Vivian Tan has 20 years of full time
experience in children’s ministry. She has
been the director of children’s and youth ministry in the church and has
also spent time developing a unique and very creative approach to inner city
and community outreach. She has worked extensively in outreach to cities of Philadelphia,
PA and Camden, NJ.
Vivian is the recipient of the 1998 NJ State Child Assault Prevention Award,
recognizing her contribution to children and the prevention of their abuse and
for the advocacy of their rights. She has also received the West Jersey Reading
Council’s Mary Cudemo Literacy 2001 Award in recognition of her work in
promoting literacy among the children. Most recently, Vivian was awarded the
Martin Luther King Freedom Medal in Camden County for 2002. Vivian conducts workshops
that give the hands on experience and confidence to children’s ministry
workers to effectively reach the children of today in their church and community.