SEALS2012 Program Booklet

CONTENTS

Letter from the Director

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Leaders

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Purpose / Mission

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Summit Highlights

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Speakers & Descriptions

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Sponsors / Exhibitors / Partners

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Schedule

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Floor Plan

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WELCOME TO

DEAR SEALS 2012 ATTENDEES,

We are so excited that you can join us for this year’s Southeast Asian Leadership Summit. We

have been praying for you and your families. We know that many of you have had to leave

behind your families, your day to day work, and take a slight pause from your studies. We pray

that this year’s summit will bless you as we have a conversation together as to what it means

for us as Southeast Asian Americans, and those who have a heart for SE Asian Americans, to

“Arise & Shine.” This year’s theme came out of the needs and thoughts of many who attended

our 2010 summit in the Bay Area. This year’s verse comes from Isaiah 60:1 NIV “Arise, shine, for

your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.”

On a personal note; if you need anything from either me or the committee please don’t hesitate

to ask. You may need to just sit down and talk, get prayed for, or just to be encourage. Please

don’t hesitate to ask. We are here to love you, serve you and pray, God’s blessings over you.

Let us arise & shine together,

KEN SEM KONG

Director of The Southeast Asian Catalyst

SEALS2012

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PASTTHREE SUMMITS

SEALS 2006Camaraderie and a sense of hope were given to SE Asian leaders. For the first

time, they felt like they were not alone. Honor and respect was also shown to

the first generation leaders as we recognized and appreciated them.

SEALS 2008Reconciliation occurred when a first generation leader was “knocked in the

head” by God and made a public apology for the first generation’s lack of

support towards the efforts of the second generation. This brought much

needed healing and freedom.

SEALS 2010Attendees were left in awe as God imprinted something special on every single

person’s heart. They were impacted by: women’s time, the showing of the 1040

documentary and being able to worship God through SE Asian song and dance.

SEAC COMMITTEE MEMBERS :SEALS 2012 ROLES

NICH KHIM

Secretary of SEAC/SEALS

Production Director

KEN KONG

Committee:

Director of SEAC

KIM CHAN

Committee Member

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DORA VANG

SEALS Co-Program

Director

NHUANH LY

SEALS Co-Program

Director

MEYHO SAEPHAN

SEALS Seminar Director

AROUNSAVATH

SACDYPHOUD

SEALS Grounds

Team Director

ELIZABETH LUN

SEALS Creative

Worship Director

SAKONH PATHIPPHANITH

Design, Marketing & Social

Media Director

TAM LE PHOUNG

NGUYEN

Scholarship & Volunteer

Director

SOBE SAMBATH

Partnership

Development / SEALS

Program Assistant

NATE SAN

SEALS Program Assistant

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LINDA HAWES

Committee Member

METTA

SACDYPHOUD

SEALS Worship Leader

KIMNANG &

PRISCILLA SENG

Committee Members

JANICE CHAU

SEAC / SEALS

Prayer Director

ADVISORS

KEVIN KANE

MARGARET YU

MENG MUA

O’B O’BRIEN

RUSSELL YEE

STEVE SCOFFONE

TOM STEERS

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SOKHA ANG

SEALS Exhibitor

Coordinator

MARILYN TRAN

SEALS Logistics Team

LISA VO

SEALS Logistics Team

AMY

CHANTHAPHAVONG

SEALS Emcee

LUKE KHORN

SEALS Transportation

SINATH PUTH

SEALS Lodging

Coordinator

ROSELYN

SIPHENGPHONE

SEALS Support Team

MARCO VANG

SEALS Support Team

JENNIFER VANG

SEALS Support Team

CHRISTINA VANG

SEALS Support Team

NATHAN BOUNYONG

SEALS Support Team

RICHARD KANG

Transportation &

Photographer

SOKARY YING

Registration &

Photographer

JAYSON

PHAMMAVONGSA

Videographer

SEALS SUPPORT TEAMThank you volunteers for serving God at SEALS2012, we couldn’t have done it without all your hard work and invaluable contributions to our team.

