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8/31/2009 List of postings: June '09 to August '09 Here is an index of this quarter's postings (June '09 to August '09). Clicking on the titles will take you to that post.During this quarter the blog again clocked up over 11,000 page views - thanks everyone for reading! And this month it was especially encouraging to meet some readers from interstate - you know who you are! Last quarter I began a series of posts on the Chinese concept of face, and this quarter I cap off that series with one final post where we look at what we can do about 'face' in our ministry (July 30). There is also a short series where I apply Transactional Analysis (TA) to Chinese culture, with interesting results (June 5 and 22). Also significant was a post on the strange lack of forgiveness in Chinese culture (Aug 6), and the Chinese understanding of family (Jul 14). These would be extremely worthwhile to discuss with your ministry team! Earlier this month I also found a way to get more detailed stats out of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and have been posting some of my findings about the Australian Born Chinese and how we're going at reaching this group (August 19, 21, 23, 25 and 28). Watch out for a few more in this series next quarter! I also reorganised the categories of the articles a little. So now the 'Chinese culture' category should show most of the stuff in that area, and the 'Statistics' category should show all the statistical stuff I've produced. June 2009
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[ PS: during this period which were your favourite posts? which ones did you feel strongly about? ] 5/31/2009 List of postings: Mar '09 to May '09 Here is an index of this quarter's postings (March '09 to May '09). Clicking on the titles will take you to that post.During this quarter the blog again clocked up over 10,000 page views - thanks everyone for reading! It's always encouraging to hear how these articles have informed ministry and stimulated reflection. This quarter featured a series of articles about the Chinese concept of 'face' (March 22, April 08 and 21, May 01, 15 and 30). These have taken a significant amount of time to process and write - which is why there have been longer gaps between posts. A number of people have already mentioned to me how helpful these have been in shedding light on Chinese culture. Also significant this quarter was a post on how to strengthen ourselves against temptation (March 13) - an area that I find most Christians have very poorly thought out answers! If you're looking for some short articles to stimulate discussion and thought for your ministry team, I recommend checking those out! March 2009 13 The affections - and fighting temptationApril 2009 08 Face in Chinese culture: what face revealsMay 2009 01 Face in Chinese culture: jealousy for God's face[ PS: during this period, which were your favourite posts? which ones did you feel strongly about? ] 2/28/2009 List of postings: Dec '08 to Feb '09 Here is an index of this quarter's postings (December '08 to February '09). Clicking on the titles will take you to that post.During this quarter the blog recorded over 10,000 page views - thanks everyone for reading! This quarter featured a post I worked on a while ago, and have been sitting on - but in the end decided to post. It's about the Eastern and Western approach to committees (17 Feb). Also some reflections on a pretty damning report into depression amongst Asian kids who go to church (3 Dec) and the place of duty in Chinese culture - and its influence in Chinese Christianity (22 Dec). You may find these stimulating to read through with your leadership team! Coming up soon will be some posts on the influence of the concept of face on Chinese culture and Chinese churches ... stay tuned! Oh, and if you're on Twitter, you'll find me here. December 2008 3 Religiousity and depression in Asian teenagers 11 The violence of trade 16 What TV advertising in China reveals 22 Duty in Chinese culture January 2009 6 JBF under threat ... in China 27 Teaching children a different gospel 28 The history of the Chinese Bible 31 Spirit empowered life? February 2009 3 Spirit empowered life! 8 Reformed sanctification 17 Committees - East and West 24 Ten years ago - Bible college 26 Religion across generations 28 List of postings: Dec '08 to Feb '09 [ PS: during this period, which were your favourite posts? which ones did you feel strongly about? ] 11/30/2008 List of postings: Sept '08 to Nov '08During this period the blog recorded over 10,000 page views - thanks everyone for reading! I wasn't able to be as regular with posting this quarter - I had two essays to knock off for a course I was doing at Moore College on the Puritans. Maybe I'll write something about the Puritans sometime soon. This quarter featured a couple of interesting maps of Chinese ministries in Sydney (02 and 25 Sept). Also on 09 Sept you'll find an article on modernism, that complements the recent series on the influence of Confucianism on Chinese culture. Also interesting is a recent couple of posts on the Chinese