Register now for Perspectives on the World Christian Movement - Spring 2007 (Northern California)
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (PWCM), Worldwide Perspectives (WWP) and Encountering the World of Islam (EWI) are courses designed to provide a fresh understanding of Global Christianity and contemporary missions. Spring 2007 courses begin in mid-January 2007, so register now!
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Monday, December 25, 2006
Sunday, December 24, 2006
World Christian Conference (WCC) 2007 is Coming
Asian Americans need...
* A like-minded community of peers, leaders and mentors
* A sacred place where God shows up and they hear his voice
* An equipping forum to grapple with identity, purpose, and calling.
WCC 2007 is that community, that place, and that forum.
Date: February 16-19, 2007
Place: San Mateo Marriott
Plenary Speaker: Dr. Thom Wolf
Theme: Embolden by His Love, Empowered by the Spirit - Eph. 3:16-19
Register: Early January 2007 online
http://www.xanga.com/worldchristianconf
On-line information and registration here
Theme: Embolden by His Love, Empowered by the Spirit - Eph. 3:16-19
The Father's love surpasses knowledge and fills our hearts with His acceptance. Many of us have learned to heed God's call, but we find ourselves walking in fear and not in acceptance. Many of us have done our best to follow through in obedience, yet we still find ourselves tapping in the well of our own strength and not the Lord's. We've allowed the world's chatter regarding performance and results to oppress us when we step out in faith.
However, the Apostle Paul's letter to the Ephesian church denies this oppression. Our Heavenly Father pours out love and a wealth of resources, particularly the Spirit, to empower and strengthen us. A deeply rooted, abiding and receiving of His love gives us the courage and security to say, "Yes, Lord!" and respond to His commands; the Spirit gives us confidence and the ability to continue in obedience in whatever God asks us to do.
In previous years of WCC, we've discovered that there's no greater joy and no sacrifice too great in following our Father. We've also discovered that we're immeasurably gifted for the glory of the Lord. Additionally, the Lord has set us free to push everything away so that we can walk with Him. And as we walk with God out of faith and obedience, we can be sure that He's the One whose tremendous love removes fear and replaces it with calm and peace. We no longer have to rely on ourselves because the Father's love has overcome weakness and fear to embolden and empower us by the Spirit!
* A like-minded community of peers, leaders and mentors
* A sacred place where God shows up and they hear his voice
* An equipping forum to grapple with identity, purpose, and calling.
WCC 2007 is that community, that place, and that forum.
Date: February 16-19, 2007
Place: San Mateo Marriott
Plenary Speaker: Dr. Thom Wolf
Theme: Embolden by His Love, Empowered by the Spirit - Eph. 3:16-19
Register: Early January 2007 online
http://www.xanga.com/worldchristianconf
On-line information and registration here
Theme: Embolden by His Love, Empowered by the Spirit - Eph. 3:16-19
The Father's love surpasses knowledge and fills our hearts with His acceptance. Many of us have learned to heed God's call, but we find ourselves walking in fear and not in acceptance. Many of us have done our best to follow through in obedience, yet we still find ourselves tapping in the well of our own strength and not the Lord's. We've allowed the world's chatter regarding performance and results to oppress us when we step out in faith.
However, the Apostle Paul's letter to the Ephesian church denies this oppression. Our Heavenly Father pours out love and a wealth of resources, particularly the Spirit, to empower and strengthen us. A deeply rooted, abiding and receiving of His love gives us the courage and security to say, "Yes, Lord!" and respond to His commands; the Spirit gives us confidence and the ability to continue in obedience in whatever God asks us to do.
In previous years of WCC, we've discovered that there's no greater joy and no sacrifice too great in following our Father. We've also discovered that we're immeasurably gifted for the glory of the Lord. Additionally, the Lord has set us free to push everything away so that we can walk with Him. And as we walk with God out of faith and obedience, we can be sure that He's the One whose tremendous love removes fear and replaces it with calm and peace. We no longer have to rely on ourselves because the Father's love has overcome weakness and fear to embolden and empower us by the Spirit!
New Book: Asian American Biblical Interpretation
Ways of Being, Ways of Reading: Asian American Biblical Interpretation Edited by Mary F. Foskett and Jeffrey Kah-Jin Kuan
ISBN: 9780827242548
Retail Price: $29.99
Web Discount Price: $23.99
Ways of Being, Ways of Reading is a collection of essays that address biblical interpretation and the Bible's role from an Asian North point of view. Beginning with the history of biblical interpretation in Asian countries and cultures, this impressive collection by noted contemporary scholars, address issues and themes such as cultural hermeneutics, the politics of identity, and what constitutes Asian American theology.
