Professionally, I've an applied materials research scientist, a non-profit administrator, and, most recently, an academic librarian. Spiritually, I've been a member of Chinese Christian Church and Center in Philadelphia since 1989 serving in multiple capacities, including worship leader, Joy Fellowship sponsor, church administrator (2000-2005), Deacon of the Christian Education Committee, Deacon of the Youth Ministry Committee, and 11th and 12th grade Sunday School Teacher.
• Which will play over the next academic year • [1½ MIN READ] It wasn’t a Marvel, DC, Twilight, or Knives Out franchise. Instead, it was last year’s Arcadia Christian Fellowship summer term (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere unless otherwise specified). The prequel took the form of a study on how to read the bible. This wasn’t … More Summer Prequel to the Main Feature
• It’s a biblical reference. Nothing that weird, here. • [2 MIN READ] Executive Summary: This piece is an invitation for you to join my wife in her campus ministry work with me in mine. I parted ways with my job as an academic librarian in 2022 after 17 years. Maybe it was time, professionally. … More My Wife Is Joanna, Wife of Chuza
• What’s the debate? • [2½ MIN READ] One of our ACF guys has a twin sister. This means sis Jada and bro James are fraternal twins, dizygotic, i.e., ones that develop from 2 different eggs. Identical twins develop when a fertilized egg divides into 2, the halves containing the same genetic material. “Monozygotic” twins … More Identical Twins Are Always the Same Gender
• Works for me • [<2 MIN READ] I came across him doing online marathon-training research: Jeff Galloway. He died 25 February 2026 (at the age of 80), so I’m a little late to the keyboard, but he himself made a big deal out of slower (ostensibly) being plenty fast enough. I’m talking primarily about … More Jeff Galloway’s Run/Walk Technique (#217: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/28/26)
• Think hungry young people • Weekly club meetings for ACF take place every Friday at noon with lunch provided. It may seem like the food appears miraculously. And in some ways, it does! I’m thinking Elijah and the ravens here, 1 Kings 17:2-6 (Biblegateway.com). In that account, God sends his prophet on the lam … More Food Is Kinda Important
• As this ministerial effort begins • Go to: The Direct Route. Become an organizational partner and donor through Calvin Wang @ CCO (iCandybyWangC.com). Read more: Emotional, Social, & Spiritual Support (iCandybyWang.com) Staff Account As a part-time staff member, I have $18,000 of financial need. This amount meets my salary needs and institutional … More The Initial Need
Calvin Wang serves Arcadia University‘s ACF (Arcadia Christian Fellowship) through CCO (Coalition for Christian Outreach. Respective websites.). He began serving as a staff member in February 2026. Weekly emails to interested students specify exactly what events — Weekly and Special — are taking place, exactly where. Weekly FRIDAY, NOON: ACF’s core event is … More Spring 2026
• My non-traditional inaugural ministry letter • It’s traditional to send a donor recruitment letter at the start of new ministry work like mine with the Coalition for Christian Outreach @ Arcadia University (CCOJubilee.org, Arcadia.edu). I’m not a particularly traditional kind of guy. (So explore the endless details at your leisure by clicking on all … More The Traditional Route
• When you want to cut to the chase • The Chase Become an organizational partner and donor through Calvin Wang @ CCO (CCOJubilee.org). More Plot I’ve read a lot of ministry and mission donor solicitation letters. Most of them have come from people whose journey to the work they’re doing I want to … More The Direct Route
• The church body does • [2½ MIN READ] Parachurch organizations like those that serve campus fellowships have long struggled against becoming substitutes for churches. I joined a Christian fellowship when I was in college, but, as shallow as I was in my biblical convictions back then, I found and attended a church: I knew … More Who Needs the Local Church?
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