james choung
seeking real life in the big story
jameschoung.net
is under construction
“I highly recommend this book as a fresh articulation and narrative of what is truly the good news! This good news is not just what we’re saved from but what we are called to!” — Dave Gibbons
“This small (3×5) 30 page booklet is by far the best summary of the good news I have ever read in so short a space. It is phenomenal.”
— Len Hjalmarson
— Len Hjalmarson
A free, downloadable study guide to help individuals and small groups discuss and digest the content in True Story. It offers both a six-session study and a one-session overview.
Hoop dreams
Advent needed
Correction: Inheritance interview
Institutions that sin for us?
Wendell Berry on religion
A comic book version
Three book recommendations
Another Big Story video
Simplified Big Story
John Wesley on revival, sort of
Crossmakers
Response to UCLA video
Ash Wednesday
Next steps: how to choose?- Gungor: God is not a white man
- "Genesis to Justice"
- Vanier, on community
- New World pamphlet
- Forgotten God
- PRISM Magazine interview
- Updated: Big Story training
- Arizona and the Third Reich?
- Easter devotional
- Urbana 2009: Calling all Asian North Americans
- Possibly glorious
- True Story Study Guide
- Holy Saturday
- NOC blog tour: first stop
- CT Bible study on the Big Story
- Amusing Ourselves to Death
Here’s a schedule of my upcoming speaking engagements, as well as other noteworthy travel.
* Starred engagements have links to recorded audio or video.
2013 Speaking Engagements
Mar 7-10 | IV Nat’l AA Staff Conf. | Long Beach, CA | Leading
Aug 4-7 | IV Nat’l Fil-Am Student Conf. | Bay Area, CA | Hosting
2012 Speaking Engagements
Jan 9-13 | IV Prospective Senior Leaders Cohort | Oak Brook, IL | Attending
Jan 15 | UC Berkeley InterVarsity | Berkeley, CA | Training
* Feb 4 | Willow Creek Comm. Church, Crystal Lake | Crystal Lake, IL | Speaking
Feb 10-12 | IV Virginia Student Conference | Goshen, VA | Speaking
Feb 24-26 | IV Northwest Regional Student Conference | Portland, OR | Speaking
Feb 27 | SAIGU Prayer Breakfast | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
Mar 5-9 | IV Nat’l Multiethnic Staff Conference | Long Beach, CA | Teaching
Mar 14-15 | Trinity Western University | Langley, BC | Chapel
Mar 16 | UC Berkeley InterVarsity | Berkeley, CA | Training
Mar 20 | UC Berkeley InterVarsity | Berkeley, CA | Speaking
Apr 1 | Grace Life L.A. | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
Apr 30-May 4 | Bethel Seminary San Diego | San Diego, CA | Professor
Jun 20-22 | HLUB 2012 | Wheaton, IL | Speaking
Jul 24-26 | NAYL Lausanne Consultation | Madison, WI | Participant
Aug 9-11 | CaSE Conference | Seattle, WA | Speaking
Oct 5-6 | Southeast Asian Catalyst | Chicago, IL | Speaking
Oct 26-28 | Garden Church English Ministry | Toronto, ON | Speaking
Nov 17 | Orient Strategy | Boston, MA | Board Meetings
Dec 14-16 | New Vision Community Church | Bellerose, NY | Speaking
Dec 26-31 | Urbana 12 | St. Louis, MO | Hosting
2011 Speaking Engagements
Jan 5-9 | InterVarsity National Staff Conference 2011 | St. Louis, MO | Training
* Jan 18-19 | Trinity Western University | Langley, BC | Chapel & Training
Jan 20 | Catalyst: UCLA InterVarsity | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
* Feb 4-6 | Rainier Avenue Church | Seattle, WA | Speaking
Feb 7 | Asian Access Board Meeting | Los Angeles, CA | Guest
Feb 15-16 | IV Nat’l Evangelism Task Force | Westmont, IL | Participant
Feb 24 | InterVarsity Central Region Staff | St. Louis, MO via internet | Training
Feb 24 | Catalyst: UCLA InterVarsity | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
Mar 3-4 | Catalyst West Coast 2011 | Irvine, CA | Attending
Mar 15 | PaLM Gathering | New York, NY | Speaking
Mar 18-20 | EFC Irvine Missions Conference 2011 | Irvine, CA | Speaking
Mar 29-31 | IV Nat’l Evangelism Task Force | New Braunfels, TX | Participant
Apr 8-10 | Northwest InterVarsity AA Student Conference | Yelm, WA | Speaking
Apr 21 | InterVarsity @ UC Irvine | Irvine, CA | Speaking
Apr 30 | Vietnamese Alliance Youth | Anaheim, CA | Speaking
May 22 | Catalyst Church | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
Jun 13-16 | IVCF Canada Campus Gathering 2010 | Toronto, Canada | Speaking
Jun 25-28 |
IV Nat’l ONS / NADT|Madison, WI|Speaking & Training(sick)Jul 1 | Big Tent 2: Evangelism & Church Growth Conf. | Indianapolis, IN | Speaking
Jul 2-3 | VAY English Ministry Conference | Fullerton, CA | Speaking
