Covenant News

Asian-American Ministry Conference in July

CONCORD, CA (April 5, 2005) - The Evangelical Covenant Church will host a three-day conference on Asian-American ministry in cooperation with the American Baptist Seminary of Berkeley, California.

The Summer Institute for Asian American Ministry and Theology, to be held July 28-30 at the Berkeley seminary, will provide theological foundations and hands-on skills training for pastors, parachurch staff, lay leaders and seminarians.

Plenary speakers will be Covenanters Soong Chan Rah, pastor of the Cambridge Community Fellowship Covenant Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Peter Cha, professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Workshops will include sessions on the history of Asian-American Christianity, recent directions in Asian-American biblical interpretation, spiritual direction, inter-generational ministries and worship.

A brochure containing additional details for the event is being prepared. More information, including registration details, will be published in this online Covenant news report as it becomes available.

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