by David Chung | Mar 3, 2023 | Leadership Blog
The heart of the Book of Exodus lies in chapters 19–24, where God and Israel enter into a covenant in the wilderness of Sinai. Immediately before this pivotal moment, in Exodus 18, Moses reorganized Israel by appointing leaders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and...
by David Chung | Nov 4, 2022 | Newsletter
One of the most difficult English words to translate into Korean is accountability. The Naver Dictionary of Educational Terms renders accountability as chaekmuseong (責務性), a Chinese-Korean term related to duty or obligation. When asked about the difference between...
by David Chung | Nov 3, 2022 | Leadership Blog
There is a Korean expression, dokbul-janggun (獨不將軍). It is often mistakenly interpreted as “a general with only one testicle,” but its true meaning is quite different. Literally, it means “alone, one is not a general.” To be called a general, one must have soldiers...
by David Chung | Nov 3, 2022 | Leadership Blog
“Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year, Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught many people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch” (Acts 11:25–26). When asked...
by David Chung | Nov 3, 2022 | Leadership Blog
There is a familiar saying: “Teamwork makes the dream work.” It means that working together as a team can produce extraordinary results. However, this saying does not imply that teamwork is easy. In fact, the easiest way to work is to work alone. Yet the scope of what...
by David Chung | Jun 1, 2022 | Newsletter
Dear Friends, My leadership development ministry in Ivory Coast last week went really well. The student-pastors I had the privilege of developing told me that the training I offered opened their eyes to see the difference between the problems of African church...
by David Chung | May 30, 2022 | Leadership Blog
https://youtu.be/BYpzVW3HETI(Pastors coming before the Lord in prayer and praise for 30 minutes every day before lectures begin) About forty pastors from the Ivory Coast and Chad gathered to discuss the leadership challenges currently facing pastoral ministry in...
by David Chung | May 20, 2022 | Newsletter
May 20, 2022 Dear Friends, My Course Pastoral Leadership Development II is over today at American Theological Institute in Dakar, Senegal. I had an amazing time with these 20 pastors this week in Senegal. According to Wikipedia, 0.2% of the population are Protestant...
by David Chung | May 17, 2022 | Newsletter
Dear Friends, At every step of the way, I felt your prayer on this journey to Dakar, Senegal. Thank you for praying. When I arrived at the Delta check-in desk at the Seattle International Airport Sunday morning, I was shocked to see the endlessly long lines of...
by David Chung | May 14, 2022 | Newsletter
Dear Friends, I have an urgent request for prayer. On May 1, I was diagnosed with Covid. Subsequently, I isolated myself and took medication for 5 days. On May 13, after a rapid antigen test, my doctor told me I was free of Covid. Now, this is the challenge. I am...
