A new school year is upon us, so I wrote Your Coming Of Age And Story Of Sanctification. Daniel K. Eng discussed How to Care for People with Cancer, and Alice Kim gave gospel hope on Being Married to an Unbelieving Spouse.
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Enter to win these wonderful books! Thanks to P&R Kids for providing these books for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut. Full reviews in the section below.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Ashley Kim: Make Time to Pray in College (Student Series 2023)
“Prayer is not primarily characterized by the highs and lows of each week and the people we meet to pray with. Prayer is distinct because it is directed to a Person who is listening, who answers, and who has every means at his disposal to accomplish his ordained ends.”
Related: Writing About Her Faith: An Interview with Ashley Kim
2. Geoff Chang: Spurgeon on Building a Culture of Evangelism
“Spurgeon viewed the church as an army engaged in the same fight that he was in, namely, proclaiming the gospel and pushing back the dominion of Satan through the salvation of sinners.”
Related: A Powerful Vision for Ministry: A Book Review of “Spurgeon the Pastor”
3. Richard Chin: The Need for ‘No Theology’
“Our forebears understood the need for ‘no theology’. Needless to say, they were not popular.”
Related: Letters from Grandpa: Ten Things I Have Learned About Conflict by Cory Ishida
Asian American Leadership Conference 2024: “Writing the Next Chapter.” April 23-24, 2024, Orange County, CA. Registration opens on August 28! More info can be found on the conference website: 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. Ask Ligonier: What’s Happening in the Korean Church?
“Joel Kim shares how the Lord is at work in the Korean church and notes several unique challenges that it currently faces.”
Related: Insa: How the Korean Word for “Greeting” Can Change How We Pass the Peace by Sara Kyoungah White
2. Rooted Youth Ministry Podcast: Foundations of Youth Ministry: Administrative Responsibilities in Youth Ministry with Terrence Shay
“On this episode of the Rooted Youth Ministry Podcast, Tucker sits down with Terrence Shay, the Family Ministry Pastor at FCBC Walnut in Southern California, to talk about the administrative responsibilities of Youth Ministry. Click play to hear Terrence speak about the importance of administration and organization in ministry and how it serves the people you work with.”
Related: Finding God in High School, College, and Beyond: An Interview with Author Izzy Koo by Soojin Park
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: The Illustrated Westminster Shorter Catechism in Modern English by Paul Cox, Pilipinto: The Jungle Adventures of a Missionary’s Daughter by Valerie Elliot Shepard, God’s Servant Ruth: A Poem with a Promise by Douglas Bond. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Our new Books and Reviews page is your one-stop resource for all of your reading needs. It features Asian American authors and issues, book recommendations, and interviews.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Daniel K. Eng: How to Care for People with Cancer: An Interview with Two Cancer-Surviving Pastors
SOLA Network’s Daniel K. Eng moderated this candid conversation in which Pastor Steve Moy of Evangelical Chinese Church of Seattle and Pastor Helicon Kuan of Chinese for Christ Church of San Jose discussed their battle with cancer and how encouraged they were by their friends and church communities.
2. David J. Schuman: What the Bible Says about Abuse and Desertion in Marriage
An abuser makes you feel worthless, isolated, and ashamed; Jesus makes you feel loved, cherished, and safe. God sees your suffering and desires for it to end.
3. Aaron Lee: Your Coming Of Age And Story Of Sanctification
The mature Christian understands and applies the Bible in every stage and station of life.
4. Alice Kim: From Dread to Doxology: Being Married to an Unbelieving Spouse
Understanding the role of the believing wife in its fuller context invites us to consider how God sees her. She is called to a greater kingdom purpose because of Jesus. And this same gospel hope is available to us today.
5. TGIF: Roundup for August 11, 2023
Sermon on the Mount: 5 Keys That Unlock Understanding / 9 Things You Should Know About Falun Gong and ‘The Epoch Times’ / Our Missions Approach Is Too Western
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