“Reconciled” is the theme for SOLA Conference 2020, and registration opens on December 1. Check out our conference page and watch this 1-minute video of Pastor Harold Kim, Senior Pastor at Christ Central of Southern California and President of SOLA Network, sharing about this year’s theme.
Thomas Hwang wrote A Response to my Complementarian Sisters after we published Soojin Park’s Letter to My Complementarian Brothers. For further reading around the web, check out How to Be a (Complementarian) Woman of Influence, Why Women Are Critical To the Mission of the Church, and Lies That Keep Women from the Word: Busyness Is Not the Problem.
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Link Roundup
1. Daniel K. Eng: Finally Belonging: The Reception of the Parable of the Prodigal Son Among Asian Americans
The Journal of the Asian American Theological Forum features SOLA editorial board member Daniel K. Eng’s article on Asian-American values (honor and shame and Confucian values) and experiences (immigration, the model minority, and liminality).
2. D. Cheng: Praying for Hong Kong Can Be Politically Disruptive—Even in America
“Why Chinese diaspora churches remain silent while Christians in Hong Kong take to the streets.”
3. Public Religion Research Institute: The Working Lives and Struggles of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California
“Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are an important and fast-growing part of the California workforce. They have been the fastest-growing racial groups in California since 2000, with immigration fueling much of the growth. Although statistical averages show that AAPIs as a whole exhibit relatively high levels of employment and earning power, this report reveals significant areas of concern.”
4. Eda Yu: How Hip-Hop Dance Groups Have Helped Asian Americans Find Belonging
Writing for Vice.com, Eda Yu highlights how hip-hop, while rich in it’s own culture, helps create new community.
5. Gabe Bergado: Brenda Song on Her New Series Dollface, the Disney Channel Years, and Growing Up
Writing for TeenVogue, Gabe Bergado profiles Brenda Song where she speaks candidly about Asian American representation and why she never got to read for Crazy Rich Asians.
Weekend Recommendations
1. 5 Leadership Questions Podcast: Abe Cho
“In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Abe Cho, the senior pastor of Redeemer East Side in New York. During their conversation, they discuss creating everyday missionaries and why protecting Sabbath is vital for being healthy.”
2. Midwestern Magazine: The Whole Counsel: Preaching & Teaching All of God’s Word
Articles include: “Preaching the Whole Counsel” by Jason K. Allen, “Discipleship in the First Gospel” by Patrick Schreiner, and “What is Biblical Theology?” By Dr. Andreas J. Kostenberger.
3. The Gospel Coalition Podcast: Don’t Pit Eternal Good Against Common Good
Collin Hansen interviews Stephen Um, asking him about the relationship between common and eternal good, and how the gospel empowers churches that seek the salvation of souls and also the relief of poverty, hunger, and injustice.
4. Aaron Lee: Book Reviews
This week I reviewed The Heart of the Preacher by Rick Reed and The Sacrifice of Praise by Herman Bavinck.
From SOLA
1. Moses Y. Lee: 10 Traits of a Humble Leader
“Recent stories of celebrity pastors and worship leaders apostatizing has me thinking about the idea of Christian leadership. Whether leaders reluctantly fall from grace due to moral failure or publicly renounce their faith on Instagram to be more “authentic,” one thing is clear: humility is not a contributing factor.”
2. Hannah Chao: Who Would Want to be Poor?: Inspired by “Parasite”
“Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like if I had been raised in Korea. While watching Parasite, I felt fortunate to be born in America. The film starkly depicts the class divide between the rich and the poor, often by literally placing them on different floors of a house. The result is bleak.”
3. Michael Agapito: How Jesus is Both God and Man: The Chalcedonian Creed & the Two Natures of Christ
“If there are two central mysteries of Christianity, they are the Trinity and the incarnation. Alt
hough the councils of Nicaea and Constantinople ensured once and for all the church’s teaching on the Trinity, it left open the question of how to understand the personhood of Jesus. Put simply: If Jesus is God, then how can we “reconcile” Jesus’ divinity with his humanity?”
4. Thomas Hwang: A Response to My Complementarian Sisters
“Once again, I know I may catch flack for writing this response. I might have said things that came off wrong. In a world where identity politics permeate our social media interactions, I know I’m not supposed to say anything to my complementarian sisters except, ‘I’m sorry.’ But as I’ve learned from marriage, seeking dialogue and understanding tends to be more effective than apologies.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for November 15, 2019
In case you missed it, here are some headlines from last week: Effective Ministry to Asian Americans, The Rise (and Stall) of the Boba Generation, A Key Way that Christians around the World Can Contribute to Gospel Growth in China, and Behind Hong Kong’s Protesters – an Army of Volunteer Pastors, Doctors and Artists.
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