NCKPC JUBILEE SYMPOSIUM
Shuttles arrive at the airport at 8:30am, 9:20am, 10am, 10:15am, 10:30am, 11am, 11:30am, 12pm, 12:30pm, 1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, 2:30pm, 3pm, 3:30pm, 4pm, 5pm, and 7pm.
To get to the Shuttles after collecting your bags, please find Baggage Claim 9 on the 5th floor of Jeppesen Terminal, then go downstairs to the 4th Floor. Use Door 417 to exit the terminal, and wait for the Van.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Thanks go many generous donors, the Registration cost of $100 will cover all of the following:Â hotel for Oct 18th-20th, meals from Monday Dinner to Wed Lunch, and rides from and to Denver Airport.
COVID Precautions: We will require both vaccinations and masking. If you cannot meet this requirement, please email pastorjohn@truelightchurch.com
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Translations: All speakers will share in English. Extended notes they've prepared will be translated into Korean and distributed during registration.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
RUSSELL JEUNG
5th Generation Chinese American
BA Stanford; MA UC Berkeley; MA Stanford;
PhD UC Berkeley
Russell Jeung is a sociologist conducting community based research on religious trends in Asian-Americans communities. Having ministered alongside Asian-American refugee communities for decades, most recently, he leads STOP AAPI Hate to track discrimination and hate crimes and put forward community resources and policy interventions to fight racism.
JANE HONG
2nd Generation Korean American
B.A. Yale University; A.M., Brown University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
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Jane Hong is a historian of U.S. immigration and engagement with the world. She explores how Asian Americans ended up leading so many U.S. Evangelical organizations, and what current immigration patterns mean for the future of the Korean American and broader U.S. church.
STEVEN YAMAGUCHI
3rd Generation Japanese American
BA: Westmont College, Master of Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary,
Doctor of Ministry at Claremont School of Theology.
Pastor Yamaguchi currently leads Tokyo Union Church. He’s been a practitioner and equipper of inner city ministry through serving as Dean of Students at Fuller Theological Seminary, Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Los Ranchos, and pastor who helped guide a Japanese American Church into revival and multicultural expansion.
WENDY TAJIMA
3rd Generation Japanese-American
B.A. Stanford University, MBA. UCLA, MDiv. San Francisco Theological Seminary
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Pastor Tajima is a niece and granddaughter of Japanese American pastors who has served God as an advocate for battered women, a manager for Apple, a pastor in Hawaii and Atlanta, and most recently as an Executive Presbyter for the Presbytery of San Gabriel.
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MARY EUNJOO KIM
1st Gen Korean American
BA: Ehwa University, MDiv&PhD Princeton Theological Seminary
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An ordained Presbyterian minister, Professor Kim has served New Garden Korean Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey and Hanmi Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. before serving as a professor of Homiletics at Iliff School of Theology.
OUR SCHEDULE
Provisional
Oct 18th 3-5pm
REGISTRATION
Meet at the Hotel, Register, Network, Read articles from the speakers
Oct 18th 6-9pm
SESSION 1
Dinner, Words of Welcome, Worship, Message from Russell Jeung
Oct 19th 9am-12:15pm
SESSION 2
Worship, Message from Russell Jeung, Snack Break, Panel Discussion
Oct 19th, 12:30pm-4:00pm
LUNCH, SESSION 3
Lunch, Message from Jane Hong, Message from Wendy Tajima
4pm-11pm
DINNER AND FREE TIME
Registrants will receive a dinner stipend and be encouraged to plan outings with others at the conference.
Oct 20th 9-12pm
SESSION 4
Worship, Zoom Message from Steven Yamaguchi and Message from Mary Eunjoo Kim, Closing Remarks, and Lunch