Christian Entrepreneurs Association event – Sept. 15, 2018

The Christian Entrepreneurs Association is hosting “Who is Jesus to You?- The Power of Faith in Silicon Valley” on Saturday Sept 15th at the Fox Theater in Redwood City, Top Silicon Valley tech leaders will be sharing how their faith impacts their life and work.

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The meeting is from 10am-12:30pm with networking and coffee at 9:00am. 

 

Speakers:

Kirk Perry has been the President Brand Solutions at Google since 2013, he is responsible for driving Google’s revenue with the world’s largest advertisers and advertising agencies.
Promod Haque has served as Senior Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners  where he focuses on enterprise and healthcare IT. Mr. Haque has invested in more than 70 companies that have produced more than $40 billion in exit values.
Deborah Liu is Vice President Marketplace at Facebook. She spent the past five years overseeing billing and consumer payment systems, as well as Marketplace, Facebook’s portal for connecting consumers and small businesses.

More details: http://www.ceasf.org/event/who-is-jesus-to-you/

Registration: http://whoisjesustoyou.net

Cost is $10, college students can attend at no cost.


Lance Joe, Executive Director
Christian Entrepreneurs Association
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Women in Ministry Gathering (Mar 27, 2018)

Are you a woman in ministry who is seeking to gather with like-minded women for a time of encouragement and spiritual accountability? If so, please come to an introductory meeting with Betsy Wang and Chris Otani and let’s discuss what God may desire for our group. It will be on Tuesday March 27th from 1:30 to 3:30p in Livermore. Tea and light snacks will be provided.  Contact Betsy at betsy@missiodeioakland.org or Chris at only1chriso@gmail.com.

The Finding Cleveland Experience (Nov 11, 2017)

Come to and/or promote the “Finding Cleveland Experience” on Sat. Nov. 11 (7:15-9:30 pm) at Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church [4405 Fortran Court, San Jose, CA 95134]
Come join a screening of this award winning documentary short film about the early Chinese in Mississippi and the testimony of the journey to find OnlyWon’s grandfather. It will be paired with musical performances and adiscussion time with Q&A about the film and the issues it explores. The purpose of the event is to provide an outreach and community education opportunity. PreK child care provided, but parents must sign up here: bit.ly/FindingClevelandPreK

Sponsored by the Healthy Church Leaders Initiative, Organization of Chinese Americans, and Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church

 

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Webinar: Faith in the Public Square: Justice and Christian Witness with Nikki Toyama-Szeto (Oct 29, 2017)

The video can also be viewed here.

Nikki Toyama-Szeto, Executive Director of Evangelicals for Social Action, led a discussion on bringing faith and discipleship into the areas of public discourse. This webinar looked at the connection points justice, witness, and discipleship. It also took a look at popular theological frameworks for justice informed discipleship.

Here are links to a recent interview with Nikki by Outreach Magazine:

Suggested reading:

  • Ron Sider, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger
  • Nikki Toyama-Szeto and Abraham George, God of Justice
  • Mae Cannon, Social Justice Handbook
  • Bethany Hoang and Kristin Johnson, The Justice Calling

About Out Webinar Leader

Nikki Toyama-Szeto is the Executive Director of Evangelicals for Social Action. She works  with leaders of faith communities to help ignite a passion for biblical justice among the Global Church.  She speaks and trains leaders globally, most recently in Nepal for Tearfund.  She writes and speaks from her experiences as a leader in organizations like International Justice Mission, the Urbana Conference and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.  She served on the Third Lausanne Congress (2010), helping to develop the plenary program.

She was a co-editor of the book More than Serving Tea (IVP, 2006). The book is a collection of essays, stories and poems looking at the intersection of race, gender, and faith for Asian American women.  She also co-wrote Partnering with the Global Church (IVP, 2012) with Femi Adeleye and edited the Urbana Onward series. Additionally, she is a co-author of The God of Justice: IJM Institute’s Global Church Curriculum (IVP, 2015).

She has a mechanical engineering degree from Stanford University and completed her masters in organizational leadership at Eastern University studying in South Africa. Nikki resides in the DC metro area with her family.

 

A Conversation with Jonathan Y. Tan: Re-introducing Asian American Theologies

A Conversation with Jonathan Y. Tan: Re-introducing Asian American Theologies from Timothy Tseng on Vimeo.

