Launched in August 2023, Barnabas offers supplementary care for Acts2 Network team members. Staff members in their late 30s to 50s get to bless and support younger ones with their life and ministry experiences. Network team members can receive equipping through coaching, marriage support, growth groups, and support groups. Click on each offering to get more info and to sign up! Please enjoy our PROMO VIDEO.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Enrollment for “Feb-Mar Offerings”: Sat 1/17/26 - Fri 1/23/26
Workshop dates are on Tuesday Evenings:
(Sabbath Week is from 2/23 Mon - 3/1 Sun; Passion Week is from 3/30 Mon - 4/3/ Fri)
2/3 Tue - 2/17 Tue (For 3-session Workshops)
2/3 Tue - 3/3 Tue (For 4-session Workshops)
2/3 Tue - 3/17 Tue (For 6-session Workshops)
2/3 Tue - 3/24 Tue (For 7-session Workshops)
2/3 Tue - 4/7 (For 8-session Workshops)
Upon enrollment, your workshop facilitator will be contacting you with logistical information.
If you have any questions regarding enrollment, please contact Leeanne.Dongses@Acts2.network.
Learn tools to help you get the most out of conversations with your kids. Go from asking close-ended questions that often lead to monosyllabic responses to asking open-ended questions that could lead to your child opening up his/her thoughts and experiences.
Matthew Kim, John Lee
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Join this collaboration of dads who want to keep conversations with their middle schoolers active and effective.
Matthew Kim
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Learn tools to help you get the most out of conversations with your kids. Go from asking close-ended questions that often lead to monosyllabic responses to asking open-ended questions that could lead to your child opening up his/her thoughts and experiences.
Helen Kim
Learn tools to get you started on conversing with your preschoolers. Learn to take advantage of opportunities throughout the day to connect with and enjoy your preschooler. Learn to praise in the best way possible—on their progress & effort (hint, it’s not just “good job”)—and more!
Helen Kim, Hyunjung Yu
"The Art of Persuasion" is a practical workshop that equips you with simple tools to communicate clearly and wisely. Learn how to write emails and engage in conversations that reduce misunderstanding, avoid unnecessary conflict, and increase the likelihood that your message is heard and received.
P. Jonathan Lee
Learn how to use the newly developed Conversational Gospel Point Study (GPS) guides—practical tools designed to naturally and respectfully lead conversations toward the gospel. Participants will practice navigating simple dialogue prompts and thoughtfully crafted questions drawn from key Bible passages. While originally developed for engaging the elderly, Conversational GPS is broadly applicable across age groups.
James Chao & James Kang
Learn how to untangle difficult projects and turn them into actionable steps while reducing distractions and time-wasters.
Abe Yang
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Equips those who have limited discretionary time to develop health-related or bandwidth-related habits. Learn to build small habits that will be stacked with existing habits (i.e., making bed, brewing coffee). Some examples include daily stretching, adopting 50/50 rule of eating, & keeping an empty sink by end of the night. Our motto is "something is better than nothing.”
Maria Villareal
Learn 5S principles of organization and simple hacks & tips to organize home. Each session includes real time "lab" to clean your home.
Leeanne Dongses
Life Hacks & Home Habits Level 1
Apply the 5S principles and organization strategies from Level 1 to your home. Create a personalized cleaning plan and build a daily tidying habit. Partner with an accountability buddy to stay motivated and on track together. Need to have completed Life Hacks Level 1.
Michelle Yang
Monthly Members Training (MMT - 10/4/25): Getting Started - A Toolkit for Message Reflection Workshop or Barnabas Message Reflection Workshop (Aug-Sep 2025 Session)
Note: If you took MMT’s reflection workshop in Oct. ‘25 or if you took Barnabas Reflection Workshop (4 sessions), you meet the prerequisite to take Level 2. Grow in forming your interior life by internalizing God's Word through applying the four key elements of message reflection. As you develop this skill, move from shallowness to depth. Broaden your understanding of reflection by engaging with well-developed examples that will guide your growth. Each weekly session will have a separate focus: Week 1 - Awareness of Self; Week 2 - Biblical Grounding; Week 3 - Connection with God & God’s People; Week 4 - Depth of Gospel Conviction.
