How can you have confidence in the trustworthiness of the Word? What role does history have in our interaction with the Bible? I interviewed Susan C. Lim to discuss these questions and many more as they relate to her new book, Light of the Word.
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. Registration for the conference is open.
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Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator
Enter our giveaway! Extra entries available on Instagram. Thanks to The Center of House Church Theology for providing these books for our giveaway, in partnership with @diveindigdeep, SOLA Network, and FCBC Walnut. Check out our interview with their Content and Operations Manager, Clara Kim. Links open to my reviews:
- What can the Western Church learn from Chinese Christians? Edited by Hannah Nation and Simon Liu, Faith in the Wilderness presents words of exhortation from the Chinese Church.
- What is God doing in the Chinese House Church? In Faithful Disobedience, IVP presents writings on Church and State from the Chinese House Church Movement.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Geoff Chang: “The Glorious Work”: Spurgeon’s Letter to the First College Missionary
“Even as Mr. Patrick worked at language learning and cultural adaptation in North Africa, what he needed most was to be grounded in “the old gospel,” remain earnest in his preaching and evangelism, and be “much with Him” in Bible reading and prayer.”
2. Jason James: What Immigrant and Majority-Culture Churches Can Learn from One Another
“The early church lived sacrificially, referred to their communities as households, and related to one another as family despite their cultural diversity.”
3. Sean Cheng: Can the Gospel Come in a Red Envelope?
Chinese church leaders consider how to use the Lunar New Year tradition as an opportunity for evangelism.
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. Bamboo Pastors Podcast: Writing the Next Chapter with Hanley Liu
Jalon Chan (CCFC) and Jon Mann (SJCAC) interview Hanley Liu (FCBC Walnut) on his partnership with SOLA Network and the upcoming Asian American Leadership Conference.
2. 9Marks Journal: Evangelism
“We’ve compiled a host of articles to help you practically, but also to remind you that, even when the devil offers us all the kingdoms of this world, something else remains far more important.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
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. Aaron Lee: Light of the Word: An Interview with Susan C. Lim
“And my secular non-believing professor would talk about the Bible like, like a good historical document. And that made me think, Wait, what, this has credibility? It’s not just fantasy?”
2. Renee Zou: Escaping to Work
“Some people do things to escape from work; others do work to escape from things.”
3. Abraham Cho: The Outward Look-And-Feel of Humility
“If biblical humility has an outward look and feel, we see it and feel it most clearly in Jesus. His life will be formed in us not primarily through intellectual concepts and right thinking (as important as that is) but by our staying near unto him wherever he goes.”
4. Chris D. Lee: How Do I Engage with Christians Who Disagree with Me
“The expectation has always been for Christians to become less and less divisive and more and more united as an expression of Christian love.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for February 2, 2024
The Power of Praying Together / Why I’m Hopeful for the Future of Disability Ministry / ‘Lord, When Did We See You in Foster Care?’ / Echo and Spiritual Ancestors / Add Another Piece to Your Collection
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