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Stephen Tong Tjong Eng () is a Chinese Indonesian Reformed pastor, evangelist, teacher and musician. He heads the Reformed Evangelical Church of Indonesia, which houses the megachurch Messiah Cathedral, and is one of the largest Christian evangelical church facilities in Southeast Asia.〔〔 He has preached in countries around the world, and guest lectured at theological seminaries and schools.〔Dr. Stephen Tong - In Step with The Holy Spirit, limited edition (Jakarta: STEMI)〕 == Early life == Tong was born in 1940 in Xiamen, China,〔Tong, Stephen (2010). Dr. Stephen Tong: Life and Ministries in Pictures - 70 Years of Blessing 1940-2010, limited edition. Surabaya: Momentum Christian Literature.〕 from the couples of Tong Pai Hu, a businessman whose family was highly regarded by the Qing government,〔Memoar Solomon Tong - Conductor SSO (Surabaya: Jaring Pena, 2009), p. 9-13〕 and Tan Tjien Nio (Indonesian name: Dorcas Tanjowati).〔Freda Hatfield Tong ''Sons for the Master'', 65-67〕 He is the sixth of eight children,〔 only one of them was a girl. his father died when Stephen was 3; his family wealth had eroded during the years of Japanese imperialism.〔Freda Hatfield Tong ''Sons for the Master'' (Singapore: Path Seeker Ltd., 2001)〕 At that time, Tong's mother fostered their brothers and sister alone.〔Memoar Solomon Tong - Conductor SSO (Surabaya: Jaring Pena, 2009), p. 18-24〕 In 1949, He with his mother and siblings migrated to Surabaya, Indonesia, to find a better place of living during the Chinese Revolution.〔 He completed primary education at Min Guang Primary School and he graduated from Chung Hwa High School (中華高中學) in 1958. Though he had not graduated yet, he had been teaching as either assistant or formal teacher from 1957 till 1960 at Zhong Guo Nui Xue School and Yi Xing Night School.〔 When Tong was 15 years old, he had strong beliefs in communism, which he called "Karl Marx's dialectical materialism". He ascribed to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, and had a deep hatred towards Christianity, which he regarded as "the foolish religion which came from the devilish West and has illogical teachings".〔Dr. Stephen Tong & co, ''Serving My Times: Pictoral Story & Ministries, limited edition'', p. 13〕 However, he respected that her mother had a devoted spiritual life: "When I was small, the first words I'd hear in the morning were those of my mother while she prayed. She prayed for each of us children by name, and asked God to guide us.". In 1957, his mother asked him to attend a Christian youth conference that was conducted by the Southeast Asia Bible Seminary (SEABS) ((インドネシア語:Madrasah Alkitab Asia Tenggara, now Seminari Alkitab Asia Tenggara), STT SAAT) in Malang in 1957. On January 9, the last day of the conference, when Andrew Gih gave a revival sermon, Tong became a Christian. He began to share the Gospel, and taught children in Christian schools. In 1960, he enrolled in SEABS,〔Dr. Stephen Tong, ''In Step with The Holy Spirit, limited edition'', p. 5〕 and later graduated with a Bachelor of Theology in 1964. He then joined SEABS's faculty, and taught theology and philosophy classes from 1964 to 1988.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephen Tong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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