ekklesia

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    By EDMUND CHAN, A3 FACULTY

    One of the most urgent agendas in church leadership today is not innovation, expansion, or even relevance. It is revitalisation – the revitalisation of the

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    By CHINZORIG “Chinzo” JIGJIDSUREN

    When I think about what A3 has meant for Mongolia, three words come to mind: community, relationships, and entrepreneurial spirit. These are not just ideas; they are lived realities that have

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    BY NOEL BECCHETTI

    Fresh Expressions of the Church

    For many of us, church (the Greek word is Ekklesia) can mean a building, a paid pastor, and set programs, located in a

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    National Leaders Gather to Discuss A3 and the Future of the Church

  • Leaders from Nine Countries Experience a Momentous A3.business Orientation in Singapore

    God is on the move! He is raising kingdom-minded business leaders all over the world for such a time as this. A3.business is a piece of the giant jigsaw puzzle God is using. A3 nurtures intentional learning communities of kingdom leaders in the

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  • How one Japanese congregation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic 

    Rev. Yoshiya (Joshua) Hari

    WHEN I TALKED TO PASTOR YOSHIYA (JOSHUA) HARI, THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR FOR ASIAN ACCESS JAPAN, his church had already been dealing with its own crisis before the coronavirus came. After over 20 years in the same location, in 2019 the

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    Japan (MNN) — In January 2020, a group of believers in Japan lost their church building. Little did they know, God would use their “temporary solution” as a growth point when the pandemic turned the world upside-down.

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    He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and

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  • The header photo shows cherry blossoms in Japan. (Photo courtesy of Kanenori on Pixabay)

    Japan (MNN) — As cherry

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    Silk and I have had such a wonderful last few weeks in Japan.

    Last week we were moving which brought several aches and pains, even after just day one of the move! However, the last four we were able to travel to many places in country and say farewell for this season of

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    I was so inspired a few weeks ago visiting my colleague Pastor Hideo Ohashi. He has served faithfully with Asian Access over several

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  • Asian Access has been training pastors in Japan for over 40 years, largely through gatherings of cohorts who come together as a learning community, grounded in deep relationships.

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  • FreshMove george desipris PRKfGLxskJc unsplashSome months ago, just before the entrance of the coronavirus, I began reading a book on my shelf that had been in my possession, unread, for a few years. The author is John M. Barry, and its title is The Great Influenza. It is a New York Times Bestseller.

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    noun “a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development.” – Oxford English Dictionary

    At the end of 2019, Silk and I felt led to choose a word that would be the focus for

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    Allow me to share to you what has been happening in our part of the world...

  • Manga MessiahGlobalization—and the current pandemic—have tied together intercontinental personal relationships and socially distanced ministry in ways we would have found difficult to imagine not so many years ago.

    The following true story from one of our Asian Access Japan staff highlights how intercontinental friendships and digital

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  • hari joshua 2017 headshotCreativity started before COVID-19 now deepening in Japan

    God is clearly doing something new these days… While we mourn the deep losses of people and our sense of community living in isolation, there are signs of promise. We hope a solution comes soon for the coronavirus but during this season, something fresh is

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  • strawberriesOne of the principles in Asian Access is that healthy churches grow. It’s why we spend so much time investing in key leaders’ personal walk with God and their growth in him. Because, when we are deeply

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  • Aspen treesWhat a joy it was for me to participate with Bishop Efraim Tendero at the World Evangelical Alliance gathering of Associate Members to brainstorm the future of the movement. I was so inspired by Bishop Ef’s style of leadership: so humble, so gracious, so serving. And, he

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