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NECF COUNCIL MEMBERS |
| Pr Jerry Dusing (representing Sabah), Rev. Richard Ong (rep. East Coast), Rev. Simon Chandran (rep. Tamil Commission), Rev. Ng Kok Kee (rep. AOG General Council), Rev. Peter Pengiran Mutang (rep. Sarawak), Rev. Foo Moy Peng (rep. Chinese Commission), Rev. Elisha Satvinder (from New Covenant Community), Pr Alfred Phua (rep. northern Peninsular Malaysia), Rev. Dexter Low (from Latter Rain Church of Malaysia), and Grace Hee (rep. Women’s Commission). |
The recent 11th biennial general meeting of the NECF Malaysia saw several personnel changes that set the ball rolling for transition within the organisation.
Rev. Wong Kim Kong has been re-designated Executive Advisor with immediate effect after serving11 years as secretary-general, while former NECF Honorary Secretary Sam Ang takes over as Acting Secretary-General. Assuming Sam’s former seat is Pr Tay Wah Seng of The Vineyard Church.
The other three executive committee (exco) members remain, with Rev. Eu Hong Seng as Chairman, Elder Kong Yeng Phooi as Vice-Chairman and Elder Dr Khoo Kay Hup as Honorary Treasurer.
Meanwhile, the floor elected several people into the council to serve the two-year term (see list on right).
In his Chairman’s address, Rev. Eu announced that the Council has started the search to fill the secretary-general post. During the transition period, Rev. Wong takes on an advisory role as advisor to the NECF ministries and staff. In addition, he is responsible for maintaining active liaison with the Christian fraternity, other religious bodies and the Government. He continues to advise churches and organisations, and assists in mediation and resolution in church conflict.
Sam will oversee the day-to-day running of NECF besides heading the NECF Foundation and the newly-established Samaritan Bhd, a micro-credit company that provides monetary assistance to the poor to own small viable businesses that will help them to be self-sufficient.
Explaining the rationale for Samaritan Bhd, a ministry in keeping with NECF’s nation-building agenda, Rev. Eu said, “There is the spiritual and social aspect of nation building. Evangelism, church planting, discipling believers are all essential components of spiritual nation building.
“On the social front, it entails more than engagement with government – we need to provide the social infrastructure to touch our communities. This includes involvement in the medical, educational and agricultural sectors among others.”
He urged churches to rise up like “Josephs”, to begin to build up reserves in their storehouses so that they could release the grains in times of need and thus, be a blessing to the nation.
Rev. Eu also said the council would immediately begin the process of passing the baton by identifying younger members to take over.
Earlier on, the meeting observed a one-minute silence in honour of the late David Boler, NECF founding chairman (see pg 5).
NECF also invited several evangelism-based organisations to present the various methods of evangelism, and set up information booths. The Alpha team spoke on youth evangelism, Harvest Centre touched on community evangelism while Raphah Ministries highlighted power evangelism (signs and wonders).
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