53 min
Pastoring as a young millennial and digital theology (ft. Pastor JP Arceno) | FAM Podcast | Ep 8 Filipino American Ministry Podcast
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In this episode, we interview Pastor JP Arceno, lead pastor of Union Community Bible Church (UCBC) in New Jersey. We talk about the challenges and strengths of pastoring as a young millennial pastor. He also shares about his current research topics in digital theology.
Pastor JP is currently doing his PhD at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His research interests include: digital theology and understanding the digital next generation (as he calls it Nexus Gen) in church context and for missions.
Terms 📖✧First gen - the generation that immigrated to the US ✧Second gen - the children of the first generation ✧1.5 gen - the generation that immigrated with their parents
0:00 - Intro0:32 - Pastor JP's story7:01 - How's your adjustment been to America so far?7:51 - Did you envision that you would become a pastor in the US?12:04 - What cultural differences and unique challenges did you experience between your church in the Philippines and the one in America?18:31 - How was your adjustment to ministering to second generation Filipino Americans?20:46 - As a first generation pastor, do you find it hard to connect with the second generation?23:59 - Are there difficulties with the older generation being their pastor at a young age?29:51 - How did you get to the point of establishing a plurality of elders?32:08 - How do you address the needs of the second generation in your church?39:29 - What is digital theology and why is it important?47:19 - Pastor JP asks: As the next generation, how did you both get the initiative to start the youth and young adult ministries?52:12 - Outro
In this episode, we interview Pastor JP Arceno, lead pastor of Union Community Bible Church (UCBC) in New Jersey. We talk about the challenges and strengths of pastoring as a young millennial pastor. He also shares about his current research topics in digital theology.
Pastor JP is currently doing his PhD at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His research interests include: digital theology and understanding the digital next generation (as he calls it Nexus Gen) in church context and for missions.
Terms 📖✧First gen - the generation that immigrated to the US ✧Second gen - the children of the first generation ✧1.5 gen - the generation that immigrated with their parents
0:00 - Intro0:32 - Pastor JP's story7:01 - How's your adjustment been to America so far?7:51 - Did you envision that you would become a pastor in the US?12:04 - What cultural differences and unique challenges did you experience between your church in the Philippines and the one in America?18:31 - How was your adjustment to ministering to second generation Filipino Americans?20:46 - As a first generation pastor, do you find it hard to connect with the second generation?23:59 - Are there difficulties with the older generation being their pastor at a young age?29:51 - How did you get to the point of establishing a plurality of elders?32:08 - How do you address the needs of the second generation in your church?39:29 - What is digital theology and why is it important?47:19 - Pastor JP asks: As the next generation, how did you both get the initiative to start the youth and young adult ministries?52:12 - Outro
53 min