Ee Zhen Ying holds an MA in Leadership Studies from Vanguard University and a BA in Communications and New Media from the National University of Singapore.
She has served as a pastoral supervisor in City Harvest Church since 2010, providing pastoral care and discipleship to youth and young adults. She also preaches regularly at Emerge, the church’s youth ministry, encouraging young people to pursue their faith and calling in Christ.
Zhen Ying also leads the church’s altar call ministry, coordinating a team that serves as the first point of contact for those who have made a decision to receive Christ. She also serves in the CityFamilies department, which runs programmes and events for singles, couples, and families. Beyond the church, she is involved in City Harvest Church’s Church Without Walls initiative, My Fellow Workers, reaching out to migrant workers in the Singapore community.
Having been involved in various ecumenical dialogues over the past three decades, I have gained some important insights. Much progress has been made, yet the question remains: How can we, despite our diverse histories and identities, live and function as the Church together? Secularising tendencies in our societies that bring about new challenges, especially in the large urban centres. For the sake of a credible Christian witness, we need to be able to address common concerns together. There are fundamental spiritual desires that are not met in a secular context. The Christian churches have the opportunity to respond to these human yearnings, to a void that is felt, and present the Good News of Jesus Christ in relevant ways. Furthermore, as we live in increasingly pluralistic societies, we witness a growing polarisation of attitudes. This is evident in one-sided nationalist agendas and a discourse rooted in fear. The ecumenical work done so far can serve as a bridge for a common Christian witness “so that the world may believe.”
