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NA Chinese Bi-cultural and Pastoral Ministries Program Spring 2008 THEME ARTICLE Envy, Loneliness and Collegiality P. 1 Envy, Loneliness and Among English-Speaking Asian Pastors Collegiality Among English-Speaking Asian Pastors — John Ng John L. Ng STUDENT COLUMN P. 5 An Eighteen-Year Some time ago, within a span of a few months, several English Promise speaking Asian pastors resigned from their pastorates. No doubt each — Shanon Lee had personal reasons for leaving. But as I explored the decision-mak- ing process with some of them, I realized that what they commonly P. 7 Some Reflections on... — Xian Tien Zhong went through was both harmful and hurtful. Most of them made that life changing decision alone. They hardly spoke with anyone about their struggles. At the monthly pastors' fellowship we received the ALUMNI COLUMN news with shock and incredulity. It reminded me of a guest lecturer P. 9 Theological Training and who told my class what he had discovered in pastoral work that he had Full-time Ministry not know in earlier years. He said "I didn't realize how lonely being a — Yu Lin Liu pastor can be. I have many pastor-friends, but we are not close. We are too competitive to be close friends." NEWS My colleagues apparently made their decision in isolation be- P. 11 cause we are competing with one another in ministry. As ludicrous as it sounds, many of us suffer loneliness because we feel like competitors in the ministry of the gospel. Some competition is in the guise of jeal- ousy. Jealousy is that unspoken fear of losing what we think we have to others. A pastor I know would not allow his predecessor to preach in his church. Apparently his predecessor has nurtured some wonderful relationships in that church and is still well loved and respected. This pastor's jealousy for his congregants' admiration will not permit him to share his pulpit with someone who is more admired than he. When asked why their former pastor has Then again, our other form joke or two with one another, and not been invited to preach, my col- envy is not so healthful. When his be with one another. These consci- league manages a halting excuse. name comes up in our conversa- entious pastors make it a priority in But most people know the true rea- tions, some of us swell up in an- their schedule to show up. son is jealousy. guish and turn resentful. We won- der quietly why God seemingly is There is a second group of Jealousy erects walls around unfair. Why should he be so suc- pastors who come irregularly. At our ministry to preserve what we cessful when we think we are just times they promise to attend but have worked for. These walls may as good or better than he. Some of never show; other times they show keep what we want to protect in- us like to make fun of how nerdy he up when they say they are not com- side, but they also keep those we dresses or how out of shape he is. A ing. Some come late and leave are jealous of outside. In public, few blame him for their low church early; some come early and leave we exchange pleasantries cordially, attendance. One angrily concludes before the meeting begins. Some but we secretly want nothing to do that what this pastor has done to the come just to grab a plate of food with one other. Jealousy insulates Asian churches is "reprehensible." then leave; some come but keep to fellow ministers from one other. themselves. Although many in this Our envy is not only re- group agree that the fellowship has Then there is envy. We pas- served for clerics of notoriety. been personally helpful, they show tors feel lonely and are isolated be- Many are envious of one another. no strain to support it. cause we are envious of one other. When I came back to New York When we are envious, we desire to City in the early 1990's, I joined The majority of Asian pas- have what others have. A promi- a monthly pastors' fellowship. On tors in New York do not attend any nent non-Asian pastor in New York a typical weeknight meeting, we pastors' fellowship. Most are from has attracted many Asians to his gather in some church basement. smaller churches; a few are from church. His postmodern-sensitive Over dinner we shop chitchat. Eve- established churches. All are on our preaching has resulted in many ry once in a while, someone may announcement e-mail list. Yet they Asian pastors losing their members, dish out a discussion on a minis- have no real urge to attend. Rea- some key leaders, to him. Many of try related topic. Whatever we are sons are many and vary. Not all is us talk unashamedly about how en- doing, our intention is to create an prompted by envy. Some pastors do vious we are of him. inviting environment for full-time not come because they have young ministry workers to find encour- families. They want to keep their One form of envy is admi- agement in collegiality. free evenings from church free for ration. We genuinely admire this their family. Some pastors cannot pastor's success among Asians. If Our monthly pastors' fel- come because there is too much to they do not attend his church, they lowship has stayed relatively small do and not enough day hours to do may not go to church at all. It is as a pattern emerges. There are it so they steal from their evenings. obvious that God has touched his three types of participants. There They would rather do work in their ministry marvelously. When he is are a handful of pastors who come study than attend fellowship with speaking somewhere on church is- consistently. They see that our fel- other pastors. Some pastors do not sues, if it is convenient, we want to lowship scratches a certain itch come because they are loners and go and listen to what he has to say. among pastors. As colleagues, we keep to themselves. Their parish is A colleague of mine frankly admits gather to encourage one another, their whole world, and they seldom that this pastor is his "hero" and compare notes with one another, want to leave it. wants to emulate him. pick one another's brain, share a 2 Of all the reasons why most try. one to touch us. Asian pastors do not attend our fellowship, the most pervasive is Yet this envious malaise is Two, there is imbalance in our probably professional envy. I think real among pastors. It has made us social life. Enough of us do not most pastors do not mingle with one more insulated in who we are and have a life apart from church another because they