Sunsinger isn't good in PvE because of its grenades, which is the main thing people have a problem with. The only good abilities in PvE are self res and flame shield, and even if flame shield gets changed to proc on a kill, there's plenty of trash to slap and kill in PvE so it won't even be that noticeable.
Plus PvE is easy anyways, you shouldn't even need abilities.
Actually, the grenades are what I like about playing Sunsinger in PvE. Flame Shield is nice, but I get to fulfill the support role with a solar resonance artifact and max discipline.