Category: Articles
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30 years. An incredible feat.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated Dr Al Mohler’s 30th year as president this week. Now, the Southern Baptists have come under fire recently. And a lot of people have strong opinions about Al Mohler. But putting all of that aside, I just think it’s worth pausing and recognising what an incredible feat it is…
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Thinking about Asian-Australian Ministry Leadership
I think that second and third generation Asian Australians are uniquely positioned to serve as future ministers of our churches and leaders of our organisations/institutions. None of these points are particularly new. But I’ve felt them in a fresh way in just the last few weeks. I’m writing particularly to 2nd and 3rd gen Asian…
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Why A DMin? 3/3
Final instalment of why a DMin! You can check out previous posts here and here. And this is not just a general “why a DMin program” post. It is specifically: why a DMin program at Talbot School of Theology? The first answer to that is that as mentioned before, the DMin is cohort based and…
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A Very Special Photo!
This photo is extra meaningful. A few years ago I proposed at Presbytery that we need to consider doing two things in an effort to see more ministers raised. Firstly, we need to be willing to allow ordination candidates to do their annual updates & interviews at Presbytery in the language that they will likely…
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Why A DMin? 2/3
Introduction In a previous post, I wrote that one of the reasons I chose a DMin program is because it is designed with practitioners in mind and also because it is led and taught by pastor-professors. The second reason for why the Doctor of Ministry is my program of choice, and specifically at Talbot, is…
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The Cost of Deep Community
Deep community means being open to the possibility of hurt. That is, the risk of being hurt & the reality of dealing with hurt. It’s impossible to foster deep community without opening ourselves up to being known. I think we are so terrified of vulnerability that we’ve forgotten what it feels like. And I’m not…
Elliot Ku 