BBTC Leaders’ Retreat 2024
Overview
On behalf of the BBTC Leaders’ Retreat organising team, we welcome you to join us! It has been 4 years since our last Retreat, and we invite body life and ministry leaders, your spouses and children to join us as we accomplish God’s purpose, through His Power and in His Presence.
As we align towards our mission to share Christ as we mature in Him, let us be faithful to serve as anointed leaders with integrity of heart and skilful hands (Psalm 78:72)!
Highlights
- Anointed Word in Season
- Anointed Worship – experiencing God’s Power & Presence
- Interactive sessions where leaders from different generations will bond with each other
- Children’s programme – for ages between N1 to K2 & P1 to P6.
- Programme tracks during afternoon sessions – curated for different needs and life stations
- Ministry/Body Life Group Discussions
Programme
Leaders Retreat PM Programmes
Day 1 (14 Mar) 3-5pm
- Facilitating Worship in CG/Ministry
Role of worship in cell/ministry meeting, focusing on the heart of worship, hardware and software with hands-on Practice Sessions
- Facilitating Word in CG/Ministry
How to select and prepare bible study materials to facilitate the Word in CG/ministry sessions, to ensure application and spiritual growth in the CG/ministry. There will be practical sessions.
- Pastoral Counselling: Supporting Effectively through Loss and Grief
How do you reach out, support and counsel effectively in times of grief (e.g. break-ups, job loss, bereavement)? What do you say and do or not say and not do? Be equipped with knowledge, understanding and handles to journey alongside empathically and to extend love to cell members and pre-believers.
- Faith@Home (Parent/Children Bonding)
Dive into an afternoon of laughter, connection, and playful adventures in this activity filled session designed to reignite family fun and forge stronger bonds.
Day 2 (15 Mar) 2.30-5pm
- Missions Experience: Engaging Children (Outside of hotel)
Time: 2-5pm | NB: Pastoral team members will connect with participants for prior preparation.
Blessing the nations: Join us to engage a group of children in a care home and share the love of Christ. Activities include playing games and connecting with them. Families are encouraged to bring their children to participate in a missions experience together.
- Missions Experience: Engaging Youth (Outside of hotel)
Time: 2-5pm | NB: Pastoral team members will connect with participants for prior preparation.
Blessing the nations: Join us to engage with youths in a care home and share the love of Christ. Activities include playing games and connecting with them. Families are encouraged to bring their children to participate in a missions experience together.
- Healing & Prophetic Workshop
Learn practical handles on healing & prophecy. This workshop aims to activate you to live a lifestyle of power & love, and to walk under an open heaven for His Kingdom.
- Cultivating Connection: Nurturing a Thriving Marriage in every Season
Equip your relationship with essential skills: Learn practical strategies for communication, conflict resolution, and keeping the spark alive amidst the demands of family life.
- Finishing Well: Reward & Consequence
Finishing well for leaders has a reward attached to it. We enter into the joy of the Lord (Matt 25:21) with a path well defined and an entrance richly prepared for eternity starting now (2 Peter1:11). It is made up of 5 stages: set up, build up, take up, (occasional make up), ramp up and then pack up. A learning session to navigate this leader’s journey together.
Children’s Programme
A special children’s programme has been specially arranged for our leaders’ children in the Pre-Primary (N1-K2) and Primary (P1-6) age groups, led by experienced, engaging and energetic Children’s Minister David Leong.
David Leong has re-arranged his teaching schedule at Biblical Graduate School of Theology to serve our leaders and their families at this retreat. David is a much sought-after itinerant Children & Families Educator. He has some 30 years of experience in ministering to children, young people, parents and teachers both in the Christian as well as non-Christian communities. David Leong who has a Master of Christian Studies (M.C.S.) degree from Regent College, Vancouver, Canada, is an engaging, animated, lively and humorous instructor. The Lord has used him to equip many children’s ministry teachers in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, England, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia (East & West), Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam. He and his wife, Cynthia, who was a church-based kindergarten principal for 12 years, have three lovely adult children – Ivan, Alyssa and Dorlisa.
REGISTRATION
Registration will be from 18 November 2023 to 31 December 2023.
Upon successful submission on the Genesis portal, you will receive both a registration acknowledgement and email from Genesis with the details of your registration. At this point in time, your registration is not confirmed yet.
There will be another email sent in January 2024 for payment collection. Upon full payment, you will receive a payment receipt via email; only then will your registration be confirmed.
