groups
Whether you are new to Bible Church or have been worshipping with us for some time, we welcome you to our CARE Group (CG) community. This is where we meet in smaller groups of 10-15 for fellowship, prayer, support, encouragement and accountability, and the study of God’s Word.
We want to help you get connected with one another and with the church family. No CG is alike, and there are CGs for all stages of life.
What do we do?
CARE groups usually comprise of 10-15 people meeting weekly or fortnightly for worship, Bible study, sharing and prayer. The main aim is to promote community and care, mutual support, encouragement and accountability for the goal of Christian discipleship.
C.A.R.E. stands for
Community & Care,
Adoration in worship & prayer,
Renewal in spiritual life Bible study and devotions, and
Engagement in service & outreach.
If you are interested to join/visit a CARE group, please email keetkeong@biblechurch.sg
Who we are?
Our CGs are categorized generally by life stages. They are:
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Young Adults (~below 35),
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Mid-life (~35-55) or
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Seniors (~above 55).
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Couples (~25-40)
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Mixed Groups (span across ages)
Connect with us!
PASTORAL STAFF
We are COMMUNITY
CG Overseer: Assistant Pastor Elaine Ng
CG Overseer: Assistant Pastor Lai Keet Keong
CG Overseer: Ms Lilian Poon
CG Overseer: Pastor Lim Wei-en
CG Overseer: Asst Ps Patrick Chan Yin
CG Overseer: Assistant Pastor Timothy Lee
TESTIMONIES
CG 2.0 CGLs and ACGLs
I have benefitted from CG 2.0 in having Community Building and personal life application related to the Bible study passages. Community Building questions help members to consider personally what God is doing in their lives. Application questions invite members to consider how they can be involved in God's work. These are what my CG members need.
- George Chua (Clementi CG)
Community building helps members break from distracting thoughts and bring out the teaching points of the study passage. Adoration helps members to worship God's attributes displayed in the study passage. The small group prayer builds relationships and confidence in authentic sharing.
- Judy Goh (Olive Tree CG)
The new format CG 2.0 helps to promote community building and healthy relationship amongst the Core Team and with the CG members. The shared responsibility with Core Group helps to provide effective support to CGL and sustainability of CG to avoid overloading the CGL. It encourages pastoral care support to CG members and makes it feasible to spawn when the group size gets too big under one CGL and/or CG.
- Eileen Chiang (Day CG)
The first thing that comes to mind is that having a diverse core team is a great help in generating ideas in helping the CG to grow. Secondly, the format given is a useful guide for conducting the CG meeting.
- Charles Quah (Jewels CG)
Having core group and more hands to lead the CG. That was a great relief and load off my shoulder. Collective responsibility also means, more people feel they have a stake in the CG instead of just participants.
- Wicky Wijaya (Clementi CG)
CG 2.0 Core members
I particularly like the icebreaker as I find it 'loosens' up the members, so we are more ready to open our mouths to share. At times I gain some insights into lives of my fellow CG members. The more application format of study question allows me to explore where my heart is at given a said bible passage and formulate action plan. Safe sharing and praying in a smaller group build close and lasting friendship.
- Carol Lau (Clementi CG)
It's systematically arranged in 5 segments for strengthening the CG.
- Anthony Lim (Clementi CG)
Our CG 2.0 is great for me as the duty are well defined, streamline & focused by each member. Breakout discussion in smaller groups also saves time, privacy & comfortable.
- Eileen Goh (Jewels CG)
The acronym for CARE (Community & Care, Adoration in worship & prayer, Renewal in spiritual life Bible study and devotions, and Engagement in service & outreach) gives a good focus on what we are about.
- Penny Goh (Happiness CG)
I personally benefited from the Core Team format. It gives me opportunity to support CG leader and play more active role in the CG like following up with members assigned to my care and facilitating bible study. I also feel supported by other core team members, and over time build stronger bonds.
- Roger Ong (Care & Connect CG)
In the CG 2.0 format, my CG has a core team of 5 committed members to support our CG leader. I find this core team concept beneficial to our CG to share loads of many things we are doing, be it to lead bible study, to keep in touch with CG members, meeting regularly to pray and plan for CG activities and so on.
- Ivan Tan (Care & Connect CG)
This new CG format helps in fostering spiritual growth, building relationships to Continue opps develop empathy such as learning to understand and relate to others their life experiences through encouragement and prayers. We are all in this together. Amen. I've indeed experienced an effective means of spiritual growth and of Christ centred friendships since I joined Bible Church and in this CG.
- Jenny Quek (Day CG)
I fully support the new CG format. In a large group, one who would probably keep quiet will speak up in a smaller grouping. This will allow everyone to have a better understanding of one another's needs. Besides being fulfilled spiritually, we get to be closer socially. I have reaped many benefits.
- Mei Ling (Day CG)
CG 2.0 introduces active participation of roles of all CG members regardless of their Christian maturity. Proactive follow up from the Core group members.
- Bee Peng (Jewels CG)
One thing I appreciate about the CG is the intergenerational fellowship. From the seniors to the young. Love to see the young ones interact with the adults in the games. And also the sharing sessions from the more senior.
- James Chan (Happiness CG)
The new CG format is a simple structure which includes a few segments including Community Building, Adoration & Renewal. All who attend are encouraged to participate in them. In the CG, we are welcoming to visitors. Members share authentically with each other in Community Building & Bible Study. In the Adoration Segment we are reminded to worship God in song. We encourage each other through fellowship, prayer, caring & a commitment to attend the CG meetings. Together, we help each other to grow & mature in Christlikeness. We are still a work in progress trusting in His Spirit to lead us.
- Zee Kok Eng (Olive Tree CG)
Because of the many opportunities for personal and social interactions within and outside the CG, I have enjoyed and cherished the deep friendships and happy relationships with fellow CG members. I have been inspired and encouraged by younger christians in the CG who have grown spiritually and have volunteered to take up responsibilities.
- Boon Siew (Jewels CG)
The Community Building questions help me to get to know members better. Worship time help me to refocus on God before the bible study. Discussion on bible application questions broaden my understanding of God's Word and how I can apply His Word in my life.
- Chua Poh Gek (Day CG)
With CG 2.0, I am able to learn from my fellow CG mates through their sharing as well as help me to focus more on the application of the bible study on how to apply to my life.
- Yushan Sng (F2F CG)
The new CG format allows me to serve with others in the core team to support my CG leader. We make decisions together as a team by discussing various options thoroughly and as we come with different skill sets and ministry experience, we complement each other. Therefore, we are able to serve our CG members better and are also able to make wiser decisions because iron sharpens iron. We also share the load of reaching out to individual members hence no one is overly burdened. Besides that, we also meet regularly as a core team to pray and plan for our CG.
- Celestine Thong (Care & Connect CG)
I think the structured nature of the format is beneficial because everyone knows what to expect each week, and it lends itself to having different members of the CG contribute each week.
- Ramona Tang (Care & Connect CG)