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OUR STORY

Our story began at the National Asian

American Leadership Conference in Los

Angeles, CA in March of ’04. Southeast Asian

Leaders from all over the United States were

part of this conference.

After the AALC conference in LA, some

of the Leaders gathered together at a

Starbucks in Long Beach and began to

dream about a ministry for Southeast Asian

Leaders. They saw what God was doing

among Asian Americans and felt that that

same movement needed to take place

among Southeast Asians.

January, MLK weekend of ‘05, 13 leaders

gathered together in Philadelphia for a

weekend of intensive meeting and praying.

Out of that meeting God spoke to us about

a ministry for Southeast Asian and the

Southeast Asian Conference.

January 13th –15th, we hosted our first

SEALS, Southeast Asian Leadership Summit,

conference in Long Beach, CA. God brought

together 165 leaders from all over the United

States from various denominations,

para-church ministries and etc..

VISION

“Encourage,Develop, Mobilize Southeast Asian Americans withinChristian Ministries.”

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We, members of the Southeast Asian

Catalyst (SEAC), from various parts of the

United States and of different Southeast

Asian backgrounds, praise God for His great

salvation and rejoice in the fellowship He has

given us with Himself and with each other.

We are deeply stirred by what God is doing

in our generation and have been united in our

desire and passion to see persons within the

Southeast Asian community saved, raised

and sent out into God’s great harvest field.

We are aligned in our efforts to encourage,

engage and equip persons within the

Southeast Asian Christian community for

God’s greater purposes.

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KEN KONG

REV. ANDREW LEE

GREG YEE

JAMES CHOUNG

TOMMY DYO

MATT GEPPERT

MYDUR XIONG

DR. PETER LIM TOM STEERS

TONY

DR. AL TIZON CHIRAPHONE

KHAMPHOUVONG

REV. DR.

SOONG-CHAN RAH

MAYLEE

CHANG

PANG FOUA YANG

RHODES,

PH.D., LMFT

XF MENG MUA

WORKSHOP: YOUR IDENTITY IN A RACIALIZED SOCIETY:

THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL

Ministry and life is best done at the intersection of the text (Scripture) and context (21st Century,

U.S., our city, etc)? Part of our context is the reality of race. What does it mean to be Asian-

American/Southeast Asian today? Explore the power of race and how it affects our belief in the

Gospel work.

SEALS2012 WORKSHOP SPEAKERS

• Assistant Professor in the

MA Marriage and Family

Therapy program at Argosy

University —Twin Cities.

• Licensed Marriage and

Family Therapist specializing

in pre-marital and marital

therapy.

• She hosts a weekly 1-hour

Hmong talk show on

RadioHmong (St. Paul, MN:

AM1620)

WORKSHOP: RELEASING THE NATURAL GIFTS OF WOMEN

Women often believe they have to become more like men to be taken seriously by the church;

However, God has shaped and equipped women uniquely to be partners in Kingdom work. The

discipleship of women entails affirming, nurturing, and deploying their God-given gifts that the

body of Christ desperately needs. But how can we do that within acceptable social and cultural

boundaries? Should we affirm the boundaries? Should we revolt against them? Or what? Let’s

grapple over these issues together.

PANG FOUA YANG RHODES,PH.D., LMFT

GREG YEE• Associate Superintendent

of the Pacific Southwest

Conference of the

Evangelical

Covenant Church

• He loves to play

basketball and enjoys a cup

of coffee or a long hike with

good friends.

• Married for 22 years

to Mary and have three

Children.

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WORKSHOP: YOUR FOUNDATION STARTS HERE!

1 > Learn how to create and register your ministry and mission

2 > Learn how to resource your vision

3 > Learn how to sustain your passion.

SEAC LEADERSHIP TEAM

MATT GEPPERT• The Gepperts sponsor

two children in India

through SEAPC Raising

Kids and sponsored the

cure for Puo Ma La Mu,

a heart patient in Tibet.