envy others. what we have been called by God life. We seldom see fellow pas- They sincerely believe that other to do. Why are pastors so competi- tors and their spouses socially. ministers are rivals. If their rivals tive with one another? After much A friend complains that he has have better preaching ministry, struggle with this question, I have tried every way to reach out to they feel dumb. If their rivals have some tentative observations: his colleagues in ministry. When larger churches, they feel small. If they come to his home for din- their rivals have more spectacular One, there is a link between emo- ner, they often arrive and leave ministries, they feel inept. If their tional health and true spiritual- promptly. The worst part is that rivals have a greater reputation, ity. Enough of us are educated his dinner invitations are never they feel ordinary. Few prominent beyond our spirituality. Who we reciprocated. After awhile, he pastors, in a strange reversal of are and what we do, feel and be- stops trying. Social isolation envy, do not come because they lieve do not match our theologi- feeds envy, and envy feeds social feel that they are above the fray. In cal knowledge. Pastors maybe isolation. I do not know which their busyness, they have no time hold positions of church leader- comes first. But I do know that for us. We are not mean spirited; ship but may not be emotionally both are harmful. The more we most of us are well meaning. We mature enough to handle its de- do not know one another so- do want to work in a concerted ef- mands. In some sense pastoral cially, the more we struggle with fort for the Gospel of our Lord Je- work is a lose/lose proposition. envy; the more we struggle with sus Christ. But our unguarded envy If we do well, congregants give envy, the less we want to be with gets in the way. God the glory; if we do badly, one another socially. they blame us. Whether we do Of all the professions, I well or badly in pastoral work, Three, few pastors have few would have never suspected this we do not get any credit. No meaningful friendships. Most deadly sin of envy among profes- wonder pastors are less than pastors I know are Asian men. sional pastors. I mean, if you crave healthy emotionally in ministry They are notorious for being power, fame and wealth, the pas- (read The Emotionally Healthy mono-relational. It seems we torate is not the vocation to get Church by Peter Scazzero). Suf- do not know how to nurture in- into. The April 26, 2004 issue of fering this emotional malady, timate relationships with other Time magazine lists the 100 most we touch no one and allow no men. A colleague has worked powerful and influential people in with his senior pastor for more the world. With the exception of than five years. They meet week- the Catholic Pope, no other profes- To seek mean- ly at the church office. Apart sional cleric is mentioned. Awhile ingful fellowship from that, they have never seen back, a pastor friend griped about with other pas- each other outside the church. his meager paycheck that had tors, we have to At their office meeting, neither stayed with the same amount for make peace with shares any thing personal. My four years. Without his wife's sup- envy and compet- friend groans, "I don't know this plement salary, he would not be itiveness. guy, how do you expect me to able to afford professional minis- trust him." Lack of meaningful 3 friendships makes us distrust- city has to offer can enrich our ful of one another. Without real We will always feel lives and our relationships with friendships, we see others as a lonely and inept one another. The God who has threat to our true self. when we touch no called us to church work is also one and allow no inviting us to enjoy the place in Four, enough of us also scuffle one to touch us. which we do church work. with this overwhelming sense of ineptitude in pastoral work. Its Three, we should make it a demands are always more than priority to cultivate meaningful the tools we possess. Not want- ence. Life is tough and ministry friendships with one or two pas- ing others to see our inadequacy, is tougher. This sensation of in- tors. Only another pastor can we would rather not see them at eptitude is real. Without the wise understand what a pastor stum- all. Some time ago, I spoke at a guidance of a finger-pointing bles through in church. When I men's conference on the subject mentor, it would be nearly im- was twenty-something, in the of failure. In the talk, I recalled possible to find our way home morning light of ministry, noth- samples of failure in my minis- in ministry. At the moment, I ing looked too difficult. In the try. Afterwards, a long time ac- am grateful that I enjoy several bright light of morning, I felt quaintance stopped me and said, mentoring relationships with invincible and needed no one. "I can't believe you. You always pastors. Two are mentoring me, Now that I am pushing sixty, in looked so competent." From a and I am mentoring others. All the twilight of ministry, I see a distance, we all look better than these fellow ministers help me very vulnerable reality. As that we really are. But the closer we learn, grow and gain wholeness Beatles song goes, I get by with get, the more glaring our true in pastoral work. Some meet a little help from my friends. deficient self becomes. So we do with me once a month; others What few pastor-friends I have not allow proximity with those more often. I always walk away are invaluable. I crawl to them who do what we do. We really from our encounters feeling every chance I get – when I am do not want people to see how good being in my own skin and upset or confused, defeated or inept we really are. better in my pastoral task. lost, when I read a good book or get a good student evaluation. These reasons for envy Two, New York City is prob- Without these few good friends, contrive a vicious cycle. We are ably the best place to live and I probably would have left the forever socially isolated and feel- do pastoral work. The Big Ap- pastorate long ago. ing professionally inept without the ple is a world-class city. It has fellowship of other ministers. We more than 400 neighborhoods, Four, there is something will always feel lonely and inept 150 museums, 400 art galleries, to be said about being with when we touch no one and allow and scores of concert halls and other pastors. Since we are in no one to touch us. Here