EPISODE · Oct 6, 2024 · 55 MIN
#11 The Influence
from The Story: TGIF and Born to Shine Christian Toastmasters · host Joseph Calpin, Paul Sharpe
Back in April, Joe and Paul had the opportunity to sit down with their good friend, KC Tang from Hong Kong, who flew to Taiwan for our District Conference. This long-awaited episode is a wonderful conversation about building communities and fostering local communities with a global impact. KC Tang is the founder of Shatin Evangel Toastmasters, a club that carries the same spirit that empowers TGIF and Born to Shine. Through his sharing, we discovered the vision he had for starting a club that would allow people to practice sharing their faith. This episode also features another good friend of KC, our very own Lester Lin, who shares about his view of community building and seeing KC build a Christian club in Hong Kong. Episode Outline 1. Founding Fathers Three 2. How KC found Toastmasters 3. The link between KC and TGIF 4. What keeps bringing KC back to visit 5. The dangers of complacency in community 6. The origins of Shatin Evangel Toastmasters 7. Training Christians how to share their faith 8. Local clubs with a global impact 9. What a meeting at Shatin is like 10. Advice for people starting clubs, Christian or not 11. How to talk about your faith Links for you The Leaders' playlist Pictures of TGIF's first venue (provided by Paul) Songs in this Episode Travel Story by PineAppleMusic Disco Lights from Pixabay
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Back in April, Joe and Paul had the opportunity to sit down with their good friend, KC Tang from Hong Kong, who flew to Taiwan for our District Conference. This long-awaited episode is a wonderful conversation about building communities and fostering local communities with a global impact. KC Tang is the founder of Shatin Evangel Toastmasters, a club that carries the same spirit that empowers TGIF and Born to Shine. Through his sharing, we discovered the vision he had for starting a club that would allow people to practice sharing their faith. This episode also features another good friend of KC, our very own Lester Lin, who shares about his view of community building and seeing KC build a Christian club in Hong Kong. Episode Outline 1. Founding Fathers Three 2. How KC found Toastmasters 3. The link between KC and TGIF 4. What keeps bringing KC back to visit 5. The dangers of complacency in community 6. The origins of Shatin Evangel Toastmasters 7. Training Christians how to share their faith 8. Local clubs with a global impact 9. What a meeting at Shatin is like 10. Advice for people starting clubs, Christian or not 11. How to talk about your faith Links for you The Leaders' playlist Pictures of TGIF's first venue (provided by Paul) Songs in this Episode Travel Story by PineAppleMusic Disco Lights from Pixabay
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