Chairman’s Message
REV. DR. EU HONG SENG
Every believer should aspire to be diligent to present himself approved to God, a worker who can rightly divide the Word of truth (2 Tim 2:15).
With this in view, Tung Ling Seminary was established as a non-denominational Bible school that provides theological education and ministry training so that all can better serve in their local church and community.
Tung Ling’s holistic courses are customized not only for those contemplating full-time ministry but also for lay workers. Offering various courses, from a 12-week School of Ministry Certificate to a Bachelor’s program, Tung Ling would be the preferred choice for those serious about being trained and effectively used in ministry.
Our lecturers are seasoned ministers with relevant experience, drawn from different backgrounds and nations, and this distinguishing factor makes education at Tung Ling a learning experience of a lifetime – truly worthwhile and rewarding.
OUR HISTORY
Tung Ling Seminary (TLS) was established in 1993 to meet the churches’ increasing need for trained workers. Tung Ling, which means “Eastern Mountain” in Mandarin, is inspired by Micah 4:2.
The seminary’s vision is to train and equip workers in the East to serve in their local churches. TLS is inter-denominational and charismatic, with a strong emphasis on the Word of God and the working of the Holy Spirit.
Statement of Faith
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the infallible rule of faith and conduct for all men.
There is one God, eternally existent in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His visible future return.
We believe by one man sin entered into the world and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
The only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the cleansing power of the blood of Christ.
Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation.
We believe in the dwelling sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit which enables the Christian to live a holy life.
By Christ’s atoning death on the Cross, healing for the human body is available in answer to faith and prayer.
The baptism in the Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:4, which may be received by all believers for effective life and service. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are available to believers.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting punishment.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXCO Board of Directors: Rev. Dr. Eu Hong Seng, Rev. Elisha Satvinder and Ps. Richard Toh
Management Committee: Rev. Dr. Eu Hong Seng, Ps. Phua Seng Tiong and Ps. Ng Wah Lok
Pastor
Ng Wah Lok
- Formerly served as Group Principal of Tung Ling Seminary until 2019.
- He is one of the pioneer members of Full Gospel Tabernacle (FGT).
- He has been pastoring one of the branch churches FGT Sri Damansara for the past 28 years.
Pastor
Phua Seng Tiong
- Senior Pastor of the Sungei Way Subang Methodist Church. Under his leadership, SSMC has become a dynamic church with a heart for missions.
Rev. Dr.
Eu Hong Seng
- Senior Pastor of Full Gospel Tabernacle
- Chairman of the Evangelical Charismatic Churches of Malaysia
- Chairman of National Evangelical Christian Fellowship of Malaysia (NECF)
- Vice Chairman of the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM).
- Board Member of Tung Ling in Singapore
Rev.
Elisha Satvinder
- Senior Pastor of New Covenant Community Church, Sentul, which he and his wife, Petrina pioneered in 1995.
- He currently heads Dignity, a ministry to reach out to the community. This ministry has a school of over 2000 students, comprising both locals and migrants.
- Graduated from Portland Bible College and were ordained as pastors by City Bible Church.
Pastor
Richard Toh
- Senior Pastor of Community Baptist Church (CBC) which now has 7 preaching centers. CBC is a cell church, and is involved in various missions, both local and overseas.
- In 2010, Pastor Toh stepped down as Senior Pastor and is now Pastor Emeritus of CBC.
FACULTY STAFF
JOYCE EU
Principal
Dean (English Department)
LEE SIEW HUI
Dean (Mandarin Department)
SUBASHINI ACHARI
Dean (Tamil Department)
LAI MUN LEONG
Dean, SOM Online (English)
LAW CINDY
Deputy Dean, SOM Onsite (English)
TIMOTHY CHIN
Dean, SOM Online (Mandarin)
PAMELA GERALDINE ANTHONY
Programme Lead, SOM Online
(Bahasa Malaysia)
DJ LEE
Administrator
YVONNE KOK
Administrator
ADJUNCT FACULTY
REV. ALAN TAN
Expertise: Bible, Pastoral Ministry
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An ordained minister with the Assemblies of God Malaysia (AOG).
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Has been in ministry since 1982, pastoring churches in Kota Baru, Kelantan and Klang, Selangor.
