James C. Stephens ~Media Vita

1988-2008

Radio & TV Programs—

• Bible Answer Man (2)  
• KBRT Tim Barend’s Show (3)
• Chicago TV Program 1993
• Shalom Kim--Korean Radio Program in Koreatown (LA)
• Kim Dang Vietnamese Radio in Little Saigon
• Jane Chastain Show, Washington, DC…2000

Video Productions—

• Mini-Consultation on Christian Mission among Buddhists…Pasadena, California, 1989.
• Panel Discussion on Ministry among Tibetan Buddhists…Pasadena, 1990.
• Interview of Tuvan Horsemen, Rose Parade Pasadena…1992
• Parliament of the World’s Religions “Who Do Men Say That I Am?”… Chicago 1993 (27 hrs. of footage).
• Hong Kong Handover 1997 Interviews, Reichelt’s Tao Fong Shan …. Hong Kong 1995
• Global Council on World Evangelization…Unreached Peoples Track, Seoul Korea 1995 (footage).
• CBN News program footage~Dalai Lama Visit to the City of Pasadena 1996 (footage).
• Surprised by Joy 1996 Fuller Theological Seminary…Pasadena, California 1996 (footage).
• Smithsonian Culture Festival Tibet—Land Beyond the Snows 2000 Washington, DC (footage).
• OMF One Billion Wait, Tibetan Buddhism 2006 (footage).OMF
• Lotus and Cross, Buddhism and Christianity on the Silk Road, San Francisco 2007(footage).

Lectures—

• Master’s Seminary, Master’s College on Buddhism (3)
• Evangelical Ministry to New Religious Movements, Rockford, Illinois.
• Vanguard University Asia Seminar (3) ~Dr. Nancy Heidebrecht.
• Fuller Theological Seminary~ George Kraft’s Class on Spiritual Conflict (3).
• BIOLA University~ Dr. Tom Steffen (SICS), Dr. David Bourgeois (Business School).
• Perspectives on the World Christian Movement Lecturer on Mission to Buddhists (15).
• Seminars ~ First Fruit Foundation, Traveling Team (3), 90 VCN College Pastors (3).
• English Language Institute of China (2)/ Debriefing of the Caleb Project Tibet Team.
• Mission Conferences- Keynote Speaker, Seattle, WA; ACMC Long Beach, etc.
• Westminster Theological Seminary~ Dr. Peter Jones/Westmont College-Chapel.
• Kings College, San Fernando Valley.
• 1990, 1993 Urbana InterVarsity Student Mission’s Conference Seminar & Workshops. 
• Women’s Aglow Prayer Conference Special Guest Speaker Pray for the Buddhist World (AZ).
• Bless Tibet, Prayer Conference with Dick Eastman & John Robb in Colorado Springs, CO.
• Hollywood Transformation Prayer Network, Buddhism & the Seduction of Hollywood.
• Los Angeles Missionary Internship-Dr. Phil Elkins, Altadena (4).

Multimedia tours—

• Multimedia Bus Tours of Buddhist LA 1990, 1992, 1994.
• Bus Tour of Buddhism in London 1994.
• Walking tour of Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Multimedia Bus Tour of Buddhism in Los Angeles for Navigators 1999.
• Multimedia Bus Tour of Entertainment Industry…Hollywood,  2002

Audio productions—

See list of over ninety audio lectures of various intercultural experts recorded at our various summer courses and lectures.

http://www.sonrisecenter.org/MP3AudioFileListing.htm

Magazine  articles—

• Target Earth, “Buddhist Kingdoms in a Shrinking World”, 1990.
• “I Was a Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist for 14 Years” in Christian Research Newsletter Vol. 3, Issue 1.
• “Buddhism in the Pacific Rim” published by Global Prayer Digest.
• Theme editor for the International Journal of Frontier Mission Issue on Buddhism, 1993.
• IJFM translated into Korean as well.
• “Looking at Buddhist America—Potential Keys for World Evangelization” ’93 IJFM.
• “The Buddhist Next Door: An American Buddhist’s Journey into the Christian Faith—and What Surprised Him When He Got There” in Ministries Today, December 2005.

