See Jess’s story on how God led her on a summer project. Find out more information below the video.

Epic Summer Project Full on Vimeo.

Domestic Summer Projects:
-Epic Hawaii
-Epic Bay Area
-Epic New York

International Summer Projects:
-Epic East Asia
-Epic Japan

Why go on summer project? Visit gosummerproject.com
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Here is a short story about the process that led her to have an amazing summer and beyond with Jesus.  Contact her if you have any thoughts or comments Jessica.y.lui@gmail.com.

If you are interested in finding out more about summer project, find some info at www.epicmovement.com.

Available Epic Summer Projects –
Stateside
Bay Area, California
Honolulu, HI
New York City, NY

International
Japan
Southeast Asia
East Asia

Regina Chan gave this introductory talk about cross cultural ministry at a recent Cross 09 Conference in NYC to Campus Crusade staff.  The national conference, held in different cities in the US, encouraged staff to minister to a culture that is not of their own (hence the pun on cross =P).  I invite you to view the clip of her talk and share any comments you might have.  Thanks!

Simon Pang, Epic Movement staff at Penn State, recently gave a talk on the difference between perfectionism and pursing excellence.  The difference can sometimes be subtle and hide itself in well meaning intentions.  Listen to how perfectionism can be damaging and results in an ‘inevitable cycle of self defeat’.

Perfectionism vs. Pursuing Excellence from Simon Pang on Vimeo.

This video might be old to some, but it is new to me.  It was produced by a professor and his Intro to Cultural Anthropology class at Kansas State University.  He shares his thoughts about the video here.

It’s worth the 5mins to watch what the class’ opinion of what it’s like to be a student today (filmed in 2007).  Take the facts with a grain of salt (small sample set in middle America) but I feel this campus culture is a close enough representation of reality.

Any comments or thoughts?

Here’s an interview with Margaret Yu, director of leadership development with the Epic Movement done by DJ Chuang of the L2 Foundation, regarding the development of Asian American women leaders.  Great stuff!

Margaret Yu on raising up leaders from L2 Foundation on Vimeo.

Epic Staff Family - CSU 2009

Please pray for God’s grace to be upon us as we work, minister, and live with Him this coming year. Thanks!

Snapshots of the last few days:

Left: Students/Staff learning how to use Soularium – a conversation tool to explore faith and life.  Right: Monday Night Meeting – once a week the four tracks of the project (arts, campus, epic, and inner city) gather for a night of celebration, fellowship, food, and fun


Left: We attended Bethel Gospel Assembly for church last Sunday.  Right:  Nicholas is sharing the story of his life in India as a Chinese minority.  It’s interesting to see how culture influences our view of God.

WSJ.com – You Might as Well Face It: You’re Addicted to Success — Click to read article

One of the interesting things I’m learning from church of all places are the functions/purposes of cities.  There are many functions and one of which is culture producing.  Compared to rural locals, cities are full of people with diverse ideas, methodologies, and personalities that are only bound to produce/improve/create ideas and sharpen people’s skill sets.  Cities add to culture via personal and communal competition – by the very nature of being in a place where there are a ton of people who are smart or great, if not smarter or greater than you.

One of the cultures out there is how career success is used to gain identity.  This is one of the cultures that are propagated on the college campus via teaching system, media, and personal interaction.  Don’t get me wrong, I am all for people being successful in what they do, I just think it’s dangerous to let that define who you are.

A good friend of mine sent the article above to me and this was his comment:

This is one of the most depressingly secular articles I’ve read in a while. A more appropriate title would be ‘If Your Idol Has Failed You, Find Another’.

This article suggests that the center of one’s life should not be ‘career success’, but rather moralism and relationships, which are, according to the writer, things “that can’t be stripped away.” But what if we can’t live up to our own moral standards? Or what if our family and friends let us down? What/whom can we cling to then???

Being a psych major, it was hard to sit through class sometimes because the remedies offered to help deal with issues were mainly ‘band-aids’ to heal the problem.   (One of the ways is mentioned in the article).

We are all in a position to help create and shape culture.  The gospel means ‘good news’ .  So how good is it to you?

Hello world!