「美西基督徒在家教育大會」的主要目的,在於推動、裝備、聯結基督徒家庭,以在家教育方式養育敬虔後裔,讓兒女們在真理、品格、學業與生活技能各方面得以精進發展,父母也在其中得著建立,以建造基督化家庭為目標,影響世代,榮神益人!
This conference is to promote, equip, and connect Christian families to raise godly offspring through homeschooling. We desire to see children excel in truth, character, academics, and life skills as parents are also encouraged and transformed along the way. We also aim to build Christ-centered families to impact future generations and to glorify God.
Amos was born in Taiwan, grew up in Illinois, became a believer during his early teenage years, and developed a passion for proclaiming the Gospel and its full implications during his undergraduate and medical education at Northwestern University. He then moved to the Los Angeles area in 2006 to pursue his residency training in anesthesiology. While in Los Angeles, Amos completed his Masters of Divinity at The Masters Seminary. Within a couple years of arriving in L.A., Amos met his future wife Emily. The two married and later moved to the Bay Area in 2012 to help plant New Life Community Church. Amos serves as New Life's Lead Pastor while also working as an anesthesiologist. His ministry passions include comprehensive discipleship and training Christians to think biblically, discerningly, intelligently, and practically. Amos also completed his Doctor of Ministry at Talbot School of Theology. Amos and his wife Emily are the proud parents of three daughters and a son as well as two children in heaven (having experienced an early miscarriage and a late-term stillbirth).
Amos出生於台灣,在伊利諾州長大,十幾歲時就信了主,在西北大學念本科和醫學院期間,他 對傳福音及其影響力產生了濃厚興趣。2006 年,他到了洛杉磯接受麻醉科住院醫師的訓練。 在洛杉磯期間,Amos完成了神學院的神學碩士學位。到洛杉磯沒幾年,Amos就遇到了他未來的 妻子Emily,兩人結婚後於 2012 年搬到灣區,幫助建立新生命社區教會。 Amos不僅擔任新生命教會的主任牧師,同時也是一位麻醉師。他服事的負擔包括全方位門徒訓練 ,以及訓練基督徒以聖經原則來明辨,並有智慧地思考。Amos也在Talbot神學院(Talbot School of Theology)完成了教牧學博士學位。Amos和妻子Emily有三個女兒和一個兒子,以及兩個在天 堂的孩子(由於早期流產和晚期死胎),他們以孩子們為榮。
With a BS in biology and a lifelong interest in writing, Denise Boiko has strong interests in both of these areas. After working as a clinical laboratory scientist and a product development scientist, Denise became a full-time homeschool mom to her two children, who went on to attend Stanford University and USC. Since 2006, she has taught writing, biology, and literature classes at sites such as The Emmaus Road Homeschool and other community and private settings. Her 440-page book, Homeschooled and Headed for College: Your Road Map for a Successful Journey, walks parents and students through the often-perplexing path to college admissions.
Denise Boiko 擁有生物學學士學位,畢生熱愛寫作,她對這兩個領域充滿了興趣。在從事醫學檢 驗師和產品開發科工作之後,Denise 成為兩個孩子母親全職在家教育,兩個孩子分別進入史丹佛 大學和南加大。自 2006 年起,她在The Emmaus Road Homeschool等學校以及其他社區和私人 課程教授寫作、生物及文學等課程。她的著作《Homeschooled and Headed for College: Your Road Map for a Successful Journey》長達440頁,引導家長和學生跨越令人困惑的大學入學之路。
劉展華弟兄生於台灣,美國企管與電腦雙碩士,曾任高科技公司十餘年。與藍雅菁姊妹結婚,育 有一子並從事在家教育。2015年蒙召全時間事奉,畢業於彌賽亞信徒神學院。現於方舟浸信教會 與彌賽亞信徒會堂從事講道與教導事奉。
Brother Jeff Liu was born in Taiwan and holds two master's degrees in business administration and computer science from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked in the high-tech industry for over a decade. He is married to sister Angie Lan, and they have a son Philip whom they homeschooled. He was called to full-time ministry in 2015 and later graduated from Messianic Jewish Theological Institute. He currently serves in preaching and teaching at Ark Baptist Church and a Messianic Jewish congregation.
Pastor Joe Sun is the senior pastor at Ark Baptist Church. He was previously a software developer in Silicon Valley for 17 years and received his Master of Divinity while working. In 2007, he started pastoring at Ark. Pastor Joe has been married for 33 years and is blessed with 3 daughters and 2 sons. He has homeschooled for 25 years and is often invited to shares about family- and homeschool-related topics at different places. It is his heart to strengthen families and raise up a godly generation to bring impact to the world for the Lord.