are a few theaters. It is the home of the the same boat, there is safety simple solutions that are obvious to Metropolitan Museum of Art, the in numbers. Our circumstances many of us: Brooklyn Botanical Garden, the may stay the same, but I always Bronx Zoo, Lincoln Center and go home from fellowship feeling One, we all need to cul- more than 500 parks, including better about myself and others. tivate mentoring relationships Central Park. The New York win- To seek meaningful fellowship with more mature pastors who ter is not fun. But the rest of the with other pastors, we have to can touch us with their experi- year is almost heaven. What the make peace with envy and com- 4 petitiveness. Go get some coun- STUDENT COLUMN seling if we must. Do what we need to do to get over this rival- ry. Be sensible enough to admit that there will always be others who are better or worse than An Eighteen-Year Promise we are in ministry. Once we get Shanon Lee past that pathology, I think we Third Year Student will see others not as competi- tors but as companions in a long journey of the same direction. It was May 1985 when ing in the student fellowship and I graduated from college. I was the church. As a result, I decided about to land a position with an in- to do something to tell God that it ternational accounting firm when was a BIG mistake to keep me in the job market took a sudden down- the church. I wanted Him to know turn. Accordingly, the firm decided that if He did not provide me a job, to defer my job offer for one year, I would not serve Him anymore in and I was left without a job. As a any way. With my mind made up, foreign student who wanted to stay I began to take a very uncoopera- Dr. John Ng is Associate Pro- in U.S., my other option was to at- tive attitude in church. Against my fessor of Pastoral Studies at tend graduate school. usual practices, I did not reach out Alliance Theological Seminary. to new students, I did not take part Besides teaching, he also serves I hated the idea of staying in church activities, and I even did as the English pastor at New York Chinese Baptist Church. in the same college for another two not spend time with God. I thought, Dr. Ng has been actively in- years for the masters program be- by doing all these things, I could volved in mentoring and nur- cause most of the brothers and sis- force God to do things my way. turing future Asian leaders for ters in the church knew that I would God's service. be leaving the city and moving on Interestingly, when I kept with a job. Staying on reflected myself away from God, I found my failure in the job search, and I God being very distant from me. I could not stand that feeling. Even thought that God would care how if I could not find a job, I wanted to I acted and would do something to go to somewhere else so that I did make me feel better. At least, He not have to face all these people in should give me a reason why He did church. However, my best option not provide me a job and comfort turned out to be staying at the same me. But, He did not do anything. college and I, reluctantly, met my He just let me lay low and run my destiny there. course of spiritual downtime. At At that time, I strongly be- that time, I felt that I could under- lieved that God intentionally put stand Elijah's feeling in 1 Kings a road block in my job search as chapter 19 when God seemed no- He wanted me to continue serv- where to be found in his life. 5 A semester passed without we would not stay in Hong Kong boat, he would have never walked leaving any traces in my life. As forever; even though, we did not on the water. Similarly, if I would usual, the student fellowships of know how, when, and where we not leave my safety zone, I would the universities in the southwestern would come back to the States. never know God's plan in my life. states organized a winter evangeli- The work in Hong Kong was both By then, the decision was an easy cal camp. I was not excited in join- challenging and rewarding. How- one, as I knew my promise to God ing this camp because I was still ever, such opportunities drove me was overdue by almost two years upset with God, and the two main farther away from my commit- and I had no affection for the job speakers of the camp were not my ment to God. During those years, in New York. In addition, my wife favorite preachers. However, our even though God had spoken to me was very supportive toward my God is a humorous God. While I several times through His words, I decision to quit my work and at- did not expect anything from this was not ready to leave my comfort tend seminary on a full time basis. camp, God used this camp to revive zone and cruise into an unchartered She had only one condition, i.e. to my spiritual life. Through the vari- course in God's deep sea of faith obtain medical insurance for the ous messages and personal interac- and mercy. family, and God had provided us tions with one of the preachers, God with affordable insurance through showed me how self-centered and In early 2003, our family a state program. I thank God for foolish I was, and I had no choice started praying about moving back giving me this second chance to but to kneel down and pray for His to the States because my wife and serve Him and experience Him. forgiveness. Until then, I was once I wanted our children to be educat- again reconciled with God. God ed here. I also started praying for Time really flies as I have continued to work in my heart and God's will on my life, as I remem- already attended ATS for almost even called me to full time ministry bered my "Eighteen-Year Promise" one year. It is quite difficult for on the last day of the camp. was coming up. After praying for me, as a middle age man, to pick a year and nine months, God pre- up studying again. If I had known To me, serving God on a pared a job for me in New York. that it would be so hard, I probably full-time basis is not an easy road. Moving away from Hong Kong would have started seminary earli- There are many temptations along was a significant step for me be- er. But in any event, God's grace is the way. In the following year, I cause it basically represented the sufficient, and I thank Him for pre- passed the certified public account- end of my career. However, it did paring a suitable seminary for me. ant examination and landed a job not bother me much at that time I have two more years to go in my with another international account- as our desire to move back to the seminary training, but I enjoy this ing firm in San Francisco. Not will- States was stronger. As a result, time, as I can see God is preparing ing to let go of the earthly achieve- my family moved to New York in me for my future service. ments, I asked God to give me 18 early 2005. years to pursue my own goals and career before I gave my life to full We led a simple life in New time ministry. York until late October of 2005 when God once again called me to During this period, God full time ministry. Through Mat- gave me a lot of blessings in my thew 14:28 – 29, God challenged work. In 1998, God gave me a me to follow Peter's example in ex- job opportunity in Hong Kong. periencing His truth and power. If The happy family of Shanon Lee: his wife, Jade, along with their son, Jonath- Both my wife and I believed that Peter had never stepped out of the an and their daughter, Jessica. 