Asian American
Leadership Journal interview with Dave Gibbons
Leadership Journal published this article titled On the Verge, an interview with David Gibbons (by Andy Crouch and Marshall Shelley; Summer 2008).
The interview chronicles Dave’s life journey from his upbringing to his segregated college experience, various church experiences, and how his understanding of the Gospel has grown and developed over the years. In 1994, […]
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Asian American women gathering in Seattle
Just got word of this one-day event for Asian American women on Saturday, October 18th:
More Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women Sharing the Journey
Date & Time: Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 09:30 AM - 04:00 PM (PT)
Location: Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
More than Serving Tea is a one day gathering for Asian American […]
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Confucianism’s influence on Asian American Christianity
Andrew Hong put together these observations about aspects of Confucianism and possible implications for Chinese churches. Confucianism may also be influential on Korean and Japanese cultures and their respective churches as well.
If you want to read more about Confucianism, you can access translations of the Analects of Confucius yourself here. The Analects is a […]
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projected Asian American population in 2050
CNN’s “Minorities expected to be majority in 2050” reports on highlights from the U.S. Census report released last week:
The Asian-American population is expected to increase from 15.5 million to 40.6 million, or from 5.1 percent to 9.2 percent of the population.
… The United States is projected to reach the 400 million population milestone in […]
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Stories of an Asian American faith
Steve Hong spoke at the Epic East Coast Conference in February 2008. Steve’s talks keenly addressed the areas of Christian faith, Asian American culture, and emotions & personal identity. The 3 talks’ audios are online, courtesy of www.xanga.com/wcs (in MP3 format.)
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An Epic Story for an Epic Thirst
Our Story: Coming […]
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Ministry opportunities for Asian American pastors
I often meet pastors and/or churches looking for a connection. Either it’s a church looking for an English pastor, or it’s a pastor looking for a ministry position. There are 3 great websites that have current job listings for Asian American ministry leaders:
ISAAC Opportunities – maintained by Institute for the Study for Asian American Christianity
positions […]
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Asian American conferences and events
Here at the L2 Foundation website, we maintain a list of Asian American conferences and events at www.l2foundation.org/category/events . It’s encouraging to see more than a dozen events all around the United States this summer.
We’d like to make this list as complete as possible, to include events open to the public around North America, and […]
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immersion week towards discerning God’s call
While searching for candid commentary about the AADVENT “Taste of Seminary 2008” event, I found a blog by Sarah Reyes Gibbs, who is bringing highlights from this immersion experience to help young adults better discern God’s calling. Here’s a couple of excerpts to give you a taste::
AADVENT in the morning First Day!
I am particpating in […]
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review of book on Evergreen LA
The Journal of American Ethnic History published Russell Jeung’s book review of Crossing the Ethnic Divide: The Multiethnic Church on a Mission by Kathleen Garces-Foley. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.)
Kathleen Garces-Foley’s excellent ethnography, Crossing the Ethnic Divide, recounts the transformation of Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles as a congregation seeking to become inclusively […]
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Mass Exodus in North America
Project Contempo is a venture to reach out and support of young Canadian Asians as the church leaders of the next generation. In a blog post by Jackson Chan in Calgary, “Mass Exodus“, he noted that “Many young Canadian Asian Christians are highly competent and successful in their careers but are drifting away from God […]
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