Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Tom Sugimura: The Influence of a Godly Wife
“Cultivate beauty that can’t be seen, but never perishes.”
2. James Choi: How Spurgeon’s Soul Struggles Led to His Church’s Soul Care
Unlike most of his contemporaries, Spurgeon viewed soul-winning holistically, not merely as conversion, but about making converts into disciples in the local church.
3. Jamie C. Finn: Why Foster Care Is Worth the Costs
“Any day — or life — spent loving and serving precious children is one well spent.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. TGC Podcast: Ministry to Modern Youth: Challenges and Opportunities
Clark Fobes highlights the importance of understanding diversity and cultural context when reaching Gen Z with the gospel, noting how social media has influenced a shift from guilt-innocence to honor-shame paradigms. After Fobes’s message, a panel featuring Danny Kwon, Anna Meade Harris, Cameron Cole, and Terrence Shay discusses prioritizing family ministry, integrating intergenerational discipleship, supporting a variety of family structures and leveraging existing church resources.
Justin Wong, the Pastor of Youth at Chinese Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, shares the joys of the work, as well as offering ideas about how to overcome difficulties and disappointments.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book reviews: Run to Win by Tim Challies, A World Wonder (Children’s Book) by Laura Wifler. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. AALC24: Preaching from Your Own Voice (YouTube, Podcast)
Hanley Liu (English Lead Pastor, First Chinese Baptist Church of Walnut), Matthew Kim (Professor of Practical Theology, Baylor University).
An interview on the importance of recognizing Asian North American (ANA) hermeneutics and theologies as well as whether the world is ready for more ANA preachers.
3. AALC24: Development for Asian American Leaders (YouTube, Podcast)
Daniel K. Eng (Assistant Professor, Western Seminary), Paul Kim (Director of Coaching, City to City LA).
4. Young W. Yi: Angry Asian Man No More
“I preach on Sundays, provide pastoral direction to congregants, teach theology, and remind people of their identity in the Gospel and yet, I could not see it for myself that I needed to hear I am God’s beloved child.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for August 9, 2024
Look for the Glimmers / The Love of a Leading Man / Bamboo Resilience: Christianity’s Explosive Growth in China / Guilt Grace Podcast: A Letter to the Asian American Church with Steve Chang / 3 Reasons Heaven Doesn’t Affect Us as Much as It Should
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