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Korean Churches for Community Development (KCCD) kicked off its 8th annual Lighting the Community Summit on Monday. The Lighting the Community (LTC) Summit is a conference in which the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) faith community members as well as members from the government and business spheres are able to convene and network for greater service to the community. Over 100 diverse leaders gathered for this year's summit, including leaders from Korean immigrant churches, and non-Korean community and government leaders.READ MORE
Church
One of the greatest and most significant callings of a Christian is that of parenthood, and churches have been vesting more attention to the nurturing of children, as they would eventually grow to be the next leaders. As such, ensuring that children are raised up in healthy families and nurtured to be healthy followers of Christ is a significant concern for parents and churches. And an aspect that undoubtedly and deeply affects the nurturing of children is the very relationship between the children and the parents.READ MORE
US
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday banning abortions of unborn children that are 20 weeks or older by a 242-184 vote, and will be passed on to the Senate for their votes.READ MORE
Ministries
A group of Korean American Christians known by the name Adopt815 will be hosting a workshop event on June 13 at Azusa Pacific University focusing on the history of the division in Korea, and the work to be done in the future for gospel reconciliation and reunification.READ MORE
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Countless social issues are affecting the world today, and one issue that has been especially capturing the attention of the U.S. is the racial tension that has resurfaced due to the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Freddie Gray over the past several months. Since the first incident in August, Christian leaders in various contexts have been discussing the issue of racial reconciliation, but many Korean Americans have begged the question: Where are the Korean American Christian leaders in these discussions? For many, the lack of a voice from the Korean American church on such issues seemed to reflect a lack of engagement of the Korean American church with other cultures in general.READ MORE
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In observance of the National Day of Prayer (NDOP), some 800 people from various Korean churches in the Orange County area gathered at Grace Ministries International on Thursday night, interceding on behalf of the U.S. and the leaders of the nation. "When we pray, miracles happen," said Reverend Jungmyung Song, the CEO of Gospel Broadcasting Company (GBC). GBC is one of the major Korean Christian radio stations in Southern California.READ MORE
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While Christians may be aware of the fact that their faith should be carried out into actions of love and grace towards others, they find that actually doing so is much easier said than done. Where there is hurt or traumatic experiences involved, it becomes much more difficult for Christians to love and serve others with grace, and much easier to operate out of the world's "eye-for-an-eye" standards. However, at Fuller Theological Seminary's recent forum, Walter Brueggemann, author of The Prophetic Imagination and Praying the Psalms, exhorted Christians into living out a lifestyle of grace and justice by citing examples of the grace that God has shown Israel in the Old Testament.READ MORE
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Some 40 English-speaking pastors of the Coalition of Korean Churches, a gathering of Korean churches in the Presbyterian Church of America (also known as PCA-CKC) gathered for the PCA-CKC's fourth annual leadership forum for English ministry (EM) pastors, which took place at New Life Mission Church and Nachimban Church in Orange County, CA. Pastors from various regions throughout the country, including Southern California, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and Georgia, were in attendance. Simultaneously, some 150 Korean-speaking pastors also gathered for the PCA-CKC's 18th annual meeting at the same locations.READ MORE
Ministries
“We desire to unify all believers and see a spiritual awakening in this generation. We are committed to equip and train worship teams to become better ushers of worship.” Undignified Tour, a worship ministry that stems from the college ministry Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC), recently released its second album, titled, “Radiance.”READ MORE
US
Since 2013, when the United States vs. Windsor case was heard and the third section of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was struck down as a result of the Windsor case, progress for same-sex marriage proponents has been rapid. In less than two years, the number of states that accept gay marriage increased from 17 to 36 states and Washington, D.C., and only 14 states do not accept same-sex marriage today.READ MORE
Ministries
Isaac Lee is one of many young Korean Americans who have a heart for worship and lead worship in various settings. But a unique aspect of Lee is that he has been given the opportunity to lead worship regularly at Biola University, one of the most well-known Christian universities in Southern California. Lee is the leader of one of the worship bands that lead the chapels at Biola, and most recently, his band led worship at Biola's 'Singspiration' chapel on April 26.READ MORE
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Pastor Paul Kim is the senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, located in San Diego, CA. Though Redeemer is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational church with over 1,000 regular members, Kim himself comes from the Korean immigrant church background. Kim is one of the few notable Korean American pastors who serve as the senior pastor of a multi-ethnic church, along with Pastor Eugene Cho, who leads Quest Church in Seattle.READ MORE
Ministries
Christians would readily agree that the gift of salvation and a relationship with Christ is one that is freely given by God and received by an individual by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. However, in the midst of discouraging circumstances, and life experiences that have shaped a person's outlook and perspective, it seems that actually living that truth out in freedom is more of a struggle rather than an easy endeavor for many Christians. The Abba Conference is a conference that hopes to equip Christians to be able to live out that truth in freedom, by focusing on the fatherhood of God and how it affects four aspects of a Christian: purpose, identity, nature, and mission.READ MORE
Ministries
Biola University, one of the most well-known Christian universities in Southern California, features many opportunities for students to worship and grow more deeply in their relationship with God, including chapels, or worship services that occur school-wide five to seven times per week. These chapels are led by a team of chapel directors and six different worship teams that are on rotation throughout each semester. One chapel in particular, called ‘Singspiration,’ occurs every week at 8 PM on Sundays, and resembles what most people would consider a ‘praise night’ or ‘revival night.’READ MORE
Ministries
As the 64th annual National Day of Prayer (NDOP), which will be held on May 7 this year, is approaching, Korean churches in the Orange County area have decided to observe the day collectively, and to host an event in which Korean churches could participate in the NDOP together once again as they had been doing so each year. The event will take place at Grace Ministries International, located in Fullerton, CA, starting at 7:30 PM.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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