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
St. John’s

Ordination of Women

Expanding Our Baptismal Community

9 The Samaritan woman asked, “Why do you, a Jewish man, ask for something to drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (Jews and Samaritans didn’t associate with each other.) 10 Jesus responded, “If you recognized God’s gift and who is saying to you, ‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would be asking him and he would give you…

February 13, 2012

Theresa Cho

Korean American Presbyterian Clergywomen, Racial Ethnic

Baptism, Community, Diversity, Immigrant, Korean American Clergywomen, Ordination of Women, PCUSA
Tapping Living Water

1 In the first month, the entire company of the People of Israel arrived in the Wilderness of Zin. . . 2-5 There was no water there for the community, so . . . they attacked Moses: “We wish we’d died when the rest of our brothers died before God. Why did you haul this congregation…

July 28, 2010

Theresa Cho

General Assembly, Numbers, PCUSA, Scripture

2nd Generation, General Assembly, Invisibleness, Korean American Clergywomen, Moses, Non-geographic Presbytery, Ordination of Women, Water

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Ordination of Women

Expanding Our Baptismal Community

Tapping Living Water