Church
An opportunity for smaller churches to receive funding for new projects has been highlighted at a recent workshop hosted by Korean Churches for Community Development (KCCD). The workshop, which took place at the Los Angeles Regional Office of Azusa Pacific University (APU), was attended by some 30 local church leaders of various ethnic backgrounds, and featured Brian Bakke, the president of The Mustard Seed Foundation. The organization, which was founded in 1983, provides grants to local churches for start-up projects. READ MORE
Mission
AMP released a new music video on February 25 for their latest song, 'The Master,' which was filmed in the streets of Seoul, South Korea, where the Korean American Christian hip hop trio recently toured in February. The song focuses on the humility that God showed in coming to earth to die for sinners, and the joy and peace that results from following him.READ MORE
US
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a lesbian woman seeking visitation rights for her adopted children in an opinion released on Monday. The opinion, which was unsigned and which had no noted dissents, stated that the adoption decree granted to the woman, which was granted by a Superior Court in Georgia, must be respected and cannot be invalidated in Alabama.READ MORE
Ministries
A group of some 80 Christian pastoral, academic, and lay leaders gathered at Young Nak Celebration Church’s Jefferson campus on Saturday to discuss how the church could bring back to church the ‘dones’ and the ‘nones’ -- those who either left the church, or those who say they don’t affiliate themselves with any religion.READ MORE
Ministries
The Call is planning for an all-day revival gathering at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with hopes for a revival like that of the Azusa Street Revival that took place on 1906, and Korean Christians have been invited to kick off the gathering. "We're not looking for an event," said Lou Engle, the founder of The Call. "We want a breakthrough."READ MORE
Church
Dr. Benjamin Shin is one who commits himself for the long haul. Shin, who is 52, has pastored at LA Hanmi Church for 15 years and at LA Open Doors church for 7; co-founded and has led a para-church ministry called Crossroads Campus Ministry (CCM) for 30 years; and has taught at Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology for 14 years as an adjunct faculty and almost 10 years as a full-time professor.READ MORE
Ministries
Blab, podcasting, EQ, and dialogue. It’s a seemingly random collection of words and topics, but somehow they all came up during a discussion about none other than: leadership. DJ Chuang, a strategy consultant for churches and ministries, spoke with Pastor Eddie Park of EvFree Fullerton Church in a podcast released online on February 8 for NexGen Pastors’ Fellowship, a network of Asian American pastors.READ MORE
Ministries
What are some of the practical and spiritual aspects that a couple should consider about their wedding? About their marriage life? About starting their own family? These were among the questions that were explored during a recent marriage seminar that took place at Hana Christian Center. Unlike most seminars that are structured in a lecture-like format, this seminar was carried out more like a talk show, with a host who moderated the program and interviewed several speakers, including missionary and pastor Young Taek Yoo, and wedding coordinator Esther Kim of My Bride Story.READ MORE
US
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was known for his conservative viewpoints and his bold and outspoken approach in the court and in written opinions, was found dead at a Texas ranch on Saturday. He was 79.READ MORE
Church
To celebrate its 15th anniversary, Church of Southland also celebrated something else: the Great Commission. Church of Southland, a church located in Anaheim consisting of some 1,000 congregants, had a weekend full of activities to celebrate its 15th anniversary, including a Friday night full of performances by members of many departments within the church.READ MORE
Ministries
Temple Israel of Hollywood had some unusual guests during its Friday night Shabbat: a group of some 20 Korean American teenagers, a youth pastor, a Korean parent, and a few church youth group leaders. The visit was the second in an exchange that Temple Israel participated in with Los Angeles Christian Presbyterian Church (LACPC), the first of which involved Temple Israel’s youth visiting LACPC’s Sunday youth worship service in December.READ MORE
Church
Living Way Community Church, located in Los Angeles, celebrated its 16th anniversary on Sunday with a special worship service. Living Way began in January of 2000 with just 20 people in the home of Pastor James Yim, who planted the church and currently serves as the co-lead pastor. Today, the church has grown to consist of some 260 members on an average Sunday, with various ministry opportunities and active outreach and missions programs.READ MORE
Society
"This old grandma has a dream too. My dream is to step on the grounds of my hometown one more time. When Korea is unified once again, I really want to go back to my hometown." Such were the words of Hee-Bok Kim, an elderly woman in her 90s whose family was divided during the Korean War.READ MORE
Society
Korean American professionals working in various fields gathered at the University of Southern California on Saturday for the Korean American Coalition (KAC)'s National Convention. For the first time, KAC collaborated with USC's Korean American Student Association (KSA) to host its convention.READ MORE
Ministries
A recent survey of the religious landscape of the U.S. by Pew Research Center showed a decrease in the number of those who identify themselves as Christians (a decrease of 7.8 percent), while those who do not affiliate themselves with any religion -- religious "nones" -- saw an increase of 6.7 percent. In response, a group of Christian leaders of diverse backgrounds -- ethnically, denominationally, etc. -- will be coming together in February at the Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity (ISAAC)'s 7th Symposium to discuss what factors may be coming into play in this day and age that results in such a phenomenon. READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
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