September 29th, 2018

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愛的能力是像吃飯睡覺般自然擁有還是像工程,醫學一樣需要長期的學習與訓練?
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時間:8 月24 日 晚 6:30 -7:30 免費晚餐, 7:30-9:30 邱博士講座
地點: 麻省華人福音堂 60 Turnpike Road, Southborough MA

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婚姻馬拉松佈道會海報

婚姻馬拉松佈道會海報

August 11th, 2018

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June 10th, 2018

Posted In: ChildrenMinistry, 公告 (Announcement)

May 6th, 2018

Posted In: ChildrenMinistry, 公告 (Announcement)

April 15th, 2018

Posted In: ChildrenMinistry, 公告 (Announcement)

April 15th, 2018

Posted In: ChildrenMinistry, 公告 (Announcement)

(Job description download)

Church overview:

Chinese Gospel Church of Massachusetts (CGCM) is an evangelical non-denomination church with 3 congregations (Cantonese, English, and Mandarin which has the biggest congregation) under the same roof, totaling close to 400 people of all ages. Currently, the English congregation holds joint worship service for youths and adults, with average attendance around 50-60 people.

Required qualifications:

  • Possess an M.Div. degree or equivalent from formal theological education from a seminary of the evangelical tradition.
  • Has been ordained.
  • Has experience, in lay/pastoral capacities, serving in a church or other Christian ministries for at least 10 years combined
  • Has 5 years of experience in serving in the church with ministerial and caring functions
  • Good understanding of the culture and dynamics of a church with different language congregations
  • Has demonstrated gifts and enthusiasm in motivating and building up a matured leadership team
  • High proficiency in the English language (speaking, reading, and writing)
  • Clear calling to full-time pastoral ministry.

Other requirements:

  • Has experience in serving in a team leadership church setting, with ability in working together with the leadership in terms of common vision and mission, and can submit and commit to the decision of the church leadership
  • Experience serving in Chinese churches in North America (a plus)
  • Ability to work well with, and provide leadership, to lay leaders
  • Experience in pulpit ministry for English speaking congregation, in accurate Bible exposition and application of the biblical teaching in daily life
  • Experience working in multicultural ministry, with diverse background of participants, and ability to meet their needs and help them grow spiritually
  • Agree to the Statement of Faith of our church and to abide by the church’s Bylaws and policies

Required application documentation:

  • Resume
  • Personal testimony of own salvation
  • Personal testimony of calling
  • Ministry concepts (or Philosophy to ministry the church)
  • 3 references (minimum of 1 from a person you reported to)

Job Responsibility:

Generally, oversee all aspects of the overall English ministry

  1. Preaching, teaching and discipleship training
    Preach sermon in the Sunday worship; teach Sunday Bible classes; conduct Bible studies, give workshops and seminars on theological doctrines; discipleship; leadership recruitment, training and equipping; provide spiritual leadership in the English ministry
  • Be the principal preacher to the English congregation, preaching for at least 2 times a month;
    • As long as there is joint worship service with the youth, preach messages that are understandable and applicable to the youths as well as adults
  • Provide vision and leadership for the English ministry, formulate plan and program for the materialization of such vision, and facilitate their implementation
  • Develop strategies to strengthen fellowship groups and to help nurture and build up members’ spiritual maturity
  1. Caring and nurturing
    Provide pastoral care, regular visitation; counseling to those suffering from personal or family crisis; form caring teams; mentoring believers for spiritual growth.
  • As a minimum, visit regular members of the English congregation at least once a year
  1. Evangelism & Mission
    Promote evangelism and outreach; help 
    members to be mission-minded and encourage participation in missions.
  1. Administration & Others
  • Provide monthly ministry report to the Board of Elders and Council; and attend their meetings on a regular basis, keeping them fully informed of the general progress in the English ministry and any new initiative, seeking appropriate approval, when required
  • Participate in pastoral staff meetings; attend church leadership meetings, regional pastors meetings, as needed
  • Report to the Senior Pastor, or in absence of a Senior Pastor, the Board of Elders, who oversees the English Pastor
  • All other related ministerial duties

Procedure for Candidacy:
Any qualified candidate interested in this position should apply by sending an email to pastoralsearchcommittee@cgcm.org.

February 17th, 2018

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網上地址更新時間已經結束,如果您還有相關需要,請聯繫教會行政主任魏華蓉姐妹。

October 26th, 2017

Posted In: 公告 (Announcement)

徐理強教授簡介:徐醫生出生於香港,祖籍浙江嘉興。他於1968年在香港大學醫學院畢業,獲得內外科學士。後在英國倫敦接受精神醫學專業訓練,且專門研究攝食障礙症,1979年獲得醫學博士學位。1980年,徐醫生到美國Pittsburgh繼續研究和學術工作。1993年遷居波士頓,是塔夫茨大學(Tufts)醫學院精神科教授。他發表過130多篇學術論文,也是4部教科書的作者或編者。他多次擔任NIH美國國家研究基金評審委員,也曾經擔任香港大學、香港中文大學、武漢大學醫學院以及成都華西醫學院訪問教授。1993年被GoodHousekeepingMagazine選為美國300個最佳精神科醫生之一,1997年被選為英國皇家精神科學院院士。

網站地址:

https://cgcm.org/depression_lecture_georgehsu/

抑鬱症系列講座

【精神科四十年來對抑鬱症了解的三個突破】“抑鬱症”系列第一講| 徐理強教授
【抑鬱症的成因是基因與環境的互動】“抑鬱症”系列第二講| 徐理強教授
【抑鬱症的治療相當安全有效】 “抑鬱症”系列第三講| 徐理強教授
【抑鬱症的諮詢與扶持】“抑鬱症”系列第四講| 徐理強教授
【幾個常見的精神疾病】“抑鬱症”系列第五講| 徐理強教授
【精神病是鬼附嗎】“抑鬱症”系列第六講| 徐理強教授