• He loves football, rugby,

fly fishing, trekking,

geography, and the

Spirit of God.

• Vice President of SEAPC.

WORKSHOP: ADDICTION AND RECOVERY

Southeast Asian American communities are no strangers to problems with alcohol, gambling,

and other addictions. Church members and leaders are not immune, and are sometimes even

especially vulnerable. This will be a sharing & listening session on addiction and recovery.

Participants will be asked to keep confidentiality and not share names outside the room.

CHIRAPHONE KHAMPHOUVONG• At the age of 15,

surrendered a life of service

unto the Lord crossing the

spiritual line from Buddhism

to follow Jesus

• Recruited and trained

more than 1600 world

mission team leaders and

participants to serve in more

than 44 countries

• Partnered and collaborated

with more than 100

NGOs and NPOs towards

sustainable community

development in the local

and global communities

WORKSHOP: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN

WORLD MISSION AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT

Want to make a difference in the world in your local and/or global community for Christ?

Transformation starts with you before you can impact others. Learn how to be in-tune with

God’s best in your life and be a change agent in any capacity setting. Learn how to be a positive

difference for the sake of the Gospel with lessons learned of best practices in world mission and

global engagement.

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• Associate Professor of

Holistic Ministry at Palmer

Theological Seminary of

EasternUniversity and the

director of Word & Deed

Network of the Evangelicals

for Social Action both

inWynnewood, PA.

• He and his family engaged

in community development

work, ministry to street

children, and church

leadership development

among the poor in his native

Philippines for almost ten

years as missionaries.

• Al is the author of

Transformation After

Lausanne: Radical

Evangelical Mission in

Global•Local Perspective

(Regnum, 2008) and co-

author of several books.

DR. AL TIZON

WORKSHOP: EVANGELISM: CONTEXTUAL AND HOLISTIC APPROACHES

Living out the value of the new birth requires disciples who understand the missional call of the

church so that new births keep occurring! This workshop examines important aspects of biblical

evangelism, that is, evangelism that attempts to be faithful to the biblical version of the kingdom

of God. We will examine its holistic nature, understanding proclamation as it relates inseparably

to compassion, mercy and justice. And we will examine the contextual nature of evangelism,

examining ways that the church can increase in multicultural competency for more effective

communication of the gospel.

• Milton B. Engebretson

Associate Professor

of Church Growth and

Evangelism at North Park

Theological Seminary in

Chicago, IL

• Author of The Next

Evangelicalism: Freeing

the Church from Western

Cultural Captivity (IVP

Books, 2009); Many Colors:

Cultural Intelligence for a

Changing Church (Moody,

2010); and co•editor of

Honoring the Generations:

Learning with Asian North

American Congregations

(Judson, 2012).

• Currently in the Th.D.

program at Duke University.

REV. DR. SOONG-CHAN RAH

WORKSHOP: EVANGELISM: CONTEXTUAL AND HOLISTIC APPROACHES.

Living out the value of the new birth requires disciples who understand the missional call of the

church so that new births keep occurring! This workshop examines important aspects of biblical

evangelism, that is, evangelism that attempts to be faithful to the biblical version of the kingdom

of God. We will examine its holistic nature, understanding proclamation as it relates inseparably

to compassion, mercy and justice. And we will examine the contextual nature of evangelism,

examining ways that the church can increase in multicultural competency for more effective

communication of the gospel.

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• Born in Laos and grew

up in Minnesota.

• Through her various

experiences along with her

psychology background,

God has placed in her

heart agreater love and

compassion for people and

a deeper desire to bring

them to His truth.

• She is currently serving as

Youth Director and Worship

Director at her home church.

MAYLEE CHANG

WORKSHOP: A RELATIONAL GOD AND PERSONS IN COMMUNION

Being made in the image of a triune God, we were designed with a longing and ability to connect

with others. Through relationship we learn of our Creator, ourselves, and others. Therefore,

knowing how to do healthy relationship is indispensible for growth and effective ministry. In this

workshop, we will explore a theological perspective of relationship, ways of knowing self and

other, and practical spirituality in the everyday life of missional living.

