Gordon Kaneda spoke at the 2006 RJC Conference on the subject . Follow along with his handout.
CONTINUE READINGWe are often asked why Korea and other Asian countries have been more responsive to the gospel than Japan. How do you answer that question? Steve Young who was raised in Japan and has served the Japanese community around the world answers that question for us. Korean Openness Compared to the Japanese Resistance
CONTINUE READINGWe were very thankful for the good conference we had in the Los Angeles area on February 12 through the 14th. We are posting the videos and hope to have the audio recordings are up in the next few weeks. However right now we do have three video presentations available. Two of them are Pastor […]
CONTINUE READINGAndrew Uchimura of VIP International shared this today: There was an article entitled “How to become Christian” in the Buddhist monthly magazine “Daihorin.” This magazine has been published since 1934 with about one million subscribers nationwide and is a very well known interdenominational Buddhist magazine. This venerable magazine posted 66 pages featuring a variety of […]
CONTINUE READINGMatsuri and Enka (April 17, 2009) Today I was listening to Daniel Kikawa’s seminar that he gave during our last International RJC Conference in February at Walnut Creek, CA. I was again reminded how many of our Western traditions which have become part of the Christian Church have their origin in pagan customs. I have […]
CONTINUE READINGThis is a very important subject since our understanding of how we understand God and how Japanese understand God will vibrate throughout our sharing of Jesus. Here are a few thoughts: Since our understanding of God is colored by culture, experience and Biblical understanding, we need to be sensitive and not presume too much when […]
CONTINUE READINGYesterday at the Asian American church we attend in the afternoon I again glimpsed at the potential. The person came up to me and asked about our recent trip to Japan. He expressed his interest in going to Japan again with his young family. I asked him about his Japanese roots and he said that […]
CONTINUE READING(September 24, 2007)At our recent trip to Japan I heard Pastor Katsuhiko Seino of Tsuchiura talking about the problems that new Christians have when they return to Japan. He shared an extremely important insight. He said that we must remember and teach that the basic Japanese and Western church cultures are different! 1. At times […]
CONTINUE READINGWestern Weddings In Hawaii, Japan and Europe western weddings are popular for Japanese. These can be stepping stones toward Jesus. Japanese Western Weddings in Japan and Elsewhere Yesterday I was working on the new “Operation Japan” Prayer Book which will come out as an expanded CD only edition. Here is what we had in the […]
CONTINUE READINGToday I came across a letter from Gordon Kaneda, pastor of the Lynnwood Japanese Church in Washington. He very clearly shows how English speaking people and Japanese churches can work together. A high school exchange student – Yuka – was brought to our church by her host mom last Sunday. The host mom said, “She […]
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