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Worship discipleship is not a popularized idea, even though in their separate context, worship and discipleship are both ubiquitous topics in Christian training. Strangely, the two concepts are rarely considered together. Yet worship discipleship can potentially play a critical role in the development of the church in the postmodern era, and a practical theology of worship discipleship is desperately needed for the new generation of evangelical Christian.

This research paper intends to establish the historical and biblical foundations of worship discipleship, and briefly explores their contemporary implications to the execution of the ministry in the postmodern church.

This is the introduction to my 62 pages, 16,788 words paper that I just handed in 20 minutes ago. After 4 months of reading, researching and head-strectching and it is finally done.

Besides realizing that my paper writing skill has deteriorated very much since my last credit course at Regent in 2005, I also realize that writing paper at this length requires a level of planning that I've never experienced. I regret that I under-estimated the planning required for this project, which made my writing process unneccessarily frustrating.

I will be better prepared next time. The topic for my course is "the Biblical Foundations and Historical Development of Christian Worship", and the topic of my paper is "Worship Discipleship in the Ancient Church". My next course, starting in June this year, will be "Sunday Worship; Music and the Arts".

Looking forward.

Labels: Personal, Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/30/2007 10:24:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

I realized a few days ago that my side bar is actually a place where my friend used to find others blog links.
So in order to serve you better, I have updated the side bar with lots of new links.
Happy surfing.

Labels: Personal

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/29/2007 12:28:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

E-mail from Dr. James Hart, Provost of Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies:

Bob Webber died today at 6:10 PM in Joanne's arms. A memorial service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church on Friday, June 15 at 7 PM. Please keep Joanne and the family in your prayers.

"Depart, O Christian soul, out of this world; in the name of God the Father Almighty who created you; in the name of Jesus Christ who redeemed you; in the name of the Holy Spirit who sanctifies you. May your rest be this day in peace, and your dwelling place in the Paradise of God. Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant Bob. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming. Receive him into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen."

We love you, Bob. Go in the peace and joy of the Lord.

Labels: Personal

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/27/2007 05:46:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

應科院事件，應是管理學的上佳教材。
在這個年頭，光是單方向的專業知識，已不能叫人成功了。
至於那些官員與董事，沒有願景，只知卸責，恐也快被汰弱了。或許只有政府能留得下這些人。

在昨日的立法會帳目委員會上，工商及科技局常任秘書長何宣威和應科院董事局主席黃子欣皆表示，今年1月收到審計署報告草稿後，仍然與楊日昌談續約，並口頭答應楊日昌將獲續約。這一解說，暴露兩大問題，一是政府對應科院的管理失誤、浪費公帑問題視而不見，對審計署的質疑不予重視；二是低估了傳媒、公眾和立法會在得悉審計報告後的反應。

人們不禁要問，審計報告提出的質疑如此嚴重，稍有政治經驗的人都應該可以預見，報告發表後傳媒必然大幅報道，並強烈批評，這是傳媒應盡的責任；應科院和楊日昌背上包袱，是因為自己犯了大錯，是咎由自取。

當局如果認為楊日昌領導下的應科院雖有過亦有功，應該站出來，向傳媒解釋，讓公眾評價。現在，主事人不敢站出來為楊日昌背書，發現錯判政治形勢後急忙和他劃清界線，卻倒過來怪責傳媒讓他背上包袱被迫離開，這種顛倒黑白、諉過傳媒的講法，反映主事人的政治判斷一塌糊塗。

黃何二人錯判政治形勢，是不智；一見形勢不利，為求自保而棄楊日昌，是不仁；假如應科院有建樹，卻不敢公開解說，是不勇。

明報2007/4/27社評

Labels: Management, Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/26/2007 09:52:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

Check this out:

Facebook and Virginia Tech: A New Normal

This is an interesting article about the new dynamics of the Web 2.0 space and "journalism" (a word needing redefinition).

The world is different now.

Labels: Recommend

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/25/2007 01:14:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

You're hired for your qualification,
promoted for your performance, and
fired for your interpersonal skills (or lack of).

- random quotes

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/23/2007 02:10:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

Insights from bible study tonight:

We tend to settle for a less-than-perfect church that can accommodate our less-than-perfection.

If you're like this, don't have unrealistic expectation on others.
If you're not, strive for perfecting yourself in Christ first.

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/22/2007 02:01:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

Who is she?

Labels: Interesting

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/21/2007 02:12:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

Link

Labels: Interesting, On the light side

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/20/2007 01:07:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

I was in the office building today and the person who owns the suite told me how his friends were telling him to never sell that space as according to Feng Shui guidelines that space location is suppose to provide a lot of good luck and fortune to its tenants.

This was interesting as I think for a lot of people many of their business practices and directions are based on one’s personal beliefs. I think there is nothing wrong with that as people essentially project their values and beliefs through their work or business everyday I’d say.