understanding of sin (20 and 24 Nov). Looking for something to read through with your leadership team? Consider the post on 29 Sept on Generation Y, the post on 10 Nov about PDI, or the post on 02 Oct on evangelism! September 2008 02 Map of Chinese churches in Sydney 07 The next generation of the Chinese 09 Modernism - and the Chinese church 11 Fear (and boldness) in preaching - part 1 17 The age profile of religious groups in Sydney 25 Better map of Chinese churches in Sydney 29 Gen Y, the gospel, and churches October 2008 02 Evangelism - and the affections 04 Three levels of conversations 06 What to do with terrorists 13 China: no Genesis, no Revelation 15 How to pray for the sick and dying 20 Confucianism and music 27 Affections, not emotions November 2008 10 Power Distance Index 12 Asian migration to Australia, 2007-08 14 Chinese migration by states, 2007-08 20 The Chinese understanding of sin - part 1 24 The Chinese understanding of sin - part 2 30 List of postings: Sept '08 to Nov '08 [ PS: during this period, which were your favourite posts? which ones did you feel strongly about? ] 8/31/2008 List of postings: Jun '08 to Aug '08During this period the blog recorded over 11000 page views ... thanks everyone for reading! This quarter featured three more in the series of posts on Confucianism that I began last quarter (30 June, 23 July and 03 Aug). Also you may have missed it, but an article on 20 Aug actually complements that series, showing how the experience of migrating to another country has influenced OBC culture, just like Confucianism. Check it out! In September I'll be speaking at the 2008 SCCCA English leadership conference (see post from 24 July). Hope to see you there! June 2008 02 The three models of Chinese church growthJuly 2008 15 English congregations in Sydney's Chinese churchesAugust 2008 03 Confucianism - and Chinese Christians[ PS: during this period which were your favourite posts? which ones did you feel strongly about? ] 5/31/2008 List of postings: Mar '08 to May '08This quarter featured a series of posts on Confucianism (April 03, 09, 28 and May 05). This has mostly been research for an essay I've been writing for an Master of Arts in Theology subject I've been doing this semester. There may be a few more to come in this series, so stay tuned! Also popular was a short series of two posts on pornography (May 14, 20), described by some as the biggest hidden problem in the church. March 2008 03 Leaders' retreat 2008 13 SCCCA English theolog's dinner 17 Generations of Chinese churches 18 Christianity on holidays 24 Google Docs and ministry - part 1 26 Google Docs and ministry - part 2 April 2008 01 Reading Pilgrim's Progress 03 Confucianism - is it a danger? 09 Confucianism - the philosophy that won't go away 21 New suburbs ... with no churches 25 Verbal aspect theory 28 Confucianism - what it's all about May 2008 05 Confucianism - and filial piety 09 How parenting is like holding a spring 14 The pornography cycle 20 Breaking the pornography cycle 22 Where in Sydney do Chinese people live? 25 Where Asians live in your suburb 27 Fastest growing Chinese areas in Sydney 31 List of postings: Mar '08 to May '08 [ PS: during this period which was your favourite post? which ones did you feel most strongly about? ] 2/29/2008 List of postings: Dec '07 to Feb '08At the start of this quarter there was a short series on the lies we use to comfort ourselves that the sins we like are really okay. Over three posts we looked at materialism, lust and gossiping. If you're discipling someone, these might be worth talking through! And towards the end of the quarter you'll find a series on the heart and the affections, on account of some talks I have been working on for our leaders' retreat - which incidentally starts TONIGHT!! Hence the picture of the harried pastor. You can find the posts on January 25, 26, and February 04, 11, 13 and 28. December 2007 11 The lies of greed and materialism 16 The lies of lust and sexual sin 29 A Christian operating system? 30 Choosing a commentary 31 Things to do in your holidays January 2008 02 Some SCCCA English dates for this year 07 The lies of gossiping and slander 14 The two parts of preaching 15 Sermons that you forget 22 ACCOE conference 2008 25 The place of the heart 26 Godly affections February 2008 04 How to grow godly affections 11 Leading and the leaders' heart 13 Mind, will and heart 19 How to build a dysfunctional church 28 What happens when you neglect the heart 29 List of postings: Dec '07 to Feb '08 [ PS: during this period which were your favourite posts? which did you feel strongly about? ] 11/30/2007 List of postings: Sept '07 to Nov '07I am often asked about what I think about the future of Chinese churches in the next few generations - and so this quarter featured my response to that important question (29 Oct). Another issue that seems to keep coming up is the often strained relationships ABC Christians have with their parents, whether they be Christian or non Christian parents. And so there are a series of posts on that issue (01, 04, 07 and 26 Oct, and 29 Nov) - check them out and share them with others!
