TheresaEungyong – it is not only my Korean name, but also the root of my sense of call. The name defines me as a second-generation Korean American woman, a mother, a wife, and a pastor. Names are important. Even in the Bible, we see examples of how names define a person or a poignant moment in their life, like God changing Jacob’s name from “one who grabs the heel” to Israel, “the one who struggles with God.” Growing up, I had a love/hate relationship with my Korean name. For one, it is difficult to pronounce and secondly, it literally means “Silver Bells.” Nothing like the name “Theresa Silver Bells Cho” to give one an identity complex. I once asked my father why he chose that name for me. He explained that the Chinese character for “Eun” means “silver” or “crystal clear” and “gyong” means “the sound of a bell.” He said that when I was born, his hope for me was that I would grow up to use my voice, ringing truth as clear as the sound of a bell. As I live out God’s call in my life and continue to discern God’s call, I strive to use my…
Prayer Stations & Interactive IdeasRead more about what interactive prayer stations are about, possible layout for prayer stations, and how my church came about implementing prayer stations into our Sunday worship. Here is a list of themes and topics: Stewardship Leadership John 3.16 u0026amp; Lent Jeremiah 2, Creation, u0026amp; Earth Day Easter u0026amp; Resurrection Pentecost Pentecost Trinity Sunday Gratitude u0026amp; the Ten Lepers Evangelism, Discipleship, Servanthood, u0026amp; Diversity Parable of the Sower Church’s Vision u0026amp; Mission u0026amp; the Good Samaritan Feeding the 5000 u0026amp; Calling of Disciples Mary u0026amp; Martha 10th Anniversary of 9/11 u0026amp; Peace
Art Installations
Intergenerational WorshipIn Seven Days “Let the Children Come” – Intergenerational Worship Wanted: Sunday School Teachers False Idols: Changes in Worship No Stress, No Fuss Christmas Pageant u0026amp; Worship Part I No Stress, No Fuss Christmas Pageant u0026amp; Worship Part II Covenant: Intergenerational Faith Community
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Into the Woods: A Journey into Lent

This is a 5-part series intersecting care for the environment with the season of Lent. While there aren’t in-depth worship ideas in this particular post, I did want to show how worship can also weave in a fundraiser with opportunities to fellowship. This is how we took advantage of what our city has to offer.…

April 9, 2022

Theresa Cho

Church, Earth Day, Interactive Prayer Stations, Intergenerational, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lent, Luke, Mark, Micah, Palm Sunday, Scripture, Worship

Children, environment, Intergenerational, Lent, mobile, Palm Sunday, redwood trees, Save the Redwoods, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Worship
Interactive Prayer Stations on Micah 6 & Stewardship

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6.8) For the past month, we have been focusing on stewardship and creating a new vision statement. For the past four Sundays, worshippers were invited to fill out the following, which said, “St. John’s is . . . Why we follow Jesus –…

March 2, 2014

Theresa Cho

Interactive Prayer Stations, Intergenerational, Micah, Prayer, Scripture, Sense of Call, Stewardship, Vision, Worship

Call, Intergenerational, Markers, Prayer, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Stewardship, Vision, Worship

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Into the Woods: A Journey into Lent

Interactive Prayer Stations on Micah 6 & Stewardship