Urban Missionary, Sam Chan will empower and equip youth for evangelism at Onward 2020

Onward is returning in 2020 as an online Live Stream event and we're pleased to announce that urban missionary, Sam Chan, will return to address the theme 'Finding Your Crowd: Living in a World of Difference & Exclusion'. As Christians Jesus asks us to stand out in the crowd for Him, but how do we do that in a post-Christian world? Chan will give some tips on how we can stand out for Jesus for all the right reasons. 

According to Sam Wan, Onward's Committee Chair, Onward exists to equip a new generation of Christians to be salt and light in the world, and to better engage the controversial themes and ideas of our society in a Christian way. 

"I love how Onward equips a new generation of Christians to be salt and light in the world and to understand how to be wise in navigating what it means to contextualise, and walk between love and truth." 

According to Shaddy Hanna, a Youth Leader from Merrylands East Presbyterian, Onward has served to encourage and equip his youth to be on mission in their schools and local contexts.

"Onward is for Christian teenagers to be equipped with the gospel, equipped with skills about evangelism that they can then take back into their schools, workplaces and other environments."

Onward 2020 will be held on Friday, 26 June at 7pm as an interactive online Live Stream event. We encourage youth to gather with us for a night of praising God, listening to what He has to say and wrestling with tough questions about life and culture today.

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Meet Onward20 Speaker: Sam Chan
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Sam Chan is back for Onward20! from kcc on Vimeo.

​Sam Chan is an "urban missionary" for City Bible Forum and has experience speaking to high-schoolers, professionals, seminary students and academics. He was the Asian nerd in high school–short, bowl haircut, top class for maths, but bottom team for rugby, the mighty 13F's! In high school, the chaplain got him to read large chunks of the Bible, and that's when Sam realised that Jesus was perfect so that we don't have to be perfect. Which is just as well because Sam is hopeless at dancing, taking out the rubbish, and karaoke. 

You can get a taste of his teaching on his blog Espresso Theology which gives readers a short, quick, buzz of theology by taking you from your world to Jesus in 60 seconds. Sam has a PhD in theology, is a medical doctor, and is the author of Evangelism in a Skeptical World which won Christianity Today’s book award for 2019. 

Be equipped and encouraged by this short talk where Sam gives 3 tips for telling people about Jesus:

3 Things I Wish I’d Known About Telling People About Jesus - Sam Chan from kcc on Vimeo.

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​Tickets

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​Tickets for the Onward Live Stream will be $15pp and will help cover the cost of hosting a Live Stream event and to keep KCC running in 2021 and beyond.

​Due to COVID-19 we have had to cancel all our events and are facing a $750,000 deficit. By honouring the request for registration you are enabling us to keep valuable Christian ministry happening, and helping us steward KCC well for the coming generations. 

Stay tuned for registration details at: www.onwardevent.com ​

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