Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
A Few Words of Advice for Public Prayer
Some of congregation think that it is better for deacons who say the prayer during Sunday worship to speak without written notes. Maybe because of this, I also noticed some offered prayers without notes. I believe this is because of the congregation’s expectation that deacons of our church should be able to say a 3-minute prayer without notes and that is why they made such a request. However, my thought is different.
Since the basis of prayer is a conversation with God, anything can be said. Therefore, remembering our Father is with us, using our daily language ...
What to do with returning college students during summer
As many college students who are from out of town will return home for the summer, many who grew up in our church who have been away for college will return home to Houston. Just as I pray for those students who will leave Houston to go home or elsewhere to have a fruitful summer, I desire the same for those who will return home to us. It will be very important for these college students to find a place where they can get plugged in during the summer in order to grow in their walk with Christ. Without getting involved in a small, intimate and consistent community like ...
How to Build a Healthy Self-consciousness
How I perceive myself unknowingly is called self-consciousness. This self-consciousness has a strong influence in our lives. For example, if someone considers himself a lovable person, it is easy for him to relate to others, to have self-confidence and to be positive toward others or their words. However, anyone who does not have a positive self-view, tends to hear other’s words in a distorted way and could think it is about him when it is about something else.
One well known theory about self-consciousness is called ‘Johari Window’. This theory claims ...
Anonymous Letter in My Church Mailbox
Last week, someone left a letter in my church mail box. Often, anonymous letter causes some heartache, so I opened it reluctantly. Inside, there was a handwritten letter. It went as follows.
Dear Pastor,
I am a member of xxxx church in Houston. I was compelled to let you know of someone who is very dear to me. She attends Houston Seoul Church and I work in her store 4 days a week.
According to her, she does not read the Bible and she seldom prays, but she fears God and she knows what it is to have reverence of God. She is also filled with the joy of ...
Another opportunity to trust God
No one knows the future. Therefore, faith is required in making a decision in regards to the future. This is a universal truth. Those of us who are married, we married our spouse in faith trusting that he or she will continue to be that person who was kind, loving, respectful and responsible when we were dating. Those of us who have children, we raise them in faith hoping that they will turn out to be the kind of people that we envision and desire them to be. Those of us who start a business, we do it in faith that one day it will turn out to be a great success.
We are ...
A Youth Pastor Candidate
Ever since Pastor Sam has decided to resign from youth ministry effective June 30, both Pastor Lee and I thought a lot about whom we should hire as our next youth pastor. It is not that easy to find a good youth pastor. And for our church, it is even more difficult because of the unique situation and ministry we are in and do. Since we are doing youth ministry together with the KSC and it is extremely essential for the youth pastor to fully be able to communicate with the parents to have an effective ministry, we have to find someone who is bilingual. Moreover, this person ...
Koreans are Not Polite?
Recently, I visited a repair shop to receive service on certain item. I knew the owner well and the product was serviced not too long ago, so I knew that it was a simple procedure. When the job was done, the owner said, “I spent lots of time and energy to work on yours especially because you are a pastor.” On his exaggeration, I replied that he became quite voluble since he had become a business owner. He answered, “This is unavoidable in dealing with Koreans.” Then, he told me the followings with all seriousness.
According to him, it is more difficult to deal ...