Download or read book How Am I Going to Grow Up written by Enoch Wong and published by Langham Monographs. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second-generation Chinese Canadian evangelicals inhabit a complex liminal space, positioned between the world of their parents and broader Canadian society. In this study, Dr. Enoch Wong explores the “silent exodus” of these Canadian-born Chinese from their parents’ churches, tracing their journeys to negotiate their cultural, ethnic, and faith identities for themselves. Utilizing both sociology of religion and leadership studies, Wong’s research engages Robert Greenleaf’s concept of foresight in servant leadership to examine the role of church leaders in mediating (or failing to mediate) these transitions for children raised in immigrant churches. This multi-case inquiry offers insight into the concerns of Canadian-born Chinese evangelicals and the cultural and generational conflicts that prompt them to search for new communities capable of understanding their identities and supporting their yearnings – whether inside or outside of the church.
Download or read book Solving the Immigrant Church Crisis written by Ronald M. Rothenberg and published by Ronald M. Rothenberg. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solving the Immigrant Church Crisis: The Biblical Solution of Parallel Ministry (Acts 6:1-7) addresses the crisis of the immigrant church in which complex cultural and linguistic factors create a reticence on the part of immigrants to transfer financial and decision-making authority to succeeding generations, and this results in a culturally irrelevant ministry to those generations, an exodus of believers from the church, a spiritually immature remnant, and an inability to reach the lost. The thesis of this book is that parallel ministry, based on Acts 6:1-7, is the biblical solution to the crisis in the immigrant church. While there are at least two main aspects of this crisis, a spiritual-relational and an ecclesiastical aspect, this book focuses on the ecclesiastical aspect of defining the biblical structure of church government. Specifically, this book is for immigrant churches primarily in the United States and offers them a biblical and practical solution to the problem plaguing them for over two centuries of how to minister effectively to the succeeding generations.
Download or read book Asian American Youth written by Jennifer Lee and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Preaching to Second Generation Korean Americans written by Matthew D. Kim and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth study on preaching to second generation Korean Americans, the first of its kind, is based on empirical and ethnographic fieldwork. Matthew D. Kim conducted surveys and semi-structured qualitative interviews with Korean American pastors and second generation young adult respondents in three geographic regions of the United States: the Midwest, the West Coast, and the East Coast. His primary conceptual framework employs social psychologists Hazel Markus and Paula Nurius' theory of possible selves to facilitate the process of congregational exegesis in the second generation Korean American church context. This book offers a new contextual homiletic model that enables Korean American preachers to engage in deeper levels of ethnic and cultural analysis in their sermonic preparation. Simultaneously, the author reconstructs conventional preaching roles of Korean American preachers and second generation listeners so that they may co-creatively imagine new possible selves that radically advance Christian mission and practice in the world. This book will serve as a primary or secondary source for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate courses on preaching, communication studies, ethnic and racial studies, cross-cultural ministry, or social psychology.
Download or read book Silent Exodus written by Zalmaï Ahad and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty-year-old university professor Stuart Treece is rather set in his ways, and in the midst of the changing attitudes of the ’50s, his encounters with the younger generation are making him feel decidedly alien. When he falls disastrously in love with one of his students all his efforts to acclimatize are hilariously undermined. Timeless and brilliant, Eating People is Wrong is Malcolm Bradbury’s first novel, and established him as a master of satire.
Download or read book Invitation to Lead written by Paul Tokunaga and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2003-02-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing from his own rich experiences--both successes and failures, Paul Tokunaga addresses the needs, difficulties, gifts and abilities that Asian Americans struggle with in leadership.
