This conference offers three optional focus tracks. These tracks run on Saturday from 2:30pm - 4:45pm and take the form of two seminar blocks. Feel free to join a track below and go to one or both of the focus seminars.
Pastor's Track
DJ Chuang will lead this two-part track exploring the Asian American ministry landscape and the personal struggles and issues of being an Asian American pastor today. This track is for people currently serving in or interested in vocational ministry.
Part one — Being an Asian American Pastor: Behind the Scenes. Let's pull back the curtain and take a candid look at what it takes to be an Asian American pastor in the 21st century. Parental advisory: we will very likely have raw and unedited conversations during this hour.
Part two — Churches Reaching the Next Generation. Get an overview of the Asian American population and opportunities for outreach and social impact, and hear stories of how churches are reaching the next generation in a multiethnic/ multicultural context as well as ethnic Asian churches reaching multiple generations.
DJ serves as Director of Digital Initiatives and Asian American Church Research with Leadership Network and as the Executive Director of L2 Foundation. He has various professional experiences in web strategy, pastoral ministry, and software engineering. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and Virginia Tech. He has blogged at djchuang.com since 1999. He now resides in Orange County with his artistic wife Rachelle, and their 10-year old son Jeremiah.
Filipino Track
Jacklyn Andrada will lead this two-part track exploring Filipino ethnic identity and ministry in a Christian context.
Part one — Magtuto (Learn): Learning what it means to be Filipino American. Although Filipinos are labeled as Asian American, culturally they are very different. Many of us come from Catholic backgrounds, and instead of chopsticks we have eaten with our hands. In this seminar we discuss the nuances of embracing our Filipino American roots in a differing Asian American culture.
Part two — Magtulay (to Bridge): Bridging Filipino Americans. Naturally Filipinos are bridge builders. We have many similarities to Latinos. Many of us grew up in American culture. And we are all included in the group, Asian American. What does it look like to be a Filipino and reaching out to others? What it does it look like to reach out to Filipinos?
Jacklyn Andrada is a campus staff member with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Southwestern College.
Multiracial Track
Doug and Sandy Schaupp will lead this two-part track exploring Multiracial identity and ministry in a Christian context.
Part one — Within Many Worlds LThere are unique cultural experiences we have when we grow up in a multiracial context, having multiethnic identities with many worlds. Join our discussion about embracing our multiracial identities.
Part two — Multiracial Mission. Join us as we continue the discussion on being multiracial & captivated by God's purposes.
Doug Schaupp is the regional director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Southern California. Sandy Schaupp is Korean-American, and also serves on staff part-time with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. They have three beautiful multiracial children.