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Doctor of Leadership in Global Perspectives: Crafting Ministry in an Interconnected World

Time Is Now

By: on September 15, 2018

Time is Now. Voices of the Generation For the Cause “Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.” ― William Faulkner[1] For centuries, young people proclaimed the voice of the generation…

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Identity Emergence

By: on September 14, 2018

Whether a non-profit organization, an emerging nation, or any people group there seems to be a collective soul that forms, and through the environments, experiences, and influences that soul is formed in, an identity emerges. I was reminded of this emergence and learned more of the circumstances and factors that play into it as I…

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Hong Kong and the Day of Reckoning

By: on September 13, 2018

If you dance to the music, don’t you know you have to pay to the piper, is a question asked in an old song.  This song references the story of the pied piper who gets rid of rats in a town by playing on a flute.  As the story goes, once the rats are gone,…

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What is the Rest of the Story?

By: on September 13, 2018

  I was visiting with my mother on the phone the other day and trying to describe the LGP track of our DMin program. Typically, most people are interested and amazed at our international advance locations. When I told my mother that Gloria (my wife) and I would be leaving for Hong Kong on September…

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Experiencing Hong Kong

By: on September 13, 2018

History is not my forte, so I was not thrilled to see the book by Tsang on the list of reading for this term.  I could think of more exciting things to do than read about the “Modern History of Hong Kong,” such as doing my dishes or dusting my house!  But, I realized while…

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That is Valid

By: on September 13, 2018

A Modern History of Hong Kong was an excellent read on the issues and complexities that have contributed to making Hong Kong what it is today. Obviously there is an overwhelming amount of content to digest in this book but I kept noticing throughout Hong Kong’s history a thread of oppression and superiority by outsiders.…

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HUMAN LEADERSHIP AMBITION

By: on September 13, 2018

King Solomon in his wisdom said that “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the son.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) This is a true statement from King Solomon. The book in question, “A Modern History of Hong Kong” by Steve Tsang speaks volume about personal…

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Pax Empire

By: on September 13, 2018

A few years ago, the church I currently serve took a trip to Scotland. We traveled to Iona and the Highlands, and also took in the sights in Edinburgh and Saint Andrews. While touring the lovely city of Glasgow, we stumbled upon the stunning Doulton Fountain. This fountain, located on Glasgow Green, features four distinct…

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Legal vs Just

By: on September 13, 2018

Civil society depends in part upon the existence of a system of justice which ensures the behaviour of individuals is within the parameters of agreed upon values. These values are usually translated into laws with further regulations granting a governing body the power of enforcement. In a democratic system, the hope is that the elected…

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“The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!”

By: on September 13, 2018

The announcement came over Facebook, “Are you excited for the Hong Kong Advance? We are!” That declaration came from one our administrators at the seminary encouraging our cohort to get ready for our upcoming trip. Don’t get me wrong, of course I’m excited but right now I can’t get past the thought of having to…

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Greater than where I started…

By: on September 13, 2018

First of all, I am embarrassed to reveal that this reading has been the totality of my encounter with the history and culture of Hong Kong. After this reading, I feel I have a greater understanding of why this advance is so important. I have used the reading of A Modern History of Hong Kong…

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The Power of an Entrance

By: on September 13, 2018

I love to make an entrance. Having a background in theatre, there are few things that excite me more than the first time you walk onto the stage for the first time in a role. There is a rush of adrenaline unlike any other. You take a breath, say a prayer that you will remember…

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Entropy and Unity

By: on September 13, 2018

Creating community is difficult. It becomes more difficult when you have people from opposing view points or with different end goals. That is the predicament Hong Kong found itself in for decades. There were the native Chinese people who came to Hong Kong for a living but were still committed to their communities on the…

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Organic Relations: The Hidden Power Behind Community Development

By: on September 13, 2018

The evolution of the British empire over several centuries was one of ‘divide and rule’. The early expansion of the 15th–18th centuries was a simple exercise in trade exploitation under the thin veil of financially backed ‘exploration’.[1] However, that exploration often confronted two realities: extraordinary economic opportunity alongside non-compliant populations. For the most part, the…

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History is Key to The Spiritual Mapping of The Walled City.

By: on September 12, 2018

I could not Help but unravel the spiritual mapping of Hong Kong and specifically ‘The walled City’ that Pullinger refers to in her book, Chasing the Dragon as I read the book, Modern History of Hong Kong by Tsang, Steve. All the challenges that were faced by the families living in the squalid conditions of…

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The Disctinction of The Holy Spirit Led Ministry.

By: on September 12, 2018

Reading the account of Jackie Pullinger about Her ministry in Hong Kong was a refreshing reminder that we cannot be effective in ministry without the help of The Holy Spirit. It brought to mind my encounter in ministry as a young believer when I was assigned the responsibility to preach to middle school children in…

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Worlds Apart, Closer Than We Think.

By: on September 12, 2018

Growing up in a small country town called Anderson in South Carolina the history I taught was our family history of struggle and poverty. Growing up in America within the public school system the only “world history” we were primarily focused on was that of our own country. Even in this narrow upbringing and understanding…

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Taking the Challenge of the unknown Mission.

By: on September 10, 2018

  Reading the book “Chasing the Dragon “has opened a lot of insights that I thought I would ever get from such a book. At first, I never took this book seriously just by its title, and I was questioning myself why choose such a book for the course. The word dragon is always identified…

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The World of Human Trafficking

By: on September 8, 2018

I found Pullinger’s book to be both fascinating and heart-wrenching.  The author presented a story of intrigue, passion, and heroism in a nonfiction book detailing a portion of her life.  This book is a true story about the author’s journey through a dark kingdom and the beautiful touch of God that she brought to prostitutes,…

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Called to Step Out

By: on September 7, 2018

CALLED TO STEP OUT When people know who they are and what they were called to do in life, it is often hard to remain still. In the early 1900’s, reaching the lost became a major priority because they felt the imminent return of Christ upon them. Many ministers and missionaries of the gospel embarked…

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