Worhip is a vital in the community of STS. Through our worship we draw near to God, know Him more intimately, and experince growing harmony in our relation with others. As we experince the fullness and richness of God in worship our spiritual life grows and holiness inlifestyle develops. For this reason STS emphasises both personal devotions as well as community focussed corporate worship.

One of the unique features of STS is diversity. Ethnically, culturally, linguistically we are an amazing mix of God creation called from many different places and churches to learn, serve and teach at STS. Although this rich diversity is a potential blessing it also mean that we have to work hard to ensure the worship and community needs of each individual are met and that each one comes to feel part of the big family of STS.

Worship and community life are inseparable. If worship is neglected the community suffers. If the community is focussed on God in Worship the community is blessed and God's love and power is tangibly at work. Workship necessarily involves our lifestyles and our life experiences. Our daily lives are both empowered by our worship and becomes part of our worship. It is for this reason that the following guide or blueprint is offered to enable us to strengthen the community, the corporate worship life and our personal life here at STS.

Personal Worship
Members of the community are encouraged to have daily personal devotions (Quiet Times) to focus on bible prayer and worship.At other times we can helpfully learn to use spare moments to pray, meditate and practise the presence of God. Praying with others and for others is also strongly encouraged.

Regular Community Worship
It is anticipated that the present pattern of mid-morning chapel worship will continue:

• Mondays - separate Chinese and Malay language liturgical worship with a brief message.
• Tuesdays - meeting in small ' Family Group' for fellowship, prayer, Bible study and relaxing programmes.
• Wednesdays - combined informal worship with brief preaching or testimony.
• Thursdays - combined brief worship and preaching or general interest topic.
• Fridays - combined English service or meditation or testimonies.[Once a month the community is divided into faculty and year groups for informal fellowship.]
• Sundays - students, staff and faculty workship in their home churches or according to their ministry assignmnet.

Evening Prayer Fellowships
Daily evening prayer fellowships are held starting at 7pm according to the following pattern:

Mondays - prayer according to language and ethnic groups.
Tuesday - separate prayer fellowships for Malays and Chinese Department.
Wednesday - combined prayer fellowship with mission focus.
Thursday - separate prayers fellowships for Malay and Chinese Departments.
Friday - combined informal worship and prayers until 8pm.

Special Worship and Community Llife Programmes
A number of additional programmes from an important part of the community life, these include the following:

• Holy Communion - each semester begins and ends with a communion service for the whole community. Additional monthly services are held on Thursdays.
• Cultural Celebration - Chinese New Year and the May Harvest Festival are celebrated together by the whole community.
• Easter Week celebrations - Easter Week is celebrated both at STS and in the local churches. There is a celebration service on Easter Sundays evening
  Prayer and Fasting - there is a community day of Prayer and Fasting in each semester. In the first semester often coinciding with Maundy Thursday in Easter Week.
• Retreats - there are annual community and faculty retreats for fellowship and refreshment and building community life.
• Student-led Programme - the students reguarly take the initiative to organise special community programmes such as 'Teachers' Days'; sporting events and expeditions to climb Mount Kinabalu.
  Student Family and Children's Ministry - regular daily programmes are organised for community pre-school children and there is training and a fellowship group for the students' wives.
  Gotong-royong - students and faculty members have a weekly session to maintain and beautify the campus.