Jonathan Tan wrote Introducing Asian American Theologies (Orbis Books) in 2008. This path-breaking book offered a breath-taking look at the landscape of the varieties of Asian American theologies that had been written at the time. It provided a comprehensive overview of mainline Protestant, feminist, liberationist, Catholic, Pentecostal and evangelical approaches to doing contextualized theologies in Asian American settings since the 19th century. On October 22, 2017 we had a conversation with Dr. Tan about the book and any new developments in the area of Asian American Theologies.


About the Author
Jonathan Y. Tan is Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor of Catholic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies and affiliated faculty in the Chinese, Ethnic Studies, Asian Studies, and International Studies programs at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio (USA), as well as Co-Chair of the American Academy of Religion’s World Christianity Group.

Jonathan holds a Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC), a M.A. from the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, California), and a LL.B. (Honours) from the National University of Singapore Law School.

Previously, he taught at Australian Catholic University (Sydney, Australia) Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) and The Catholic University of America. Jonathan is the author of Introducing Asian American Theologies (Orbis Books, 2008). His recent book, Christian Mission among the Peoples of Asia (Orbis Books, 2014) has been named by the International Bulletin of Missionary Research as one of 15 outstanding books of 2014 for mission studies. He is also the lead editor of World Christianity: Perspectives and Insights (Orbis Books, 2016), which has been named by the International Bulletin of Mission Research as one of the 10 outstanding books of 2016 for mission studies, and co-editor of Theological Reflections on the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).


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This examination of the development of Asian American theologies in North America includes the immigrant experience of Asians from the mid-nineteenth century until the present, the nature of Asian American Christianity, and the themes that appear across traditions and denominations. Tan highlights the contributions of key Asian American theologians and scripture scholars and describes the more distinctive theologies that have developed among the diverse groups of Asian Americans, including Catholics, mainline Protestants, Evangelicals, and Pentecostals. A challenging final chapter presents four areas in which Asian American theologians can work together in the future.

How Being a Cultural Alien is a Gift to the Church (Fred Mok) at the Bay Area Asian American Luncheon Oct 11, 2017

How Being a Cultural Alien is a Gift to the Church with Fred Mok

Presented at the Bay Area Asian American Pastors Network Luncheon on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 from 11:00 AM1:15 PM. Co-sponsored by the  Healthy Church Leaders Initiative, in partnership with Transforming the Bay with Christ.

THEME: Whether you’re in an ethnic or multi-ethnic context, what would it be like to re-purpose your pain as a cultural outsider to be a redemptive gift for the kingdom? A conversation with Fred Mok and other pastors and church leaders.


Fred Mok is the Associate Pastor at Garden City Church in Santa Clara. He is a 2nd generation Chinese American who has been married to his wife, Judy, for nineteen years and they have four children. Fred was spiritually formed at Chinese Church in Christ – South Valley in San Jose and spent ten years there as English Pastor. Prior to vocational ministry, he spent nine years as a project manager and business analyst at IBM and Hitachi. Fred has a B.S. in Business Administration from UC Berkeley and a M.Div. from Western Seminary. Here are a couple of Fred’s reflections:

Author Interview: Paranoid Science with Tony Alumkal

The recording for this webinar is also available here: [RECORDING]

Dr. Alumkal’s new book explores the Christian Right’s fierce opposition to science, explaining how and why its leaders came to see scientific truths as their enemy. For decades, the Christian Right’s high-profile clashes with science have made national headlines. From attempts to ban the teaching of evolution in public schools to climate change denial, efforts to “cure” gay people, and opposition to stem cell research, the Christian Right has battled against science. How did this hostility begin and, more importantly, why has it endured? Dr. Alumkal also highlights the consequences of the war on reality – both for the evangelical community and the broader American public. 


About the Author
Antony Alumkal is Associate Professor of Sociology of Religion at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He is the author of Asian American Evangelical Churches: Race, Ethnicity, and Assimilation in the Second Generation. He is a layperson in the Episcopal Church and his next book will be a critique of the popular “progressive Christianity’ movement.”


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Webinar: Asian American churches in a multiethnic world (DJ Chuang)

The recording for this webinar is also available here.

