The task ahead–reaching Asian-Americans.

With Asian-Americans increasing in both political  influence and voter clout, there continues to be a great need for reaching these same Asian-Americans with the gospel. Are our churches equipped to relevantly and meaningfully minister to this generation? Have we kept up with the pace? What are we doing for ministry  Asian-Americans in the name of [...]

Reflection about this blog.

Lately I’ve been thinking about what the purpose of my blog is. Looking back, the reason my blog first started was to have a journal about my time in seminary, about how God is working in my life and what He has been putting on my heart.
Much of what I write on this site is [...]

Christian Education of Asian-Americans.

One of the distinct issues that exists when ministering to Asian-Americans is the concept of grace. Most of us grow up with hard-working parents, who push us to try to earn everything in life.  We do not want anything for free, we just want a fair shake. Because of this, Asian-Americans have a strong sense [...]

LA Times article: The Gathering

Thanks to Kenneth Jung for showing me this article from the LA Times about The Gathering:
Asian American pastors often minister across culture gap

 
Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times
 
The Rev. Tom Steers, left, and Tommy Dyo joined more than 100 other attendees this week at the Gathering, an event held about every four years to address [...]

The Gathering: LA

I just came back from The Gathering! Over 150 Asian-American pastors, church leaders, parachurch leaders and seminary students met today at Evergreen LA to learn, pray, and network. The Gathering was sponsored by the planning team for the 2008 Asian American Leadership Conference, which will take place in Southern California this coming March.
DJ Chuang (above) [...]