Chief Usher's Birthday

First Row, from left to right: Nigel, Ranford, Wayne, Michelle, CHERIE, Xin Yu, Hwee Yee and Kian Leng
Second Row, from left to right: Andy, Alastair, Jin Yuan and Peck Hoon
Third Row, from left to right: Jian Min, Edmund, Christopher, Jonathan, Kenneth and Miaow Guan
Picture taken on 30 July 2007, Spartans on Usher.

Happy Belated Birthday Cherie!
[25 June 2007]
From Spartans.

Chicken Soup?

Hi Spartans,

"Chicken Soup for Spartans" by Christopher.

Firstly, Spartan is not only to referring the citizens of Sparta, but if you use it as an adjective, it is defined as being courageous, undaunted, brave and resolute in adversity and also being disciplined. As you can see, it reflects how the Spartans in the movie 300 are like.

So, let's call ourselves Spartan Ushers as it is grammatically correct.

In the ancient Greek times, Sparta created one of the toughest and most disciplined armies in world history. Their soldiers were trained from infancy to be tough and obedient to their laws.

The training gave boys the three most vital traits of a Spartan:

1. Toughness: To be physically strong and to endure hardships
   
2. Obedience: Being loyal to Sparta and disciplined in the military
   
3. Fearlessness: Go into war with no fear and to die in battle is a great honour

However, let us turn it around to apply it in a spiritual way and relate in to serving as an usher.
As Ushers,

1. Toughness is defined as being strong and durable. We need to be strong in our conviction and our spiritual life.
   
2. Like what Jian Ming shared with us, Obedience is the key to unlock other qualities. If you obey and submit to your leaders, everything will be good and going.
   
3. We need to be fearless, not arrogant, but courageous and bold. I can't emphasize this more. 1 Chronicles 28:20 says everything.

Let's be Spiritual Spartans in usher. Amen!

And lastly, an acronym for SPARTANS;

S piritual

P urposeful

A ccountable

R esolute

T actful

A vailable

N ever say die

S ubmissive

*Tactful means showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people.

Let's be spartanic spartans that will usher people into their destiny spartanically spartanly with spartanism.

Hope it make sense. Lol.

Signing off,

Christopher

Hi Ushers

Welcome back to our exciting blog.

This is SPARTANS

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'For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.' Prov 23:7

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Here's the dreams of all the Spartans!! Do you have one too?

Cherie: Replicates of more head ushers, chief ushers and section leaders. The next generation of spiritual leaders from the team (:

Christopher: Rise up to be a Spiritual Chief Usher that will give God his very best and usher people into their destiny

Nigel: Not a ordinary usher, but a EXTRAORDINARY usher that will bring people to God with a servantheart & last of all being a Cheif Usher & do-ers of God. :D

Wei Chao:Be the next wave of leaders RISIING! To Give Our BEST In Every Single Duty & Give the BEST impressions to the new congregations!!

HweeYee: Be a spiritual usher who will serve God faithfully and radically. More than that, serving with a smile from the heart not out of obligation despite all circumstances.

Andy: Ushering is more then just usher,but to serve with all your heart and give your 100% to serve God and help many others out there to get save.

Jin Yuan: To serve alongside and assist the Chief Ushers

Yibin: To serve God 100% during the BEST YEARS of my LIFE and at the same time, RISE UP to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL in USHER!!! =

Gerard: To unleash my potential in God and to grow spiritually by serving in Usher!

EeddyY: Think Big, Grow Big and Be BIG... Ushering people with sincere hearts!! =)

KIANLENG=) : A Spirit- Filled Usher who will give God his best and be able to bring down the presence of God during Ushering! Always be there for People!!

Peck Hoon: Be an inspiring and spiritual Chief Usher who serves not only the people of God, but every new person who steps into hoGc!

Yilin: Reach a level where I can lead a team who will give their best in Usher like the army of 300 soldiers..

Wayne: An usher, who will break free from my comfort zone, always be there backing the head usher or pastors up. I dream of being a chief usher. If there is a need, I will be there.

Michelle Yao: Hi eveyone! sorry for posting this late as i'm still seeking God about my dreams in usher. Guess I've got an answer! haha My dreams in usher ministry is to be a CHEIF USHER. not just a titled chief usher but one whom will flow with pastor and run with the church. Usher ministry have really gone up to another level! No matter how Big or how Zai we are, I wanna be the cheif usher that pass on the right culture and the heart of Pastor's and the church. YUP! this is my dream! THE FUTURE IS AMAZING! let's keep it up! =D

Wayne's Dream

Since young, I had many dreams.
However, in my walk with God so far, I had just this one specific dream.
And it is to become a businessman.
I once had a vision of buying a plot of land with a magnificient buliding on it. Well I suppose it is heart of God church on that land(:

Then, I feel God just telling me the good character that i need to fulfil my dream. Things like tithing and giving. If I cant part with $10 now, how can I part with millions in future.