《解開抑鬱的迷思》(合集)

編者按:

在世界範圍內,“精神病”(帶有各式各樣精神疾患的人群)的數量,很可能嚴重超過我們的常識認知。以我國為例,根據國家衛健委2018年5月公布的資料,截止2017年底,我國精神障礙患者已達2億4千多萬,佔全國總人口的17.5%;其中,失喪正常生活工作能力的重症患者超過1600萬,這一數字還在逐年增長。而承受着由這些患者造成的壓力和傷害的配偶、親人、同仁等等的數量,就更加巨大,難以估量。

另一方面,瀰漫於全民、全社會中的對於精神疾患的無知、迷信、恐懼、羞恥、歧視等等傷害性、破壞性心態卻依然根深蒂固地佔據着人心。陳舊的思維觀念慣性和淹沒性的錯誤信息混淆視聽;全社會精神醫學領域的遲緩落後、醫療資源的巨大缺口、醫患關係緊張等等因素,使無數病患更加難以得到哪怕是基本的醫療扶助,也讓關切患者的周遭人群陷入痛苦甚至絕望。

面對精神疾患,在教會中,還存在獨特的障礙和偏見。針對精神疾患常會出現的沮喪灰心、睏倦懈怠、躁怒無常、甚至思覺失常等等癥狀,教會人群中往往有一套所謂“神學正確”的判斷和“屬靈敬虔”的“醫治”手法。結果,不僅錯失枉費了基督信仰中本來蘊含的深厚豐富的醫治扶持資源,反而造成額外的二度傷害和加重的恐懼絕望。實在令人折腕悲嘆!

徐理強教授醫師是當今海內外華人世界中頂級傑出的精神科醫師和學者。出於深重的憂患意識,濃集自己五十多年的臨床經驗和前沿科研學識,徐醫師寫作了這本《解開抑鬱的迷思》。本書面向普通民眾,深入淺出地闡述關於抑鬱症等精神疾患的前沿知識。在其質樸的文字中,我們可以看到作者淵博的學識、嚴謹的醫療實踐、對信仰與醫學科學關係的深入思考。《解開抑鬱的迷思》這本書給我們提供了精神疾患方面真切的當代醫學科學視野;同時也帶來令人寬慰的希望。

過去這幾十年,普世大腦科學和精神醫學已經取得許多革命性的認知突破和長足的實踐進步。現代精神醫學科學認為,與人類的所有其他疾病一樣,精神疾患也是先天基因遺傳與是現實生活環境交互作用的結果;在此基本理論前提上,臨床醫學實踐也研發了科學正規的診治措施和豐富有效的藥物資源,並且正在日新月異地提升、完善。抑鬱症、雙相症、思覺失調症(精神分裂症)的治療已經程序化、規範化、普及化;只要治療對症,絕大部分精神病患都有好的療效預期,可以享有較高的生活質量。“是葯三分毒”的口頭禪已經被顯明是十分無知陳腐而且不負責任的謬見誤導。隨着一個又一個優良藥物的面世,弱小可控的藥物副作用,相比藥物帶來的收益,已經微不足道。

在《解開抑鬱的迷思》書中,徐醫師向我們解明,精神醫學、醫藥的正當性和有效性是由嚴謹的實踐數據來驗證的。而基督信仰對人的心靈層面的豐富作用和她所帶來的健康有意義的生活方式也被證明對精神疾患的防治和扶持是確實有效有益的。書中,徐醫生還回答了一些令人困擾的教會問題,提供了如何給抑鬱症患者提供扶持的方法,介紹了他自己治療抑鬱症患者的一般流程和進階分析。以這個治療範式和實踐經驗為參考,所有關切精神疾患的人們可以消除對疾病和藥物的恐懼、謬見,建立抑鬱症等疾患治療的基本概念,了解預期療效,從而可以主動求醫並配合治療。

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《解開抑鬱的迷思》(合集)

解開抑鬱的迷思(一)—— 基督教與精神科學
解開抑鬱的迷思(二) ——抑鬱症是什麼?如何診斷?
解開抑鬱的迷思(三)—— 軀體化癥狀
解開抑鬱的迷思(四) ——抑鬱症是心理問題? 生理疾病?
解開抑鬱的迷思(五)—— 抑鬱症的成因:基因與環境的互動
解開抑鬱的迷思(六) —— 抑鬱症究竟有多普遍
解開抑鬱的迷思(七) —— 為什麼基督徒可能得抑鬱症?信仰對抑鬱症病人有幫助嗎?
解開抑鬱的迷思(八) —— 抑鬱症的治療
解開抑鬱的迷思(九) —— 抑鬱症藥物的有效性與安全性
解開抑鬱的迷思(十) —— 治療是治標還是治本?為何治療效果不理想?
解開抑鬱的迷思(十一) —— 抑鬱症可以預防嗎?
解開抑鬱的迷思(十二) —— 其它的精神疾病
解開抑鬱的迷思(十三) —— 精神病是鬼附嗎?
解開抑鬱的迷思(十四) —— 彼此扶持
解開抑鬱的迷思(十五) —— 找到工作的意義與目標
解開抑鬱的迷思(十六) —— 沉溺的問題
解開抑鬱的迷思(十七) —— 為什麼我選擇精神科專業

September 21st, 2017

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由於教會退休會(9/8~9/10)的原因,9/10 周日教會中英文堂崇拜取消。

Due to church retreat(9/8~9/10), both Chinese and English worship services at church are cancelled.

August 29th, 2017

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