• Passion: To unleash the

potential of young adults

and leaders for God’s

kingdom purpose.

• Has many years of

experience in recruiting

and sending missionaries to

various parts of the world.

• He is currently engaged

in teaching Asian American

courses at Logos Seminary

to equip both seminarians

and lay leaders for

second•generation

DR. PETER LIM

WORKSHOP: GROWING CHURCHES THAT MAKE DISCIPLES

We don’t have a church problem. We have a discipleship problem. Jesus gave us the only

mandate - make disciples. He also modeled how it is done. That’s the legacy of His earthly

ministry. And a band of disciples Jesus left behind turned the entire Roman Empire upside

down. That’s what we need to rediscover and reclaim in our churches, for the sake of the Gospel,

the church’s mission and future generations. This workshop will seek to stimulate your thoughts

on these questions:

1 > What does a disciple of Jesus Christ look like?

2 > How does a disciple of Jesus Christ make a difference in the world?

3 > How do we create a disciple-making culture in our churches?

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• Served in pastoral

positions in the immigrant

church, in teaching

capacities at seminaries and

in administrative roles for

Christian organizations

.

• Currently the Senior Pastor

of the Chinese Christian

Union Church in Chicago.

• His workshop is based on

a chapter in a forthcoming

publication.

REV. ANDREW LEE

WORKSHOP: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO

Many Asian young adults face the dilemma of choosing to either stay in the immigrant church

where they may have come to Christ, or leaving for a pan-Asian or multiethnic church. Why

do so many leave in an exodus that is no longer silent? Are there valid reasons to stay? This

workshop will examine the reasons young adults give for staying or for leaving.

• Cross•cultural discipler

and pioneer for the past

four decades with The

Navigators.

• Passion: To see GOD raise

up Kingdom laborers who

bear much Kingdom fruit.

• Has a M.A. in Missiology,

helped start three churches,

helped start SEAC, and

founded Asian American

Ministries of The Navigators.

TOM STEERS

WORKSHOP: NATURAL NETWORK EVANGELISM

How can you be an effective, fruitful witness bearing much fruit? How can you reach out to

your extended family? How can you reach out to your pre-believing friends? How can you be a

good witness at work? This workshop will explore ways you can be a positive, organic witness

in natural, yet SPIRIT-loaded ways. The Good News always should be the Good News. Yet it

becomes the “Bad News” if we are uncomfortable, say stupid things, or have a superior attitude

personally or culturally. We want to equip you with wisdom and sensitivity, plus with a few

methods. Jennifer will be sharing one method: how “storytelling” has helped her evangelize her

family both here in the U.S. and in Cambodia where she served the LORD last summer.

• Currently serves as the

Youth Leader of her church.

• Received specialized training and practice

in “Storytelling” as a natural witnessing tool.

JENNIFER KONGWorkshop Co-facilitator

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• Serves as the National

Director of the Epic

Movement (Cru’s Asian

American ministry).

• In 2010 was a US delegate

and table group leader at

the 3rd Lausanne Congress

on World Evangelization in

Cape Town South Africa.

• Tommy loves the

outdoors especially fishing,

backpacking, and eating

small fury creatures. He loves

to eat, play, hang out, and

bask in God’s creation.

TOMMY DYO

WORKSHOP: CONTEXTUALIZED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Bonding, Boundaries, Integrating and Adulthood. A healthy journey towards adulthood while

balancing life, community, culture, and family.

• Graduated from Toccoa

Falls College, GA with a BS

in Missology and Columbia

International University

with a MA in Intercultural

Ministry.

• Ordained in 2006 and

is currently serving as the

Senior Pastor of New Life in

Christ, Brooklyn Park, MN.

