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  • Makito Miyashita

    Makito Miyashita

    Makito Miyashita serves as Associate Director of Samurai Projects in Tokyo. The goal of Samurai Projects is to train the next generation of Japanese Christian leaders. Read more

  • James and Charley Ballinger

    James and Charley Ballinger

    James and Charley Ballinger arrived in Tokyo in March 2022. James has been appointed as Director of the Samurai Projects, working to train the next generation of Japanese Christian leaders. Read more

  • Philip and Sunny Glass

    Philip and Sunny Glass

    Philip and Sunny Glass live in Komazawa-Daigaku, south Tokyo, where they are partnering to plant a church with Tim and Ai Williams. Read more

  • Thierry and Antonia Richards

    Thierry and Antonia Richards

    Thierry and Antonia Richards are reaching out to business people in central Tokyo through Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership. Read more

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JCL Partners

Japan Christian Link has been blessed with a good number of outstanding partners. JCL has two types of partners, Mission Partners and Network Partners.

Mission Partners are full time Christian workers who take on roles such as church leadership and church planting.

Network Partners are generally in secular paid employment but because of their engagement with Japanese people either in Japan or abroad they have opportunities to share the gospel in their spare time with those around them.

Please contact us if you would like to know more about our partners. There are opportunities to pray for their work as well as to support them financially.

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Dave and Heidi Skipper

Dave and Heidi Skipper

Dave and Heidi Skipper work with different kinds of music and those engaging with it, mainly in the Tokyo region. Read more

Published: 21st August, 2020

Updated: 8th March, 2022

Author: Ian Maclennan

Dawn Bolton

Dawn Bolton

Dawn Bolton has worked in Japan supporting a church in Kobe and teaching English to seminary students at Kansai Bible College, as well as private classes. Now back in the UK on furlough. Read more

Published: 18th August, 2020

Updated: 9th January, 2021

Author: Ian Maclennan

Emba Allison

Emba Allison

Emba Allison followed God’s call to Japan in 2015 after hearing a dramatic message at a conference on the huge mental health needs in Japan. Read more

Published: 21st August, 2020

Updated: 17th February, 2023

Author: Ian Maclennan

Grace Koshino

Grace Koshino

Grace Koshino, along with her husband Yusuke and their young daughter Ema, live in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture. Grace works part-time at a Japanese E-commerce company. Her family attend Minami Urawa Baptist Church and her husband works for a handy-man agency run by the church pastor. Read more

Published: 21st August, 2020

Updated: 23rd June, 2021

Author: Ian Maclennan

James and Charley Ballinger

James and Charley Ballinger

James and Charley Ballinger arrived in Tokyo in March 2022. James has been appointed as Director of the Samurai Projects, working to train the next generation of Japanese Christian leaders. Read more

Published: 4th February, 2021

Updated: 3rd February, 2023

Author: Ian Maclennan

James Brown

James Brown

James Brown is preaching at Nishiharima Church near Kobe, as well as at Kobe Bible Fellowship and other outreach meetings. Read more

Published: 19th August, 2020

Updated: 22nd June, 2021

Author: Ian Maclennan

Jim and Kayo Davies

Jim and Kayo Davies

Jim and Kayo Davies teach English in the Kobe region and are looking for opportunities to share the gospel with those they meet. Read more

Published: 21st August, 2020

Author: Ian Maclennan

Joe Townsend

Joe Townsend

Joe serves at a Japanese church in Ealing in West London and is also responsible for putting together most of JCL's publications. Read more

Published: 18th August, 2020

Updated: 5th January, 2021

Author: Ian Maclennan

Katsutoshi and Yukiko Shimizu

Katsutoshi and Yukiko Shimizu

Katsutoshi and Yukiko Shimizu have planted South London Japanese Church and are active in the Japanese community across the UK and Europe. Read more

Published: 18th August, 2020

Updated: 16th October, 2020

Author: Ian Maclennan

Lisa M

Lisa M

Lisa M. hosts a monthly Japanese Bible study at her home, assisted by Josh who leads the studies in Japanese. She also offers accommodation to Japanese students studying locally. Read more

Published: 21st August, 2020

Updated: 14th January, 2021

Author: Ian Maclennan

Makito Miyashita

Makito Miyashita

Makito Miyashita serves as Associate Director of Samurai Projects in Tokyo. The goal of Samurai Projects is to train the next generation of Japanese Christian leaders. Read more

Published: 30th January, 2023

Updated: 10th February, 2023

Author: Ian Maclennan

Morien James

Morien James

Morien James teaches English at a range of classes in the vicinity of Koga, north of Tokyo. He shares the gospel with class members regularly. Read more

Published: 21st August, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2021

Author: Ian Maclennan

Philip and Sunny Glass

Philip and Sunny Glass

Philip and Sunny Glass live in Komazawa-Daigaku, south Tokyo, where they are partnering to plant a church with Tim and Ai Williams. Read more

