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Effective Asian Young Adult Ministry Workshop 3/28 Bay Area
Effective Asian Young Adult Ministry
An ISAAC Equipping & Resource Center workshop - co-sponsored by the Good Shepherd Christian Church
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2008 (9:30 am – 2:00 pm)
Location: Good Shepherd Christian Church, 940 South Stelling Road, Cupertino, CA 95014
Asian American young adults are fast becoming one of the nation’s most influential groups. Yet, in many […]
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“Losing Face” now published in Chinese
Tom Lin is an advisor for L2 Foundation and author of Losing Face and Finding Grace. The paperback contains 12 Bible Studies for Asian-Americans, examining the Scriptures for insights related to issues of discipleship, cultures, and identity.
That paperback was published in English, and is now also published in Chinese. Tom Lin announces it […]
Presentation at Fuller Seminary
[DJ Chuang] Really glad to be at Fuller Seminary as a guest of the Asian American Theological Fellowship. About 20-some came out for the monthly meeting, and good to hear of ministry leaders eager to equip themselves to serve the body of Christ. I’ll be posting the things that I mentioned last night, and also […]
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survey for Southeast Asian Leaders
Southeast Asian Committee (SEAC) is a network of young next generation ministry leaders, and they’re making preparations for its third national summit conference. SEAC is asking for feedback from South East Asian leaders:
SEAC is preparing for its third South East Asian Leadership Summit (SEALS) in 2010 to be held in the Richmond, CA [near Bay […]
article on Changing the Metrics
The Asian American Pastors Leadership Community is a 2-year process that’s developing a selected group of Senior Pastors who are next generation Asian Americans (through a strategic partnership between L2 Foundation and Leadership Network).
During the group’s first meeting in June 2008, the pastors were interviewed regarding their leadership insights. These interviews have been incorporated […]
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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Top 10 reasons why volunteers serve
Heard this insightful list from a presentation by Don Simmons about why volunteers serve:
Someone asked them (93%)
Compelling need
Personal connection
Gratitude for being served
Spiritual/ religious beliefs
Social needs
Job skill/ resume’ development
Guilt
Boredom
External influences (family members, influential leaders, advertising)
Notice that spiritual reasons is #5, meaning that not many people think about serving to be like Jesus. #1 reason that most […]
Group Life Conference on October 16-18
Passing along this email from Dave Treat about an upcoming conference for churches with small groups, which will have live Korean translation. Get discounted registration before September 9th. Scroll down to listen/ download a free audio from last year’s workshop about small groups in Asian American culture. Here’s the invitation::
[You’re invited to] the 2008 Group […]
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.)
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
An Epic Story for an Epic Thirst
Our Story: Coming […]
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intentionally raising up the next generation
Here at a camp site call Trinity Pines near Houston. I was honored and privileged to be invited to present a workshop on being a witness to culture at this tri-ennial RENDER conference.