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Currently pastors Harvest Christian Assembly, a multi-lingual congregational church in Klang which he pioneered in August 1996.
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Oversees two other churches which are under the spiritual covering of Harvest Christian Assembly.
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Serves in the Inter-Denomination Group called Kingdom of God Malaysia (KOG), a Christian group of about 20 churches seeking to mutually encourage smaller churches.
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Holds a Master’s Degree in Theology
REV. ALVIN TAN
Expertise: Bible, Pastoral Ministry
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Lead pastor of High Praise Ministries, a dynamic church located in the heart of Subang Jaya.
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A gifted pianist and worship leader.
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Served as a Music Director in a para-church Creative & Music Ministry.
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Served as Worship leader, Worship Team Coordinator, and Musician in many National Rallies and Conferences.
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Ministers throughout Malaysia and overseas include Nepal, Philippines, Myanmar, and Mexico.
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An alumnus of Tung Ling Seminary.
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Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry and a Master’s Degree in Practical Theology.
REV. ELISHA SATVINDER
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry, Leadership
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An ordained minister from Mannahouse Church (formerly City Bible Church), Portland, USA, after being trained at Portland Bible College.
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He is the senior pastor of New Covenant Community in Sentul, which he and his wife, Petrina, pioneered in 1995.
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Together with his wife, they have set up a school and now run Dignity for Children Foundation, which provides quality care and education to over 2,100 (more than 12,000 over the years) marginalized children from KL and beyond.
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The foundation presently schools children from over 28 nationalities, and works with refugees and rural communities.
DR. ASHLEY CRANE
Expertise: Bible, Theology
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A leading scholar and teacher (Ph.D. Murdoch University) who ministers in churches, conferences, and seminars in Australia, Asia, and the USA.
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He has been in ministry for 39 years and has pastored cross-cultural churches in Israel, the USA, and Australia.
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Was formerly the Principal and CEO of Harvest West Bible College for 18 years.
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Currently the Vice President of Celebrate Messiah.
DR. LALITH MENDIS
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry
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Together with his wife, Hiranthi, they pioneered Gospel Ministries of Sri Lanka.
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Senior minister of the apostolic movement overseeing the work of 70 assemblies island-wide.
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A graduate of Colombo Medical Faculty.
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Founder Director of the Empathic Learning Centre.
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Author of many books, including Parenting in a Digital Age and Prayer Governance of Nations.
REV. DR. COLIN HURT
Expertise: Bible, Theology
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Has been in ministry for more than 55 years which includes pastoral experience with the Assemblies of God (AOG) in England and USA.
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Lecturer at the AOG Bible College in UK.
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Served as a missionary in West Malaysia.
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Established the Church Planting Institute in Cambodia.
REV. DR. EU HONG SENG
Expertise: Bible, Leadership, Church Planting
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Senior Pastor of Full Gospel Tabernacle (FGT), Malaysia.
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Oversight of FGT churches in UK, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Philippines, Bulgaria.
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Vice Chairman of the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) which represents approximately 95% of the Christians in Malaysia viz the Roman Catholic Church, the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship of Malaysia, and the Council of Churches of Malaysia.
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Chairman of the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship, a member of the World Evangelical Alliance, Chairman of the Evangelical Charismatic Churches of Malaysia.
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Chairman of Tung Ling Seminary Malaysia and board member of Tung Ling Bible School, Singapore.
REV. DR. JEREMIAH YAP
Expertise: Theology, Pastoral Ministry
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Together with his wife, Susan, they founded the New Life Restoration Group of Churches (NLRC) in Malaysia.
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Over the years, NLRC has expanded to over ten nations through evangelism and church planting initiatives.
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Currently the Lead Pastor of the NLRC main church in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University Australia, a Master of Ministry from the Malaysia Bible Seminary (MBS) and finished his doctoral studies in 2021 with Asia Graduate School of Theology (Singapore) in alliance with Malaysia Bible Seminary and Bible College of Malaysia.
REV. DR. KINDAH GREENING
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry, Leadership, Pneumatology
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Founder and was Senior Minister of King’s Christian Centre in Gold Coast, Australia.
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Has pastored for over 50 years and fathered several churches.
