{"id":46764,"date":"2025-08-18T14:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T06:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttc.edu.sg\/english\/?p=46764"},"modified":"2025-08-18T15:05:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T07:05:57","slug":"alumni-gathering-leading-from-the-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttc.edu.sg\/english\/news\/alumni-gathering-leading-from-the-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Gathering: Leading from the Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Alumni Gathering: Leading from the Back<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.ttc.edu.sg\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_1602_resize.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;DSC_1602_resize&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Alumnus Charles Lee (MDiv 2024) organised an alumni gathering on Mon 18 Aug 2025 with the theme: <strong>Leading from the Back<\/strong> (text: Mark 9:30-37; James 3:13-16).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dr Mark Chan, TTC&#8217;s Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology, was invited to address the gathered alumni.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Though the session was short, it was a welcome, refreshing break and a good chance for alumni to catch up with each other.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The talk synopsis:<br \/><em>The insidious encroachment of the world into church life calls for a re-examination of the assumptions we bring to the exercise of Christian leadership. Jesus\u2019 countercultural view on leadership provides an alternative model. The session will probe the following: What is the place of ambition in ministry? What happens when we scramble to be first? What does leading from the back look like? How does this impact the way we look at ourselves? 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