Since I came into usher ministry, I've learnt many things. It basically built the foundations for my christian walk. I learnt things like importance of prayer, care for people, putting myself in other's shoes etc.

Talking about me being an usher. Like Alton, I did not choose to be in usher ministry. However, I remembered how an usher smiled at me during my first time in church and how much it will impact a new friend. Thus, I carried this dream to edify others life.

As the church and usher ministry goes up another level, I need to go to a new level too. Thus, I decided to break free from my comfort zone and soar. Starting from this saturday's service.

-Wayne

war·ri·or (wôr'ē-ər, wŏr'-) noun.
1. One who is engaged in or experienced in battle.
2. One who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause

HELLO WARRIORS.

We are people who fights the spiritual wars together as a team!
We are people who engaged aggressively(with godliness) in an activity or a cause!

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU ALL.

No matter where we go, carry this heart with us.
We are Warriors for Jesus Christ.


-chewting

Ooooooh, ok hi world :D
Just a quick post at 1AM!

FIGHTERS are ushering this Sunday, all y'all fighters out there, let's all come for usher k :D Let's breakthrough in our attendance at um, a more... how do i put it, more desirable manner! Heheheh yeah.

I can't wait for every usher duty now :D

I could remember my very first time stepping into church, where the copious copies of unfamiliar faces never failed to intimidate me despite the familiarity of my schoolmates encircling me, the amiable smiles of the ushers definitely made me feel a lot more welcome.

Of course, us ushers being such sweeeeeeet people, there are the occasionally love notes stuck on the green chairs, warming messages ranging from "You are loved!" to "You have a purpose in life!" is definitely a plus point.

I can't wait to serve, i can't wait to greet the next new friend with our signature usher smile.
I can't wait to see the smile of a new friend who felt welcome in this place we call our home, i can't wait to see that same new friend raising his arms to worship God, singing the same freedom anthem we all had sung.

We usher people into their destiny, don't give God second best, because God gave us His best, His One and Only Son, Jesus Christ! :D

Sweet salvation, my heart never fails to soar and sing everytime i see an unfamiliar face streaked with tears, his broken heart mended by God, shattered dreams flying again, joy overflowing his heart, all coming from the Lord our God.

Who knows, that person might have just been one of us.
Who knows, if had we ushers not been there, one of us would not have been here?
So...

SMILE! (otherwise you're going to be owing somebody many many cans of coke...)

Ushered into my destiny,
IMAI ♥

Usher Challenge - EXTENDED!!

HI Ushers,

I already got the winning team. The winning team will be the team that will usher the people into their destiny for SINGPOST GRAND OPENING SERVICE, 11th AUGUST 2007.

However, the current winning team may not be the one doing for the opening service. I need to be fair to everyone.
Therefore, I’m extending the challenge.


New Challenge!!

By this Friday, we will see which team has the most number of crews that tag here.
Example: Pei Shan: Warriors!!
Same as last week!

What we going to do is to add up the score of last week and this week. The team with the highest score is the team that will do SINGPOST GRAND OPENING SERVICE.

Fair enough? The challenge starts now.
Due date: Friday, 29th June 07.
Due time: 1159pm.

Here’s the score for last week! :

Spartans
Total points with Zone F: 16
Total points without Zone F: 13

Fighters
Total points with Zone F: 17
Total points without Zone F: 17

Warriors
Total points with Zone F: 23
Total points without Zone F: 20

Warriors are leading.
Btw, Zone F team will also be doing ushering for the Grand Opening Service.


No spamming.
Hint:
We shall see which team is the fastest to be mobilize!
We are an Army of God that can be mobilize any time, any where, right here, right now!
The earlier you tag, the chances of doing usher for Opening Service is higher. hint hint*

Results will be announced on the 1st July after service. See you at the meeting after Sunday Youth Service.