Magazine interviews—

• “America Becoming a Fertile Mission Field for Buddhism” in Christianity Today, Culture Watch, pg. 72, November 14, 1994.
• “Dalai Mania: Tibetan Leader Now a PC Cause—Buddhism is now the spirituality of choice for the trendy by Shafer Parker, Jr., World Magazine September 20, 1997.
• “Buddhism Spreads in North America—The Dalai Lama’s recent visit spotlighted the religion’s popularity in the U.S. and Canada” by Josie Newman for Charisma Magazine.

Books & chapters—

• Beyond Buddhism by J. Isamu Yamamoto, republished by SCBS, INC. in 1993.
• “Buddhism: The Enlightened Ones” in Misguiding Lights by Stephen M. Miller, 1991.
• “The Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhism” in A Guide to New Religious Movements, edited by Ronald Enroth, Intervarsity Press, 2005.
• Three articles from the IFJM included in Peoples of the Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Guide edited by Paul Hattaway, 2004.

Works in Progress—

• The Cross & Lotus: A History of Christian Mission among Buddhists.
• Pastor Vu Duc Chang’s Biography.
• My Personal Testimony.

Interviews—

• An Interview in 2003 with Victor and Victoria Trimondi, “Reflections on the Dalai Lama’s Ceremony at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on the Second Anniversary of 9/11.”

Unpublished articles—

• “Buddhism in India—From Buddha to Ambedkar.”
• “An Insider’s Perspective on Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism.”
• “Comparison and Contrast of Buddhism and Christianity.”
• “A Collection of Articles from the 1993 Parliament of the World’s Religions.”

Tracts—

• “I Was a Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist for 14 years” (James Stephens’ Testimony).
• “Mankind Needs a Savior” (Four short narrative testimonies of Tibetan Christians).
• “A Sutra for Meditation.” (Excerpts from God’s discourse with Job and EE).

Bibliographies—

• “A Bibliography of the Christian Buddhist Colloquy” Bibliographic research for Dr. James Bradley’s class on Historiography at Fuller School of Intercultural Studies.
• “Bibliography on Christianity” for the purposes of handing out at the 1993 World Parliament of Religions in Chicago.
• “General Bibliography on Buddhism covering Theravada, Mahayana, & Vajrayana schools.
• “Bibliography on Nichiren Shoshu Soka Gakkai.
• “Bibliography of Recommended Readings for the Asia Awareness Seminar.”
• “Bibliography on Buddhist-Christian Ethics.”

Curriculum design—

• Ministry Among Tibetan Buddhist Peoples.
• Ministry Among Theravada Buddhist Peoples.
• MinistryAmong Mahayana Buddhist Peoples.
• Ministry Among Neo-Buddhists.
• Who’s My Neighbor? The Gospel in a Pluralist Society.
• The Cross & Lotus: An Historical Introduction to Christianity in the Buddhist World.
• Readers on the Mahayana, Theravada, and Tibetan Buddhist world.

Courses—

• Summer Courses in Pasadena 1991, 1992, 1994.
• Summer Course in London, UK 1994.
• Summer Course in Kathmandu, Nepal 1994.
• Trainings in Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill Prayer Partners 2000.
• LAMI Institute in Pasadena (Buddhist component~2000-2004).

Mentoring—

• Formal Mentoring of (10) Interns at Hill House (1990-1996).
• Master's Level Mentor at the request of Dean Woodberry at Fuller School of Intercultural Studies (1999).
• Official Mentor at the Undergraduate Level at Biola University (2006-2007).

Map design—

• “Top 16 ‘Least Reached People Groups of the Buddhist Asia’, including a rough map of the Silk Road trade route and approximate populations of Buddhists in Asia (2007).
• The Buddhist World including recent sites of immigration.
• Southeast Asian Refugees in California.
• Buddhist Temples, Centers, and Monasteries in the United States (based upon a database).
• Mandala and Tantric Vase Map of America (ongoing).
• Buddhism in India and Surrounding Countries.
• Japan~Buddhist Population.
• Japan~Buddhist Organizations (comparison to the number of Christian organizations).
• Thailand Buddhist People Groups.
• Thai Population Surrounding Grace Community Church.
• Thai Population in Los Angeles County.

