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18. Ministry is a privilege

18. Ministry is a privilege

From year 2017 onward, all “youth ministry” serving opportunities (youth retreat staff, youth staff, youth shepherds) will be limited to baptized “members”, who have completed membership class. I’ve already communicated multiple times through pastor blog, encouraging adults (18+) to come to membership class, so this is not a sudden

17. Youth House Church will also support missionaries

17. Youth House Church will also support missionaries

If you check the bulletin every week, you probably have noticed that our youth house churches (YHC) are now named after the mission fields they support. All four regions are located in South Asia, mainly India and Nepal. This region is part of “10/40 window” where 90% of the

16. We will avoid voting as much as we can.

16. We will avoid voting as much as we can.

Since US Presidential election has been a hot topic, I would like to talk about “voting”. Voting is a major way to make decision in democracy. It is to include and honor people’s opinions as much as possible. In established church settings, congregations also may make important decisions by

15. How to have fun in Church

15. How to have fun in Church

I always liked going to church during my teenage years. Main reason was that I was involved in church ministry. I started serving as a bassist in a praise team simply because no one else wanted to do it. I can’t honestly say I served with right motive all

14. Strategic Leadership Team

14. Strategic Leadership Team

Starting from this year, LT (Leadership Team) will change its name to SLT (Strategic Leadership Team). It really is a a simple name change but the real intent is to highlight the “functional” role of our leadership team, which is to provide strategic input for our ESC (English Speaking Congregation)

13. My two safeguards

13. My two safeguards

One of the main temptations for male leadership is sexual sin. Many great, influential leaders with great marriage lost their position of influence and families because of one mistake in this area. Unlike money issue, sexual sin is very difficult to recover from, though not impossible. Often they did not

12. Spectate or Engage

12. Spectate or Engage

Our family spent a week in a place near Barrie last week for our annual family retreat. My wife Jennifer doesn’t get to spend that much time with her kids since she works full-time. So time like this is pretty special not just for our kids but also for