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church and community
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tim-@alumni.virginia.edu
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Nov 19, 2005 12:16 PST
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Hi Waterwind,
I have a question regarding the relationship between the church and the
local Asian American community.
The local Chinese school in town recently asked to rent our facilites
for a Christmas event. There was a lot of concern among the church
leadership about compromising the mission of the church and sending a
mixed message to the community, as far as culture and true faith. I
realize that historically, Chinese churches often served as the center
of the Chinese culture including language classes and community events,
with both good and bad results. Yet, I can also see that this would
provide an excellent opportunity to build relationships with those
outside of the church and could potentially be a very positive way of
opening the door and even demonstrating God's love to the community.
I'm wondering what kind of experiences other leaders have had, good and
bad, and things to look out for. Does your church have policies about
this type of thing? What would you do?
Tim
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Tim Liu
English Pastor
First Chinese Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, VA
http://www.fcbc-va.org
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