会长的话

区应毓牧师博士

先知阿摩司宣告：「人饥饿非因无饼，干渴非因无水，乃因不听耶和华的话」（摩8:11）。现代人的问题根源乃是不认识、不研读、不听从神的话语；结果人的生命得不到神话语的供应，落在灵里饥饿干渴的状况。

「生命树查经班」是加拿大注册慈善非谋利团体。查经班的成立是要培养信徒喜爱读经和研经，乐于听道和行道；藉神的话语来建造生命，凡主所吩咐的都教导门徒遵守（太28:20）。爱慕真道和活出真道是作主门徒的必备要素，门徒必须要爱主、爱人、爱教会、爱传和平福音（弗2:17）。成全和装备门徒就是生命树查经班的宗旨，促使信徒各尽其职，建立基督的身体（弗4:12）。

「生命树查经班」的核心价值是相信神的话语能改变人的生命，极力推动每个信徒亲自研读查考圣经（徒17:11），又借着小组分享促进彼此学习的气氛。学员在查经班内也学习事奉，建立合一的团队精神（弗4:1-2）。这是属灵的事奉，故此必须以祷告为主导（弗6:18）。

「生命树查经班」乐意服侍教会，又鼓励学员务必要爱教会，参与教会的事奉。有些查经班的成员来自不同的教会，有些查经班由所属的教会组成。生命树查经班协助栽培小组长、行政同工及带领同工，让他们在所属的教会推动读经和研经运动；这同时是领袖训练，信徒由查经学员成长，然后成为参与事奉的同工（提后2:2）。

Message from the President

Rev. Dr. Peter Au

Prophet Amos proclaims that the need of mankind is “not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD. ” Modern people need to know, study, and apply the Word of God; otherwise our lives will dry up.

TOL Bible Study is a Canadian registered charity non-profit organization. Our vision is to foster among believers the love of Bible Study and Bible application. Our lives are built up by the Word of God. This is a part and parcel of the Great Commission of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ (Matt. 28:20). The mark of a disciple is to love the Word and apply it in daily living. The disciples of Christ must love the Lord, love people, love the church, and love to share the Gospel (Eph. 2:17). Equipping the saints is the purpose of TOL Bible Study, so that believers could fulfil their roles and responsibilities to build up the Body of Christ (Eph. 4:12).

The core value of TOL Bible Study is the belief that the Word of God can change lives. TOL Bible Study promotes Christians to study the Bible personally (Acts 17:11), and study together in a small group with a community of believers. Christians learn to serve the Lord in the Bible Study group and build up a ministry team (Eph. 4:1-2). This is a spiritual ministry, and it must be done in a prayerful way (Eph. 6:18).

TOL Bible Study is to serve the Church. Christians are encouraged to love the local church and participate in active Christian service. Members may come from different church backgrounds, or they may come from the same local church. Co-workers of TOL Bible Study train the group leaders, administrative and leading co-workers, so that they can foster and nourish the movement of Bible Study in the local church. This is a leadership development program. Leaders are nurtured through Bible Study, Servant-Leader Team, and active ministries (II Tim. 2:2).