Something about using an alias gives people more latitude and freedom to speak honestly and candidly, without the perceived fear of being marginalized or ostracized for having an opinion that differs the party line or one that dares critique Asian culture. Strong [ . . . ]
4th annual briefing on international missionsSince Tallskinnykiwi blogged about the 2nd Annual Foundation Briefing on International Missions, I think it’s okay for me to selectively post some sound bites from the 4th annual foundation briefing on international missions. This time it’s here in metro Washington DC, and [ . . . ] |
An Emergent Manifesto of HopeI commented on Doug Pagitt’s post “What’s in a Name?” that gives the back story of how the title of this new book, An Emergent Manifesto of Hope, came into being. I’m very curious how this kind of a multi-author book gets [ . . . ] |
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Keller on MoneyExcerpt from The Gathering‘s newsletter, Tim Keller Speaks on Creation, Fall, Redemption—and Your Money: |
how to do ministry without losing heartI get a preaching invite occasionally, and to pace myself, I’ll take no more than one invite a month. I preached at Vision of Peace in McLean this past Sunday. I don’t think it was recorded. I did write out a full [ . . . ] |
Starbucks growth strategyI’m a fan of Starbucks, but not quite the zealot that Winter is (he’s that guy trying to visit every single Starbucks in the world). Congrats on the new documentary film Starbucking releasing in April 2007 [see trailer], and the free London [ . . . ] |
Cereality vs. CerealiciousOn another note, could “Cerealicious: the next Starbucks?” blogs the Retail Marketing Management MBA course at Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario: |
interviewing American Born ChinesePastor Steven MacDonald of Chinese Bible Church of Greater Lowell wants to hear faith stories from a broad spectrum of American Born Chinese (ABC), British Born Chinese (BBC), and Canadian Born Chinese (CBC). Take a look at the interview questions (Word .DOC [ . . . ] |
Asian American Church Survey ResultsOf the 300,000 Protestant churches in the United States, an estimated 7,000 churches have a majority attendance of Asians. Many of these congregations reach multiple generations using multiple languages. |











