A Reflection By Dr. Sunny Sue Chang JonasI had the unique opportunity to once talk with the governor of the Gyeonggi province (where Seoul is located), who is a colleague of my dad’s. He essentially offered during our shared meal, a chance for my husband and I to live in Korea for a short time, to …
The Cause of Justice is in our Hands
A Message from President & CEO, Cecilia WilliamsLast week, in my home city of Minneapolis (Minnesota), a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd. It was an unprecedented moment, as for the first time in modern Minnesota …
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How Much Cultural Discomfort Can You Put Up With?
An Excerpt from Becoming All Thingsby: Michelle Ami ReyesI know it’s hard to embrace someone else’s cultural values. Whether it’s their noise level, the smell and look of their food, their communal gatherings, the way they look at you, talk, dress, or act, another person’s way of life often feels …
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The Church as a Warming Station
by Roy RhodesImpact Temple Church occupies an old warehouse that's been repurposed into a church. The brick structure is quite solid, and six years of renovations have transformed the building into a fairly versatile space. So, for the second year in a row, we have served as one of two …
How to Support Asians and Asian Americans in the Face of Violence
How to Support Asians and Asian Americans in the Face of Violenceby Dr. Joyce del RosarioMy social media feed has a string of reports of new uprisings of violence against Asians and Asian Americans. I was recently part of a panel gathered by an Asian American United Methodist group to discuss our …
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Reflections on the 2020 CCDA Collective Gathering
By Barbara Fiske | Life Coach, Spiritual Director, CCDA member, CCDA Cohort 6, Fresno CAWill these dry bones live again? This is the question the Lord asks in Ezekiel 37. Remember that field of scattered bleached bones? Ezekiel responded, God, only you know. What an appropriate question …
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Navigating the work/home/church/school Life
Dear CCDA familia,I hope you are doing well in light of the ongoing supports and strictures of the coronavirus pandemic we are experiencing. As an educator, mom of a fifth and third grader, and wife of a professor, the Jonas family purviews of e-learning have been varied and intersecting. I feel …
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Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity
By Robert Chao RomeroRosa was excited about attending her first college lecture. She was valedictorian, the star student of her local CCDA youth development program, and the first of her family to attend college. Rosa’s Mom and Dad were deacons in their local church and had brought her up to …
