For this session, you will be listening to the second part of my talk that I gave at Harvest Church of God in Dallas, TX. The talk was entitled, "6 Keys to Become a Transformational South Asian Church" based in 2 Corinthians 5:14-21. This passage is often used to...
I’ve heard many of my peers talk about the relevance and effectiveness of the South Asian Church. Should the South Asian church exist? Is it a broken model of church? Should we just give up? These are important questions. However, I believe that there is an...
For this session, you will be listening to the first part of my talk that I gave at Harvest Church of God in Dallas, TX. The talk was entitled, "6 Keys to Become a Transformational South Asian Church" based in 2 Corinthians 5:14-21. This passage is often used to...
I believe South Asian pastors play an important role in shaping the cultural and spiritual landscape of South Asian Americans. Their words can inspire or discourage the gifts and passions of the next generation. Unfortunately, I've heard my fair share of church...
It is exciting to see young next-generation South Asian leaders take positions of influence in churches across the nation! However, I am saddened when I notice these leaders participate in the destructive behaviors of the previous generation. I'm shocked when young...
There is a problem in the South Asian (SA) church. It is the generational gap. Unfortunately, most church leaders are not paying attention to the generational gap between SA Immigrants and SA Americans. If church leaders do not address this issue, the gap will...
I’ve been thinking a lot about family life lately. Andy Stanley’s sermon series, “Future Family”, Gary Thomas’ book, Sacred Parenting, Michael Hyatt’s podcast episode about affirming your spouse, and my church’s recent family retreat has really inspired me to think...
I had the privilege of teaching at the 3rd South Asian InterVarsity Leadership Institute on August 1-5, 2014. It was one of my favorite moments in college ministry. The sharpest South Asian student leaders from all over the United States and Canada gathered...
In the past few months, 10 reported South Asian college students from seven different university campuses died from tragedies ranging from traffic accidents to alleged murders (Harvard, USF, Virginia Tech, SIU-Carbondale, NYIT, Rice, and UT-Dallas). My deepest...
South Asian Americans are the American-born children of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, and/or Bhutan. These young men and women are headed to the university campus in droves. South Asian American university students are...
