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Developing Asian American leaders for the World
The OC Register recently featured this article, “O.C. exports Asian American Churches to the World” telling the stories of a number of Asian American churches innovating in Orange County, California, to develop a new kind of church that’s reaching all kinds of people, Asians and non-Asians, in their community and around the world. The article […]
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Latest research on Asian Americans
Pew Research Center’s comprehensive study of Asian Americans examines population trends, education, income, values and religious affiliation and commitment of this important group.
Two reports were released in the summer of 2012: The Rise of Asian Americans and Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths.
Interactive graphics and maps provide additional resources for understanding how to […]
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Kevin Doi talks about Epic Church
Churches, Cultures, and Leadership has put together some very valuable stories and narratives of ethnic churches in the United States. This is a project by 2 professors at Fuller Theological Seminary, Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martínez.
In this series of video clips with Pastor Kevin Doi, he talks about Epic Church’s pilgrimage from being […]
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Ken Fong retells story of Evergreen Baptist Church
Churches, Cultures, and Leadership has put together some very valuable stories and narratives of ethnic churches in the United States. This is a project by 2 professors at Fuller Theological Seminary, Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martínez.
One of the series of video clips was recorded with Pastor Ken Fong of Evergreen Baptist Church, Los […]
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The Role of the Next Generation in the World
Tom Lin (InterVarsity’s Vice President of Missions and Director of Urbana 2012) presented a talk on “The Role of the Next Generation of the U.S. Church in Global Mission” at a Leadership Consultation to Revitalize & Reshape Evangelism and Missions in the U.S.
Tom noted 3 contributions from the next generation:
Global Engagement - This […]
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Challenges for Asian Americans: Identity, History, and Passivity
At The Gospel Coalition’s 2011 national conference in April, Julius Kim and Stephen Um led a workshop on “Asian-American Christian Thought and Theological History: Pastoral Implications for Diversity and Innovation in a Multiracial Church.” Um, a TGC council member, serves as senior pastor of CityLife Church in Boston. Kim is the dean of students and […]
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Korean American Philanthropy Shows Great Potential
Recent news about growing philanthropy by Korean Americans is encouraging:
Give2Asia, a leading provider of services for philanthropy to Asia, today is releasing a new study on the giving patterns of Korean Americans. The report, titled “Korean American Philanthropy: Traditions, Trends, and Potential,” draws on Give2Asia’s expertise in working with Asian American donors, in-depth interviews with […]
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Seminary Hosted ”Chinese Christian Mental Health Seminar”
Gospel Herald recently reported in, Logos Evangelical Seminary Hosts ”Chinese Christian Mental Health Seminar” :
Chinese pastor, seminary and university professors, missionary and clinical psychiatrists mutually agree that a strong conviction of faith in God mixed with a bright and optimistic outlook on life are greatly beneficial to one’s physiological, mental, and spiritual health.
Logos Evangelical Seminary, […]
Asian American leaders’ events kick off 2011
Three upcoming events that will gather Asian American Christian leaders:
In the metro Washington DC area, on January 24-26, 2011, the second CAARL (Council on Asian-American Reformed Leadership) Conference will explore how the Gospel applies to relationships with an apt theme, “Applying the Gospel to Relationships.” Asian-American reformed pastors and scholars will speak both from their […]
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Ken Fong on being a dangerous pastor
Ken Fong is the Pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles. His web-exclusive video was featured on The Nines online conference hosted by Leadership Network on September 9th. The conference all revolved around the theme: game changers, and 100s of church leaders had 6 minutes to share about a game changer in their lives. […]