6 STUDENT COLUMN Some Reflections on... Xian Tien Zhong Second Year Student "One must study for serving" and listen to his messages for rience. hours. I can still remember many I'm grateful to God for giv- of his messages and testimonies. I Faithful in Small Things ing me the privilege to serve him was so touched by his sermons that for a few years at the pastorate I made a secret wish that I want to In a small church where our and later on leading me to study at emulate him, to become a preacher brothers and sisters are busy with the seminary to prepare me for the like him. their jobs and family life, I am usu- Kingdom's work in the future. ally the one that opens and closes That dream from childhood the door at the church. I also clean Childhood Dream Came True had long been forgotten, but God up after service. Most of the time, doesn't forget. He led me to real- I am the first one to arrive and the My parents were Christian, ize my dream! I have been in full- last one to leave. so I knew Jesus' name since child- time ministry for six years. As I The congregants move in and out of hood. I could sing many hymns reflect on what has happened in the the neighborhood often, so saying and recite the Lord's Prayer. From past and examine God's hand on hello and bidding goodbye is my my parents' examples, I became a me presently, countless thought of common practice. I am often called Christian. It was like the lyric of gratefulness come flushing into my to offer carpools or help people re- a hymn that says : "I don't know mind. Praise God for his wondrous locate. I joke to myself that I am why God's wondrous grace and grace. I have nothing to boast of. the worker and driver of a "moving His salvation made known to me, company"; however, I look at them but I know whom I have believed, Lesson From Ministry as opportunities to build muscles. and I believe that he is able to keep In serving the senior members, I me until that day!" During the In the past six years of pas- am also their driver and tour guide. rough years of the Chinese Cul- toring, God has transformed me Every Friday during the fellowship tural Revolution, there were no from a servant without theological time, I play the role of chef for the churches open for worship. Only a training into a senior pastor in a love feast. Each time when we sit few brothers and sisters, ten at the small church. I compare myself to a down to enjoy the food and I hear most, worshipped secretly at some- bare-footed doctor during the Chi- people commenting "Our pastor's one's home. One volunteer preach- nese Cultural Revolution who did cooking skill has improved," my er greatly influenced me. Every everything from scratch. However, heart brims with joy! time he visited us, we would sing I learned and benefited a lot from and pray from morning till evening these numerous roles I played. To So the church ministry nur- sum up, it was a bitter- sweet expe- 7 tures my physical health and en- years of ministry that I needed joining the gospel team. During hances my ministerial skills. After professional training to serve the the prayer meeting I learn to pray, a while, the brothers and sisters Lord more effectively. I'm grate- share, encourage and share each volunteered to cook, because they ful to God for the experiences in other's burden. The prayer meet- said among themselves that they the ministry that had filled me with ing also widens the horizon of my shouldn't have let their pastor be- surprises, hardship, tears, and yet prayer. We pray for the churches come a cook. They initiated to these are all tremendous blessings. we serve and for the Kingdom's share my loads. This kind of true Whenever I feel low and hit by ministries. In the past few years, love can only be found in the body frustrated feelings, God always en- the gospel team has helped the of Christ. courages me with Psalm 126 verse Chinese Christians in Norwich, 5: "Those who sow in tears will reap Connecticut, first to form a fellow- Devotion and Servitude of Love with songs of joy." Praise the Lord ship, then to establish a church. I for his goodness and faithfulness. have also taught and preached in In serving the Lord, we He never forsakes me even when the fledgling church. The young should devote all our heart, mind I disobey his will, or am indiffer- church has not only helped the lo- and strength. In serving men, we ent to his warning. He preserves cal members, I personally have should share one another's burden my soul and "He crowns the years accumulated experiences in being and take actions. I apply these two with bounty, and your carts over- involved in their ministry. I'm glad principles in my daily encounter flow with abundance…they shout that my own church is willing to with the parish. As our church is for joy and sing." (Ps. 65:11, 13). support me to teach and preach in composed of many young cou- the Norwich church. As Jesus has ples, almost every year there will Seminary Training said, it is more blessed to give than be newborn members added to the be given. church family. I work alongside my In God's time, he brought co-workers to pray and care for the me to study at ATS. Studying In the past few years, I see pregnant sisters or those that just and serving at the same time has God's grace and abundant blessing gave birth. I really enjoy the privi- broadened my view on ministry to the church I've been serving, lege of delivering nutritious soups because I can practice what I learn and so far there have been more to them in the