Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
Bright and Cheerful Church – Soo Kwan Lee
We held a Church family meeting last Wednesday and approved the fiscal year 2007 ministry volunteer list. The total number of names on the list was 560. The Sunday worship attendance of the Korean Speaking Congregation is about 1,000, so this represents 56% of the total. Moreover, we estimate the total to be closer to 60% of the congregation if we include non-voting members not accounted for in the list. These people will serve in various areas during this fiscal year.
It's more amazing when we count those serving in the house churches. All of our 150 existing house ...
Successful and Unsuccessful Marriages – Soo Kwan Lee
There are many, many books written about marriage, but I like "A Lasting Promise" by Stanley Scott best. He studied 135 couples starting from when they were engaged and continuing through 12 years of marriage. By analyzing the data he was convinced that he could predict with 90% certainty which couples would make a successful marriage and which would not. He found that certain communication patterns that began when the couples were engaged and continued through marriage were the primary determinants in the success of the marriages.
Let me share the four most common ...
Why I do not stop people when they leave New Life
There is no pastor who does not want to see the church that he is serving grow not just spiritually but numerically. And I am not an exception. That is why it grieves me deeply when I see people leave New Life to go to another church in Houston. I cannot help but to ask myself, "What have I done wrong? Have I hurt them? If so, was it intentional or unintentional?" And thinking about these questions discourages and drains me a lot. Moreover, every fiber of my being tells me to visit the person and persuade and convince him to remain at New Life. However, I have ...
About Ministry
Ministry Rush Month is upon us! For the next six weeks, we will be highlighting each of our six ministries during service:
8/20 Greetings
8/27 Care
9/3 Drama (“Thespians of Christ”)
9/10 Body Worship (“Seoulkettes”)
9/17 Praise
9/24 Multimedia*
* You must serve in the greetings ministry for at least 1 year before joining the multimedia team.
Here are a few requirements that you need to be aware of before joining a SBC YG ministry.
First, you must be an active participant of your house church. This means that you must regularly attend your house ...
Children Remember Little Things – Soo Kwan Lee
Last Tuesday I took my daughter to a movie after work. I had some free time because the New Life Bible class on Tuesdays had finished, and it was the last day of her vacation. She seemed to be very excited because she knew this would be her first and last date with her dad during her vacation. We bought a drink and a bag of popcorn to share. After the movie, we went to get chicken wings and talked about what's happening in her life and the cutest boys at school and church. She's starting high school this fall. Unlike many teenaged daughters, she still likes spending time ...
Back to Houston!
After two months of trip to Southeast Asia and to Korea, my family and I made it back to Houston in one piece this past Tuesday. Although I already miss certain people, places and aspects of our trip, I am realizing that there is no place like home. It truly is good to be back!
I will be sharing more about the trip in the weeks and months to come especially about which areas of the world we will focus on to do our missions work more effectively, but these are some of the things that I have learned and experienced during the trip that I would like to share with you ...
The Difference Between Members And Voting Members – Soo Kwan Lee
Do you know the difference between members and voting members of our church? If you say voting members are simply members who have been at Seoul Baptist for certain period of time, you don't understand our church system. Or you might say that members are simply those people who have filled out a commitment card. They don't need to be believers; they may even be from other faiths. Being a member is just an expression of their desire to learn more about Jesus and the Christian faith through our church. Voting members are people who have received Jesus as their Savior, have ...