ISAAC East Coast
Equip, Educate, and Empower
Survey Results to be Shared
Meetings to Discuss Survey Results
You are invited to attend one of our meetings where the results of the survey of Chinese churches will be shared. We will discuss our findings on the state of English Ministries, see whether there are common concerns that many of us face, especially in our Chinese and Korean immigrant churches, and whether there are ways to work together to resolve any issues.
Central NJ meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 30th at:
The First Chinese Baptist Church of Edison
592 Old Post Road
Edison, NJ 08817
We will begin at 10 AM and continue with a complimentary lunch around noon.
NYC meeting on Wed., Dec. 7th:
Chinese For Christ New York Church
142-21 Franklin Ave. (bet. Kissena Blvd and Bowne St.)
Flushing, NY 11355
The church is conveniently located only blocks away from downtown Flushing. Take any subway, bus or Chinatown van service to Main St. Go to Franklin Ave. and head east 2.5 blocks. There is limited car parking in the church lot right in front on a first come, first serve basis.
We will begin at 12 Noon with a complimentary lunch and meet till 3 pm. Please RSVP using the link below so that we will have food ready for you.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=N9Z9v4B6m6ov0Tkudzt81g_3d_3d
Read MoreStudy of Chinese Churches in Progress
ISAAC East is conducting a study of Chinese Churches in the metropolitan New York area that have English Sunday worship services. Churches have been contacted and data collection will continue until the end of October.
Respondents are being surveyed about various topics including the most significant issues they are facing in their ministry. Analysis will seek to determine whether churches across the area are confronting the same situations. A meeting will be scheduled in late fall to bring pastors and church leaders together to discuss the results of the analysis.
Read MoreAn Asian American Song
One of the exercises this summer, inspired by Russell Yee’s article, The Search for Asian American Worship, was for the interns to write a song that would reflect their Asian American identity. Preston Chang penned this song about our penchant to hide our true selves in a works and shame-based culture.
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why do i hide my voice
why do i save my face
why do i close myself
if You provide me with grace
why am i so afraid
why do i feel this shame
for Christ You’ve laid down your life
Your own blood cleansing my blame
[pc] f#m g#m a b
so Lord open me up
i lay my pride at Your feet
you call me to be
a part of Christ’s body
let not my fears and failures
hold me back from knowing You
i trust Your promises
i know that they are true
[c] e b c#m a
redeem my soul
i give my life to You
use me to teach
and bless the many and few
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remove my shame
take away my fear
show me how to reach out
to those whom You hold dear
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tear down my walls
teach me to truly love
sacrificially
with strength from aboveeeee
[b]c#m b/d# a b
You’ve searched me and You know me
open up my eyes and show me
Your power is made perfect
through my weakness
give me true humility
assurance of your ability
to use me as You want me
if I open up my heart
2011 Internship Program
David Cheng, Jason Lee (2009 Intern), Preston Chang, Sebastian Yip
The ISAAC East Internship program has been in full operational mode again this summer with a west coast flavor. The interns for this year are all serving in New Jersey. They are David Cheng (Maranatha Grace Church, Ft. Lee), Preston Chang and Sebastian Yip (both at Chinese Christian Church of New Jersey, Parsippany).
David is a graduate of UC Berkeley and was attending Law School at Columbia University. He has sensed a higher call and has enrolled at Westminster Theological Seminary for the fall. David is assisting in all aspects of pastoral ministry this summer. His home church while growing up was the Chinese Baptist Church of Orange County.
Preston will be a senior at Rutgers University majoring in engineering. This has been a summer of exploration for him as he serves in his home church. He is actively involved with Campus Crusade at Rutgers.
Sebastian will be in his second year of seminary studies at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School in Chicago. He attended CCCNJ before his family relocated to the west coast when he was in his early teens. Sebastian graduated from UCLA before attending Moody. He returned to New Jersey this summer to serve at CCCNJ.
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MR Book Tour Pictures
New York City
Here are assorted pictures from the rest of the Mirrored Reflections book tour. Young and Joy spoke with various folks from The Chinese Christian Church of Somerset, Church of Grace to the Fujianese and Chinese Christian Church of New Jersey. There was an especially warm response from CCCNJ, which was Joy’s home church growing up.
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Mirrored Reflections Book Tour Kicks Off
Mark Gornik (Director), Young Lee Hertig, Maria Liu Wong (Dean), Joy Lentz Wong, Andrew Lee
On July 6, the east coast Mirrored Reflections tour began at City Seminary in Harlem. Co-editor Dr. Young Hertig and contributor Joy Wong shared with a diverse audience, reflective of the multiethnic constituency of the City Seminary urban training program.
Read MoreISAAC Intern Weds!
2009 Summer Intern, Jesse Eng, was joined in holy matrimony on June 19 to Megin Williams. Jesse graduated in May from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Megin is also a GCTS graduate. Congratulations to them both!
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