This week featured Hanley Liu on Pastoring the Chinese Heritage Church, Benjamin Shin on Preventing Pastors from Falling, and both with Cory Ishida on Wisdom for Leadership Longevity in Asian American Contexts.
In case you missed it, check out keynotes from Owen Lee and Julius Kim, and an interview of TGC President Julius Kim by Steve Chang. Join us on YouTube now as we release more content from our Asian American Leadership Conference!
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Daniel K. Eng: What I Learned About Faith at the British Museum
“The patriarch’s faith is the kind the author of Hebrews wants his hearers to have: an active conviction that stands on God’s promises, a faith that wisely values the security our trustworthy God offers over the fleeting values of this world.”
Related: From Asian American-ness to “The One” to Bible Reading Plans: A Conversation with Daniel K. Eng by Aaron Lee
2. John Lee: How Should Immigrant Congregations Who Speak Different Languages Relate to One Another?
“At the heart of this conversation is whether each congregation should be considered a church. If the definition of a local church is an assembly of believers, then congregations who gather separately would be a church, not a portion of one.”
Related: English As The Anchor: An Interview With Pastor Albert Ting by Steve Chang
3. David Schuman: How to Keep Yourself from Loving Money
“The routine rhythms of the Christian life, almost imperceptibly, steel our spine against the allure of ‘more.’”
Related: Should Christians Condemn Bitcoin, or Embrace It?: A look into Western financial privilege vs. global adoption of bitcoin by Nelson Hsieh
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Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Center for House Church Theology: Paul Tripp on Hearing from the Chinese Church in Faith in the Wilderness
Author and pastor Paul Tripp speaks with Hannah Nation on why we in the West need to hear from the Chinese house church, as well as his own takeaways from the book Faith in the Wilderness: Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church.
2. TGC Podcast: Why We Need Social Sanity
Amy Gannett, Blair Linne, and Laura Wifler explore ways of using social media to the glory of God. They cover a wide range of ideas, from the big picture (figure out why you’re logging on) to the daily details (to re-ground yourself after scrolling, try concentrating on your five senses), all while offering encouragement to those who might be burned out on social media.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Ours: Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage by Eric Schumacher and Nehemiah For You by Eric Mason. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Check out our International Students series, focused on connecting international students with the gospel of Jesus Christ, featuring four articles by Karisa You.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Tiffany Kwan: How Jesus Understands Asian American Suffering
“Jesus is not unfamiliar with injustice. He is not unfamiliar with being hated for working hard and doing what he was called to do.”
2. Hannah Chao: How To Prevent Pastors from Falling: An Interview with Dr. Benjamin Shin
The most common threats to pastors today, how to project whether a leader will be okay in the long run or is in danger of failing, and how to help pastors in Asian or Asian American contexts.
3. Aaron Lee: Pastoring the Chinese Heritage Church: An Interview with Hanley Liu
The hope and calling of the Chinese heritage church, Hanley’s journey of faith and becoming a pastor, how to minister to a Chinese heritage church, and encouragements to young pastors.
4. Cory Ishida, Ben Shin, and Hanley Liu: Wisdom for Leadership Longevity in Asian American Contexts
Leadership longevity, leadership health, and leadership accountability for Asian American contexts.
5. TGIF: Roundup for July 8, 2022
3 Ways to Help Post-Christian Friends Understand the Gospel / How to Have Fruitful Conversations About the Immigrant Church / To the “Young and Inexperienced” Counselor
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