If you are experiencing difficulties with Genesis portal, kindly contact BBTC Admin via:
- Email Address : [email protected]
PAYMENT
On behalf of the Leaders’ Retreat organising team, thank you for signing up and we look forward to seeing you!
Payment collection timeframe: 1 January to 16 February 2024
Online payment methods: PayNow or internet banking (see link in email)
To help us identify your payment, please key in LR24_Registration No_Full Name in the remarks column.
An email with payment instructions will be sent out to the person with the registration ID (who made the original camp registration). If you registered on someone else’s behalf, you will receive the email and are responsible for making full payment for all persons under your registration ID.
Receipts of payment will be sent out once it’s processed (please allow the finance team two weeks to send this out to you via email).
If you have further questions or clarifications, you may also email us at [email protected].
By BBTC Coach
Transport will be a coach bus that departs from BBTC at 7.30am sharp. You can indicate your transport preferences when registering for camp. The bus is expected to depart from the hotel on 16 March at 1.45pm.
By car
The estimated travel time is about 1-2 hours depending on traffic.
Please plan to arrive at the hotel before 9.30am.
Parking is free for campers at Renaissance Hotel JB. More details will be released at a later date.
By Public Transport
Bus
SBS Transit Bus (Bus Service No. 160)
Bus Route: Jurong East Interchange (beside the Jurong East MRT) – JB Sentral
Estimated cost: SGD1.81
SBS Transit Bus (Bus Service No. 170X)
Bus Route: Kranji MRT Singapore – JB Sentral
Estimated cost: SGD1.39
SMRT Bus (Bus Service No. 950)
Bus Route: Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange – JB Sentral
Estimated cost: SGD1.43
Grab Bus
Bus Route: Multiple pickup locations – JB Sentral
Estimated cost: SGD3-11
Train
KTM’s Shuttle Tebrau
Train Route: Woodlands Train Checkpoint – JB Sentral
Estimated cost: SGD5 (one way)
Private Hire from JB Sentral to Renaissance Hotel JB
Estimated Cost: RM11
Kindly plan to arrive the hotel before 9.30am.
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
- Please refer to the Registration Tab for more details on camp registration, hotel bookings and payment.
HOTEL ROOMS
- Who should I approach for hotel room extensions before/ after the dates of Leaders’ Retreat?
For enquiries/booking on room extensions before or after the retreat, please:
(i) Write in to [email protected];
(ii) Attn ‘Ms. Zhi Sin’ with your full name (as shown in your registration form); and
(iii) Indicate that you are from BBTC.
TRANSPORT
- Can I elect for transportation (arranged by BBTC) after registration?
Please write in to [email protected] on your request with your registration ID. Any request post registration is subject to seat availability on the coaches.
- If I only need one leg of the transport, can I opt for only a one-way coach transfer?
The coach fee is a flat rate of S$20 even if you are only taking it one-way.
- I am taking my own transport. What time will Leaders’ Retreat 2024 start and end so that I can arrange my transport?
Programme starts with gel at 10.30am on 14 March (Thursday). The retreat will end at 12pm on 16 March (Saturday). For the full retreat programme, you may refer to the “Programme” tab.
MEALS
- What meals will be covered during the camp?
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner will be catered by the hotel, except for breakfast on Day 1 (14 March) and lunch on Day 3 (16 March).
- How do I indicate my meal restrictions regarding food allergies / lactose intolerance?
Unfortunately we do not cater for meal restrictions, so please exercise wisdom and check with the serving staff if you have food allergies and unsure about the ingredients that are in the dish which may cause allergic reaction.
OTHERS
- I am a ministry leader, not a body-life leader. Should I attend?
Yes. All leaders, including ministry leaders, and their core teams (CGLs, ACGLs and SPTs) are encouraged to attend the retreat. Please contact your pastoral ministry head for any queries.
- Can my spouse who is not a leader attend the retreat?
Yes, spouses of leaders are welcome to register for the retreat. They are encouraged to attend the sessions as well.
- Do our children have the same programme as us? Where and when do we leave them? Who is taking care of them?
There will be a children’s programme for ages 3-12 year old running concurrently during the main sessions. The programme will be led by experienced, engaging and energetic Children’s Minister David Leong.
If your child is below 3 years old and not eligible for the programme, there will be an open space at the back of the main session hall for parents with young kids.
For items not answered above, please email to [email protected].