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Hard Conversations
Acts Ministries International
97 episodes
8 months ago
Ryun Chang (PhD, Fuller) has been in ministry since 1982 during which time he had the privilege of serving the Lord as pastor, teacher and missionary (Mexico). For the past ten years, he has been serving as the Teaching Pastor of Acts Ministries International (AMI), a consortium of pan-Asian churches in several states and East Asia. His published works are: "Manual de Misionología" (Editorial Continental, 2005); "Theologizing in the Radical Middle" (Wipf & Stock, 2018); contributor to "Reshaping of Mission in Latin America" (Regnum Books Int'l, 2015). Upon seeing how COVID is altering the mode through which people learn, he decided to record the many things the Lord has taught him over the years and share them with the larger audience. Thanks for tuning in. God bless.
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Ryun Chang (PhD, Fuller) has been in ministry since 1982 during which time he had the privilege of serving the Lord as pastor, teacher and missionary (Mexico). For the past ten years, he has been serving as the Teaching Pastor of Acts Ministries International (AMI), a consortium of pan-Asian churches in several states and East Asia. His published works are: "Manual de Misionología" (Editorial Continental, 2005); "Theologizing in the Radical Middle" (Wipf & Stock, 2018); contributor to "Reshaping of Mission in Latin America" (Regnum Books Int'l, 2015). Upon seeing how COVID is altering the mode through which people learn, he decided to record the many things the Lord has taught him over the years and share them with the larger audience. Thanks for tuning in. God bless.
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Christianity
Religion & Spirituality
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Hard Conversations
Evolutionary Psychology and Its Devastating Outcome

This vlog briefly looks at evolutionary psychology and how its understanding of ethics and morality gives grounds for devastating human behavior.

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1 year ago
5 minutes

Hard Conversations
Which Comes First? Science or Worldview?

Too many people simply assume that what science promulgates is the unvarnished truth. But there is something that precedes science that influences how scientists will choose to interpret the data. What's that?

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1 year ago
4 minutes

Hard Conversations
"It's Sunday but I Can't Get Out of Saturday"

Good Friday, Easter Sunday but what about the Saturday in between during which time Jesus was in the state of death for the entire day? Where did he go? What does this imply for a lot of us?

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1 year ago
4 minutes

Hard Conversations
Why Should You Believe the Bible?

I respond to the question, "Why should I believe the Bible when there are other sacred books?"

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1 year ago
5 minutes

Hard Conversations
In-Person Worship vs. Online Worship

While talking about sanctification, I briefly consider spiritual differences between in-person worship and online worship.

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1 year ago
3 minutes

Hard Conversations
What May Happen to My PowerPoint Slides on the Day of Judgment?

Several years ago, before I got up to speak at a conference, the hosting pastor introduced me as Dr. PowerPoint. Yes, I heavily rely on this tool to communicate God's message. So, is that all good? That depends. In this vlog I imagine what may happen to my PowerPoint slides on the Day of Judgment.

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1 year ago
3 minutes

Hard Conversations
One Unforgettable Moment When the Lord Exposed the Motive of My Heart

I share one unforgettable moment in my life when the Lord exposed the motives of my heart in ministry. Ouch!

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1 year ago
5 minutes

Hard Conversations
What Does the Cross Have to Do with a Surfboard, Ladder & Hammer?

The three typical ways in which we use the cross against the instruction that came with it.

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1 year ago
3 minutes

Hard Conversations
A Brilliant Tech Geek Talks About His Latest App to Help Us All

The young man I speak to in this vlog is a brilliant tech geek. He is well-known in the coding world because of his significant contribution to the field as a core maintainer of Babel, which is widely used among some of the biggest companies in the world. He recently worked on a new app, and I had a chance to talk to him about it. He also attends one of the AMI churches.

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1 year ago
6 minutes

Hard Conversations
Four Pastors Talk About the Impact Pastor Eddie Made in Their Lives

I had to make this vlog about Pastor Eddie because it has become apparent to me that this man had impacted so many lives, particularly pastors, with genuine love wrapped around his insightful words of wisdom! I, too, want to tell my story of how this man contributed toward what I am actually doing right now. But, before you get to that, listen first to the heartfelt words shared by pastors Joe, Seong and Bryan about the impact Pastor Eddie made in their hearts!

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1 year ago
9 minutes

Hard Conversations
The Cost of Bearing the Cross: The Joe & Betty's Story

AMI has called Pastor Joe Suh, a long-time associate pastor at the Church of Southland in Anaheim, California, to succeed Pastor Eddie, who recently went to be with the Lord, as the Lead Pastor of Canvas City Church in Philadelphia. This is my interview with him and his wife Betty that I conducted while I was at Southland to attend Pastor Eddie's memorial service on January 3rd. The following Sunday at Canvas, I shared a message largely to prepare the congregation for their new pastor who will make an initial visit to Canvas on January 17th.