hospital. I do hospi- at the seminary. To do theology is than 100 people that have accepted tal visitation on occasions like this. to study God, so studying in the Christ. Some of them, after leader- Sometimes after evening fellow- seminary helps me to grow profes- ship training, have played key roles ship or prayer meeting, when the sional and spiritually. By entering in the church ministry. Some have need arises, I stay to counsel cou- seminary, I've become more aware moved away to pursue their study ples who suffer in their relationship of my future direction, and my de- or to live closer to their new-found or encounter job-related issues. I sire to serve the Lord has grown job, but they eventually all become then play the role of an encourager stronger. I believe that the purpose blessings to other churches. and counselor. At times, the coun- of studying theology is not just to sel prolongs till midnight. I hold on increase my knowledge about God, I still have a long way to to the Lord's given strength to pray but to be near God. go as far as the pilgrimage is con- with them, even cry with them. The cerned. But I will continually rely Lord never fails in comforting each At ATS I learn inside and on God's grace. My desire is that one of us. outside the classroom. My walk one day when I'm face to face with with the Lord becomes closer by the Lord, he will compliment me, It dawned on me after many attending the prayer meeting and saying "my good and faithful serv- 8 ant, come enjoy the feast with me." ALUMNI COLUMN I anticipate that indescribable joy! Theological Training and Full-Time Ministry YuLin Liu Class 2005 Xian Tien Zhong is already The Church in our age uncertain future, I went to church pastoring full-time at New Haven Chinese Alliance Church while generally agrees that pastors need frequently to pray and seek the he is receiving his theological to have theological training to meet Lord's comfort. As I prayed per- education at ATS. pastorate demands and that the sistently for four months, I became Master of Divinity degree is good more and more clear that God want- enough for them. In the past, some ed me to serve Him in the church, churches would oppose their pastors and in the long run, He would lead having formal theological training, me into full-time ministry. Since assuming that the training provides then I began to ponder the neces- them with mental knowledge, but sity of theological training. In the that in shaping the spiritual matu- following two years, I had read rity, it is not profitable. They said many Christian books in preparing that the theological training and sermons for a mainland Chinese spiritual growth run on two differ- church. In my busy professional ent tracks. But from what I observe, life, I managed to find time to read the ones that oppose the theologi- a book about church history and I cal education normally have not had also familiarized myself with a had seminary training themselves. couple of books written by Watch- They still carry the baggage from man Nee. I thought by accumu- the lay leaders in their church who lating the experiences in preach- taught them on the outset of their ing and teaching, I could further faith that the theological training is evaluate the possibility of serving useless. God full-time. In Singapore there are several seminaries and I met In 2001 when I was work- a friend who was studying in one ing for IT Corporation in Singa- of them. She explained to me the pore, their financial forecast was good things about studying theol- gloomy. It was estimated that a ogy. The conversation with her had big portion of the employees at IT paved the way for me in making would be laid off, so everyone was the decision to enter a seminary. fidgety. At that time I had been a However, many congregants in Christian for four years. Facing the our church voiced their opposition 9 forward my getting the theological ing, I emphatically pursued the relating to others, we would expose education. They feared that I might transformation of my inner spir- our struggle, and this state of mind compromise my faith if I did enter itual life, but I didn't make much has a link to our cultural heritage. a seminary. I encountered one trial progress. It was like I was crossing We practice conquering the flesh, after another while waiting for the the river by grabbing the stones on and by doing so we are like ancient enrollment paperwork. In the end, the riverbed. I was not able to dis- Buddhist monks that think they're all trials were used by God to test cern spiritually what kind of Chris- superior to others because they're my determination in serving Him. tian books could help me grow. I at the top of the ladder versus oth- These trials were tools to help me envied the spiritual insights the au- ers at the bottom of the ladder. We make certain God had indeed called thors described in their books, and I hide the pride deep in our heart and me. Praise the Lord for His sustain- strived to obtain similar miraculous entertain ourselves with it. I notice ing. After the test I was reassured spiritual experiences they had. My many other Christian workers have of God's call and His faithfulness desire at that stage was to search the same spiritual defect without to lead me through. for a way to transform my spiritual being aware. Some may realize life. I even faithfully followed the the defect, yet they have no power I have been studying theol- spiritual disciplines the book writ- within themselves to change. They ogy for nearly six years. From my ers described in their books to "find work hard for the break-through. I personal experience, I notice we God." I did get some insight from believe this cause has made some seminarians are trained to think each book; yet my heart was still churches to choose the "patriar- logically in doing hermeneutics heavily burdened by the frustrated chal" leadership, which is unfortu- and are under pressure to meet the feeling in my heart that I couldn't nately dictatorial in disguise. deadline. Very often we read the reach a new spiritual horizon I en- Bible for the sake of writing a pa- vied. Later on, I realized the cause I believe that not every lay per instead of meeting and knowing of my devastation was my partial believer needs formal theological God. We miss the given privilege understanding of God's Word, and training, but pastors and ministers of allowing God's Word to cleanse without