Light Amidst Darkness: Alistair Chiu

Faith, Work & Rest

In the final episode of this season of the podcast, Alistair Chiu, along with two other Christian leaders, give us an inside look at how faith and work movements are being developed in the places they live. When it comes to developing movements like the ones described in this podcast, we can be tempted to assume that a “one size fits all” model will work. However, we are reminded in this episode of the need for faithful contextualization to meet the needs and questions of the city we are seeking to reach. As workers across the city press into integrating faith and work, the light of Christ within us will begin shining in the darkest of places. But cultivating these kind of movements will take a high level of adaptability, working with people that are different from us, and a deep desire to have alignment with co-laborers not as a prerequisite to relationship but as a by-product. And through all of this effort and strategy, we entrust ourselves to the One who will one day reign as King in our cities as it is in heaven. This marks the end of our journey of hearing global expressions of faith in work and rest. If you haven’t listened to all of the previous episodes and guests, please check them out. Resources related to this episode: Learn more about City to City Asia Pacific: https://citytocityasiapacific.com/ Learn more about Alistair Chiu’s church: https://www.newcitychurchhk.com/ Learn more about The Global Faith and Work Initiative: https://www.globalfaithandwork.com/ Learn more about the Surge Network https://www.surgenetwork.com TIME STAMPS 00:00 Introduction to Podcast 2:09 Where Alistair is living and how he got there 6:47 How did the work culture in Hong Kong shape your ministry there? 9:26 Did you find that the faith and work resources fit well within Hong Kong? 14:49 What was birthed with recognizing the gap in the faith and work materials for the Hong Kong context? 17:50 Stories of people working through the faith and work cohort 23:59 Where do you see God reflected in the city of Hong Kong and how can we pray for the city? 27:22 Introducing two more Global Faith and Work Leaders 31:23 How the marketplace is central to the ecosystem of God’s work in the world 32:38 How scaffolding relates to supporting movements in various cities 37:00 Best practices for starting faith and work movements in cities 40:41 What creating faith and work movements have taught them about working with others 47:05 What practices have you developed to work with different people than you and live out the gospel?