DISQUS

Sivin · 3 years ago

Thanks DJ for organizing this. Hope I can make it after my denomination EGM where I'm serving as the chaplain. As for the word "emergent", I suppose there's nothing to be really afraid of it :-) and yet, what we wanted is to include more who would be interested in a conversation. Based on the topic, looks like I'll be listening more than contributing (maybe I might throw in some questions) let's see.

Jin · 3 years ago

Your comment edified and encouraged me. You said that I was processing out loud about my faith. You helped me to realize that I'm processing out loud about my faith and helped me see that it's OK to process out loud about my faith.

In your "Why I Stopped Pastoring" post, you wrote:

"All those years of theological training sits in dusty boxes because most people don’t ask the questions that got answered in seminary."

Reading that helped me, though I'm not exactly sure yet HOW it helped me....

Thanks for being honest about your vocational journey as well as for being honest about your vocational confusion and doubts.... It's a scary thing that I'm getting married even while I'm STILL unsure of the vocation I want to pursue & unsure of my "calling" in life...but I think I'm slowly learning to become comfortable with the uncertainty....

Thanks again for your comment and for your own honesty...you've encouraged a younger brother on his journey....

Tim · 3 years ago

Thanks from me too DJ for doing this. I wonder if its still a little early for the Asian American church to have the emergent discussion. The Next Gen.a topic sounds good though. One thing to think about is that maybe we could have the special guests present their viewpoint in writing, which would provide grounds for discussion during the skypecast, and leave more time for discussion. Just an idea. Also, while I'm asking for stuff, any chance we could possibly get a reminder email/invitation just before the date? I'm not on RSS and don't always check the blog in time. And of course, sometimes i just forget. :)

djchuang · 3 years ago

Tim, well, here's what I do to remember things b/c I forget too -- I setup email alerts in my Yahoo Calendar, so it emails me to remind me, and it can also text message me on my cell phone. I see you're using a Yahoo email address, so click over to the Calendar tab, add an event, scroll down to the Reminders section at the bottom, and have it auto-alert you!