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Travels worldwide, ministering in international crusades, conventions, and ministers’ conferences.
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Has conducted large healing crusades because of his prophetic-teaching mantle.
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Lectures on Pneumatology and, as the founder of Healing Hurting Hearts, has conducted many “Coping with Grief and Crisis” seminars.
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Chairman Emeritus and Ambassador for King’s Christian College.
REV. NG WAH LOK
Expertise: Bible, Pastoral Ministry
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Served as Principal of Tung Ling Seminary from 1999-2019.
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Is a pioneer member of Full Gospel Tabernacle (FGT) birthed in 1981 and pastors a branch, FGT Sri Damansara since 1992.
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Is a gifted songwriter with more than 100 songs to his credit.
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Has released 3 albums, Every Time I Pray (2001), Shining Stars (2002) and Messiah King (2007).
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Is also Vice President of Malaysian Gospel Music (MGM).
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In 2001, he founded a worship website www.tabernaclemusic.net to feature Malaysian Gospel Music.
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Holds Master’s Degrees in both Engineering and Theology.
DEAN ONG GUEK JU
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry, Leadership
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Is a gifted teacher of the Word, regularly training others in her capacity as the Principal of Tung Ling Bible School and Dean of the School of Ministry.
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Her passionate desire to train and mentor young women and leaders from all walks of life comes from her experience as a life coach from Life forming Leadership Coaching and as an adjunct faculty member at the Haggai Institute for Advanced Leadership Training in the Mid-Pacific Centre, Maui.
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Has authored a book entitled, From Strength to Strength.
DR. PETER ELLIOT
Expertise: Theology, Church History
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Has over 27 years of experience lecturing in Bible and theological colleges with an emphasis on Church History.
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Was involved in Riverview Leadership College for 10 years, Harvest West Bible College for 14 years and Vose Seminary for 9 years in lecturing and as an adjunct lecturer.
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Was former Dean of Studies at Perth Bible College
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Holds an Honorary Research Fellowship with Murdoch University since 2015.
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Was an HDR Supervisor for Alphacrucis College and during 2019 was an adjunct lecturer at Sheridan College.
REV. VOON YUEN WOH
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry, Leadership
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Continental Vice-president for Evangelism Explosion International (EE)
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One of the pioneer leaders of Full Gospel Tabernacle (FGT) in Malaysia and has been involved in pioneering new churches and developing leadership for those churches.
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Serves on the committee of the Evangelical and Charismatic Churches of Malaysia and is also one of the pioneers of the Seremban Pastors Fellowship.
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Was formerly a financial controller in an insurance company and an audit supervisor in an international accounting firm.
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Is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accounts and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
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He was also a Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance.
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Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Bible Theology from the New Covenant International University (USA) and a Masters of Arts in Practical Theology from the University of Chester, (UK).
DR. ESTHER KHIN
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry
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A medical doctor (MBBS, MPH) from Myanmar.
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Has worked in Malaysia for a decade as a clinical pastoral caregiver at Assunta Hospital, and a medical officer at Hospital Kuala Terengganu and Hospital Dungun.
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Has lectured in the Faculty of Medicine at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, and conducted research in areas of family health, reproductive health, community development, and health economics and management.
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Actively serving as a volunteer doctor for community mobile clinics, and a trainer in Youth With A Mission, Singapore.
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Was a volunteer doctor in the Volunteer Service Organization in Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Founder of Agape Home Church, Myanmar.
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Currently serves as a volunteer teacher for needy children in Shwepyitha Township of Yangon in Myanmar.
DR. MARK CHAN
Expertise: Theology
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Has worked in the fields of information and communications technology (ICT) and computers for 20 years.
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Is the current global Director (Asia) of an international missions organisation in Europe, heading teams in Asia and beyond.
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Been involved in full-time ministry since 2001, evangelising and discipling new believers.
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He coaches, mentors, equips and trains the international and local Malaysian body of Christ and global churches in ministry and missional leadership.
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An international faculty for leadership institutions like the Haggai Institute,
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Adjunct faculty for theological schools in Asia and Malaysia.
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Holds a Masters of Theology (MTh) degree from Mattersey Hall and Bangor University, Wales in the United Kingdom, and a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) in Strategic Leadership from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary and Faith International University, Tacoma, USA.