• Married for 13 years

to Pangfua Mua with 4

Children: Joanna, Susanna,

Justus and Jubilee.

XF MENG MUA

WORKSHOP: BECOMING A LEADER GOD’S PEOPLE CHASE AFTER

What has the potential to increase the harvest of souls, solve many of the deficiencies in the

church and potentially spark renewal and revival among God’s people? The answer is, “By

creating more leaders.” But not just any leader, but those that reflect the heart and character

of God so that the power of God may rest on them. Only then will your ministry rest on God’s

power rather than on man’s wisdom. This workshop will help you become that kind of leader.

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THE GLORY OF ZIONArise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

ISAIAH 60:1

SEALS2012 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

· He has been a part of the

community of Long Beach,

CA healing process with

its racial tension between

Hispanic and Cambodians.

· He is on staff with The

Navigators serving the

Southeast Asian community

as Director of SEAC,

discipling young men in

Long Beach, facilitating

short term missions to

Southeast Asia

· His passion includes: The

Lakers (Go LA!!), prayer, and

God.

KEN KONG

JAMES CHOUNG· Seeks to empower rising

generations of Kingdom

world-changers.

· For fun, he likes to travel

with his wife, tease his two

sons, play board games

with his buddies, hit some

jazzy chords on the keys,

enjoy Los Angeles’ endless

summer, and swing a

racket in hopes of playing

something like tennis.

· He blogs irregularly at

www.jameschoung.net.

· Passion: To see God’s

named glorified amongst the

marginalized and unreached

people groups of the world.

· Tony and his wife

(along with two beautiful

daughters) currently serve

as Church-planters in a

restricted Southeast Asian

country.

· They believe that Asian

Americans have a unique

role to play in missions

today and desire to mobilize

hundreds more to engage in

pioneering work.

TONY

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MYDUR XIONG· Currently serves as a

certified Christian worker of

Holy Trinity Christian Church,

equipping and engaging

leaders and laymen alike in

the study and application of

God’s Word.”

· Her heart is geared towards

but is not limited to the

Hmong,

· Volunteered in Thailand

for 2 years.

HEART FORSOUTHEAST ASIAPARTNER

THOMANS THORSTAD

[email protected]

HEARTFORSEASIA.ORG

ASIAN AMERICAN-INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (IV PRESS)PARTNER / EXHIBITOR

JAMES CHOUNG

[email protected]

ASIAN AMERICAN THEOLOGICAL

FELLOWSHIP (AATF) OF FULLER

THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

PARTNER

DANIEL FULLER

[email protected]

CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCHOF SACRAMENTOPARTNER

EPIC MOVEMENT / CRUPARTNER / EXHIBITOR

TOMMY DYO

[email protected]

EPICMOVEMENT.COM

INHERITANCE MAGAZINEPARTNER

WILL TSENG

WILL@INHERITENCE

INHERITENCEMAG.COM

LOGAN HOPE( CHRISTIAN NON-PROFIT )PARTNER

KEN MACBAIN

[email protected]

LOGANHOPE.ORG

SEALS2012 PARTNERS / EXHIBITORS

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MINISTRY FOR ENGLISHSPEAKING ASIANSPARTNER

KEN KONG

[email protected]

NEXT GEN NEXUSEXHIBITOR

STEVE SCOFFONE

[email protected]

NORTH PARK UNIVERSITYPARTNER / EXHIBITOR

KIRSTEN BURDICK

[email protected]

NORTHPARK.EDU

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE FOR THE EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCHPARTNER

GREGORY YEE

[email protected]

PSWC.ORG

ROBERT MORRISON PROJECTEXHIBITOR

PHIL REMMERS

[email protected]

ROBERTMORRISONPROJECT.ORG

SEAPC ( SOUTHEAST ASIA

PRAYER CENTER )PARTNER / EXHIBITOR

MATT [email protected]

