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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 […]

Making Jesus Central

This post is a part of a series by Epic’s Field Ministry team, describing what it means to be Epic (a.k.a. to embody the Epic Movement DNA). One aspect I admire of the staff, students, and volunteers in Epic Movement is the overall commitment to excellence in every aspect of ministry. I’ve met incredibly gifted […]

Building Leaders and Ownership

This post is a part of a series by Epic’s Field Ministry team, describing what it means to be Epic (a.k.a. to embody the Epic Movement DNA). Acts 2:42-47 42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. 43 […]

How Epic Has Changed Me, A Caucasian Female

Emily Smith, on staff with Epic in Texas, recently co-led a summer missions project to Southeast Asia. At the project briefing, she gave a talk on “crossing cultures.” Although she humbly considers herself the “least qualified” person to speak about this, we were so blessed by her sharing that we asked her to write about […]

Why Epic Exists (Why We Contextualize)

What is contextualized ministry and why do it? Why does an ethnic ministry like Epic Movement exist? This talk by Adrian Pei on the Epic Leadership Development Team was given at the 2013 Epic staff conference in front of Epic staff, as well as special guests such as Cru president Steve & Judy Douglass. It […]

Friendship, Love, & Being Known

The following is the transcript of a talk that Epic staff Jonathan Chan gave at the University of Buffalo, to a gathering of Epic students, and fraternity and sorority members. It covers themes of love, acceptance, and belonging through friendship, and through the ultimate source of transparency and constancy — Jesus Christ. Consider sharing this […]

Why We Do Ministry

In the following talk, Epic staff Tom Virtue (serving on Field Ministry and Leadership Development teams) shares some reflections on leadership selection, as well as his own story of how he got involved in ministry, and what keeps him there. This is a great resource for anybody pondering a call to vocational ministry, seeking to […]

Discerning God's Will For Your Life

Below is the audio and transcript from a talk that Twin Cities Metro director Adam Go gave at an Epic recruiting conference. It’s an inspiring resource for any student who is wondering about what it means to follow God, as they think about college and the years following that. Also included are some handouts that […]

Your Future: Growing in Godly Wisdom and Cultural Awareness

In this devotional, Epic staff Regina Chan shares some reflections on thinking about one’s future, and taking proactive steps to grow in true biblical wisdom and cultural awareness. She also addresses some of the unique challenges of American and Asian cultures, and offers suggestions for how to begin to navigate them. Consider using this resource […]