CHICAGO, IL (February 13, 2006) – Several pioneering Asian American leaders in the Evangelical Covenant Church are among the contributors to the new book Growing Healthy Asian American Churches.
InterVarsity Press published the book, which was released in January and features contributions from members of several denominations. It is being produced in partnership with the Catalyst Leadership Center.
“This will prove to be a significant work for not just Asian American ministries, but all those who are in multicultural contexts,” says Greg Yee, the director of congregational and leadership development for the Pacific Southwest Conference.
Asian American leaders face the challenge of preserving a culture and heritage while also reaching younger generations and the large number of unchurched individuals.
Covenant leaders who have contributed to the project are:
- Peter Cha, a member of Libertyville Covenant Church in Libertyville, Illinois, and a teacher at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
- Soong-Chan Rah, the new professor of church growth and evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary. He is finishing his pastorate at Cambridge Community Covenant Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Steve Wong, pastor of Grace Community Covenant Church in Palo Alto, California.
- Helen Lee, a member of Parkwood Community Evangelical Covenant Church and a former editor of Christianity Today.
- Nancy Sugikawa, formerly on staff at Newsong Covenant Church in Irvine, California.
- Dave Gibbons, pastor of Newsong Covenant Church.
- Steve Kang, former founding co-pastor of Parkwood Community Covenant Church in Lombard, Illinois, who now teaches at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
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