recognizing it, I was ac- do need seminary training. We are the darkness in our heart. We side- tually interpreting the Bible with so blessed with many options of track God's Word to do academic my own cultural upbringing. I fell seminaries from which to choose. research and hinder its renewing into prey of fighting with the flesh Some seminaries emphasize the our spiritual life. with my own might, not leaning on academic and professional skills, God's mercy and grace. I had be- some spiritual formation, and still On the other hand, theolog- come a legalist without knowing it. others pastoral care and disciple- ical training does provide students I did not know that God had given ship. However, if a seminarian a platform to learn how the power me within my heart a new spirit wants to study theology for pas- of God's Word and His Spirit es- and a new life in Christ. toring, he should look for a semi- tablished the Church in history; nary that focuses on evangelism, how the heretics came about and It dawned on me one day, counseling and pastoral care. To the Church defended the truth; how when I was sharing my frustration obtain a Master of Divinity degree, Christian doctrines were formed; with some pastors in China who it normally would take three years and how believers in our present told me their similar frustration, to acquire the credits required. But time can learn from mistakes of the that I had emphasized so much how some seminaries have condensed past. to conquer the flesh that I had actu- their courses so intensely that their ally isolated myself from others. I students might not be able to digest Prior to my seminary train- and my peer pastors feared that by what they learn in three years. Take 10 Greek and Hebrew courses as ex- this year has equipped me to face A seminarian should hold on to his amples. It takes the students one challenges in my future ministry. calling and allow God to break him and a half years to complete each and mold him toward becoming course. I often hear seminarians It is crucial for seminarians spiritually mature. May each one mention that in order to graduate to serve in their churches. Before of the seminarians receive God's in three years, they need to take as I started to study in the seminary, blessings abundantly, mature in the many credits as they can afford, but I had already served in the church walk, and receive spiritual insights the heavy work load hinders them full-time for two years. I continued from the years of training. May the from absorbing and practicing my involvement at the church even glory of God dwell in each one of what they learn. Some even admit after I entered the seminary. I went you. Amen! that that they lack time to pray and to various churches to intern and spend time with the Lord. On their to learn from others. I was given commencement, they have a "hat" the opportunity to practice what I to crown their head, but their foun- learned. If the elders and pastors dation of faith still remains shal- of the church are willing to take low. So I would advise the Chris- seminarians as Joshua and Timothy tians that are thinking of studying were to Moses and Paul, and dem- in a seminary to watch out for the onstrate their pastoral skills, the slip that in meeting the academic students will learn tremendously. demands, they might sacrifice The best benefit is that they could Yu Lin Liu came from Mainland their relationship with the Lord. avoid the mistakes a novice nor- China. He graduated from Alliance Theological Seminary in 2005. He Our source of strength comes from mally makes, shortening their tran- is now pursuing his Ph.D. degree spending time with the Lord. It's sition from graduation to becoming at Trinity Evangelical Divinity better to take Greek and Hebrew an experienced minister. In this School. courses slowly and soundly even manner they are better prepared if it takes longer than three years. to face challenges in the pastorate. The most important part of theo- To have a mentor to guide them logical training is spiritual growth, through the struggles of pastoring healing from the Lord, and being is indeed a blessing. set free from the inner bondage. The reward of studying theology Last but not least, it is bet- is to know oneself, know others ter for prospective seminarians to and know God. Besides using the research the seminaries available theological study to renew faith to them and evaluate one by one to in the Lord, seminarians should decide which one can equip them also intern in different churches to better to fulfill God's call on their practice what they learn from the life. A famous seminary is not al- classroom. I thank God for giv- ways the best choice if it cannot ing me the privilege of finish my offer the training needed to serve last year of M.Div. degree at the God effectively in the particular Alliance Theological Seminary in call received from God. The semi- Nyack, New York, where I learned nary study itself is already a proc- how to nurture a mission mind and ess of self-growth, but it sometimes spiritual growth. What I learned in could be a wilderness experience. 11 NEWS Alumni Update Sam Lau (May 2003)'s ordination was held on September 31 of 2007 at Greater Boston Chinese Alliance Church. He has been serving at this church for two years. Tak Tong Lee (Dec 2002)'s inauguration was held on September of 2007 at Oversea Chinese Mission Canaan Church of Princeton. Tak has served in Paris, France for several years after graduating from seminary. Jun Ren (May 2007) and his wife Jane Yu Chen Cheng joined the staff of Living Stone Christian Church at the end of last year. Adam Chu (May 2007) and his wife moved to the west coast at the beginning of the year. Adam is now serving at Tri-Valley Chinese Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. David Lo (May 2006), after completing his externship at Rutgers Community Christian Church is now serving full-time at Chinese Evangel Mission in New Jersey. 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Hence, people who feel a lack of love start overeating. But if you become aware of it, you will be greatly amazed. The question is not of taking a vow to eat less when you are overeating, the question is that something like love has not happened in your life. If you realize this, then you are able to catch hold of the root causes of the fundamental problem. Where does the trouble lie? What is really the matter?