Yeah. Why do they feel so strange when we tell people we do business according to the Bible's teaching?

Link

BTW, the author of the quoted article, Alan Yu, is not me. He's the other Alan Yu I met on Facebook.

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/19/2007 12:47:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

This is probably the first mainline Hollywood movie with content related to homosexual marriage. And worse, it is a comedy. When you can make fun of it, it means people have accepted it as the social norm.


Movie official site

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/18/2007 01:17:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

I accidentally deleted all the speaking engagements from my calendar (Yes, I know this is stupid. Stop laughing now. Show some compassion). I tried to retrieve all the appointments from different means (including my non-reliable memory), but I am not sure if I have got them all. So if you have invited me to speak at your church / fellowship, you better give me an e-mail to make sure that I have you marked down. I am so frustrated because this is so not professional.

I cannot imagine what will happen if my laptop got stolen...

Labels: Discontent, Personal

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/17/2007 05:19:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

You will discover your mistake after it is published.

Labels: On the light side

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/17/2007 01:41:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

聖經所啟示的神，一體三位，不愁寂寞，最懂講。創天造地，六日工作，第七日休息；由始至終，都是講。耶穌在世，走遍各城各鄉，也是不斷講。

- 錢北斗

講生意‧學耶穌

Labels: Recommend

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/16/2007 01:31:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

Next time when I give PowerPoint training, I will surely show this clip. Or maybe run the whole training in this fashion (maybe then they'll get it).

Life After Death by PowerPoint


Found on Presentation Zen

Labels: Discontent, Interesting, On the light side, Recommend, Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/16/2007 12:56:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

From the sharing letter of Robert Webber, theologian, who has suffered from cancer for the last 7 months.

Dear prayer partners,

From a human perspective, I feel that the end is drawing near for me. Yet, I still believe that God can work a Divine intervention and/or give me and Joanne the "peace that passes all understanding." Please pray that I won't linger in an unconscious state.

I also ask that you pray for peace for my wife, children and grandchildren.

You are all in my heart and my thanks to each of you for your faithfulness in prayers. We have felt them!

Peace and the Lord be with you,

Bob

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/15/2007 01:58:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

Uncle Benny introduced me to this video (and thanks Josh for leading me to the YouTube version) - Interview of Tony Campolo on CBC's The Hour.



Try going to the CBC page and read the viewers response. I am amazed by how positive even the non-Christian viewers respond to Tony Campolo.

Glad to see you had Tony Campolo on. One of the few Christian voices I can stomach. On another theological note - the existence of Il Divo proves there is a hell.

We definitely need a new rhetoric.

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/14/2007 01:05:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

Another beautiful SlideShare. And thought provoking if you have not already known these information.



Hopefully by now you have discovered Slideshare. It is the Powerpoint version of YouTube. Stay tuned.

Labels: Learning

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/13/2007 03:16:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

What is wrong with me looking to go to another [church]?

What's wrong is this: I'm running away, I'm refusing to reconcile my differences. I’m looking for what the church can do for me and not what I can do for it. I want it easy, comfortable. I admit that’s a little hard to swallow ... but that’s how it is. I need to think about taking up my cross, not leaving it for the next person to pick up.

Now, where do I go from here?

Hmmmm, well I guess I need to work out what I have trouble with at the old church and how to move forward with those issues whether I can afford to return there or not.

Consumerism is the number one enemy (or the tool of our number one Enemy) of the church today. Attack!

Link

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/12/2007 02:38:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

1. informative
2. beautiful
3. too long

Labels: Design, Recommend

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/11/2007 12:50:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

1. Work quickly. Produce a lot.
   
2. Attend to details.
   
3. Be versatile.
   
4. Make an effort to learn.
   
5. Anticipate problems.
   
6. Set goals.
   
7. Display a positive attitude.

As a supervisor to designers (and once a junior designer), I find these very true.
And notice that it has nothing to do with talent. Yes, nothing to do with talent.

Talent Isn’t Everything

Labels: Design, Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/10/2007 01:43:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

在溫哥華某大華人超市內有自助零食部：

但在各樣零食中赫然發現：

原支花旗參！
花旗參！零食？！

Labels: On the light side

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/09/2007 12:41:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

KL asked me this morning the correlation between Easter and bunnies. Well, you can barely argue for the extraordinary reproductive power of rabbit. But Easter and chocolate?

M said, "Is there a festival with nothing to do with chocolate?"

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/08/2007 01:08:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/07/2007 02:20:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

Reading 袁建滔's blog posts about his son gives me comfort. It confirms me that I am not the only dad of this kind. I feel less guilty.