Published: 21st August, 2020

Updated: 2nd May, 2022

Author: Ian Maclennan

Rebekah Hwang

Rebekah Hwang

Rebekah Hwang leads Megumi Church in Finchley, North London, with her husband Mark. She also meets up with Japanese ladies for Bible studies. Read more

Published: 19th August, 2020

Updated: 16th January, 2021

Author: Ian Maclennan

Richard and Yuko Brash

Richard and Yuko Brash

Richard Brash has taken up a theology teaching post in Nagoya, Japan. Yuko Brash will be working with ladies and young people in the Nagoya region. Read more

Published: 18th August, 2020

Updated: 27th January, 2023

Author: Ian Maclennan

Shuko and Michiko Tano

Shuko and Michiko Tano

Shuko and Michiko Tano live and work in Nago, Okinawa where they lead Nago Chapel. Their vision is to reach out to the various segments of society by establishing relevant link activities. Read more

Published: 21st August, 2020

Updated: 19th January, 2021

Author: Ian Maclennan

Stephen and Yuki Williams

Stephen and Yuki Williams

Stephen and Yuki Williams are serving at Shigaraki Christ Church in the Kansai area of Japan. Yuki is teaching at the church and Stephen is working on outreach. Read more

Published: 19th August, 2020

Updated: 11th January, 2021

Author: Ian Maclennan

Thierry and Antonia Richards

Thierry and Antonia Richards

Thierry and Antonia Richards are reaching out to business people in central Tokyo through Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership. Read more

Published: 18th August, 2020

Updated: 27th January, 2023

Author: Ian Maclennan

Tim and Ai Williams

Tim and Ai Williams

Tim and Ai Williams have recently planted on a church in the area of Futakotamagawa to the south west of Tokyo. Read more

Published: 19th August, 2020

Updated: 25th August, 2023

Author: Ian Maclennan

Yoshiko Kojima

Yoshiko Kojima

Yoshiko Kojima lives near Kobe and is currently recuperating from serious health problems. Until 2009 she used to minister at Milton Keynes Japanese Christian Church. Read more

Published: 19th August, 2020

Updated: 13th April, 2022

Author: Ian Maclennan

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  • Meet & Pray - Tim & Ai Williams

    Meet & Pray - Tim & Ai Williams

    We are really excited to offer everyone the opportunity to meet and pray online with Tim and Ai Williams. They are currently in south western Tokyo and are working on a church plant. Please join us as we hear their news and pray for them!

  • Meet & Pray - Philip & Sunny Glass

    Meet & Pray - Philip & Sunny Glass

    We are pleased to offer everyone the opportunity to meet and pray online with Philip and Sunny Glass. They have recently moved to the UK where Philip will be training. Please join us as we hear their news and pray for them!

  • Meet & Pray - Richard & Yuko Brash

    Meet & Pray - Richard & Yuko Brash

    Here's your chance to meet up with Richard and Yuko Brash to catch up with their news. They will be hosting an online Meet & Pray event soon. They live in Nagoya, where Richard teaches at Christ Bible Institute. Please join us as we hear their news and pray for them.

  • Prayer for Japan

    Prayer for Japan

    Prayer is critically important. Please join us as we intercede for the advance of the gospel amongst Japanese people across the world.

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  • What do Japanese people believe?

    What do Japanese people believe?

    Japanese belief systems are very different from American and European ones. Here are some general comments with respect to faith and belief which may apply to many Japanese.

  • Bilingual Japanese/English Bible - ESV

    Bilingual Japanese/English Bible - ESV

    Bilingual full Bible with the New Revised Japanese Bible (4th edition, October 2017) and the English ESV.

  • Christianity in Japan

    Christianity in Japan

    Christianity is very much a minority religion in Japan at present. We estimate that between 0.2% and 0.5% of Japanese have fully embraced the gospel, which makes the Japanese among the least-reached major people groups in the world.

  • Sharing the gospel with my Japanese friend

    Sharing the gospel with my Japanese friend

    It can be challenging to explain the gospel to someone from a completely different culture, who also has a different mother tongue! Here are a few approaches to consider.

  • 英国日本人教会・日本語礼拝のご案内

    英国日本人教会・日本語礼拝のご案内

    英国日本人教会・日本語礼拝のご案内

  • James and Charley Ballinger

    James and Charley Ballinger

    James and Charley Ballinger arrived in Tokyo in March 2022. James has been appointed as Director of the Samurai Projects, working to train the next generation of Japanese Christian leaders.

  • Understanding Japanese thinking

    Understanding Japanese thinking

    Japanese culture is very different from Western European or American culture. Here are a few pointers which will hopefully be helpful.

  • Our vision

    Our vision

    JCL's vision is to help make a significant difference in the progress of the gospel among the Japanese over the first half of this century.

  • Gospel Music

    Gospel Music

    JCL Network Partners Heidi and Dave Skipper are both working in the field of music in Japan. Heidi leads and manages work with Gospel Choirs, which are very popular in Japan.

  • 日本語

    日本語

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