One man suffers from overeating. He goes to a temple and vows before a muni, a monk, to eat once a day. However, he now consumes twice or three times more food during his once-a-day meal. He suffers from hunger the whole day and contemplates food the whole time. He turns into a maniac. Then he no longer remains just hungry, he goes crazy. He develops a craze for food. Then for twenty-four hours food becomes his sole concern.
Now in this country there are thousands of monks who live, brooding twenty-four hours a day about food. They are maniacs, they are mad. They don't realize what they have done to themselves, what kind of madness they are into. They are preoccupied with the thought of food all the time, as if that is the only subject left in the world to worry about, as if brooding about food from dawn to dusk is the only object in life. They think the problem will be taken care of if they work out the eating arrangement exactly as they want it to be.
When he was in America, Vivekananda had said, "My country would not have been ruined had our religion not become a religion of the kitchen. That caused its disaster." Can a religion remain worth its name if it turns out to be a religion confined to the kitchen? The reason why this happens is because we don't wake up and see our inner conditioning - what we do, and when.
For example, there is a man and he is an alcoholic. People are after him: they want him to give up drinking. The man wants to give up drinking too, but he never cares to figure out why he goes on drinking anyway. Why does he wish to become unconscious? There must be something in his life he wants to forget all about, something which he would rather not remember. There is something in life he would like to draw the curtain on.
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Finished White Thasso Master Bathroom
Big thanks to you all for the inspiration and education.
After impact windows installed, the room was gutted and plumbing shower relocated. Watercloset was removed to bring in more light and replaced with pony wall.
Materials: White Thasso floor and walls 18in. Sealer: bullet by Dupont.
Shower floor: carerra mosaic.
counter and tub deck; statuary marble
Vanities: custom , wall hung
medicine cabinet: robern uplift, and custom
Sconces: Waterworks Opus
lighting under vanity: rope
Tub: Jason air masseur
Paint: Ben Moore Tundra on walls , Decorator white on Ceiling.
Fixtures, tub, shower, thermostat control , Italian: Webert
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Oh my that is a gorgeous, luxurious bathroom! The marble is simply stunning. I love the floating vanities and all of the great storage. Is that a PB Clarissa over your tub?
You must be in love with your beautiful space!
I love it! Luxurious and simple at the same time! I would love to see a layout of your bathroom... and how wide are are vanity drawers? We are also having a custom made vanity with drawers only, and it looks like yours may be the same size. (I see by relooking at your photos, that you have two vanities with drawers---are they both the same size?)
lascatx, finally got to use the tub! It is Jason , air masseur, forma , rectangle, 60 in long. I got to sit in it at the showroom but it was the 72 in one. The 66 x 36 x 22 in. 1.5 lip, undermount. The interior of the tub is 60 in and is perfect for me as my feet rest at the other end which stops me from sliding down and keeps me positioned upright. Very deep and plenty room. I didn't have to fill it as high as I did in my soaking tub that it replaced because the bubbles make the water rise. I was pleasantly surprised that the blowers warm the water and keep the temperature hot throughout the duration of the bath. My old tub would get cool quick and I'd have to run hot water if I soaked long. I have the standard control, no Chromo lighting. There is a full setting which is full force bubbles, another lighter setting for waves. The lighter setting I find more relaxing. I have never owned a jet tub, but the air tub does not have the jet force directed on a specific body part like in a hot tub. If your husband wants the jet force on his lower back or to put your feet up on the jet than the whirlpool bath would be for you. There was no difficulty with the install.
That does sound like one we are looking at -- either in 66 or 72 length. And I want to undermount it -- probably in marble or something similar. I am tall, so interior length is one of the deciding factors.
DH has never really liked the whirlpool jets. They are too much for him. I have some neck problems and while part of me likes the idea of the massage jets and even the neck pillow with jets on some of the tubs, the best you can do is have jets where you think you will most likely need them and still try to be leaning or twisting to hit some spot a scooch over or wish there wasn't one where it annoys you the rest of the time. I think the bubbles will be fine and relaxing, especially with the warmed blowers they have now. My whirlpool cools the water so fast! We will both enjoy that feature. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Would it be possible to get some more info about your marble tile? The Thassos: is that the pure white and did you order it from a regular tile store and could you give me an idea of the sq ft. price. If not a tile store, could you tell me where you sourced it?
Love the light fixture. Did not know that 1 KL had the Chrystalrama Calypso! It is about $900 at lighting shops or on line. Wish I had seen that, too.
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ctkathy, the chandelier cost 399.00 through One Kings Lane back in Nov. It was called the Casey chandelier 12 inches. THe paper work with it is exactly the calypso. I was lucky to buy it then and happy it worked out over the tub. If it didn't work out there I would install it in the bedroom. I purchased a second three light chandelier from OKL by cystalrama for the bedroom. The white thasso is from a marble dealer, that also carries the large floor tiles. I would suggest to you to buy it local where you can inspect the tiles to make sure they are pure white, and hire a marble installer and not anyone without marble experience. The white thasso marble tiles were prepared first with a white layer mud under each tile so when set in the thin set doesn't bleed dark into the tile. The installation cost more than installing tile. If you are in So Fl would be happy to email you more details.
