林彬牧師（林義增）出生於1941年12月7日，於2025年10月1日安息主懷。林牧師畢生奉獻於信仰、家庭及教會事工，以服務他人；他遺有結縭54載的摯愛妻子 Jane、兒子 Jed，以及為其生命帶來無盡喜樂的孫輩 Jeremiah, Jocelyn, Jordyn, 與Jaden。
紀念林牧師的追思會將於11月15日（星期六）下午2時至4時，在德州費爾維尤市友誼浸信會（Friendship Baptist Church, Fairview, TX） 舉行。同時，TIBC將在塔爾薩市哈佛大道浸信(Harvard Avenue Baptist Church, Tulsa) 提供同步直播。
懇辭花籃，敬請考慮捐助「林彬牧師紀念獎學金」，以資助年輕教會栽植者之學習。
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林牧師自內布拉斯加大學取得數學學位後，先後投身銀行業與科技領域，其後以電腦程式設計師身分加入美國航空公司，任職期間，他協助開發了航空業革命性創新的「SABRE」訂位系統。當時林牧師同時擔任塔爾薩華人協會會長，並促成該市與台灣高雄市建立姊妹城市關係。
在塔爾薩期間，林牧師感受到傳道的呼召，於是在全職工作之餘開始攻讀神學，最終取得神學學位。1989年，他栽植了塔爾薩國際浸信會（TIBC）。其後接受奧克拉荷馬州浸信會聯會（BGCO）的差派，成為教會開拓者。此後十年間，林牧師有份栽植了逾四百間教會，主要服侍亞裔（亞太裔）及有色人種社群，並在此期間為數百人施浸或主持婚禮。
自BGCO退休後，林牧師重返TIBC擔任牧師長達八年之久，並協助推動「明日之光」事工。在此期間，他專注於透過建立培訓課程及擔任導師，來支持眾多教會栽植者。
林牧師以幽默風趣、引人入勝的敘事能力、好客胸襟、慷慨胸懷，以及深愛妻子與家庭著稱。林牧師活出了豐盛的生命，並藉著影響了眾多耶穌的跟隨者的生命而蒙神賜福。
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Pastor Ted Lam 林彬 （林義增） born December 7, 1941 entered eternal rest on October 1, 2025, after a life devoted to faith, family, and the church in service of others. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years Jane, his son Jed, and grandchildren Jeremiah, Jocelyn, Jordyn, and Jaden, who brought immense joy to his life.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 15th from 2-4pm at Friendship Baptist Church in Fairview, Texas. A simultaneous livestream viewing will also be hosted by TIBC at Harvard Avenue Baptist Church in Tulsa.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Ted Lam Memorial Scholarship which helps young church planters in their studies.
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After earning a degree in mathematics from Nebraska, Ted began his career in banking and then moved to technology when he joined American Airlines as a computer programmer. In his time at AA he helped create the SABRE reservation system, a groundbreaking innovation in the airline industry. At that time, Ted also served as president of the Tulsa Chinese American Association and was instrumental in establishing a sister city relationship with Kaoshiung Taiwan.
In Tulsa, Ted felt a call to ministry and while working full time, he started attending seminary eventually earning degrees in theology. At this time he also founded Tulsa International Baptist Church (TIBC) in 1989. Later he accepted a call as a church planter for the Baptist General Convention Oklahoma (BGCO). Over the next ten years, Ted was involved in launching over 400 churches primarily focused on Asians (AAPI) and communities of color. He also baptised or married literally hundreds of people over this same time.
After retiring from the BGCO, Ted returned to pastor TIBC for another 8 years and helped support a new para church ministry called Pioneers. There he focused on supporting church planters through building curriculums and serving as a mentor to many.
Pastor Ted was known for his great humor, captive storytelling, hospitality, generosity, and deep devotion to his wife and family. He lived a full life and was blessed to have been an influence to so many followers of Jesus. Source: https://www.facebook.com/tllinok
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