Susanna Lee
Do you need a jump start to develop a disciplined prayer life? Or do you need tools and tips to mentor someone in prayer? ”P.R.A.Y.E.R. Essentials" is a six-session workshop designed to develop both personal and intercessory prayer using the framework of Presence before God, Rootedness in Scripture, Authenticity of Self, Yieldedness of Outcome, Engaged in Spiritual Warfare, Redeeming work of God.
Susanna Lee
Develop a daily habit of giving thanks to God and remembering His good work, using Psalm 103 as a framework. We utilize a habit tracker, and learn from inspiring Christians and other sources to boost motivation for growth in gratitude.
Lauren Kwon, Irene Thomas
Please sign up as a couple (spouses will need to be present together for the workshops).
This workshop is offered to first-time expecting parents who have passed their first trimester. The workshop provides tools to help you: - address fears and concerns of being first-time parents - get a head start for parenthood by growing in capacity - develop fortitude so soon-to-be parents can transition into parenthood and remain in ministry.
Mark & Naomi Lee, Tim & Debbie Fitz
Receive support, tips & hacks from experienced moms to navigate through the first year of motherhood! [Note: This workshop will be offered during day time. Upon enrollment, the facilitator will contact you for time.]
Lauren Kwon
A trained facilitator couple will equip married couples with helpful tools for better communication, deeper understanding/relationship, and productive conflict resolution.
Your couple will be paired with a Barnabas marriage facilitator couple.
Pre-Requisite: Marriage Equipping, Level 1
If you’ve completed Marriage Equipping Level 1, you can sign up for one of the following topics below (you can sign-up for up to 3 topics per quarter): - Exterminating Marriage Bugs 101 - Getting on the Same Page with Child Discipline - Navigating Parents/Extended Family Relationships - Kickstart Your Week Through Planning and Communicating - Real Time: Conflict Resolution - Real Time: Personal Stressors-Identify, Adapt, Act!
Your couple will be paired up with a Barnabas facilitator couple.
Parents will learn practical ways to teach obedience, apply consistent discipline, and establish daily routines with clear expectations that help children develop boundaries and respect for authority.
Daryl and Jackie Wong
Provides support for those who experience a significant amount of anxiety that interferes with life, work, ministry, or relationships, and who desire to take concrete steps to better manage anxiety. The aim is to understand anxiety better and to learn skills to regulate it.
Chris Lee
Provides support for those who experience a significant amount of anxiety that interferes with life, work, ministry, or relationships, and who desire to take concrete steps to better manage anxiety. The aim is to understand anxiety better and to learn skills to regulate it.
Laura Fong
Provides support for those who experience a significant amount of anxiety that interferes with life, work, ministry, or relationships, and who desire to take concrete steps to better manage anxiety. The aim is to understand anxiety better and to learn skills to regulate it.
Laura Fong
Provides a place for healing and recovery from sexual addiction, such as pornography addiction.
Provides a gospel-centered 12 step study group for healing and recovery from sexual addiction, such as pornography addiction. Enrollment is currently closed.
Lauren Kwon
This workshop covers some considerations you may face when caring for aging/ailing parents. Topics range from basic care needs to finding housing and outside help to preparing for the future by executing powers of attorney to creating a caregiver binder. Please check out our resources portal with pertinent info on legal, financial, housing, mental health, managing care, & caregiver’s notebook.
Helen & Matthew Kim
Receive weekly structure, tools, and support to build a healthy lifestyle and boost your physical and emotional well-being. We’ll focus on areas of exercise, immunity, nutrition, and sleep. Let's keep thriving in daily life and ministry for the long haul with less hindrance due to health issues! Note: Sisters and brothers will meet in separate groups. More info on the sign up form.
John Lee, Eunice Lee, Maria Villarreal