February 3, 2023
Friends of Asian Access,
I am thrilled to announce today that Asian Access has a new name. I have been waiting a long time to tell you, and I have simply been bursting to get this out there!
Today, we are A3.
Asian Access has long been known as A2. A2 is now becoming A3 on 2.3.23!
Having ventured to equip leaders in places well beyond Asia, many have been asking me:
“When will Asian Access change its name to represent this larger global scope?”
So, perhaps it doesn’t come as a surprise to many.
A3 is version 3.0 of our movement.
A3 marks the third chapter in our organization’s history—moving from a national focus on Japan... to multi-national in Asia... now to a global focus. A3 is global!
Our new name A3 connects us to our past as LIFE Ministries and Asian Access.
With each new season since 1967, God seems to ask us to go deeper and trust him more. And following him increases our faith.
And our new name A3 bridges us to our future. Following God’s trajectory for us into a new realm requires deeper faith. Pray with us as we follow God’s leading!
I am excited that our new name represents some significant steps for us...
- beyond geographic boundaries.
- beyond generational boundaries to work with leaders of all ages.
- beyond the spheres of Church and Business into new sectors of societal influence.
Over the coming weeks, I hope to share more about A3 moving forward. We hope to hold fast to the values that brought us here: a commitment to our Savior, our community, and our networks of leaders. Simultaneously we embrace learning, deepening, and a passion for innovation.
A3 Community
As we move toward this exciting future, we’re all in this together. We are the A3 Community. Let’s move ahead in faith together. I think fondly of the people who make A3 what it is:
- servant leaders wanting more for their lives and ministries
- devoted missional partners serving local churches in Japan
- the committed staff who come alongside and serve in a variety of ways
- seasoned faculty whose lives are a lesson to us
- the dozens of national leaders who sacrificially volunteer their time to see other leaders grow
- and the wonderful team members who lift us in prayer and support us with generous financial gifts making all of this work possible.
My heart is full of gratitude to God and to our A3 community. Celebrate with us our new name, A3.
Visit us online at A3Leaders.org.
Joseph W. Handley, Jr., Ph.D.
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Watch my video announcement here...
