Jia Pan Xiao

Press Service International

Jia Pan Xiao attends GracePoint Chinese Presbyterian Church and is an employment lawyer working in Sydney. In his spare time, Jia Pan enjoys watching American sports, drinking coffee and devouring chocolate mud-cake.

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The challenge of being ‘one body’

It’s clear that the Bible tell us that Christians are to be ‘one body’ with Christ being our ‘head’. Yet, being one body doesn’t mean that we are of ‘one mind’ and everyone knows that friction within the local church community is not uncommon.
God’s mission – To save a collective ‘people’ and not individual ‘persons’

Now, let’s start this article with an allegory.
‘Bible Study Leader’ - A Privilege that I Deserve?

As a young Christian in 2010, I had an irrational desire to be a ‘bible study leader’ (could also be called a ‘community group leader’ or a ‘small group leader’).
‘Our’ Wedding Day, but a Celebration of ‘Many’

I got married just over seven weeks ago. It really was the best day of my life. However, on a day when it was all about Jacqui and I, a day when everyone wanted to come see ‘us’, celebrate with ‘us’, and take photographs of ‘us’, we made sure to divert the attention elsewhere.
Dramas associated with telling others I a Christian

I was serving Jesus on a short term mission last year. In this foreign land, I had shared my testimony, I had prayed for people, and had even proclaimed the Gospel.
For the Christian, the future is not a mystery

So what does the future hold for humanity? Now, some people might want an definitive answer to this question.
Evangelising to the difficult – a reminder that the Gospel always speaks into the lives of others

Every week before Bible study we would spend some time praying.
The ‘Church’ – relevant till kingdom come

Have you ever been asked by a non-Christian friend or colleague: “Hey, what are you doing on the weekend?”
Getting through the ‘post-holiday blues’

My workplace was closed during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
When God opens doors to new ministries – deciding that “it’s time to move on”

Next year is going to be a big year. I’m getting married in July, I’m inheriting more responsibility at work, and for the first time in six years, I will not be leading a high school bible study.