SOLA Leader’s Dialogue and Lighthouse Community Church (Torrance, CA) will be hosting a free seminar on March 3, 2022, 9AM – 12PM, focused on how to look to the Gospel to find powerful and practical hope for pastoral pressures and potential burnout. Register for free and find more details on the event webpage.
Join in for our inaugural Asian American Leadership Conference on April 25-27, 2022 and experience rich fellowship with other Asian American leaders. Register now and find more information here.
Don’t forget to read, download, and share our free 2021 SOLA Network Magazine! It features ten articles that capture the depth and breadth of our work from the year. You can also view SOLA Network’s Hidden Gems of 2021 by Hannah Chao. Read our monthly newsletter now and join for free. Reach me on Twitter or Instagram.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Tom Sugimura: Blest Be the Tie that Binds: Learning from the Believers Who Have Come Before
“The Nikkei believers recognized Christ as the shepherd of their souls, and this sacred trust was passed down through generations of believers both in song and in the treasury of Scripture.”
Related: Breaking Intergenerational Pain and Burdens: A Reflection of Shang-Chi by Ellen Yun
2. Aimee Joseph: Every Need Is Not a Call
“There are plenty of good works to be done within the lanes of our spiritual and physical gifts; we need not try to operate in every possible lane.”
Related: How to Cultivate True Kingdom Desires by Michael Y. Lee
3. Heidi Tai: 10 Commitments for 2022
Our friend Heidi reflects on the past year by sharing her resolutions for the new year.
Related: They Do All Their Deeds to be Seen by Others: 4 Resolutions for Creative Christians by Aaron Lee
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. John Piper: The Preaching Class
Preaching is a miracle. Faithful sermons are far more than explanations of a biblical text; they are celebrations of biblical realities. In ‘The Preaching Class,’ now available free online, John Piper distills lessons from more than three decades in the pulpit. – Tim Challies.
2. Tim Keller: Preaching to the Heart
On this episode of The Gospel Coalition Podcast, Tim Keller speaks on how to communicate in a way that changes people at the 2015 TGC national conference.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: A Student’s Guide to Gaming by Reagan Rose (Christian Focus), Who is Jesus? by Kate Hox (New Growth Press), and The Apostles’ Creed: For All God’s Children by Ben Meyrs and Natasha Kennedy (Lexham Press). Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Faith Chang: Combating Perfectionism in Communal Culture: A Reflection on the film “Encanto”
“There is often a deep-rooted fear that those we love will suffer the consequences of our failure to be perfect. We carry this sense of responsibility in our families, into our communities, and in the church.”
2. John J. Oh: From “Silent Exodus” to “Silent Divergence”: How Immigration is Changing the Unchanging Immigrant Church
“In the midst of a constantly changing immigrant society, the Korean church must live out the unchanging gospel of Jesus Christ.”
3. Heidi Wong: Immersing Ourselves in God’s Vision: Reflections for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
“Dr. King would challenge us to think beyond mere action and first envision the world we’ve been promised as children of the Almighty King.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for January 14, 2022
How COVID Has Affected Our Friendships—and What to Do About It / Loss and Scandal Led Me to Jesus: Why I’m Not ‘Deconstructing’ / Desperate for Distraction: Why We’re Bad at Being Alone
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.