The harvest is here, and we need labourers for the Kingdom: One For Jesus 

Evangelism is not just for the bold – it is for the willing.

At “Fan The Fire”, an event held by evangelism movement One For Jesus (OFJ) on August 2, the importance of going out into the world and fulfilling the Great Commission was emphasised.

Since Jason Wong founded OFJ in December 2021, the movement continues to challenge believers to bring at least one person to Christ within 10 years. 

“We are a movement – our mission is to activate and mobilise more workers for the harvest,” Steven Say, Executive Director and Benedict Leh, Independent Director of OFJ told Salt&Light.

“We are not about programmes or events, and we don’t want to run events for events’ sake. We are focused on playing a catalytic role for the Gospel to reach the lost, the least and the last.”

Jason Wong, founder of One for Jesus, believes the Great Commission is not solely for evangelists, missionaries or Pastors, but for every person who professes Jesus as Lord.

OFJ plays the role of aggregator, providing a “matchmaking” platform for those with resources and tools to share with those who need such resources and tools. It also allows for those with powerful testimonies can share with those looking for such testimonies to inspire their congregations. Similarly, those who are looking for new and innovative ways to reach the unreached can draw from others who have attempted creative approaches to outreach can connect through OFJ.

This year, “Fan the Fire” was organised in partnership with Fairfield Methodist Church (FFMC). The event attracted some 450 attendees, nearly four times the turnout of last year’s “Fan the Fire” event.

This first-time collaboration between OFJ and FFMC exemplifies how to fan the fire through partnership.

Catching the fire

It began when Jason Wong preached at Fairfield Methodist Church (FFMC) in 2022, pressing home the imperative of evangelism.

Jason speaking at FFMC on the Why of evangelism: The heart of the Father is one who longs to bring the lost son home, to bring the lost sheep home.

“His sharing inspired members, especially those in the Witness & Evangelism (W&E), and Outreach & Social Concerns (OSC) committees, to want to do more,” Rev Ivan Tan, Pastor at FFMC told Salt&Light.

FFMC was one church that took the message and ran with it. 

“Our Mandarin Service has been in contact with OFJ since 2022,” said Ps Ivan. “We started 幸福小组 (Happiness Group) in 2022, and since 2023 have organised them every first and third Tuesday mornings, as a platform to bring Mandarin-speaking pre-believing friends to church for community and to hear about Jesus.

“Our church member, Sister Ai Qin, who shared her testimony at Fan the Fire, frequently brings her new friends to 幸福小组 and our services.”

Ai Qin (middle) has led nearly 20 people to Christ after befriending people in her neighbourhood. She also shared about her determination to share the Gospel after two near-death encounters.

FFMC members have also been employing OFJ’s strategy to evangelise people. “We have been using the OFJ B.L.E.S.S. cards to simplify the approach to sharing the Gospel, encouraging church members to take the next step in bringing another one to Jesus,” said the Pastor.

B.L.E.S.S. is a five-step system to evangelism: Begin with prayer; listen; eat; serve; share.

With FFMC renewing its lease and talking about the next 30 years, these committees felt that it was pertinent that evangelism is re-emphasised as part of the church’s DNA. As a result, an Outreach & Evangelism (O&E) taskforce to make evangelism more intentional. 

Next up for FFMC is Witnessing in Gentleness and Respect (WIGR) taking place on September 27.

“It is a training programme by the Trinity Annual Conference, the grouping of 21 English-speaking Methodist churches, to share the Gospel in a winsome manner,” Ps Ivan explained.

“The training uses four videos – featuring Bible studies, case studies and role play scenarios – to help participants learn to navigate difficult conversations, renew mindsets and move into compassionate dialogue. 

FFMC is also currently planning Christmas Lighthouse 2.0, “our take on sharing the Gospel through hosting people in homes and small group settings,” he added.

For “Fan the Fire” this year, OFJ provided the programming while FFMC hosted the event and mobilised people to attend.

“‘Fan the Fire’ was one of the events in our evangelism thrust, and we are excited to see how it will mobilise our church members to incorporate talking about Jesus into their every day lives,” said Ps Ivan.

With FFMC as a prime example of an organisation that caught the fire, “Fan the Fire” this year presented some powerful testimonies to inspire and spark action.

Don’t wait for them to visit church

When Isaiah Chng, social entrepreneur of Empower Ageing, volunteered at a nursing home, God showed him His heart for old people. 

