The Missional Obligation
This past spring, a student team, along with Dr. Eddie Pate, Dr. Alicia Wong, and professor Carola Fernanda, went on a mission trip to Panama. The local IMB missionary team we worked with has been serving there for 15+ years and did an amazing job facilitating our time. During our first day of orientation we […]
Red on the Door: Revenge or Redemption
The Supreme Court landmark ruling on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and consequent overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24th is six months behind us. The leaked memo which disclosed the court’s majority opinion in early May left a sense of foreboding across the country. Concerns were not unfounded, as the thwarted attempt […]
Twelve Days of Christmas 2022
Join us for Gateway’s first Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway! Find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter starting December 12 to participate in the daily giveaways! Prizes include faculty publications, a Fellow Traveler mug & coffee and one free class! Each day we will reveal a new gift and the winner will be announced the […]
Laundry of Love
A woman drives to the laundromat with a car full of clothes and a pocket full of coins, but she does not know if she has enough quarters to wash all her laundry. “Lord,” she prays, “please let there be enough quarters to fully wash and dry my clothes.” What she finds when she arrives […]
Terminally Missional
What it meant to “live missionally” changed each time I transitioned to a different stage in life. As a pastor for many years, each church I led emphasized mission education and mission involvement through Cooperative Program giving as well as strong support of the two annual missions offerings. When I became a seminary professor “living missionally” […]
Followers of Jesus, Ohana in Practice
We are Hāmama Community Church, “Followers of Jesus, Ohana in Practice.” Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus and mentor believers towards maturity. Like other church plants, we joyfully serve our community and leverage our denominational resources. But what makes this mission unique is our strategy of perpetuating the Hawaiian culture appropriately. The vision […]
Kobe: Understanding a City in Mourning
At the beginning of 2020, two months before the monumental national lockdown, one major event in Los Angeles also sent shock waves throughout the entire world. Kobe Byrant, the beloved retired superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers died in a tragic helicopter accident on January 26, 2020, along with his daughter, Gianna Bryant, and seven […]
Be Missional by Dreaming Small
Missional. It’s certainly not a new word. It came into vogue in the early part of the 21st century and has been added to the ever-growing repertoire of “Christianese” along with “traveling mercies,” “hedge of protection,” and the Southern favorite, “bless your heart.” What many have noted before is the difficulty in defining the word […]
Digital Witness
Salt Lake Valley is surrounded by mountains—the Oquirrh Mountains to the west, the Traverse Range to the south and the Wasatch Range to the east. The valley is 500 square miles and contains more than one million people, many of whom reside in Salt Lake City and its suburban sprawl. Brigham Young and his followers […]
Discord: A First-Gen Filipino American’s Perspective on Race
A few years ago, I planned a beach day with friends to escape the summer heat of the San Fernando Valley. While deliberating, one of them mentioned that he was in urgent need of a tan. I was flabbergasted. I had no idea why people would want to get darker. I thought the lighter your […]