Ushering people into their destiny,
Jian Ming
Head Usher

†he DreÂm

Wow
learning to serve really change my perspective about things like

my bad habbits xD

I learn that being late is not only wasting me and the people who are waiting for me but it also may lead to an ineffective service o.O

The dream of mine isn't really big as to compare with God has install for me so here i go i wanna Give the best and not short change God in everything i do
( i know its hard to do that all the time )

i want to also not only usher people into thier destiny i wanan bring/lead them into it. where they can See God face to face and be a HAPPY Child of God

Be ever ready to pick up the cross and YES RUN WITH THE Solution

USHERS we have done good but LET US Do better and be higher then where we are let us take the bold faith and leap into the sky

I wish and pray you all well for the future is going to be amazing

AMEN<----------- from your Spartan Friend xxX_Kenneth_Xxx

This is just so AMAZING!

Hi Everyone!!

In this post, I want to share with you all about my dreams in Usher Ministry!
Firstly, I want to reach a level where is can lead a team who will give their best and Usher like that army 300 soliders!!!
Because Usher Ministry is a training ground of the Church!! ((:


This is just so amazing! And seeing ushers growing in the Ministry and seeing people being sent out to other Ministry to help out! ~Feels like a army of 300!!

And when I see post like Miaow Guan really inspires me to keep on going for God and serving Him all my best beacuase I want to see more of Miaow Guans raising up and help to carry the burden of the Church. Like what Pastor always say, Church is not about the Building but is about the People! Passionate for Christ and Hunger in them to Live Learn Lead!!!
But on top of that, our life have to be in order! Amen!

Army Of God 300!!! Keep on Growing!
Love God, Love People, Love Life!! Accelerate!!

All Things are Possible through Christ!
Have Faith and Trust God!
Running the Race with you!

With lots of Love,
Yilin

walamak!!

walamak... how can any blog be complete without the one and only EeddyY posting?!

hahaha... i think hor all the ushers who already posted are all super amazing lah like the amazing spiderman (me)

yea... anyways here's my dream haha...

i dream of becoming a HEAD usher soon *hint hint* hahaha... ya lor... its not cos i want the title or anything but hor i really caught the heart of dreaming BIG from everyone lah... and its always good to dream BIG as u really can see how God makes ur BIG dream seem small with His BIGGER plans hahaha...

nxt hor, i dream of seeing many many happy faces when i usher people lah... ushering people shld not be a job i guess but it has to come from the heart... and i get excited when i see that the people i usher are smiling hahaha... maybe i just naive hahaha...

ya lor... i guess thats all i have to say FOR NOW cos its like 3am LOL... half of my brain is dead "P

OH DEAR!!! I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT IM FROM SPARTANS!! LOL

dozing off,
EeddyY

Hi all ushers,


today i was talking to peishan. and she mentioned this thing..

don't you feel that there is something happening in this blog? there is just this buzz and hype atmosphere here! and its not just physically, if you notice there is sort of a spiritual element in it. I believe God is at work here guys! somethings gonna change and move our usher ministry like never before! Amen? ^^


i think for myself how i came into this ministry was very different from other people. haha! because when i first came into usher i didn't ask to be in it. neither did i wanted to be in it, my choice of ministry then was video and cafe. (which i did not get into either) i became one of the first batch of ushers in FTMS, Roy was still the Head Usher then. but over time, as i got discipled and grew in usher, so did my love for serving in Usher! It was here that i learnt to take note of little details and it is here that i learnt about punctuality and the importance of it. till today im still learning from all the chief ushers and Jianming too!


i'm really thankful to be given the chance to rise up to where i am now in this ministry. =) like what nadine said, without this ministry, i would not be what i am today. i would not be able to plan things, not be able to lead people. and it was also thru this ministry that i got to know friends and really got my roots planted in church! =D

and i know of some people that are always loving usher duty! one of them is agnetta! -claps
you know? she went around church telling people she know, that she missed ushering for church pledge day and that she was so angry that she couldn't not go overseas w her parents. she was telling me "alton! you know what anot? sian le~... i asked jianming if i can usher for pledge day, and he gave me the green light liao le! den now i have to go for this stupid trip and i'll be missing pledge day and ushering for it la!!" she so so desired to usher!



so ushers!! (FIGHTERS ESPECIALLY! :p ) let not your next duty be just another duty! expect something different, treat it differently from your last duty! this time is always gonna be better then the last time you did it! correct whatever mistakes you did in the last duty, smile wider, pray that people will get touched by your one sentence "Hi! Welcome to Heart of God Church!" and know that whenever you usher someone, its not just ushering them to their seats. YOU ARE USHERING THEM INTO THEIR DESTINY IN GOD!!

XD

Lastly, bond together, work together, pray together! and of coz, usher together!!


Ushered into destiny
Alton / Alumn

Wow, reading Miaow Guan's post have just motivated me so so much.