孫慈俠牧師,方舟浸信教會會牧,曾在矽谷從事軟件開發工作17年,其間攻讀神學,獲道 學碩士學位,2007年蒙召辭去工作,全職牧會至今。孫牧師夫婦結縭33載,育有三女二男,從事 在家教育25年,經常應邀參與家庭和在家教育方面的事奉,盼望能建造家庭,培育敬虔的下一代 為主影響世代。
Neil Mammen, founder of No Blind Faith, is a passionate apologist dedicated to equipping believers with a rational, scientific, historical, and logical defense of their faith. An Indian born in Ghana and raised in Sudan, Jamaica, and Yemen, Neil’s diverse upbringing among Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and other religious cultures gives him a unique global perspective on truth and worldviews. An ordained pastor and dynamic communicator, he is the author of Jesus Is Involved in Politics, Who Is Agent X? (proving God’s existence without using the Bible), and Daily Apologetics for Kids (co-written with his children). His mission is to ensure kids do not abandon their faith in college, help believers confidently defend their faith in the marketplace and transform culture and government for Christ.
Neil Mammen牧師是 No Blind Faith 的創辦人,他是一位充滿熱情的護教者,致力於用理性、科 學、歷史和邏輯等方式裝備信徒,使他們堅守信仰。Neil 是印度人,出生於加納,在蘇丹、牙買 加和葉門長大,在印度教、回教、佛教和其他宗教文化中成長的他,對真理和世界觀有著獨特的 全球視野。他是一位被按立的牧師和充滿動力的演說者,著有《Jesus Is Involved in Politics》、《Who Is Agent X? 》(不用聖經來證明上帝的存在),並與他的孩子們合著《Daily Apologetics for Kids 》。他的使命是確保孩子們在大學裡不會丟棄信仰,並幫助信徒在職場上滿 懷信心地捍衛信仰,同時也為基督改變文化和政治領域。
Brad Brown has a variety of ministerial experience involving all different age groups. He served as chaplain for a high school near Chicago and at a middle school in Georgia. In Northern California, he served as full-time youth and family pastor for ten years. In Central California, he has served as senior pastor for the past nine years. Brad received a Master’s degree in practical ministry from Regent University in Virginia Beach and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife Yulia were married in 2003 and have four children. They were greatly impacted by a homeschooling conference in 2009 that set the direction for building a godly heritage and the foundation for building faith within their home. They have a passion to share this vision for a godly heritage from one generation to the next.
Brad Brown牧師曾在各個不同年齡層中擔任牧師。他曾在芝加哥附近的一所高中和喬治亞州的一 所初中擔任牧師。他也在北加州擔任了十年的全職青少年和家庭部牧師。他在加州中部擔任主任 牧師已有九年時間。 Brad 牧師曾獲得位於Virginia Beach的 Regent University的實踐神學碩士學位,以及富勒神學院 的教牧學博士學位。他和妻子Yulia於2003年結婚,育有四個孩子。他們在2009年的一次在家教 育大會中受到很大的影響,為他們家庭的敬虔世代傳承和建立信仰基礎訂立了清楚方向。他們熱 衷於分享這個異象,讓敬虔的傳承代代相傳。
Anastasia Brown is an alumna and a former Junior division winner of the National Bible Bee Competition (NBBC), an intense Scripture studying and memorization contest in which she competed for eleven years. She loves studying God's Word and committing it to memory, as well as dramatizing it with her siblings, and she is passionate about reciting Scripture expressively, from the heart. Anastasia is currently an online student at the Master's University, and she hopes to get a degree in Political Studies, aspiring to use her knowledge of God's Word to make a difference in society. In addition, she is currently employed as a children's/ young adults' Bible curriculum writer and editor for Word of Life ministries. Anastasia also loves praising God through music and has written and recorded a worship song called "Over All." Her prayer is that God would use her to bring Him glory in all that she does!
Anastasia Brown曾參加過11年全國聖經蜜蜂賽(National Bible Bee Competition,一個競爭激烈 的聖經研讀與背誦比賽),並曾獲得少年組冠軍。她喜歡研讀神的話語,致力於背誦經文,也喜 歡和兄弟姊妹一起用戲劇方式演繹。她熱衷於發自內心、表露於外地背誦經文。 Anastasia目前是Master's University的學生,她希望能取得政治學學位,立志用她對神話語的知 識來改變社會。此外,她目前受聘為Word of Life事工的兒童/青少年聖經課程編輯教材 。Anastasia也喜歡透過音樂來讚美神,她曾創作並錄製一首敬拜歌曲「Over All」。她的禱告是 希望神使用她,在她所做的一切事上彰顯神的榮耀!