Happy 2024 from SOLA Network! This week we published My Favorite Asian American Christian Books I Read in 2023. And don’t forget to check out our Christmas Collection of articles, celebrating the birth of Jesus and the beginning of 2024.
We’re writing a book! We believe it is time for SOLA Network to put in writing thoughts that would help the emerging generation of Asian American leaders and churches. Our book will launch at the 2024 Asian American Leadership Conference. More details coming soon. Registration for the conference is open.
This newsletter is one of the many ways you can keep in touch with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more, check out my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group and TGIF Playlist on Spotify. You can reach me on Twitter and Instagram.
Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator
Enter our giveaway! Thanks to Crossway for providing this Bible for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.
How can you spend time in Scripture during this season? The ESV Heirloom Bible, Omega Edition, will help you treasure and enjoy God’s Word in the new year. Read my review.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra and Ryan Robertson: Gen Z Wants to Be Involved in Missions
“The goal of every missionary should be establishing a church where there isn’t one or strengthening an existing church when necessary—and churches are made up of image-bearers gathered together in the flesh, not digitally.”
2. Tom Sugimura: Basic Homework from the Psalms
“The Psalms provide a language of lament, joy, hope, sorrow, and faith. They can shape our counseling conversations.”
3. Tim Challies: On Being a Heroic Man
“If you come to the end of your days and your wife says that you loved her well and that you led your little family with grace, you have the highest commendation you can receive on this side of the grave. If your children honor you as a faithful father, if they acknowledge that you blazed the way through the darkest of valleys, you have been as heroic as any man is called to be.”
Asian American Leadership Conference 2024: “Writing the Next Chapter.” April 23-24, 2024, Orange County, CA. Registration and more info can be found at aalc.network.
The vision of this conference is to equip Asian-American leaders with gospel centered, contextual resources that will empower men and women for local church ministry. Our conference strategy is to equip leaders, platform voices, and connect with one another for life-giving relationships.
The theme of our conference is “Writing the Next Chapter: Empowering Asian American Voices for Gospel Ministry”. The Asian American church today is at a unique inflection point with leaders in diverse stations across multiple generations. This conference will be an opportunity to learn from these voices for the sake of continued and future Gospel work together.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Alex Duke: Best Books for Pastors in 2023
“We asked pastors around the world a simple question: what books did you read in 2023 that helped you be a better pastor?”
2. Joel Beeke: The New Pastor’s Library: My Ten Favorite Books for Ministry
“Books give us access to the thoughts of some of the best pastors who have ever lived. Let’s take advantage of the wisdom they found in the word of God in their many trials and temptations.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book review: God, You Are by William R. Osborne. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Our Books and Reviews page is your one-stop resource for all of your reading needs. It features Asian American authors and issues, recommendations, and interviews.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Thomas Hwang: Five Unique But Practical Suggestions For Reading Your Bible
“Experience God’s Word yourself. Read it directly. Chew on it. What is God saying to you about this passage? Use resources but rely most upon God’s Spirit to help you engage with His Word.”
2. David J. Schuman: Colonizing Mars, The Rainbow, And God’s Promise Of Rest
“As you walk with God through the storms of this life, remember the rainbow. Remember his promise to you, to show mercy, that one day soon he might spread his blessing throughout all the earth and bring all creation into eternal rest in him.”
3. Aaron Lee: My Favorite Asian American Christian Books I Read in 2023
“My favorite books this year focused on preaching and theology. Here at SOLA Network, we are happy to support Asian American authors and their ministry of words.”
4. David Larry Kim: Remembering Christmas In The New Year
“May reminders of Emmanuel cause your heart to be a place of worship and adoration this new year and forevermore.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for December 29, 2023
Grace in the Midst of Writer’s Block and Beyond / We Are Not Immune: Lessons from a Mental Health Crisis / What Comes to Mind When You Think of Heaven?
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.