Download or read book Silent Exodus A First hand Experience and Academic Exploration of the Complicated Challenges of Leading a Latino Church in the Twent written by Steve Pinto and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2021-03-13 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a silent exodus of emerging generations from Latino churches in America. It is a crisis of infertility and preservation, an inability to retain and reclaim the second-and third-generation due primarily to changing demographics, an increase of influence of post-modernistic thought, a void of relevant leadership, and recent challenges with technological advances. Unless the church takes Latino teenagers and emerging adults-who are the primary targets of these challenges- more seriously, the Latino church's future is in doubt. Leading strategically in a Latino church context requires critically engaging the complexities of Latino culture, theology, and multi-generational realities. Today's Latino churches face the challenge of making space for multi-generational identities and developing the leadership skills to embrace predominantly Latino communities that are increasingly becoming more monolingual and multicultural. Latino churches that do not accommodate experience the silent exodus. This book focuses on equipping pastors and emerging leaders on counteracting the silent exodus. This is a first-hand experience and academic exploration of the complicated challenges of being part of, serving in, and developing a Latino church in the twenty-first century. The book provides a leadership approach that directly engages technology, globalization, and communicating the gospel in a post-Christian world from a Latino perspective. Dr. Steve Pinto serves as the Associate Pastor of Faro Church, a multicultural and bilingual fellowship. His knowledge of God's Word and love for people, mixed with his high energy and sense of humor, has been a powerful tool in God's hands as a keynote speaker at various youth events, camps, and conventions. Additionally, he functions as an adjunct professor at Vanguard University and LABI College. His primary teaching areas are Christian Worldview, Youth Ministry, Effective Leadership, Discipleship Making, and Expository Preaching. He and his wife, Diane, live in Southern California with their children, Alexi and Nathan.
Download or read book Daily Graphic written by Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh and published by Graphic Communications Group. This book was released on 2006-10-16 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book You the People written by Simon Chesterman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The governance of post-conflict territories embodies a central contradiction: how does one help a population prepare for democratic governance and the rule of law by imposing a form of benevolent autocracy? Transitional administrations represent the most complex operations attempted by the United Nations. The operations in East Timor and Kosovo are commonly seen as unique in the history of the UN--perhaps never to be repeated. But they may also be seen as the latest in a series of operations that have involved the United Nations in 'state-building' activities, where it has attempted to develop the institutions of government by assuming some or all of those sovereign powers on a temporary basis. The circumstances that have demanded such interventions certainly will be repeated. Seen in the context of earlier UN operations, such as those in Namibia, Cambodia, and Eastern Slavonia, the view that these exceptional circumstances may not recur is somewhat disingenuous. Moreover, the need for such policy research has been brought into sharp focus by the weighty but ambiguous role assigned to the UN in Afghanistan and the possibility of a comparable role in Iraq. This book fills that gap. Aimed at policy-makers, diplomats, and a wide academic audience (including international relations, political science, international law, and war studies), the book provides a concise history of UN state-building operations and a treatment of the five key issues confronting such an operation on the ground: peace and security, the role of the UN as government, judicial reconstruction, economic reconstruction, and exit strategies.
Download or read book Raise Your Voice written by Kathy Khang and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It can be hard to speak up when power dynamics keep us silent and marginalized, especially when race, ethnicity, and gender are factors. Activist Kathy Khang roots our voice and identity in the image of God, showing how we can raise our voices for the sake of God's justice. We are created to speak, and we can both speak up for ourselves and speak out on behalf of others.
Download or read book Ignored written by Jinna Sil Lo Jin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America gets more diverse than ever before, and it is our responsibility to respect this diversity before us. Although many people claim that diversity matters, there are so many marginalized people who have not been heard yet. Korean-speaking young people are one of them. They have been marginalized not only by the main culture but also by their own community. This study illuminates this hidden population and their stories as emerging adults with socially, emotionally, and spiritually unstable status. With a practical theology approach, this study provides not only about who are the Korean-speaking young adults but also what is the current praxis and how the immigrant community can have different imaginations about their future with these young people. Including data gathered survey and in-depth interviews, Ignored is the first comprehensive study that addresses Korean-speaking young people. By sharing unheard stories, this book invites us to understand our diverse community. Furthermore, this book brings new imagination of listening others who have been ignored.
