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Six Postures of Ethnic Minority Culture Toward Majority Culture

Adrian and Jennifer Pei have served with Epic since 2007. Jennifer graduated from Amherst College, and Adrian has degrees from Stanford and Fuller Seminary. You can find them on their website at adrianpei.com, and Adrian on Twitter at @adrianpei. Kristy is Latina and has served with Destino since 2008. She graduated from Texas A&M, blogs […]

Five Majority Culture Postures Towards Ethnic Minority Ministry

In this article, Epic Leadership Development team member Brian Virtue (along with two colleagues from Destino and Impact Movements) writes about five “postures,” or heart attitudes, that majority culture individuals often assume towards ethnic minority ministry. This resource provides clarity and wisdom on topics that are infrequently discussed, and will inspire you to reconsider your […]

Asian American History and Faith

Professor Daniel Lee, Fuller Theological Seminary, gives a seminar at an Epic Conference on Asian American History and Faith.

Racial Fatigue

By Vinnie Casanova It was as if a giant boulder had been lifted off my shoulders. I felt seen. I felt understood. There was a word for it and, sitting in a conference about systemic racism, Jemar Tisby (speaker and author of The Color of Compromise) had just defined it for the audience. Racial fatigue. […]

My Ethnical Dilemma

In this honest testimony, Jason shares about his own pain dealing with racism, the pressure “to be white” instead of embracing his cultural identity, and his hopes for his bicultural daughter as she grows up in the world. Consider using this powerful story as a starting point for a team, small group, or large group […]

Emotional Maturity & Holistic Transformation Bible Study

By Mary JacobWith edits, additions and formatting by Stephanie Nannen and Jason Poon INTRODUCTION Maturity is the growth and development of a deepening and abiding life of love and faith in Christ, that happens over time. Holistically, it is about becoming who God created us to be; it is the development of all our capacities […]

Beginning to Engage Justice as an Asian American

By Whitney Tu Watching, reading, and listening to stories as a child, characters were almost always simplified into “good guys” and “bad guys.” Patriarchal language aside, this seems like an easy way of looking at the world and making decisions. It’s so much more satisfying and definitive to hear a story where good triumphs against […]

Cru – Multiethnic and Contextualized Ministry

Cru desires to reach every person with the gospel of Jesus Christ, in ways that reflect God and honor people. We in Cru and Epic Movement recognize that we will not realize this vision (Revelation 7:9) unless we (1) become a more effective multi-ethnic ministry, and (2) continue to build effective contextualized ministries focused on […]

Epic’s Values, Desires, & Expectations in Evangelism

How does Epic Movement view evangelism? This article by members of Epic’s Field Ministry & Leadership Development team members describes some of our values, desires, & expectations in evangelism. You can read the full text of the article below, or you can directly download the pdf here: Epic Evangelism. Many thanks to Whitney Chen for […]

Seeing and Stewarding the Leadership Opportunities All Around You

Nobody is more responsible for your leadership development and growth than you. This article by Adrian Pei of Epic’s Leadership Development team is about the countless opportunities God has provided that we can learn and grow from, if only we have the eyes to see them. It also describes much of what Epic’s full and […]