教堂的展示墙上也设置了“给TA留言吧”留言墙，列出了每一位参加活动者名单。会众可以给感兴趣的人留言，活动结束后自行取走贴有自己名字的信封。
230余名单身基督徒参加广东的联谊活动
More than 230 single Christians attended a social event, which Shamian Christ Church held on July 9.
For the event, Shamian Christ Church invited Pastor Chen Chan, who has more than 20 years of pastoral experience, to share on the topic of “He is the Best Thing That Happened to Me.” Pastor Chen divided her talk into three different aspects: “Marriage in Today's World,” “How to Be Risk-Averse in Choosing Your Spouse,” and “Building a God-Centered Family” to help believers build a correct concept of relationship and marriage.
She pointed out that traditional marriage, as a lifelong commitment between one man and one woman, is God's invention. Therefore, the first step to a happy marriage is to know Jesus; with Jesus, all will be well.
When Pastor Chen talked about how to avoid risks in choosing a spouse, she pointed out that the most important thing is to know what true love is. True love is based on mutual respect, while romantic love is largely based on feelings and lust.
Finally, Pastor Chen emphasized the importance of building a God-centered family, which should be our goal when choosing a spouse.
After Pastor Chen's sharing, it was time for fun games and networking. During this session, all attendees were encouraged to go around and meet new friends by networking with a maximum of nine people.
To help start conversations, attendees were given a list of 15 suggested questions on topics such as “introduce yourself,” “share your faith journey,” “how to be salt and light in your own environment,” “share your hobbies,” and “favorite Christian books or authors.”
A “Leave Him/Her a Message” message wall was set up on one wall of the site, with each participant's name on an envelope. During this session, attendees could also leave messages for other attendees they were interested in and pick up their own envelope after the event.
- Translated by Joyce Leung
More Than 230 Single Christians Attend Social Event