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[ PS: during this period which were your favourite posts? which did you feel strongly about? ] 8/31/2007 List of postings: Jun '07 to Aug '07During this period the blog recorded over 8500 page views ... thanks everyone for reading, even though posts have sometimes been a bit irregular! And it's always nice to meet readers.
This quarter featured a series of posts on how to think theologically, that are the fruits of several years of reflection on the process of thinking theologically. They are highly recommended, and you will find them on June 17, 19, 21 and 24. In late June the ABS also released the 2006 census data. And so this quarter there are also a series of posts that mine the census data for its implications for Chinese ministry in Sydney. You will find those posts on June 27, 29, July 01, 03, 05, 07, and 09.
I am on annual leave from 1 to 15 September, and so there probably won't be any updates during this time. So why not look through some past postings? Click on Quarterly index in the Categories box for a full index of blog posts!
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[ PS: during this period which were your favourite posts? which ones did you feel strongly about? ] 5/31/2007 List of postings: Mar '07 to May '07During this period the blog recorded over 7000 page views ... thanks for reading, even though posts haven't been as regular as in the past! One of the most popular posts during this quarter was "Will you be my friend?" from March 29. You will also notice a series of posts on biblical theology on April 02, 10, 11, 16, 30 and May 15. I'm very passionate about biblical theology. Most people think they know BT, but don't really. So read up, and maybe even share it with your ministry team! March 2007
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[ PS: during this period which were your favourite posts? which ones did you feel strongly about? ] 2/27/2007 List of postings: Dec '06 to Feb '07During this period the blog recorded over 10000 page views ... that's about a thousand hits a week! Thanks everyone for reading. I sometimes have the pleasant surprise of meeting another blog reader when I visit other churches. So say hello! You will notice a series of posts in January and February that are particularly relevant for people who lead Bible study groups (eg. 20, 22 and 24 Jan, and 5, 9, 17 and 19 Feb) - why not share them with your ministry team? December 2006
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[ PS: which were your favourite posts during this period? Which ones did you feel strongly about? ] 11/29/2006 List of postings: Sept '06 to Nov '06During this period the blog recorded over 11000 page views ... that's about a thousand hits a week! Thanks everyone for reading.
Popular posts this quarter included the one on spiritual dryness (9 Oct), and the four-part series in October on talking to your parents about full time ministry (17, 19, 21, 23 Oct).
People sometimes wonder where this material all comes from. Well, you'll be surprised to know that most of it is actually recycled material! Some are from our Wednesday night leaders' meeting (eg. 19 Nov), others are bits from my sermons (eg. 5 Nov), still others are things I've shared with our pastoral team (eg. 27 Nov), or from other workshops and training material I've developed (eg. 15 Nov)!
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[ PS: during this period, which posts were your favourite? which posts did you feel strongly about? ] 8/31/2006 List of postings: Jun '06 to Aug '06During this period the blog recorded over 4600 page views. Thanks everyone for reading - and for having patience during CCCOWE in July, and the laptop failure in August!
A prominent feature of this quarter's posts was a series on culture and ministry (5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 31 July) - an issue that probably needs to be discussed more openly in Chinese churches. I believe that this leads to a lot of unnecessary conflicts and hurt in our churches. Feel free to use them as discussion starters in your ministry teams!
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[ PS: during this period, which posts were your favourite? which posts did you feel strongly about? ] 5/31/2006 List of postings: Mar '06 to May '06During this period the blog recorded over 3800 page views. The most popular post was the one from the 19th April!
You may also have noticed a whole bunch of posts about church politics and church structure (25 March - 11 May). These have actually been written for a collection of training articles that SCCCA English is putting together - an exciting resource for those preparing for full time or lay ministry!
But you don't have to wait for that - here are some suggestions on things you can do with these postings:
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[ PS: during this period, which ones were your favourites? which ones did you feel strongly about? ] 2/27/2006 List of postings: Dec '05 to Feb '06During this period the blog recorded over 3000 page views. Thanks everyone for reading! And on a personal note, this blog has been lots of fun for me, as well as helping me think out my many half-formed thoughts.
I'm on leave for the next few days (my sister's wedding, then a short holiday) - so till I get back, have a look at the previous posts! December 2005
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