The Rt Rev Rennis Ponniah was the 9th Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Singapore from 2012 to 2020. Since his retirement from the office of diocesan bishop, he has continued an active ministry of preaching, teaching, and mentoring leaders. He also recently served on the global leadership team of the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches. Bishop Rennis’ training is in the fields of sociology and theology. He has studied at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Chicago, 1989); Regent College (Vancouver, 1996); and Trinity Theological College (Singapore, 1999-2000). He was ordained a Priest in 1991 and served as Vicar of St. John’s – St. Margaret’s (SJSM) parish church in Singapore for almost twenty years. During that time, the church relied on Alpha as its main evangelistic tool and to God’s glory, the church grew to about 1800 worshippers. As Diocesan Bishop of Singapore, he provided episcopal leadership and oversight to 27 Anglican churches in Singapore as well as to 6 mission deaneries in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, and Nepal. While remaining active in ministry, he enjoys a different pace of life with Amir his wife, his four adult children and his eight young grandchildren!