Five Lessons for Church Planters From 14 Peaks By David Ramos Five Lessons for Church Planters From 14 Peaks By David Ramos In the documentary film 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible we encounter the inspiring life of Nimsdai “Nims” Purja who sets out to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat, that is to climb the …
By David Ramos While a new year ushers in a feeling of newness and hope, many are feeling a degree of trepidation and anxiety. Two years into a global pandemic, an ongoing milieu of polarizing politics, a stream of public church leadership failures, and having to navigate the often-acrimonious diatribes of social media culture,have left many emotionally weary …
April 7, 2021 Since the pandemic started, there have been more than 3,000 incidents of hate reported by the community organization Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition of non-profits advocating for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population.There is both fear and concern among the Asian American community about how best to address these unprovoked …
Members of the Latino Leadership Circle, Rev. David Ramos, Minister Belinda Passafaro, Rev. Dr. Liz Rios, Rev. Dr. Orlando Crespo, and Rev. Dr. Luis Alvarez joined The Passion Center’s “Cafecito Conversations” on Facebook Live to discuss the Covid-19 Vaccine and the Latin@ Faith Community Thursday, February 11, 2021. See the Discussion
LLC Mesa member Rev José Humphreys was asked by “Work of the People” to do a short take on the question of navigating Christian and American identities and the possible danger of enmeshment. Jose calls enmeshment an “American Christian” and the state of discerning the difference being a “Child of the Kingdom of God”. Check …
Latino Leadership Circle podcast has been named among the Top 55 Latino podcasts to follow in 2020 by Feedspot. Feedspot has a team of over 25 experts whose goal is to discover and rank popular blogs, podcasts, and youtube channels in several niche categories. With millions of blogs on the web, finding influential bloggers in a …
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Pastor Kelvin Calderon, LLC ACTS alumnus, Rev. David Ramos, and Rev. Dr. Elizabeh Rios were recently featured in an article on Religion and News Service (RNS). The piece deals with the particular experiences of Black and Latino Church Plants during the Covid-19 crisis. Check out the article at RNS here.
Wheaton College has created a web page called Coronavirus Resources for the Church to help churches respond to the current Covid 19 crisis. The page contains a downloadable resource manual to help your church plan and prepare for its possible impact. New York Theological Seminary also has a COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS page …
We are excited to announce that our very own Rev. José Humphrey’s has released a new book entitled “Seeing Jesus in East Harlem”. Jose will be discussing his book on September 25 on the Passion Center Facebook Page. This is the first in a series of events around the book. Get your copy.
At this time in NYC history, faith leaders are poised to make an important contribution to public life. Faith leaders are great at gathering people for worship, but now it’s time to gather people for social change!In contrast to instrumental forms of organizing, faith-rooted organizing gathers people to transform the world from the deepest wells …