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This blog is an evolution, a journey. "The Wonderful World of Woo" was my personal blog. Mars Hill Today was my team blog. Now they have crashed together to get this blog. Just like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.*(team bloggage is no longer, and the old Wonderful World site is gone) but WWW/Mars Hill Today is here. Entries prior to May 2004 belong to Mars Hill Today, when it was a team blog.

The Man From EP

For the past ten years of my life, I've been involved in Public Education as a school teacher. This year I've decided to go back to school. I'm headed to Ft. Worth, Texas to SWBTS.
Among my interests include reading, reading, did I say reading. I blog, bowl, beat on my guitar, and am basically a bumbling, bubbly busy bee, or s.o.B.
My motto as a school teacher: Be good and Do good. Perhaps I'll appropriate that as my life mottos.
T hank you for reading and God Bless You.



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ePastor-a great source of info.
DJ's Pensive Journal-the EPastor's thoughts.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Growing Healthy Asian American Churches 8

I'm participating in a blog discussion with DJ (see link above: GHAAC 8) and several other folks on various blogs. I decided I would continue my posting on this here at Mars Hill. First let me paste DJ's discussion starters:

Discussion questions for Chapter 7:
  • In what ways does the Confucian-based Asian cultures strengthen intergenerational ties in Asian American settings? In what ways does Asian cultures undermine intergenerational ties?
  • The chapter lists some specific ways to build a multigenerational Asian American church: building a unified pastoral team, strengthening relational ties among the multigenerational members, interdependent model of ministry, and partner in mission.
  • What role can an immigrant Asian church play in furthering the Great Commission by launching second-generation pan-Asian & multiethnic churches for community & global outreach?
Perhaps one of the best proponents for the benefits of living in a Confucian society are found in "Confucious Lives Next Door". The book just details how societies that Confucian based societies are places where one can live with the doors unlocked and lost wallets will be returned. I think that American society has leaned towards individualism, and Confucianism is about community. I don't subscribe to familial piety but these communities work with the glue of Confucianism holding it together. Like the example in the book shows a church in which an elder on a mission trip said," lets get rid of calling each other by titles"...they were all on a first named basis, and worked side by side, with no hinderance from a heirarchical structure. Although for some churches the glue is what probably holds it together. Asian Americans stick around out of a sence of obligation, and when the older generation refuses to assimilate some more into American culture there is conflict. No reason why the statistic (p. 148) is so true. It is dubbed "The silent exodus" what astonished me was that 80-90% of Korean Americans (2nd generation) left the church vs. 70% of Chinese Americans...and perhaps this leads into DJ's second question about undermining. I think that anytime a church places tradition above God's word, well there will be problems.

Hey that was pretty succinct! Ok next question, I say the role to play is just do it. Planting new work only furthers the kingdom!

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