PASTOR PHUA SENG TIONG
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry, Leadership
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Had been a teacher and principal of government secondary schools for 31 years and retired in the year 2000.
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Is a founding pastor of Sungai Way-Subang Methodist Church (SSMC), Petaling Jaya, which began in 1975, and was its Senior Pastor until his retirement.
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Under his leadership, SSMC has become a dynamic church with a heart for missions.
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He and his church have been actively involved in mission work in countries like India, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia.
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Serves as a board member of Tung Ling Seminary.
REV. DR. RON HEE
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry
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Former Principal of Tung Ling Seminary.
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Former Senior Pastor of New Life Restoration Centre in Petaling Jaya.
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Currently serving as Group Pastor (Connect).
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Has a degree in Materials Engineering from Monash University, Australia and a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) from AGST Alliance.
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Helps to oversee the Evangelical Charismatic Churches of Malaysia (ECCM).
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President of Sri Eden, an NGO that cares for children with learning disabilities.
REV. LES WHEELDON
Expertise: Bible, Theology
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Called into full-time ministry in 1979 and was ordained by a German missionary society.
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Together with his wife, Vicki, they pioneered a ministry in Cameroon, West Africa. The church is still actively growing today. They served the Lord in Cameroon for eight years.
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Has also pastored several churches in the United Kingdom and been involved in preaching and teaching God’s word in Africa, Europe and over recent years in Siberia and the Canadian Arctic.
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Has authored several books, including The Eagle and the Waterpots: A Commentary on the Gospel of John, Hearing God’s Heart, and many others.
REV. DR. DANIEL KIM
Expertise: Theology, Pastoral Ministry
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Graduated from UCLA (BS in Biochemistry), Talbot School of Theology (M.Div & M.Th) and Doctoral Degree at Biola University.
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Served as OMF Missionary for 24 years (Thailand and Diaspora) and was the Former Director of Chiang Mai Theological Seminary.
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Dean of School of Discipleship and Legacy at Sarang Global Academy, South Korea.
DR. BERNARD CHONG
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry, Leadership
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Trained and served as a Civil Engineer.
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Serving as a lay leader in Canning Garden Baptist Church (CGBC) Ipoh since 2000.
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Currently serving as the working Elder and also the Mission Director.
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Holds a BSc from U. Manchester (1982), BA from ICI U. (2005), MEng from UTM (2001), MTh from U. Wales (2009), DMin from WLI (2017).
REV. SAM HARI
Expertise: Pastoral Ministry
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In 1988, he joined Pr. Martin Kumar in Penang church planting.
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In 2000, Martin left to plant a church in Kuala Lumpur, where he was appointed as senior pastor.
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In 2018, he was elected as the Chairman of The Foursquare Gospel Church of Malaysia to serve in the church planting commission.
REV. DR. TAN JIN HUAT
Expertise: Bible, Theology
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Currently a Bible teacher at large.
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Was a theological lecturer and academic dean at both Malaysia Bible Seminary (MBS) and Seminari Theologi Malaysia (STM) with interests in New Testament, Homiletics and Malaysian Church History.
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Studied theology in the United Kingdom at Trinity College, Bristol, London School of Theology, University of Aberdeen and the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.
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A retired ordained Anglican minister who had planted a church in Klang Valley and pastored a couple of churches in Kuala Lumpur.
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Some of his notable publications – Preacher, Prepare Yourself, Brookes, The British and Christianity in Sarawak and Planting and Indigenous Church: The Case of the BEM.
REV. DR. CHAN THEAM LAI
Expertise: Bible, Pastoral Ministry
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Was the former Dean of Tung Ling Seminary in the Ipoh Campus.
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Currently, is the Chairman of Malaysia Baptist Convention.
DEAN PHILIP ONG
Expertise: Leadership, Pastoral Ministry
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Dean of the School of Leadership at Tung Ling Bible School, Singapore.
- Former CEO of an advertising agency group.
- Founder of a non-profit organization, Equipping Leaders for Asia (ELA), which challenges men to rise as Spiritual Leaders in their homes, workplaces, churches, and communities.
- Founder of Jakarta International Christian Fellowship (JICF).