Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
The Mystery of the Human Mind
The human mind is truly a thing of mystery. Just this morning (Thursday), my wife Gina was trying to wake me up (a very difficult thing to do) and upon hearing her say, “Wake Up!” my response to her was, “We need to morph them into a SuperBaby!” She was dumbfounded as you can imagine. She then asked me if I realized what I had just said. To that I replied, “It’s not for me, it’s for the children!” The funny thing is, this is not the first time that I’ve woken up uttering complete nonsense. In fact, it’s almost a regular occurrence these days. ...
Pastor Soo Kwan Lee Will Replace Me
I will be taking a sabbatical this year from July 1 to December 31. During my first sabbatical, I took a few weeks off to write a book. Now that Pastor Lee has been ordained and is available to replace me, I'll be taking a longer 6-month sabbatical. I will resume my duties as Senior Pastor by leading the New Year's Eve service at the end of this year.
I have received many invitations to speak from pastors of house churches, but I've had to refuse due to my tight schedule. My responsibilities at Seoul Baptist alone left me barely enough time to lead House Church Seminars ...
A Great Way to Spend a Week
The Inner City team came back this past Friday after a wonderful week of ministry right outside of downtown Houston. Although we were not too far away, it felt as if we were in our own Inner City world for those five days. We ate together, slept on the same gym floor, and served as a team. In fact, as of Friday, we had seen each other for twelve straight days, including our intensive training week prior to going. That might be too much for some, but for us it was nothing but a blast.
This year, we had a problem that we never had before. We actually had less students ...
Our Next Children’s Pastor
Our current Children's Pastor, Mrs. Seo, is retiring in April 2007. I asked Sister Hye-won Paik, who was married to the late Brother Kwang Hoon Paik, whether she would be interested in getting seminary training and succeeding Mrs. Seo as our children's pastor. After some thought, she agreed.
She will enroll this fall in the Christian Education program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It takes 3 years to earn a Master of Divinity degree; 2 years to earn a Master's Degree in Christian Education. Until she graduates, our church will pay her 2/3 the full time ...
Marriage Is An Adventure
"If I could find a single man like you, I would marry him immediately," a young single woman joked to me. This made me laugh, because the truth is she wouldn't have even noticed me if she had seen me when I was her age. When men mature they develops a certain charm that is lacking in younger men. It's unfair to expect the same level of maturity in young bachelors.
Marriage is an adventure that requires some risk taking. You bet your life on someone who has no track record in life, just potential. But that's also a reason why marriage is attractive. I think it's best to ...
Changes in Our Staff
There will be some changes taking place in our staff in the near future. As you know, we have been looking for an administration assistant for some time now. As a result, Phil Shin, our Missions Team Director, has been taking care of much of the administrative responsibilities for some time. We are in serious need of finding someone soon with the gift of administration so that the pastoral staff can focus on and fulfill their ministries that God has given them. This will help New Life to be strengthened and grow even more.
After much prayer, Phil recently has been ...
Retire In The Mission Fields
Mission fervor is constantly rising in our church. Four families have gone as long term missionaries and another family is waiting to go. About 30 people have committed to going to mission fields for at least 2 years.
Many factors have contributed to our church becoming a missions-minded church. I think the biggest is our system of naming house churches after the mission fields where their supporting missionaries work. As a result, the names of mission fields are constantly on our members' lips. Also, members feel close to their missionaries because they pray for them ...