It's true, Usher Ministry has also been called the training ground, a place where people's character change, and most importantly, their lives. And I'm a living testimony! :DDD

I became an usher last April. And I'm proud to declare that Usher Ministry is my first ever ministry!!! If anyone ask me why would I want to join this ministry, I would always tell them the same thing:

"Cos hor, during Create '05, it was only my 3rd visit to church. Then during the break, I saw the ushers and they are so cool! All the dancers were also ushers and they were helping to carry the chairs!!!"

I think without Usher Ministry, I would not have come so far...

I've grown a lot. And it's all because of this superb, fantastic and wonderful ministry! Not only have I learnt things like being detailed, faithful in the small things, and also fierce stuffs like how to disciple people! Hahaha.

From the Chief Ushers, I've learnt the importance of prayed up SMSes. Cos I've witnessed a service, when ALL the ushers sent their prayed up SMS, and we had SO MUCH time to pray for service, and each chair. That day's service was fantastic! Everything just went so smoothly. From that day, I was even more determined to make sure all ushers send their prayed up SMSes. (hint to all fighters! hahaha)

From Jian Ming, one simple thing: care for your ushers. I was just a new crew then. Doors were going to open. Still, he came to me, and asked me if I was thirsty. Of course I said no! But he knew and asked me to quickly go take a sip of water. I'm touched by this little action (:

Then, Noni became my Chief Usher. He's always there. Whenever you need help, you know he's there. And together with Jian Ming, he has risen me up to where I am today. He taught me how to be firm, how to gain respect, usher skills... Countless things.

In simple terms, without Usher Ministry, I would not be who I am today.

I'm ushered into my destiny,
Nadine

A Story

Hi Ushers,

Heard from Wei Chao about this blog. He ask to share about our dreams for the future. So.. I guess it's good to share how I feel about usher ministry and where it brought me.

Usher ministry was my first ministry in church, it's a place where I pick up the heart of serving. Here it's a journary to pick up traits, character, attitude and passion from the people around you. Not only you get to learn from your Head Usher and Chief Usher, you get to learn from your fellow usher crew as well.

In the being of usher, I start off to be lead by Koon Yew. That time Roy was leading as a head usher. I then learn from Roy the submisive heart when he shared with me an example what happens when the hands and legs doesn't listen to the head. All things will start to go wrong, that where I learn to obey instructions carefully.

From Koon Yew, I learn the heart of being detailed. I remembered last time, there was a mounting board that has a layout of the church. Koon Yew will always pick the names, place them on the board and explain the positions to us. He could have just pointed the positions and tell us where we should go. Instead, he always find the names of the ushers from a plastic bag where everyone's name are being mixed around and stick them on the board.

Then it goes on to Noni. He had a great passion to serve, from his stories I caught the heart of serving. Pastor once shared that before the renovations for FTMS was completed. The toilet was in a mess and no one clean it. But Noni took the intiative and clean it up. That was the amazing thing, he could have choose not to do it. But because the heart to serve is there, no matter what task it is. The hands will be willing to complete it.

Next it was Pei Shan. She was focus about pray up, that's where the usher beyond of only performing tasks to operating in the spirit. From Pei Shan I learn the importance of praying up before service. Prayer kick start our sprirtual engines, when we pray up before we usher. Our sense will be sharper towards the people who need us to brighten our day. Just because of a prayer, your alertness to turn toward a new friend, look him or her in the eye and smile can make a big difference.

I caught the heart of giving best from Jian Ming. He never give second best to God, he always taught us that if we are to serve God half-heartedly during a service. It is better that we don't serve at all. From him I saw the importance of giving my best, if we are giving our best. We would not forgot to bring things, wear the wrong attire, don't smile... God has given us His best, and we should give our best to Him as well.

Hunger to serve was found in two girls, one was Hwee Yee and the other was Alexander. Rememeber that once Alexander face major PO, that means she can't even serve in usher. But she want it so badly, she thought of a plan; she will ask a friend to bring the clothes for her to church and after that her friend will once again bring it home to wash for her. She could have become a regular sunday/satuday christian. But she choose not to. Same for Hwee Yee, there was a time, she got major PO and she could only come for service sometimes, but whenever she got a chance. She will sneak out during the day she is on duty and do usher.

Faithfulness was to be found in Ah Cai, Gang Yuan and Jacky. They had been the church for the longest period and never once their passion to serve died off. Faithfulness is found when you are doing the same thing over and over again without losing the passion for it.

This jounary to learn and serve still goes on and there are still many thing wait for me to learn and waiting for you to learn as well. It's a matter of observing and discovering, everyone has something special waitting to be given to others. Have the wanting to learn from them and you will find it from them...

