My wife and I were pastors of a traditional American church from 1990 to1995 in Ann Arbor.  We began to meet many Japanese and felt the Lord wanted us to devote our full time to them.  Since 1995 we have been Assembly of God missionaries to Internationals (mostly Asians).  Our firstlove remains with the Japanese.  We have probably worked […]

Pro-Quality Outreach Media… Mission Impossible? Tim has animation and theology degrees, but hands-on experience has taught him so much more than what could be learned in schools about making animation and relying on God. Ten years ago, Tim Ingle had an idea to create anime that shared the Gospel in a uniquely Japanese fashion, but […]

Are you new to Japanese culture? Do you have a desire to become friends with Japanese and share your faith in Christ? This seminar offers basic Japanese cultural information that is helpful for you to better understand your Japanese friends and their cultural upbringing that has shaped their outlook on life. Brown, Naoko was born […]

Kagiwada, Tetsuo Ben is currently pastoring at South Bay Japanese Christian Fellowship. At the age of 24 he became a pastor and ministered to churches in Osaka, Tochigi, Orange County, Ibaraki and Los Angeles. During his ministry in Ibaraki he came to realize the indispensable importance of knowing Buddhism and Shintoism and so started to […]

Daniel Kikawa has been researching cross-cultural issues for over 20 years. He has taught thousands of missionaries on every continent. He also serves as president of Aloha Ke Akua Ministries which produced the DVD, “Fingerprints of God.” ダニエル•キカワ牧師は、２０年以上の間、クロスカルチャーの専門家として、世界中で何千人もの宣教師達を指導してこられました。また、「神が日本に残した指紋」のDVDを出版したAloha Ke Akua Ministries の会長を務めておられます。 He gave three presentations during the pre-conference time in 2018. Presentation #1 Presentation […]

Andy has been serving full-time in international student ministry in the Los Angeles area for the past 15 years with International Students, Inc. He supervises 19 team leaders as Southern California Area Director and focuses personally on serving international scholars at Caltech in Pasadena. Andy has a B.S. in Mathematics from UCLA and an M.A. […]

This seminar was given at the 2016 International RJC Conference. New Media To Reach The Next Generation

Anne Crescini is university teacher and writer based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture. She also works extensively with her local church to bring the gospel of Jesus to the Japanese people. She has written four books on Japanese culture and regularly blogs about her experiences in Japan. She has been happily married to her husband Riz, […]

Setsu Shimizu’s Testimony Setsu Shimizu’s Spiritual Journey given during the 2016 Pre-Conference. Equip Yourself to Prepare Returnees, Given at International RJC Conference, Feb 2017. Preparing Those Who Return, given at RJC Motor City Conference June 2017.

Mayumi Pohl Born and raised in Osaka. She has served as the president of Second Level Ministry since 2006. She and her husband with 4 children became involved in a church plant that began in 2011. Published books: Children’s bilingual books: “Meal Time Prayer” and “Morning Prayer”, Discipling resources: “15 Step Lessons” and “Living as […]