Ministries
As she serves people in Israel, Reverend Joyce Jung holds one philosophy dear: “Love must not only be spoken, but must also be shown in action.” Jung is the executive director of Love 153 International, a Christian non-profit organization that works with the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) to offer various services such as sewing classes, taekwondo classes, and ‘Holy Land tours’ of Jerusalem to orphans, widows, and at-risk youths in Israel. She explained that Love 153 offers these services as a way to show God’s love.READ MORE
Ministries
“We are the church! We are America! Save us! Change us!” Such were the prayers of those who gathered to pray for America at the Anaheim Convention Center on Sunday night. The gathering, called “Heal Our Land,” was primarily spearheaded by Korean church leaders of Southern California, but was led and attended by individuals of various ethnic groups, including Caucasian, African American, Latino, and Middle Eastern Christians. Organizers say that some 3,500 attended the gathering.READ MORE
US
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would pause and add more security measures to the entry process for refugees from Syria and Iraq. It passed with a 289-137 vote. The bill, called the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act of 2015, would require that the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the director of national intelligence, and the Department of Homeland Security, all certify that each refugee from Syria and Iraq are not security threats to the U.S.READ MORE
Church
With a vision to be a family for those who feel like they don’t belong, Reverend Jeya So and her husband, Reverend Daniel So, planted Anchor City Church together in San Diego in January of 2014. After having served in the Korean immigrant church setting for most of their 15-year ministry career together, the couple felt God was leading them to plant a church, Ms. So said.READ MORE
Society
Some 100 members of the Los Angeles community, including over a dozen elected officials, attended the Korean American Coalition (KAC)'s 21st annual legislative luncheon on Thursday. This is the first luncheon KAC has hosted since it has welcomed Steve Kang as its new deputy director.READ MORE
Church
Reverend Justin Kim has experienced ministering in the Korean immigrant church context in all four corners of the country – in Virginia, Florida, Washington, and now, in California. Kim, who in August became the lead pastor of Bethel English Church, the English ministry at Bethel Korean Church in Irvine, CA, said his time in several different churches in four states through over 15 years of his time in ministry have given him a range of painful, as well as hopeful, experiences.READ MORE
Ministries
Christ Central Network hosted its first conference from November 6 to 8 at Christ Central of Southern California, marking the beginnings of a network to support and resource Asian American pastors and ministries. This first conference, themed, “Ordinary Evangelism and Its Extraordinary Effects,” had three goals, organizers said: to train and equip leaders and churches for more effective evangelism; to celebrate and encourage gospel collaboration; and to cast a vision and discuss details about what the network will look like together with pastors who are interested in joining the network.READ MORE
Ministries
Biola University's Talbot School of Theology hosted the second Asian American Ministries Conference (AAMC) last week from November 6 to 7, this year focusing on the theme, "Lessons on Leadership." "There is such a void in the area of leadership all throughout society," said Dr. Benjamin Shin, the director of the AAMC Committee. "For this reason, we wanted to equip the saints to be effective in leading the home, the marketplace, and the church like Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit."READ MORE
Church
Reverend Joseph Choi is a Korean American pastor currently working three jobs: as a U.S. Army Reserves chaplain, as a hospital chaplain, and as an English ministry pastor at a local Korean immigrant church. What does that look like in terms of schedule? Choi’s full-time job is his role as a hospital chaplain at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, CA, where his weekdays are spent. As an Army Reserves chaplain, he is required to attend trainings with his unit one weekend per month, but for the three other weekends of the month, he serves as an English ministry pastor at Sanctification Presbyterian Church in Gardena.READ MORE
Ministries
Korean church leaders are preparing to host a multi-ethnic prayer movement that will be taking place on November 29 from 4:30 to 8:30 PM at the Anaheim Convention Center called "Heal Our Land: Prayer for America's Revival and Restoration."READ MORE
US
Evangelical leaders are showing the strongest support for Marco Rubio out of the presidential canddiates, according to the results of an October survey conducted by the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) released on Thursday.READ MORE
Mission
Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC) will be hosting its annual conference for youth and college students once again, this year from December 21 to 24 at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego, CA. Higher Calling Conference, which is themed “Go Beyond” this year, focuses on creating a space for young people to discover their God-given callings, and to be inspired to take part in sharing the gospel in various contexts, including their homes, schools, workplaces, and overseas.READ MORE
Church
When Reverend Tim Park first stepped foot on the campus of Evangelical Free Church of Diamond Bar in 2011, he didn’t imagine he would become its next lead pastor almost four years later. Park’s journey in EFree Diamond Bar, a multi-ethnic, multi-generational church of some 500 members, began when he was hired as its Associate Family Ministries Pastor.READ MORE
Society
A coalition of non-profit organizations that offer social services for Korean American victims of domestic violence all over the U.S. was officially launched on Tuesday.READ MORE
Ministries
"At your young, ripe age, how do you define or discern beauty?" Reverend Harold Kim, the senior pastor of Christ Central of Southern California, posed the question to an audience of some 650 Korean American college students gathered for Korean American Campus Mission (KCM)'s second annual Gospel Renewal Night on Saturday. 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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