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CHICAGO, IL (August 28, 2009) \u2013 In the September issue of The Covenant Companion<\/em>, Greg Yee, associate superintendent of the Pacific Southwest conference, looks at why so many young Asian American church leaders have found a home in the Covenant.
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\n\"Cover\"He raises the questions: “Why? What is the draw? And more pointedly, how does this speak to where we are as a denomination?” Also included are profiles of five Asian American pastors in the denomination.<\/p>\n

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