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"Once in a while, I come across a book that strikes me as breaking new ground, because it creates a knowledge that does not belong to anyone and a knowledge that is hence potentially freer from disciplinary control in its development. Foskett and Kuan have put together a collection of essays that has precisely that possibility. Not only does Ways of Being, Ways of Reading demonstrate that biblical interpretation is a matter of ontological significance, it also provides in my mind a cultural basis for dispersing Asian American political influence." -Tat-siong Benny Liew, Pacific School of Religion
Contributors include: Devadasan N. Premnath, John Yueh-Han Yieh, Samuel Cheon, Philip P. Chia, Andrew Yueking Lee, Lai Ling Elizabeth Ngan, Uriah Yong-Hwan Kim, Jean K. Kim, John Ahn, Mai-Anh Le Tran, Sze-Kar Wan, Gale A. Yee, Frank M. Yamada, Mary F. Foskett, and Henry W. Morisada Rietz
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Report: Pacific Islanders Lagging Behind in Higher Educational Attainment
For Immediate Release
Melany Dela Cruz-Viesca, melanydATuclaDOTedu
(310) 206-7738
In an economy that increasingly requires a college education to be successful in the labor market, Pacific Islanders have fallen behind and current admissions patterns will perpetuate this problem, according to an analysis conducted by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, the UC Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy Initiative, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center. The analysis uses data released November 14, 2006 from the 2005 American Community Survey, iterated by race, Hispanic origin, ancestry and age released today by the U.S. Census Bureau, along with previously released data.
Major Findings include:
* Among those 25 years and older, single-race Pacific Islanders are only about half as likely as non-Hispanic whites to have at least a bachelor's degree (15% versus 30%). The gap is even wider when compared to Asians (49% with a bachelor's or more advanced degree).
* Pacific Islander levels of educational attainment (15%) are similar to African Americans, in which 17% have at least a bachelor's or more advanced degree.
* Pacific Islanders in Hawai'i have lower educational attainment than those in the other 49 states.
* Among Pacific Islanders, Samoans, Tongans, and Fijians have the lowest percentages with a college degree.
* Prospects for future educational attainment are bleak. Slightly less than a third (29%) of Pacific Islanders between the ages of 18 and 24 are enrolled in a college or university, a rate comparable to African Americans (29%). In contrast, the college enrollment figures are 39% for non-Hispanic whites and 57% for Asians.
* Public schools are failing to prepare Pacific Islander students for high school and college levels. The lack of culturally-appropriate programs and a hostile educational environment contribute to social alienation and a high dropout rate among Pacific Islander youths.
The full nine-page report, Pacific Islanders Lagging Behind in Higher Educational Attainment, which includes graphs and tables, is available free for viewing and downloading on the web site of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. Please click here to download the report (PDF).
Melany Dela Cruz-Viesca, melanydATuclaDOTedu
(310) 206-7738
In an economy that increasingly requires a college education to be successful in the labor market, Pacific Islanders have fallen behind and current admissions patterns will perpetuate this problem, according to an analysis conducted by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, the UC Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy Initiative, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center. The analysis uses data released November 14, 2006 from the 2005 American Community Survey, iterated by race, Hispanic origin, ancestry and age released today by the U.S. Census Bureau, along with previously released data.
Major Findings include:
* Among those 25 years and older, single-race Pacific Islanders are only about half as likely as non-Hispanic whites to have at least a bachelor's degree (15% versus 30%). The gap is even wider when compared to Asians (49% with a bachelor's or more advanced degree).
* Pacific Islander levels of educational attainment (15%) are similar to African Americans, in which 17% have at least a bachelor's or more advanced degree.
* Pacific Islanders in Hawai'i have lower educational attainment than those in the other 49 states.
* Among Pacific Islanders, Samoans, Tongans, and Fijians have the lowest percentages with a college degree.
* Prospects for future educational attainment are bleak. Slightly less than a third (29%) of Pacific Islanders between the ages of 18 and 24 are enrolled in a college or university, a rate comparable to African Americans (29%). In contrast, the college enrollment figures are 39% for non-Hispanic whites and 57% for Asians.
* Public schools are failing to prepare Pacific Islander students for high school and college levels. The lack of culturally-appropriate programs and a hostile educational environment contribute to social alienation and a high dropout rate among Pacific Islander youths.
The full nine-page report, Pacific Islanders Lagging Behind in Higher Educational Attainment, which includes graphs and tables, is available free for viewing and downloading on the web site of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. Please click here to download the report (PDF).
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