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Thinking Things Through
in a Theological Safe Space
Equipping the church to renew the foundations of faith in a Theological Safe Space expressed through Apologetics, Missions, Evangelism and Discipleship
Apologetics: We equip the church to responsibly explain why we believe what we believe. Our seminars and written materials engage the natural sciences and world religions for fruitful dialogues.
Missions: We foster a missional church climate in a global secular culture. Our international programs seek to invite an extra-ecclesiastical development of a theological safe space (TSS).
Evangelism: We bridge the academy to the church, as we narrow the gap between the pulpit & the pew, expressed as our commitment to the great commission.
Discipleship: Pray that Christians everywhere will commit to making the discipleship of the mind and body a priority. Our initiatives for a global Project Timothy and Copyleft materials seek to level the playing field of economic access.
How do we accomplish our goals?
1. The ACT Seminars both in the US and abroad address issues of apologetic interests in defense of the Christian faith. We especially engage with topical issues raised by history, philosophy, world religions and the natural sciences. For 2010, we shall focus on history of doctrine, history of the church, and specific questions in Christianity and science.
2. The Project Timothy programs (US, Asia and Online) equip Christians to become familiar with the Bible is a sustained discipleship of the mind. In 2010, we will offer all 3 years' courses in NYC and the NT online and in Asia.
3. Our Ministry to International Scholars run concurrently at the level of personal evangelism.
4. Our publishing arm, ACT Publications, is the first step towards a wider dissemination of our research effort. The first 3 books will be available by Christmas, to be followed by 3 more by the Spring of 2010.
5. Our Audio-Visual Literature (AVL) Project plans to record all seminars and PT sessions into digital form for wider distribution as DVD and mp3 recordings. To this end, a new team of volunteer staff has been brought together to advance this goal.
6. Our Online Store distributing PDF files and books in conjunction with lulu.com and amazon.com reflects our effort to be as entreprenuerial as possible in funding this ministry.
ACT is a non-profit organization in New York City. We provide a climate of inquiry within a theological safe space (TSS) for people of good will to encounter the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For information about our ministries, click here.
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Project Timothy 2010
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NT1 Wednesdays 7-9PM@ABS (The American Bible Society, 1865 Broadway, New York)
Jan 27: James, Galatians, 1,2 Thessalonians
Mar 24: Romans
Apr 21: Ephesians, Philemon, Philippians, Colossians
May 19: Mark
Aug 25: Luke-Acts
Sep 22: 1,2 Timothy, Titus, 1, 2 Peter
Oct 13: Jude, Matthew, Hebrews
Nov 03: John, 1,2,3 John
Dec 01: Revelation
OT1Thursdays 7-9PM@ARC (Financial District)
Jan 28: Genesis
Feb 25: Exodus
Mar 25: Leviticus, Numbers
Apr 22: Deuteronomy, Joshua
May 20: Judges, Ruth
Aug 26 Samuel-Kings
Sep 23: Chronicles
Oct 14: Ezra-Nehemiah, Esther
Nov 04: Psalms 1-72
Dec 02: Psalms 73-150
OT3 Fridays (7-9PM)@ARC (Financial District) (Limited places are available for OT3 (Proverbs - Isaiah)
Jan 29: Proverbs
Feb 26: Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs
Mar 26: Job
Apr 23: Amos, Hosea, Jonah
May 21: Micah-Isaiah
Aug 27: Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk
Sep 24: Jeremiah, Lamentations
Oct 15: Ezekiel
Nov 05: Haggai, Obadiah, Zechariah-Malachi
Dec 03: Joel, Daniel
New: Rev. Ron Choong has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation at Princeton. His dissertation (Do we sin because we are sinners or are we sinners because we sin?) is an interdisciplinary proposal for a kenotic theological doctrine of moral cognition, one that accounts for the salvific status of amorals who suffer post-natal brain trauma resulting in declarative memory loss and false memory, infancy deaths as well as preconscious retrocausal urges such as found in victims of Tourette's syndrome.