Messengers
Three experienced messengers have been set up for this conference. They are introduced below.
Rev. Tony Yeo
Rev. Tony Yeo has been married to Choy Mei since 1990 and they have two adult sons, Noah who is married to Maimi and Timothy who is married to Elle. He is the Senior Pastor of Covenant EFC and has been an appointed member of the Church Board since 2012. He is the Chairman of the Evangelical Free Church of Singapore (EFCS) and Evangelical Free Church All Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan). He is also an executive committee member of the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS). Reverend Yeo is a dedicated and passionate senior pastor who finds joy mentoring Senior Pastors locally and abroad. His commitment to helping others grow in their leadership skills and spiritual journey led him to publish his book “Leading Beyond The Second Chair”.
Rev. Ryuji Saito
Born in 1973. He aspired to be a pastor since he was in elementary school and became a pastor as it were. He graduated from Okayama University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy and Bible Theology School. He and his wife Izumi are two full-fledged pastors. For some reason, he seems to have been called to work in “rebuilding,” and all the churches he is involved with are being rebuilt from difficult situations. He is currently involved in the rebuilding of a “marginal church” with less than five members in attendance. Pastor of Uniting Church Ichinomiya Church and Kibi Church.
Rev. Keikichi Sakano
Born November 13, 1941 in Tokyo. Entered elementary school in Hokkaido. After graduating from elementary school, junior high school, and high school in Fukushima City, he went on to graduate from the University of Tokyo with a degree in German literature from the Department of German Language and Literature. While a university student, he believed in Jesus Christ and became a Christian. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he became a student minister at Urawa Evangelical Free Church in 1971, where he served for 50 years. During this period, he taught Greek and pastoral studies at several seminaries. Currently, he is serving as a cooperating pastor of Urawa Evangelical Free Church. From Urawa Evangelical Free Church, several child churches have been born and many foreign missionaries have been sent out.