Download or read book Tapestry of Grace written by Benjamin C. Shin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why do the first generation still act like that?" "Why can't we try some new ideas?" "Why are the second generation so lazy?" "Why are the second generation so disrespectful?" "Isn't it a shame how the church is split between the two generations?" These and many more questions reflect the tangled conflicts within the Asian American church. Cultural differences have led to many misunderstandings and conflicts. Conflicts have created bitterness and churches have split apart. How can these tangled threads be rewoven into a beautiful tapestry of God's grace? What would it take for the Asian American church to reflect God's grace? In Tapestry of Grace, Dr. Benjamin C. Shin and Dr. Sheryl Takagi Silzer apply their years of study and teaching to explain how the cultural complexities that occur between the different generations of the Asian American church can be untangled. Taking lessons from their own spiritual journeys, they show how each generation can experience the amazing grace of the Gospel.
Download or read book The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East written by John Eibner and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East addresses the domestic and international politics that have created conditions for contemporary religious cleansing in the Middle East. It provides a platform for a host of distinguished scholars, journalists, human rights activists, and political practitioners. The contributors come from diverse political, cultural, and religious backgrounds; each one drawing on a deep wellspring of scholarship, experience, sobriety, and passion. Collectively, they make a major contribution to understanding the dynamics of the mortal threat to the social pluralism upon which the survival of religious minorities depends.
Download or read book Prospering On God s Promises written by David Wesley Reid and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-05 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enough is enough! Contemporary culture has become so antagonistic to Christian beliefs and values that it has put many Christians on the defensive. This isn't good, it isn't necessary, and it isn't right. Christianity is good news, enduring in its truths and applicable to all persons in all places at all times. We Christians never need to feel defensive about what we believe. Christ is God's unique revelation in history, and the Christian message is life-giving. God has given us so many great promises in his word that reinforce the timeless vitality and applicability of the Christian message, promises that prosper the soul. This book is all about these great promises, offered in daily devotional form and complete with a brief prayer. Christians survive and thrive on God's promises. They're the spiritual air we breathe. Believing and trusting in God's promises will make us spiritually healthy, of if you will, prosperous
Download or read book Atlantis the Book of the Angels written by D. Bridgman- Metchim and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Calming Truth written by Karen Ekedahl and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you in the midst of a crisis or extreme difficulty that is consuming your soul? Are you experiencing more heartache and pain than you thought you could ever possibly bear? Are there days you can't see beyond the immediate moment you hurt that much? Are you struggling with doubts of your worth? How do you live within those circumstances and not surrender or succumb to them, especially knowing they may be there for a long time? How do you keep from wanting to just give up? God has the answers for each of us in the calming Truth of His Word. It is His Truth which gives us calm in the midst of our storm. It is in His Word that we find quiet for the anguish in our soul. Walk with me on my journey with God to see how He used His Word to very specifically carry me through the anguish in my soul after the loss of a thirty-year marriage. Join me as I let you into my heartache and pain to see how God and His Word enabled me to survive one step at a time. You will see how you, too, are able to survive your heartache and pain as God's Word quiets the anguish in your soul, bringing calm to your storm as it has mine Contact author at: [email protected]
Download or read book New Every Morning written by Phil Barfoot and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Every Morning is a unique and dynamic devotional book compiled by Dr. Phil Barfoot and written by 118 premiere worship pastors, ministers of music, and Christian university professors across America. Each devotion presents a fresh and inspiring thought and Scripture for the day designed to refresh, renew, and recharge the spiritual life of each reader. The book is designed for private devotionals, choirs, worship teams, and small group study. As a private devotional, the reader can use the book as a traditional daily devotional. As a leader of a ministry group, the book can be used on Wednesdays and Sundays to offer specific insights and wisdom into the discussion of worship and our role in worship. Dr. Barfoot is clear. His prayer is that each day we experience God’s awesome mercy through this book and be left New Every Morning.
