Power Up! Speaker 2016
Rev. Dr. Sivin Kit
Rev. Dr. Sivin Kit is a pastor from the Lutheran Church in Malaysia (LCM) and a lecturer at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia (STM).
Previously, he served as assistant pastor for youth and worship at Christ Lutheran Church, Setapak (1997-2000), and later as the founding pastor of Bangsar Lutheran Church (2000-2011).
Besides pastoral ministry, he also has been active in civil society, inter-religious engagement, and public discussion in the Malaysian new media scene. In December 2014, He completed his PhD in Religion, Ethics, and Society with the University of Agder, Norway.
Since January 2015, he has joined the faculty of Seminari Theoloji Malaysia (STM) as a lecturer in Contextual Theology and Sociology of Religion. He also serves as the director of the Institute of World Religions (IWR).
He is married to May Chin, and together they have four children.
Power Up! Theme Verses 2016 -- Genesis 26:22 (MSG)
(Isaac) went on from there and dug yet another well. But there was no fighting over this one so he named it Rehoboth (Wide Open Spaces), saying, "GOD has given us plenty of space to spread out in the land."
2 Corinthians 6:11&13 (MSG)
Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life... Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!
Colossians 4:2 (MSG)
Pray diligently. Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in gratitude.
