Singapore

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DEMOGRAPHY Population: 4,553,009 (July 2007 est.) Population density: ECONOMY GDP (PPP): per person: </small>

LIFE & LIBERTY HDI

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Climate 1.3 Natural Resources 2 Demographics 2.1 Peoples 2.2 Languages 3 Life 4 Economy 5 Government 6 Religion 6.1 Islam 6.2 Buddhism 7 Christianity 7.1 History 7.2 Churches 7.3 Church and State Relations 7.4 Mission und Evangelization 7.4.1 Broadcasting 7.5 Councils and Networks 8 Future Trends 9 For More Reading

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

[edit] Climate

[edit] Natural Resources

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Peoples

• Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4%

• Chinese speaking Singaporeans : 868,000; 19.7% population of Least Reached and unclassified/other Individuals : 38,000 Buddhism as primary religion. Many claimed to be 'free-thinkers' (does not subscribe to any religion) youths and adults.

• Singapore Malays: 400,000 (15%) of the population mainly originally from Malaysia and Indonesia.

• Singapore Indians: 90,000 mainly Hinduism and Tamil as the main language.

[edit] Languages

• Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%

[edit] Life

• The city has a fascinating mix of cultures. Singapore is known as the largest Chinese city outside of China since 76% of its peoples trace their heritage back to the mainland.

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[edit] Government

[edit] Religion

• Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8%

[edit] Islam

• In Singapore, there are two major groups of Muslim peoples - those of Malay origin and those of Indian origin. According to the year 2000 census, there are about 315,000 Malay Muslims and some 46,000 Indian Muslims (over 15 years) in addition to Pakistanis and Arabs and others.

[edit] Buddhism

• Although heavily Westernized and with a strong Church presence, Buddhism still permeates the island. The Buddhists community is growing explosively, taking adherents from Islam, the non-religious, and older Chinese religions (the latter are heavily in decline). Between 1990 and 2000, the percentage of Singaporeans above 15 years old who are Buddhists increased from 31% to 43% (1.8 million), the largest increase amongst all major religions.

[edit] Christianity

[edit] History

• "In His Good Time: The story of the church in Singapore 1819-2002", Dr Bobby E. K. Sng, 3rd edition, 2003, Bible Society of Singapore and Graduates Christian Fellowship, Singapore.

[edit] Churches

• "A Guide to Churches and Christian Organisations in Singapore, 2007-2008, National Council of Christian Churches, Singapore.

• An incomplete list of Singapore churches is available on the internet. Singapore Churches.

• Young people have been the most responsive segment of the population but there is a growing problem with alienated youth from dysfunctional backgrounds. Pray for continued relevance, freshness and spiritual power in ministry to the rising generation of youth. Pray also that all those discipled might be well integrated into local churches.

[edit] Church and State Relations

[edit] Mission und Evangelization

• "Carry the Spices: Singaporean doctors in medical missions and pastoral ministry", 2007, Medical Missions Foundation, Singapore.

• The Singapore Centre for Evangelism and Missions (SCEM) was birthed in 1980 by a group of church and mission leaders in Singapore. The aim was to have a Centre for World Mission in Singapore to mobilise the Singapore Churches to become more active and effective in global mission work.SCEM is registered as Society and a Charity under the laws of Singapore. Singapore Centre for Evangelism and Missions

• Growing population of 'Foreign Nationals' in Singapore including thousands of Least Reached People groups - Buddhists, Hindus, Islams and 'free-thinkers' (do not claim to have any religions). Many come to Singapore for educational and domestic services. At least 700,000 mainland Chinese from China and about 100,000 people from Myanmar (3 May 08).

• Pray that many Foreign Nationals find Christ in Singapore, be discipled and become 'missionaries' to their home country or nations. May they will locate a church of their kind in Singapore. May there will be a collaboration between Singapore pastors and National pastors in reaching out to the 'Missions at the Doorstep'.

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[edit] Councils and Networks

[edit] Future Trends

[edit] For More Reading

• Wikipedia
• Joshua Project
• GRN
• 30-days.net