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, projected to double in population by 2050. While many ethnic Asian churches are reaching an immigrant generation by ministering in Asian languages, new kinds of next generation multi-Asian and multi-ethnic churches are more effective with reaching English-speaking Asian Americans and a multi-ethnic community. We cover statistics and trends as well as unpacking how these new kinds of churches are doing ministry. Plus, we’ll consider the 3 best opportunities where Asian Americans can make their most valuable Kingdom contributions.


About Out Webinar Leader
DJ Chuang is the author of MULTIASIAN.CHURCH: A Future for Asian Americans in a Multiethnic World and a co-founder of Thirty Network, an initiative that’s advancing the leadership of Asian American pastors and church leaders. Professionally during the day, DJ works as a strategy consultant with the .BIBLE Registry, a new top-level domain for all things Bible.

DJ is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and Virginia Tech. He has been blogging at djchuang.com since 1999, curating links to resources pertaining to church innovations, including Asian American and multiethnic churches, churches with internet campuses, livestream worship services, and even multi-lingual, multi-racial churches.

Readings for this Webinar:

  • MultiAsian.Church: A Future for Asian Americans in a Multiethnic World by DJ Chuang [participants receive a free digital review copy]
  • Tapestry of Grace: Untangling the Cultural Complexities in Asian American Life and Ministry by Benjamin C. Shin and Sheryl Takagi Silzer

Webinar: Discipleship Jesus-Style: the Tumbler Model (Dr. Grace May)

The recording for this webinar is also available here.

In this webinar, we consider the Tumbler model of discipleship that Jesus left us and consider some of its advantages over one off’s. Discernment, Bible study and fellowship (one of the pillars of the Asian American church) are primary examples of Tumbler discipleship. At the same time, we will look at developing the individual through mentoring and spiritual direction. The goal of the webinar is to provide some practical tools for growing disciples and core values of discipleship, such as love, equity, community, grace, mission and hope.

 


About Out Webinar Leader
Rev. Dr. Grace May serves as the Executive Director of Women of Wonder, Inc. (WOW!), a ministry that seeks to see Christian women leaders soar by fulfilling their God-given dreams. Dr. May is also the Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at the William Carey International University in Pasadena, CA. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA), she pastored at the Chinese Christian Church of New England in Massachusetts and the First Chinese Presbyterian Church, Oversea Chinese Mission and Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in New York City. She is the contributing author to The Global God, Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross, Growing Healthy Asian-American Churches, Seeking Harmony and most recently The Quest for Gender Equity in Leadership. She lives in the New York City with her mother and relishes tasting different cuisines, traveling and meeting God and the body of Christ in new and diverse ways.

Readings for this Webinar:
— Richard Lamb, “Michelangelo or the Tumbler? The Disciplemaking Strategy of Jesus” [Download Article]
— Elias Chacour on The Beatitudes: [view at https://ukashray.wordpress.com/beatitudes/]
— Simon’s Mother-in-Law by David E. Malick: [download pdf at https://www.cbeinternational.org/sites/default/files/02-simon-mil.pdf ]

Webinar: The Asian American Contexts (Rev. Dr. Daniel Lee)

The recording for this webinar is also available here.

In this webinar, Dr. Lee provides a vocabulary to articulate our Asian American experience. This vocabulary of concepts and ideas will serve as our toolbox, enable us to identify issues of spirituality and ministry in our lives and in our communities. Our goal is to understand the deeper dynamics of what’s happening in our lives and in our churches so we can know where to look for help and what kind of resources we need.


About Out Webinar Leader
Dr. Daniel D. Lee is the director of Fuller’s Center for Asian American Theology and Ministry and an adjunct assistant professor of Asian American Ministry. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Daniel has served in a number of ministry contexts, including campus ministry, chaplaincy, immigrant church, pan-Asian ministry, and multi-ethnic churches. Daniel is the author of the upcoming book Double Particularity: Karl Barth, Contextuality, and the Asian American Theology (Fortress, 2017) and a contributing author to The Voice of God in the Text of Scripture (Zondervan, 2016).

Readings for this Webinar:

  • “Practical Theology and Multicultural Initiatives” by Mark Branson from Churches, Cultures and Leadership: A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities by Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martinez. [Download article]
  • “Who are Asian Americans?” from Asian American Psychology: Current Perspectives edited by Nita Tewari and Alvin N. Alvarez. [Download article]