Charts—

• Statistics on Buddhist populations Worldwide.
• A List of Unreached Buddhist People Groups for T. Yamamori ~Food for the Hungry (Urbana 1993).
• Legal Immigrants Admitted to the United States by Region of Birth (1931-1960).
• Legal Immigrants Admitted to the United States by Region of Birth (1960-1969).
• Legal Immigrants Admitted to the United States by Region of Birth (1970-1979).
• Legal Immigrants Admitted to the United States by Region of Birth (1980-1984).
• Decadal Growth of Asian Immigrants in the United States by Region of Birth 1980-1990.
• 1990 Census Growth of Asian Minorities and Portion in California, 1980 & 1990.
• 1990 Census Growth of Smaller Minorities, 1980-1990.
• Reaching Out to Buddhists: Christian-Buddhist Doctrinal Perspectives.
• A Christian Primer-Christian Answers to Buddhist Beliefs.
• An Ethics Chart Addressing Christian and Buddhist Beliefs.

Multimedia Design—

Camtasia and Powerpoint Presentations.

• Online Glimpse ~The Dalai Lama, a five minute multimedia overview (on Screencast).
• Maitreya Project for John Robb, World Vision Prayer Council held in Uttar Pradesh.
• The Dalai Lama and the Anatomy of PC Buddhism, a multimedia Beta adaptation of IVP chapter for Enroth published on Camtasia as an online flash presentation.
• The Seduction of Hollywood (PP)
• Looking at Buddhism in America-Potential Keys for World Evangelization (PP/Slides).

Blogs—

• Cynical prophet
• Journal of a Young Buddhist Radical

Social networking—

• Facebook
• Pilgrim Hall

Societies—

• US-China Institute (USC).
• Central Asia Fellowship
• SEANET Fellowship
• International Society of Frontier Missiology (Theme editor for 1993 Special Issue on Buddhism for their journal, IJFM).
• Evangelical Missions Society (invited as a respondent).

Website—

• http://www.sonrisecenter.org. Includes maps, articles, maps, charts, and mini-histories of Christian missionaries in the Buddhist world.
• E-Commerce Project with BIOLA U. Crowell School of Business Class ~Dr. David Bourgeois (2007)
• Working on a virtual classroom project on GoogleAps for Sonrise Center.

Survey Research—

• Media, World Religions, and Issues (Viggo Sogaard Survey Research).

Databases—

• “Options for Service” listing mission agencies cross referenced with occupations on the field, e.g., medical, linguistics, education, completed in 1990 based upon the InterVarsity survey of Christian organizations that claimed to have work in Asia or among Buddhists.

• Buddhist Temples, Centers, and Monasteries in the United States, 1992.

• Who’s Who in Mission to Buddhists?

Media collection—

• Over 1200 slides of Buddhist sites, culture, and artifacts.
• Map Collection.
• Buddhist videos, audio collection.

Library Collection—

• Available at BIOLA University Library in La Mirada, California. The catalogue can also be accessed online from the Sonrise Center website.

Consulting & Research

• Russian Christian Radio (1990).
• Jesus Film, Campus Crusade for Christ (Trailer for the Tibetan Buddhist Context).
• First Fruit Foundation (2005-2007).
• Areopagus Foundation, Norway (2000).
• World Prayer Council, John Robb (1994-2008).
• Capitol Hill Prayer Partners, Sara Ballenger (2000-2008).
• Epic Movement, Campus Crusade for Christ~Tommy Dyo (2005-2007).
• Library Collections, e.g., ChinaSource, David Andrianoff (World Concern/World Vision—Vietnam Project).
• Centers for Apologetics Research, Paul Carden (1988-2008).
• Film Industry Intercultural Research-Bauer—Swan Productions, “Drifting Pretty.”

Editing

• Centers for Apologetics Research, Paul Carden (1988-2008).
• Many graduate, undergraduate papers, and short papers for accuracy on Buddhism for new guides to world religions.

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James C. Stephens

Mailing Address :

PO Box 116

Sierra Madre, California 91025

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Website: http://www.sonrisecenter.org