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Mission and Ministerial Formation Committee

Rev. Po Kam-cheong chairs the Committee.
Executive staff is Rev. Dr. Chan Kim-kwong.

Rev. Dr. Chan Kim-kwong, along with Mr.
Joe Dunkle and Mrs. Yukiko Dunkle, of the Tokyo
Union Church, our partners in pastoral training
projects, visited the Dali Bible School, Baoshan
Ethnic Minority Bible School, Fumin Church and
Zhejiang Theological Seminary
Anning Church, in Yunnan, from September 26
to October 3, 2007. Rev. Dr. Tso Man-king, Dr. Li Suk-han and
Rev. Dr. Chan Kim-kwong conducted Pastoral
Dean Dr. Bob Lo Cho-ching, Committee training at Zhejiang Theological Seminary,
Member, went to Taiyuan, Shanxi to give pastoral Hangzhou, Zhejiang from August 20-24, 2008.
seminars at Taiyuan Pastoral Training Center,
and to lead revival meetings at Taoiyuan The Committee decided to organize a
Church, October 22-26, 2007. He later went to pastoral visit to the Church in Myanmar and
Harbin, Heilongjiang to give pastoral seminars the Myanmar Christian Council welcomed such
at the Harbin Pastoral Training Center, October visit. Due to the Cyclone situation in Myanmar,
27-30, 2007. the Cornmittee decided to postpone this trip.

Rev. Dr. Chan Kim Kwong conducted a The Committee has initiated a summer
pastoral seminar at the Taiyuan Pastoral Training internship program for seminarians in Hong Kong
Center, Taiyuan, Shanxi, November 28-30, 2007. to have exposure in pastoral training situations in
He later joined Rev. Chan Kin-lai at the Zhoukou China. Both the Chung Chi Divinity School and
Pastoral Training Center, Zhoukou, Henen, on the Lutheran Theological Seminary welcome such
December 1. Rev. Chan Kin-lai gave lessons on program. The Committee sent some seminarians
pastoral ministry at Zhoukou Pastoral Training to Shaoguan from August 15-17, 2008.
Center till December 7.
Rev. Dr. Chan Kim Kwong and a representative
from the SKH St. Stephen's Church were invited
to join with the Earthquake Relief Supply Convoy
organized by the Lanzhou Christian Church,
Gansu from June 16-20, 2008. They delivered
relief supplies to earthquake victims and visited
Christians at Wen County of Gansu, the hardest-
hit area in Gansu just neighboring Guangyuan
City of Sichuan. Rev. Dr. Chan Kim-kwong later
went to Xi'an Bible School, Xi'an, Shanxi from
Rev. Chan Kin-lai gave lesson at June 17-21 to deliver a pastoral seminar, to
Zhoukou Pastoral Training Center
attend the Graduation Ceremony of this School,
and to visit the Church in Lueyang County of
Rev. Dr. Chan Kim-kwong, was invited to
Hangzhong City, one of the counties hardest-hit
conduct pastoral trainings: Shaoguan Church,
by this Earthquake in Shanxi.
Shaoguan, Guangdong, January 26-27, 2008;
Quqing Pastoral Training Center, Quqing:
Yunnan, April 16-20; Zhejiang Theological School'
Hangzhou, Zhejiang May 1-4; Guangdong Union
Theological Seminary, Guangzhou, Guangdong,
May 28-30.

Rev. Dr Chan Kim kwong gave seminars
on “Knowing China and the Church in China,” to
pastors of the Church of Christ in China, March 3,
and April 7.
Gansu Wen County