Isaiah Chng (left) told the attendees: “When I went to the nursing home, God showed me through the Father’s eyes His heart for the old people.”

“Through his eyes, I saw little children – just older little children who are poor spiritually, emotionally, and in many other ways. 

“How can the kingdom come to them? How can they be with the Father in heaven?” asked Isaiah during his sharing.

Isaiah shared about his outreach to seniors at coffeeshops through Empower Ageing, an IPC charity. It started when he first noticed uncles at a coffee shop drinking beer in the morning. 

“If you ask them to come to church, they’ll be like, “No, definitely no.” So why not go to them?”

Started in July 2024, Empower Ageing’s Kopitiam Initiative has reached out to three coffeeshops. It teaches seniors skills while enjoying light exercises and free breakfast in a relaxed, community-orientated setting. 

On average, each kopitiam session engages 85 to 130 seniors, reaching out to those with lower income and onboarding seniors on digital channels. Some of these activities include cognitive brain training, digital skills, arts and crafts and more.

Isaiah, a clinical exercise physiologist, led the audience in some exercises that Empower Ageing does with seniors.

Empower Ageing’s hope is to build a community in the geographical areas, creating a platform for community organisations to partner with them in reaching out to the elderly.

“I asked the seniors, “Why aren’t you going to the centres and other places?” They have many reasons, but what they found is that coffee shops are close to their hearts.

Isaiah hopes that churches will be inspired and adopt an innovative approach like Kopitiam Initiative to reach seniors in their communities. Should they need advice or ideas, “we are here to help!”

Go home, go big

It has been decades since the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the ACS clock tower, but revival is burning bright among some youth in Singapore, sparked by the bold sharing of the Gospel by a few young students.

Two years ago, a teenaged girl decided that to go into “all the world and preach the Good News” should include her school. She started a prayer group, and it quickly began to grow. 

Another young student, a teenaged boy, followed suit, and soon his prayer group had also expanded. At the end of that year, the two groups merged, growing from 10 people to 45 in three months.

The prayer group met three times a week to pray. Every Friday they would conduct worship sessions before assembly. 

Unfortunately the prayer group was shut down, but not before 10 students had accepted Christ, and another five rededicated their lives to Christ.

The teenaged girl who started the prayer movement has now started a prayer group in her new school. Her mission has not stopped.

“We are part of our Father’s tribe and Jesus has put us in the places we are meant to be – whether it be school, workplace or church,” she told the attendees at “Fan the Flame”, quoting Numbers 1:4. 

“Because of this verse, we are meant to go out into the places we are in to go share the Gospel.”

She told the room – filled with hundreds of adults – how we should pray and cry for the places we are in, as seen in Lamentations 3:49-50. 

She then exhorted them to “go home and go big”. 

“This is our call for you: Go home to the Lord, then go big in working in His ministry. Wherever you are called to is your ministry. You shouldn’t undermine the fact that you are in a place you don’t want to be in. 

“God doesn’t choose those who are qualified, He chooses them on His own terms. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have the people or the resources. If God is with you, who can be against you?”

“Be on fire, spread the fire – it’s time to wake up and start.”

Ekklesia organised by segments 

One of OFJ’s key strategies in the age of Evangelism 2.0 is segmenting the Ekklesia (the Body of Christ) for targeted outreach to pre-believers.

Jolly Jammers, a church music ministry, reaches out to seniors through sing-along sessions. They feature old hits and worship songs.

“Last year, we started with two segments – the seniors and the marketplace – where we brought together the ecosystems partners to connect, envision, and collaborate to reach out to more pre-believers in the respective segments,” Steven told Salt&Light.

“In the first half of this year, we started to facilitate the gathering of the ecosystems of segments such as prison, foreign domestic workers, healthcare, etc.”

OFJ’s strategy is to facilitate the building of ecosystems not unlike a “supply chain”.

“We facilitate Kingdom connections amongst senior ministries by churches, active ageing centres, Empower Ageing and senior Christian bands such as Jolly Jammers so that they can go and witness as one for the One,” he added.

“To raise up the ecosystem for each segment takes time and a lot of wisdom to know where the divine connections, Kingdom-minded Christians and resources are. We just have to follow the Lord’s timing and leading in all of this.”

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Watch OFJ’s highlights reel of Fan the Fire 2025 here.

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