Relationship with Humanity Apart from Doing
I recently read a journal entry at Uncommon Voices Collective from my good friend, Daniel Fong, about God's desire for relationship with us that isn't based upon doing good works. I wanted to pass it along to you, as I trust his thoughts will bless you.
Addressing our mistaken theology of 'works righteousness'
FOUNDERS UPDATE
Chapters 21 and 22 of Revelation describes the new heaven, the new earth, and the new Jerusalem. Revelation 21:3 reads:
Continue reading“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.”
— Revelation 21:3
Christlike Servanthood
I recently read a journal entry at Uncommon Voices Collective from my good friend, Daniel Fong, about Christlike Servanthood. I wanted to pass it along to you, as I trust his thoughts will bless you this advent season.
Christlike Servanthood
FOUNDERS UPDATE
For the past three months, I have been traveling quite a bit; Aspen for the fall colors, Honolulu for my sister’s sixtieth birthday, New York and Philadelphia to attend my first in-person board meeting for Christianity Today and Geneva Switzerland. I have had numerous conversations regarding the various theological subjects that I have been studying, like being before doing, a focus on servanthood instead of leadership, and none of me and all of him. Even though I have not written a founder’s update since the end of August, I have been diligently studying, thinking deeply, and carefully reviewing conversations from divine appointments, the people who the Spirit has led me to. I would like to report to you my latest revelation that seems to offer a very cohesive structure that ties all my passionate subjects together.
Continue readingBAM as an Effective Strategy in Urban Asia: Reaching a Tipping Point
by Francis Tsui
>> Read Part 1, How Business has Transformed Nations and Lifted People Out of Poverty in China and East Asia
Continuing from Part 1, this article explores BAM as an effective mission strategy for missional impact in urban Asia, especially as we aim to reach a tipping point for macro impact through BAM companies.
Increasingly Asia has been transformed right before our eyes, and people’s lot has greatly improved over the last century. From a missiological perspective, urban East Asia has transformed into a totally different mission field compared to just decades ago. The fast transforming Asia powering into the twenty-first century certainly needs a new missiology and a new missional paradigm to raise up leaders to keep mission relevant and effective.
Continue readingHow Business Transformed Nations and Lifted People Out of Poverty in China & East Asia
by Francis Tsui
How have businesses, especially SMEs, transformed nations and lifted people out of poverty in China and East Asia? What were critical and contributing factors?
More than 1.5 billion people, about 38% of the population of Asia or 22% of the world population, live in geographic East Asia. The region is one of the world’s most densely inhabited places, with 133 inhabitants per square kilometer (340 per square miles), being about three times the world average of 45 per square kilometer (120 per square mile).
Continue readingTransforming the Next Generation
"Asia is rapidly increasing in her global leadership and influence and she needs authentic, Christ followers to lead. The work that A2.business is doing to develop leaders in a holistic way is critical to transform the next generation."
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Continue readingPolycentric Leadership: A Theoretical Model for Global Leadership
By Promod Haque, Ph.D. and Joseph Handley, Ph.D.
The development of fresh Global Leadership models has accelerated over the last few decades.1 These models show promise as businesses increasingly engage diverse customers and work across multiple cultures and nations. Teamwork effectiveness and cross-cultural acumen are imperative for success.
Early in my career (Joe), I was hired to lead a bilingual global congress that spanned five continents. It was a challenge to keep such a diverse leadership group together. Some wanted us to emphasize planning, while others insisted on keeping vision front and center. Most members of the leadership group brought an ethnocentric point of view to bear, while those who had worked cross-culturally pushed toward a broader frame of reference.
Continue readingPolycentrism as the New Leadership Paradigm
SIX COMMON THEMES FOR A TRINITARIAN APPROACH TO LEADING MISSIONS
By Joseph W. Handley, Jr.
Polycentric—Why? And, what’s that?1
As the world grapples with ongoing tensions, polarities, and ever-growing challenges, I am convinced that we need a new approach to leadership. It was this concern that compelled me to study global leadership and see if another form of leadership could prove pivotal to the world in which we lead for this era of God’s mission. Continue reading
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Reflecting on the Ten Years since Japan's Triple Disaster
By Sue Plumb Takamoto
PART 2
In Part 1: "Looking Back on Ten Years: Finding Beauty in Brokenness", I highlighted the unimaginable damage and challenging aftermath from Japan’s March 11, 2011 Triple Disaster—a 9.0 earthquake that triggered a tsunami and caused a nuclear power plant meltdown.
Looking Back on Ten Years: Finding Beauty in Brokenness
Reflections on the 10-Year Remembrance of Japan’s Triple Disaster
By Sue Plumb Takamoto
PART 1
There is beauty in brokenness. This is a message that we all need to hear right now.
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