Upcoming Asian American Equipping Symposium

Posted by socal on Jan 9, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

The third Asian American Equipping Symposium will address the crucial yet often overlooked issue of Asian American family systems.  To bring “healing of memories,” several concerns will be dealt with during this symposium.  Both external and internal push and pull factors inflict conflict and wounds.  The external factors include immigration, worldview conflict, and cultural dislocation.  The internal factors include lopsided power dynamics in family relationships: between husband and wife and between parents and children.  Yet, the essential needs of healing for families and churches are hijacked by exhausting tasks and demands for numerical “success” in ministry.  Therefore, the objective of the third AAES is to create space for healing by uncovering wounded memories to re-member them.  Program includes understanding the impact of traditional Asian traditional values on family systems and the conflicts between eastern and western values.  Workshops, facilitated by experienced Asian American therapists, will serve as an integral component in personal healing of ministry leaders.

Link to event schedule and registration:

https://epay.fuller.edu/C20772_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=147

DMiss Cohort for Asian-North American Missiology at Fuller Seminary

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Third Asian American Equipping Symposium – March 19-20, 2012

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Videos etc from the Second Asian American Equipping Symposium

Posted by admin on Aug 11, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

In anticipation of our Third Asian American Equipping Symposium, here are some videos from the second one:

A highlight video of the experience:

And here’s a link to our old blog detailing some highlights of the first symposium, in Nov, 2009: Highlights of AAES I

Theological Education by Experience

Posted by admin on Jun 25, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

TEE (Theological Education by Experience)
“Remembering God and our past for the next generations”
June 27-29, 2011 • Los Angeles, CA

As a sequel to the Second Asian American Equipping Symposium (AAES): “Asian American History—The Lost Coin” (Feb. 7-8, 2011), Theological Education by Experience (TEE) is scheduled for June 27-30, 2011 with partnership among various churches. TEE is designed to provide opportunities for Asian American leaders to experience the resilient AA stories and legacies by visiting historical sites in Los Angeles. The site visits include the multicultural birthing narratives of Olvera Street, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, and Koreatown. Asian American scholars and pastors will facilitate dialogue for theological reflection and ministry implication in both plenary and small group formats. More details and on-line registration here.

Key Questions
1) What connections do another Asian ethnic groups’ experiences and histories affect my own?
2) How does race explicitly affect my ministries/leadership?

Program Goals
1) Formation of culturally and theologically grounded leaders
2) Development of Asian American identity
3) Reduction of attrition rate for leaders.

Pedagogy: Historical tour, small group fish bowl exercise, and plenary