Aug 2-3 | IV Nat’l Evangelism Task Force | Chicago, IL | Participant
Aug 5-7 | South Asian Leadership Institute 2011 | Stony Point, NY | Speaking
Aug 26-28 | Riverfest Weekend 2011 | Santa Cruz, CA | Speaking
Sept 1 | USC InterVarsity | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
Sept 3 | Yorba Linda Seventh Day Adventist Church | Yorba Linda, CA | Speaking
Sept 16-18 | Emerald City Bible Fellowship | Seattle, WA | Speaking
Sept 30 – Oct 1 | Catalyst Church Leadership Team | Los Angeles, CA | Consulting
Oct 8 | Orient Strategy | Los Angeles, CA | Board Meetings
Oct 14-16 | Hmong Christian Collegiate Conference 2011 | Madison, WI | Speaking
Oct 30 | South Bay Presbyterian Church | Torrance, CA | Speaking
Nov 8 | IV Greater LA AA Student Leaders Gathering | Torrance, CA | Speaking
Nov 21 | InterVarsity 2100 Productions | Madison, WI | Recording
Dec 4 | United Life | Edmonds, WA | Speaking
2010 Speaking Engagements
Jan 16 | HOPE Christian Fellowship | San Gabriel, CA | Speaking
* Jan 17 | Catalyst Church | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
Jan 26-27 | Midwinter Conference 2010 | Denver, CO | Workshop
Feb 5-7 | Imago Dei Conference | Vermillion, OH | Seminar
Feb 17 | Mariners Church | Irvine, CA | Training
Feb 18 | UCLA InterVarsity | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
* Feb 23 | John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR | Chapel
Mar 4-7 | InterVarsity Asian American Staff Conf. 2010 | San Mateo, CA | Speaking
Mar 31 | UCSD InterVarsity | La Jolla, CA | Speaking
Apr 12-13 | Asian American Evangelism Symposium | Oceanside, CA | Speaking
Apr 30 | Vietnamese Alliance Youth | Anaheim, CA | Speaking
* May 2 | NewSong Irvine | Irvine, CA | Speaking
* May 16 | Catalyst Church | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
May 20-24 | Red River RecWeek 2010 | Burnet, TX | Speaking
May 31-June 5 | Duke Center for Reconciliation | Durham, NC | Attending
Jun 11 | Bethel Seminary San Diego | San Diego, CA | Board Meetings
Jun 20 | Catalyst Church | Los Angeles, CA | Worship Leading
Jun 26-30 | IV Nat’l ONS / NADT | Madison, WI | Training
Jul 24-25 | Living Faith Community Church | Stanwood, WA | Speaking
Aug 2-4 | Transgeneration Convocation Pre-Conf. | Granada Hills, CA | Speaking
* Aug 22 | Catalyst Church | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking & Training
* Aug 28-29 | Mariners Church | Irvine, CA | Speaking
Sept 21 | Asian American Pastors Gathering | Rosemead, CA | Speaking
Sept 26 | Catalyst Church | Los Angeles, CA | Speaking
* Oct 2 | Passion for the Nations 2010 | La Puente, CA | Speaking
Oct 15-17 | Hmong Christian Collegiate Conference 2010 | Madison, WI | Speaking
Nov 4-8 | InterVarsity Daniel Project | Madison, WI | Training
Dec 5 | United Life | Edmonds, WA | Speaking & Interview
Dec 8 | Catalyst West Coast Creative Meeting | Irvine, CA | Meeting
Dec 10 | Top 3 on JCTV | Tustin, CA | Interview
2009 Speaking Engagements
* Jan 7 | Catalyst Road Trip | La Jolla, CA | Interview
Jan 10 | Reaching the Next Generation Conference | San Diego, CA | Speaking
Jan 30-31 | Orient Strategy | San Diego, CA | Board Meetings
* Feb 12-13 | Nat’l Pastors Conv. 2009 | San Diego, CA | Seminar, Seminar & Panel
Feb 22 | Epic Church | Fullerton, CA | Speaking
* Feb 24 | Ethos @ Park Cities Baptist Church | Dallas, TX | Speaking
Mar 1 | Lord’s Grace | San Diego, CA | Speaking
Mar 12 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | Convocation
Mar 22 | Chinese Evangelical Church | San Diego, CA | Speaking
Mar 31-Jun 9 | Bethel Seminary San Diego | San Diego, CA | Professor
* Apr 19, 25 | Evergreen Baptist Church of LA | Rosemead, CA | Speaking
May 6-8 | Vineyard Leadership Conference 2009 | Galveston, TX | Attending
May 13 | San Diego InterVarsity Pastors’ Breakfast | La Jolla, CA | Speaking
June 5-7 | Intervarsity SoCal Regionals | Avalon, CA | Speaking
* Aug 2 | Coast Vineyard | La Jolla, CA | Speaking
* Aug 4-5 | Brentwood Baptist Church | Brentwood, TN | Speaking
Aug 14-16 | Logos Central Chapel | Denver, CO | Speaking
* Aug 18 | L2 Foundation | Talkcast
* Aug 23 | NewSong Irvine | Irvine, CA | Speaking
Oct 12 | Bethel Seminary San Diego | San Diego, CA | Board Meetings
Nov 3-6 | InterVarsity Nat’l Leadership Meetings | Madison, WI | Training
Nov 6 | National Outreach Convention 2009 | San Diego, CA | Workshop
Nov 13 | Puget Sound InterVarsity | Seattle, WA | Training
Nov 15 | United Presbyterian Church | Edmonds, WA | Speaking
* Dec 27-30 | Urbana 09 | St. Louis, MO | Seminar, Seminar & Moderating