爸太累，想睏。治硬拉著講故事，要聽Thomas火車頭。

爸連書也懶得翻，於是兩爸子倒在床上，隨口便說了個「超低能、悶到爆」的故事，希望悶倒治治快點入睡。

「從前有個火車頭叫Thomas，佢只係火車站度跟頭跟尾，冇得出街周圍行。佢好想學Gordon咁，有自己既行車線，由美孚到尖沙嘴。

機會終於黎啦！有一日，Gordon叫佢先學下跟車，於是Thomas由美孚開始跟住Ｇ既尾，轟隆轟隆。下一站係茘枝角，The Next Station is Lai Chi Kok。轟隆轟隆。下一站係長沙灣……終點站尖沙嘴，所有乘客請落車……。

Thomas問Gordon：『我跟完啦，幾時可以有條自己既行車線呀？』

Ｇ：『就而家啦。一陣由尖沙嘴番美孚，你拉，我跟，好唔好？』

Ｔ好高興：『好呀！』

Ｇ：『不過你要請我食五粒糖個喎。』

Ｔ：『但係我得三粒咋。』

Ｇ：『唔……咁你請我食一粒啦。』

Ｔ：『咁我就剩番兩粒啦。』

Ｇ：『哎呀，都係唔好。不如你請我食多一粒，好唔好？』

Ｔ：『好呀。』

Ｇ：『你有三粒，請我食兩粒，咁即係你剩番一粒咯。』

Ｔ：『係喎。ＯＫ，可以開車啦！』

轟隆轟隆。下一站係佐敦，The Next Station is Jordan……終點站美孚，所有乘客請落車……。」

空氣一片死寂。

爸心想：「今次仲唔悶到你睏！」

豈料治治突然張開眼：「講完嗱？」

爸（心虛）：「……係呀，講完啦。」

治：「咁跟住點呀？」

爸：「跟住……Thomas咪自己由美孚拉車去尖沙嘴咯，仲聽唔聽吖？」

治轉身：「唔聽啦，睏啦。」

爸心想：「好野！！」

Link

Labels: On the light side

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/06/2007 02:34:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

明報加西版4月4日A1版：

學生考試壓力減
家長會料影響不大

對於西大改變入學要求規定，列治文使者學生中心學生服務主任陳李文絢認為，整合語言考試的改變，將有助減輕新移民子女在12年班，同時準備多項考試的壓力。陳李文絢說，新移民學生到了12年班，已經要應付多個省試科目，加上學生也不只申請一家學校，而是同時要滿足多個學校的要求，因此若能少一項考試，不管是托福或LPI，都能夠減輕學生心理負擔。

陳李文絢表示，她遇到的許多移民學生，都有考LPI的問題，有些學生考了3次，更有人考過80幾次。對於西大提供學術語言基礎課程，作為學生選擇LPI考試以外的另一選擇，陳李文絢相當認同。她認為此舉至少可以分散學生的壓力，而非集中一次面對多個考試。

另一方面，Britannia中學家長會主席黃梁玉嬋認為，準備念大學的學生，通常在10年班就會開始準備，大學也會到中學進行宣傳，因此哪個學校要什麼資料，都已經準備好了；另多數學生都會一次申請很多學校，學生不會因為西大的申請要求簡化，而選擇該校。

Link

Labels: News

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/05/2007 12:30:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

Link

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/05/2007 12:29:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

我們都是愛聽道的，但是只限於有質素的道。那些講道去了分享家事的、講道從來未釋過一節半節經文的、講道淪為棟篤笑的、講道只讀了一段經文，但大談風月的、講道一點預備也沒有的、講道連自己都不知道自己在講甚麼的，全是例外。

As a preacher, this is probably a reminder that we need to post in front of our desk. Do not fail the mission of delivering God's word with quality.

But as one in the congregation, I understand the burden of the preacher. It is difficult to maintain a high level of quality when you preach every week. Have compassion on your pastors. They will have down time and they need encouragement too.

Afterall, we are listening to the word of God, not listening to the preacher preaching. The food from exotic restaurant is great, but it is the plain family meals by your mom that nurture you day after day after day. Learn to appreciate your simple daily bread.

Christian Times
Leadership Jazz 2.0

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/04/2007 12:06:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

-- Leonardo da Vinci

How to stay focus

I have just started reading "The Laws of Simplicity" by MIT's John Maeda. Check out his blog.

Labels: Recommend, Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/03/2007 01:50:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

這篇文章說中了我的心聲！

另外一個在教會的奇怪現象是我們不太喜歡報名。可能你覺得主日學，報不報名有甚麼緊要？或者容我向各位解釋解釋…

Continue reading...

Labels: Discontent

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/02/2007 01:17:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

阿中quoted in his blog from slashdot:

Despite claims made by GlaxoSmithKline that their Ribena soft drinks are high in Vitamin C, two New Zealand high school students found in their science fair research project that at least some formulations of the drink contained no detectable levels of the vitamin.

其實誰管它有沒有維他命C，喝利賓納，不是只為童年的感覺嗎？

Link

Labels: Reflection

Posted by Alan Yu at 4/01/2007 12:10:00 AM | Permalink | Comments