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TGIF: Roundup for April 29, 2022

We thank God for our first Asian American Leadership Conference! Official media from the event will be coming soon. For now, you can watch our stories on Instagram.

Hannah Chao recently wrote for China Partnership: What I Learned: My Kingdom Is Not of this Earth. “By preaching a gospel that has easy fixes, we sell short the full beauty of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection.”

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We thank God for TGC, SOLA, KALI, and the inaugural Asian American Leadership Conference! Watch our stories on Instagram.


Articles From Around The Web

1.  E. F. Gregory: How I Prayed for Character

“When we ask God to graciously grow character in Chinese Christians, we can in the same moment rejoice, because he has already given every believer his character by giving us Christ.”

2. Denise Yohn: Debunking the ‘Work-Life Balance’ Myth

“In Christ we’re freed to work hard out of love for God, gratitude for his gifts, and a sincere desire to please him as children pleasing a loving father.”

3. Alvin Litonjua: Gospel Movement in Dubai Among Filipinos

“There’s something special about hearing God’s Word in your native language. A shared language allows people to understand God’s Word better, grow in their faith, and spread the gospel.”

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Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

1. The Substance Podcast: SOLA Network, Representation, and Women’s Ministry

SOLA Network editor Hannah Chao speaks on the unique experiences that members of varying Asian American communities endure (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.), California geography, the benefits and challenges that Asian Americans are currently experiencing due to their increased representation in pop culture, the state of “Women’s Ministry” in the modern Church, the “controversy” surrounding the Disney Pixar movie Turning Red, and more! You can also listen on YouTube.

2. Lifeway Research: Overcoming Disciple-Making Obstacles

Hre Mang, pastor of Falam Christian Church, discusses the Greatest Needs of Pastors study and what the greatest obstacle is in disciple making.

3. Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews: Things Unseen by J. Gresham Machen, Faith in the Times of Plague by Coleman and Rester, The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.

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1. Kim Kira: You Are A Counselor: Counseling Others With The Gospel

Whether you are a formal counselor in your church or a member who is trying to love better with the Truth, the Gospel needs to be central in your counsel.

2. Hannah Chao: Beyond Varsity: An Interview with Owen Lee on Pastoring an Asian American Church

When I came to embrace and celebrate my racial identity, I believe God unlocked leadership potential in me that I didn’t know that He had given me.

3. Heidi Tai: But Why is Grace So Amazing? Reflections From “When Strivings Cease”

This book reignited my affections for the gospel and served as a timely reminder that with or without trophies, I belong to a Heavenly Father who by grace welcomes me home.

4. TGIF: Roundup for April 22, 2022

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