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1 year ago
6 minutes

Hard Conversations
The Last Couple Pastor Eddie Married Shares What It All Means to Them

The last couple Pastor Eddie married (twice!) shares what it all means to them. They also covered the most ground (or air space) to make it to the memorial service held in Anaheim, California this past Wednesday (1.3.24). Check out their unique and special story.

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1 year ago
4 minutes

Hard Conversations
We Just Got Here. Now What?

Tina and Anthony Pham, from Church of Southland in Anaheim, California, have only been in northern Vietnam for three months (as of November 23, 2023). While they were in Ho Chi Minh City to attend a leadership conference AMI was holding for church leaders and pastors there, I sat down with them to talk briefly about how things were going with their missions in its very early stage.

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1 year ago
5 minutes

Hard Conversations
What the Son Told His Parents Who Kissed the American Dream Goodbye

In June, while directing AMI Institute held at the Church of Southland in Anaheim, California, I met a couple—John and Yisho—in their mid-50s who sat through the entire two weeks of the Institute. They had just made major decisions that greatly affected their careers and lifestyle in order that they could serve as missionaries in Guatemala. Five months later, I ran into their son while visiting the Living Water Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. This vlog is about what this son really thinks about his parents who have kissed the American Dream goodbye so they can serve God as missionaries.

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1 year ago
7 minutes

Hard Conversations
Come and Meet the Most Genuine Couple I Know in Vietnam

This was the first-time visiting Vietnam after COVID-19; prior to that I had made multiple visits to this beautiful country forever linked to America because of the infamous war. Anyway, of all the people I have met there, Phi and Mai stand out as the most genuine believers. I interviewed them so that you can get to know them as well.

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1 year ago
6 minutes

Hard Conversations
Something About Missionaries to Korea I Never Knew

I just came back from Seoul, South Korea, and during my time there with my AMI colleagues, I learned something about missionaries to Korea I never knew. It had the effect of deeply touching all our hearts in gratitude of their sacrifice to serve Koreans at behest of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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1 year ago
2 minutes

Hard Conversations
Returning to OTR: A Conversation with Former AMI Interns Who Now Live There

Earlier this month (Nov. 2023), I visited the Living Water Church in Over-The-Rhines, Cincinnati, Ohio. The last time I visited this church was February of 2020, that is, a month or so before the Pandemic led to the shutting down of the country. While the sudden passing of Dr. Johann in 2019 was accompanied by many changes made to the Living Water ministry, some things have remained unchanged, such as former AMI interns deciding to stay in the OTR community to live and to serve the Lord; in my latest visit, I got to interview four of them. Listen to their stories and understand why some people are drawn to this city despite its penchant for violence.

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1 year ago
10 minutes

Hard Conversations
A Conversation with Pastor Mark About Faith, Life & Second Chance

I recently sat down with Pastor Mark and had a conversation about his battle with a serious physical ailment that led him to make a life-altering decision in January of this year. We talked about faith, life and second chance.

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1 year ago
6 minutes

Hard Conversations
Does the Church Replace Israel? Is Replacement Theology a False Teaching?

Some people are quite upset about the so-called replacement theology, particularly in light of the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict today. What is this theology? Is it a false teaching? And what does this theology have anything to do with Israel? In actuality, matters related to replacement theology are very fundamental to, among other things, our understanding of how God operates in our world, hermeneutics and end-times.

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2 years ago
18 minutes

Hard Conversations
Should Israel Matter to Believers? If So, Then, How Come Some Theologians Say, "No"?

Should Israel matter to believers? If yes, then, how come some theologians and pastor say, "No"?

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2 years ago
13 minutes

Hard Conversations
Ryun Chang (PhD, Fuller) has been in ministry since 1982 during which time he had the privilege of serving the Lord as pastor, teacher and missionary (Mexico). For the past ten years, he has been serving as the Teaching Pastor of Acts Ministries International (AMI), a consortium of pan-Asian churches in several states and East Asia. His published works are: "Manual de Misionología" (Editorial Continental, 2005); "Theologizing in the Radical Middle" (Wipf & Stock, 2018); contributor to "Reshaping of Mission in Latin America" (Regnum Books Int'l, 2015). Upon seeing how COVID is altering the mode through which people learn, he decided to record the many things the Lord has taught him over the years and share them with the larger audience. Thanks for tuning in. God bless.