THE NAVIGATORSPARTNER / EXHIBITOR

KEN [email protected]/US

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SCHEDULE

THURSDAYWORSKSHOP #12:30–4:00PM

A RELATIONAL GOD AND PERSONSIN COMMUNIONMaylee ChangRoom 1

NATURAL NETWORK EVANGELISMTom Steers / Jennifer KongRoom 5

CONTEXTUALIZED LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENTTommy DyoRoom 10

GROWING CHURCHES THAT MAKEDISCIPLESDr. Peter LimRoom 6

BECOMING A LEADER GOD’S PEOPLECHASE AFTERXf Mang MuaRoom 8

YOUR FOUNDATION STARTS HERE!Matt GeppertRoom 9

WORSKSHOP #24:15–5:45PM

BECOMING A LEADER GOD’S PEOPLE CHASE AFTERXf Meng MuaRoom 8

SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?Rev. Andrew LeeRoom 9

GROWING CHURCHES THATMAKE DISCIPLESDr. Peter LimRoom 6

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY, DEVELOPMENT IN WORLD MISSIONAND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENTChiraphone KhamphouvongRoom 1

CONTEXTUALIZED LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENTTommy DyoRoom 10


FRIDAYWORSKSHOP #310:45AM–12:15PM

YOUR FOUNDATION STARTS HERE!Matt GeppertRoom 9

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BECOMING A LEADER GOD’S PEOPLECHASE AFTERXf Mang MuaRoom 8

GROWING CHURCHES THAT MAKEDISCIPLESDr. Peter LimRoom 6

EVANGELISM: CONTEXTUAL ANDHOLISTIC APPROACHESSoong-Chan Rah / Al TizonRoom 5

A RELATIONAL GOD AND PERSONSIN COMMUNIONMaylee ChangRoom 1

YOUR IDENTITY IN A RACIALIZED SOCIETY: THE POWER OF THE GOSPELGreg YeeRoom 11

WORSKSHOP #42:15–3:45

EVANGELISM: CONTEXTUAL ANDHOLISTIC APPROACHESRev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah / Al TizonRoom 5


SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?Rev. Andrew LeeRoom 9

CONTEXTUALIZED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTTommy DyoRoom 6


ADDICTION AND RECOVERYSEAC Leadership TeamRoom 1

RELEASING THE NATURALGIFTS OF WOMENPang Foua Yang Rhodes, Ph.D., LMFT

Room 11

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4:00PM-6:00PM

6:00PM-6:30PM

6:30PM-8:00PM

8:00PM-8:15PM

9:30AM-10:00AM

10:00AM-12:00PM

12:15PM-2:15PM

2:30PM-4:00PM

4:15PM-5:45PM

6:00PM-6:50PM

7:00PM-8:30PM

8:30PM-8:45PM

9:00AM-10:30AM

10:45AM-12:15PM

12:15PM-2:00PM

Introduction

Worship

Message: Tony

Workshop 1

Lunch + Creative Arts

WEDNESDAYGuest Arrival + Registration

Introduction

Dinner + Sharing Time

Closing

Registration

Introduction

Exhibitors Prensentation

Worship

Message: Ken Kong

Lunch + Dessert & Tea With Regional Group

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Dinner

Evening Session

Testimony: Xf. Daniel Yang

Worship

Message: Mydur Xiong

Closing

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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Workshop 2

Free Time

Group Photo

Cultural Celebration Night

Urbana Presentation

Worship

Message: James Choung

Communion

Dinner

Award Ceremony: Pastor Kevin Kane

Open Mic Performances

Closing

2:15PM-3:45PM

3:45PM-4:45PM

4:45PM-5:00PM

5:00PM-7:30PM

7:30PM-8:45PM

8:45PM-9:00PM

9:00AM-10:15AM

10:30AM-12:30PM

12:30PM-1:30PM

SATURDAYRise and Shine Breakfast w/ Cultural Group

Breakfast / Prayer / Sharing

Introduction

Worship

Message: James Choung

Closing Prayer+ Benediction: Ken Kong

Box Lunch

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