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NEWPORT, RI (September 30, 2008) \u2013 U.S. Navy Cdr. Mil A. Yi, an ordained Evangelical Covenant Church minister, has begun his commission as executive officer overseeing the teaching division of the Naval Chaplains School.
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\nThe school provides basic and advanced instruction, as well as other professional development opportunities, to military chaplains. Yi oversees all aspects of the teaching division.<\/p>\n

His father, retired pastor Chun Sam Yi, established the Korean-American Covenant Church in Marina, California. The younger Yi eventually became assistant pastor of the church.<\/p>\n

It was there that his interest in military chaplaincy was sparked. Many Navy and Army families attended and he became aware of the special needs of military families. Yi wanted more opportunity to minister to the families.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt a calling into the service,\u201d Yi says. \u201cTo this day, I feel strongly that this is where God wants me to be.\u201d
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\nRace Not Only Area Where Reconciliation is Needed<\/strong><\/p>\n

MINNEAPOLIS, MN \u2013 Churches should work for reconciliation among class as well as racial groups, Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Efrem Smith writes in an article<\/a> published in Catalyst, an online magazine targeting church leaders under the age of 40.<\/p>\n

Much of the article focuses on the need for racial reconciliation. But more is needed, according to Smith.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe church . . . is not just divided by race, but also by class,\u201d Smith writes. \u201cWithin Black America, we (see) this through the division between the \u2018black elites\u2019 and the black youth culture of hip-hop. The Bill Cosbys have been pitted against the Kanye Wests of African-American culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cA church which purposely lives within institutional race and class segregation misses not only the beauty of living in the Christ-centered community, which is the beloved church, but also limits their ability as the body of Christ to engage culture in a way that brings about the beloved community,\u201d Smith adds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe beloved church, a Christ-centered and multi-ethnic community, can be a force of reconciliation and righteousness in a diverse world in need of an authentic picture of the Kingdom of God. A church which embraces reconciliation, compassion, mercy, and justice positions itself to be a prophetic voice and a socially innovative movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith is pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church<\/a> in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n

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