After participating in the vision of an Asian American church for an extended period of time, Ken Fong sensed the Spirit calling him in a new direction. The senior pastor noted that they voiced two different directions – so they clarified their visions and members chose. Pastor Fong led his congregation in prioritizing a multi-generational, multi-ethnic, multi-socio-economic community. → Pastor Fong notes that the second chapter of Ephesians was key to his understanding and leadership (see the study on pp 102-103) and that this was a new understanding beyond his earlier framework of the Homogeneous Unit Principal (“HUP” – see p 17). Discuss any experiences you have had with a church deciding on major new initiatives or with church pastors shaping choices for members regarding a new “hive” or church plant. (This is the third video with Pastor Ken Fong.)
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Mark Lau Branson, Ed.D.
Mark is the Homer L. Goddard Associate Professor of the Ministry of the Laity at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, where he teaches courses in congregational leadership and community engagement.
Juan F. Martínez, Ph.D.
Juan is Associate Dean in charge of the Center for the Study of Hispanic Church and Community and Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Pastoral Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
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That is the purpose of our writing: to help men and women in our churches to see differently and to gain the skills and competencies needed for multicultural contexts. We want to encourage church leaders to create environments that make God’s reconciling initiatives apparent in church life and in our missional engagement with neighborhoods and cities.
Mark Lau Branson, Ed.D. &
Juan F. Martínez, Ph.D.