For me, I don't have a specfic dream that I want to reach and go to. But I do know one thing that I want to do, if there is a need for me to help I will help. If I have the ability to do it, I will do it. But if I don't have, walk in faith and God will help.

Bursting On
Miaow Guan

Usher Video

Hi Ushers!



I have put together this video using scenes from Lord of the Rings, Braveheart and 300. Hope it inspires you all to fight this spiritual war as Spartans, Warriors and Fighters in Usher.

Spiritual Spartan,
Christopher

WARRIORS AREN'T MISSING IN ACTION. WE ARE JUST CROUCHING TIGERS HIDDEN DRAGONS! HAHAHA!


WHOO HOO! WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE WHOLE CHURCH GATHERING OUTISDE MARINA SHOPPING CENTRE PLAYING GAMES AND I WAS SO EMO. "THIS SIGHT IS SO BEAUTIFUL, I LOVE MY CHURCH!" WAS MY CRY THAT NIGHT. REALLY LOVE YOU GUYS, BE IT WHETHER UR IN USHER OR PHOTOG OR WHATEVER, WE ARE STILL ONE BIG FAMILY WHO WILL STICK TOGETHER THROUGH THICK AND THIN AND FINISH THIS RACE TRIUMPHANTLY AND USHER EACH OTHER INTO OUR HEAVENLY HOMES! HAHA!


WARRIORS, FIGHTERS, SPARTANS, WE ALL FIGHT FOR CHRIST!!





BUILDING A STRONG CHURCH,
ZHIXIANG!

Hi all Ushers!!!


Challenge from JianMing!!

Woo! Fighters and Spartans are alive! Warriors?
Lets be fair. Lets have a challenge between Spartans, Fighters and Warriors. By this Friday night, we shall see how many ushers of each team viewed this blog!


Objective: We will count the numbers of usher from each team that viewed the blog. When you viewed the blog, tag your name and your team name. BY THIS FRIDAY! 22nd June 07! I shall calculate the total number of crews from each team on Fri. The game starts NOW!


no spamming. winning team will get something from me.

- end of message -


Hahaha!! So all ushers, spread the word around! FIGHTERS, WARRIORS SPARTANS, bring it on babeh!

XD


Brought to you by:
Alumn

HELLO!

Just want to blog something super important.
All ushers please take note!

FIGHTERS ROCK!

(and Nadine too :D)

New record sia!!

FIGHTERS ushered 1165 ppl, CONCERT-STYLE!!

with only 11 ushers (excluding chief, 2nd IC % SL)


WOOO!!
Praise God!


HA! BEAT THAT! lol..

but actually not a good record to beat la.. =P


- Alumn was here!

LIVE, LEARN, LEAD.

remember to bring umbrellas when you're on usher fr Red Rain ok? and pray it wont rainnnnnn! Even though it is RED RAINNNNN.

RED IS THE IN THING.
chew!

God be the solution

Spartans

Hi Spartans

It's going to be awesome ushering with you guys! Already looking forward to it ahhaha.. We're the new breed man.. not the descendants of Hercules, not yamashita's soldiers. But, we're the children of God, His spiritual army (:

1000,
Cherie

woo hoo.
i'm a warrior for Jesus Christ.

-chewting

Welcome to the first official post of our very own usher blog! :D (if you ignore the testing post)
What a great way to start! Photos of our usher gathering at Sentosa! Wheeeeeeeee.

To start off, the guys were playing bball (as usual),

Whereas some people just kept eating...

You would not believe the amount of otah a teenager can finish (in this case: Jonathan),

Did I mention the amount of food that we have brought?

One fact that I've learnt: Our ushers just love acting cute!

While others are just natural cute (it can't be helped :D ),

Even the way we transport our food is also so cute! (Featuring Ah Cai and Gang Yuan)

Some people were emo-ing (LOL)...

Throwing our Chief Usher, Shanny, into the water is definitely a must! OOPS.

We also gave the same royal treatment to our beloved ex-usher, Seah Darryl!

(Sorry if I left out all other male ushers. Because practically everyone was thrown in. LOL)

Sun-tannnnnnning!

Noni say must put his photo! Hahaha.

Sand-castle competition! (Reflector, Emidoscope, Xtitude, Big: Some teams signed treaties =p)

*Emidoscope: So super sorry! I'm still trying to find photos of your sandcastle cos it's not with me! I'll update asap (:

However, most innovative sand-castle award definitely goes to... Pang Chew Theng!

Man United!

Girl Power!

Ultimately, we are still one happy family (:

Ushering people into their destiny (:

-Nadine