Hi Sofia,
Your bathroom is stunning. I also live in South Fl, Jupiter to be exact, and the picture of the Jason tub you posted looked like the one at Miller hardware. I have found your reviews so helpful and am happy to hear you are pleased with your tub.. can I ask where you purchased it, and if you shop it at all. Love the marble have found a couple of slabs I love and now working on tile. Your bathroom has been a wonderful inspiration, so kind of you to go to the trouble to post and offer so much info.
el-eclectic. Thank you for your compliment. The Jason tub is from Miller. I found Miller( Lindsay assisted me) to be helpful and they have a great showroom as you know.
Considering the big expense of the tub, I wanted to purchase it where they will stand behind their product and provide the assistance along the way. I had a discount with a designer. Purchased the lighting, faucets,toilet, washlet, med cabinet from them as well. I had to have a faucet cartridge replaced and another faucet had a nic which was replaced immediately with no trouble. If you have any questions, contact me.


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In some areas code requires that the powder room not be separated from the kitchen by a single door if it opens directly into the kitchen, so from that standpoint (and from a quiet-aesthetics standpoint, walking through the Pantry/Storage area would be better.


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ZENTRILITY: THE UBUD EXPERIENCE – Part One: How to get to Ubud
9 Jan 2015
Bali is one of my most treasured destinations and, if you're like me and crave somewhere to unwind that oozes simplicity, zen and tranquility then I have the perfect Balinese town for you.
Situated near the centre of the island and a mere 35km from Denpasar airport (which mind you, will take about 1.5 hours by car…on a good day), Ubud is located amongst lush green rice paddies and home to some of the kindest people on this planet, both locals, tourists and expats alike.
I visit Ubud for many reasons, all of which can be meshed into one word which is coming to your local Oxford Dictionary in 2017, or 18…or…anyway. Get to it.
zentrility | zɛnˈtr(ə)lɪti | (also zentrillity) noun [ mass noun ]
the quality or state of being zen, centred and tranquil; calm; total togetherness of body and mind: He who participates in regular yoga and mindfulness creates zentrility of the mind. Zentrility may or may not be a made-up word.
So, welcome! Welcome to the first part of Zentrility: The Ubud Experience.
In this series, I present to you some guidance for living your own personal retreat in Ubud, Bali. Take the information from this series and use it to create your own experience that 100% suits your needs.
Why Ubud? I hear you ask.
Roll back to the year 2012. My backpack and I jumped on a journey around the globe. From the Americas through Europe, I ended up in a place where my eyes were stinging and my brain was throbbing from seeing so much! I yearned for a deeper experience. I wanted yoga, meditation and above all, to connect with myself on a higher level. Retrospectively, you can do that on your lounge room floor if you have the will and the understanding, but at this time, I wanted to be in an environment that fostered and nurtured this type of behaviour, plus admittedly, my knowledge of how to reach my zen zone was slim to none. And thank goodness I ended up in Ubud, because for me, it has been a place where my soul feels simultaneously alive, centred, invigorated and calm. Paradox, maybe. Truth, certainly.
Landing on Bali
If you're flying into Bali (as opposed to boating from a nearby island), you want to land at Ngurah Rai International Airport, also known as Denpasar Airport. Funnily enough, it is situated about 14kms from Denpasar, near Kuta.
Visa on arrival
If you're on a busy flight, expect to wait in line at Denpasar Airport to buy your Visa. I've waited anywhere from five minutes to two hours. Make sure you check the current visa situation, but at the time of writing, you may be granted a 30-day visa on arrival for $US35. Visas can be extended once for an additional 30 days without leaving the country. This depends on each individual situation, of course. If you're a criminal, it may not be that easy.
Denpasar Airport (DPS) to Ubud (and back)
A trip from DPS to Ubud costs IDR 250,000 (approx AU$25). For peace of mind and less hassle on arrival, organise a driver through your accommodation before departing home and they'll be there to greet you at the arrival gates of DPS. Look out for your name on a sign! And don't worry, your driver will wait for you if there are any delays.
If, by chance, you don't pre-organise a driver, visit the Taksi (taxi) booth on the left of the arrival gates, they will give you a little slip of paper and you pay the driver directly. Taxis normally use a meter, but if you go to the booth, be prepared to pay their inflated set price. You can also exit the airport and politely haggle with a driver or courteously demand they use the meter for a cheaper price. Keep in mind that IDR 250,000 is standard to Ubud. The one time I didn't pre-organise a driver from the airport was the one time I got massively ripped off so my advice…pre book!
To get a driver for your return trip, there are plenty of locals on the main roads who hold up "driver" signs, or even better, ask your accommodation to book one for you.
So there you have it, part one of Zentrility: The Ubud Experience.
Keep your eyes peeled for the next instalment but in the meantime, here's your homework – jump on Skyscanner (http://www.skyscanner.com.au) and find yourself a flight!
Sampai jumpa lagi! See you next time!


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