college
seminary scholarship funds
For those seeking funding help for theological graduate school and seminary education, here is a list of seminary scholarship funds that I have found (each may have specific qualifications):
The Seminary Scholarship Fund Committee — Support Seminarians preparing for full-time Christian ministry amongst the Chinese in China and Asia/Pacific.
Korean-American Scholarship, Global Mission Church, Scholarship Committee, […]
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70% of high schoolers quit church
Some leaders in ethnic Asian American churches have voiced concern over the attrition rate of 2nd generation Asian Americans; there’s this sense that a large percentage of active youth group members stop going to church during their college years. This perspective of what’s happening among their counterparts in mainstream America may be informative. Leadership Journal […]
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church renovating to serve its community
Vox Veniae, a church in Austin, Texas, that’s been described as “Asian fusion”, is featured in this Daily Texan (college newspaper of UT Austin) article, A vision for the future: Church revamps former club ::
Vox Veniae, an Austin church, signed a five-year lease for the East Austin property in November. Since then, volunteers have gathered […]
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more on campus fellowships
In a recent issue of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, this feature article Asianisation of Campus Fellowships,
Asian American college students are often stereotyped as immersed in math clubs or networking groups for future engineers or doctors. However, the campus groups that Asians most commonly join are actually Christian fellowships, educators say. In fact, Asian membership […]
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Minorities are flocking to multi-ethnic campus groups for Christian fellowship
The Baptist Standard posts this article “Minorities are flocking to multi-ethnic campus groups for Christian fellowship” from the Associated Baptist Press::
Anglo students continue to primarily populate college evangelical organizations, but ethnic minority students have started to join them in increasing numbers.
Two of the nation’s largest parachurch campus evangelical organizations, Campus Crusade for Christ and InterVarsity […]
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needs of 1.5 generation Korean Asian Americans
This article, “‘Nightmare of Nightmares’: Virginia Tech’s Korean Christians wrestle with the aftermath of a massacre.“, provides a recap of the April 2007 Virginia Tech tragedy, but also gives some helpful statistics and insights into the subcultural context of the “1.5 generation” Korean American, which has many similarities to other “1.5 generation” Asian Americans as […]
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growing Asian American university ministries
San Francisco Chronicle featured this article about UC BERKELEY, “Evangelicals build flock on campus: At Cal, Christian groups find eager adherents among Asian American students” [ht: Peter Ong] –
… They weren’t celebrating their culture, though. They were celebrating Christ.
… Asian Americans dominate evangelical Christian groups at UC Berkeley, far outstripping their share of enrollment, even […]
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greater religious interest on college campus
New York Times article, “Matters of Faith Find a New Prominence on Campus“, excerpted below::
Across the country, on secular campuses as varied as Colgate University, the University of Wisconsin and the University of California, Berkeley, chaplains, professors and administrators say students are drawn to religion and spirituality with more fervor than at any time they […]
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checking-in on Virginia Tech
[mirrored from the Leadership Network Learnings blog]
I talked with Josh Deng to check-in on what’s happening there in terms of a Christian witness on the Virginia Tech campus. Josh is a Virginia Tech junior (who is Chinese/Asian-American) and on the leadership team of vtONE, an organization that unites the body of Christ at Virginia Tech […]
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growing impact on college campuses
Amidst this collection of essays about the religious engagement among undergraduates, hosted by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is this article by Rebecca Y. Kim, Asian Americans for Jesus: Changing the Face of Campus Evangelicalism, which re-explores the growth and impact of college campus ministries and the active participation of many by Asian Americans. […]
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