IMPACT - In Loving Memory of Pastor Ted Lam

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The Pioneers Ministry was founded on the vision of the late Rev. Ted Lam, who had a heart and burden for planting and growing Chinese churches in the United States and Canada.  Rev. Lam recognized that a healthy, growing church must be developing leaders that can not only keep the church healthy, but also lead ministries towards future church plant projects for the purpose of Kingdom expansion.  As such, he had dedicated his life to raising and developing ministry leaders with a future-focus purpose of leading new church plants in North America.

 

The Ted Lam Memorial Scholarship Fund is a fund setup in honor of the legacy of the late Rev. Ted Lam to support seminarians called into vocation ministry in the Chinese American or Asian American church context.  This scholarship aims to provide tuition assistance with priority given to seminarians that:

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• Intend to serve (post-graduation) in Chinese or Asian American churches in the United States or Canada, OR intends to plant a Chinese or Asian American church in the United States or Canada.

• Enrolled in pursuit of a MA, MDiv, or ThM degree program at an accredited seminary with a focus on Pastoral Ministry, Cross-Cultural Ministries, Ministry Leadership, Church Health, Church Growth, and related Leadership Study programs.

• Demonstrates a calling into vocation ministry.

 

This scholarship is established with the hope that other donors interested in investing in future seminarians can continue to contribute in honor of Rev. Lam’s memory and legacy.  

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Scholarship Program

 

Each scholarship recipient will be awarded up to $1500 per semester to cover tuition.  The funds will be sent directly to the seminary, and can be used for any term, including summer term, during the awarded academic school year.  Limits on the number of recipients per year will be established by the Pioneers Ministry’s Scholarship Review Board.   

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Eligibility

 

• Must be active in a local Chinese or Asian American Church in the United States or Canada.

• Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester towards a MA, MDiv, or ThM program at an accredited seminary.

• Must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or above.

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Application Requirements

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• A statement of your ministry calling. This should be no more than one page, and should include a brief resume covering where you've been, where you're heading, your life purpose, objectives and tentative long-term goals. Areas where you’ve served in your local church would also be helpful.

• A summary statement of courses taken over the previous semester and how that contributes to your ministry goals.

• Two Letters of recommendation from your church pastor or church leadership acknowledging their support / continued support for your ministry goals in seminary studies.

• Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester towards a MA, MDiv, or ThM program at an accredited seminary.

• Must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or above.

• A commitment to serve in Chinese American or Asian American ministries in the United States or Canada post-graduation.

• Scholarship recipient may be contacted by Pioneers Ministry’s leadership team for continued prayer support and related needs inquiry (recipient agrees to be contacted).

 

Deadlines

 

All scholarship applications and requested materials must be received by May 1st of the scholarship year.  

 

• To request an application, fill out the form below.

• The Pioneers Ministry Scholarship Review Board will recommend applicants whose visions most

• closely match the intent of the fund. Recipients of each year’s scholarship will be notified by email by the end of June of each academic year, with funding support beginning in the Fall semester.

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