The Bamboo Pastors Podcast
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Introducing the all new Bamboozled Pastors Podcast, a podcast that explores how people and pastors are duped and deceived while serving in ministry. It's been a wild ride but Jon and Jalon are hanging up their podcasting hats and passing the torch onto their good friends Pearson Lau and Tony Chon. Listen in as they discuss one of their favorite aspects of the Chinese Heritage Church: church lunch!
We are joined this week by Brady Morishita, English ministry pastor at Oakland Chinese Church in Auburn Hills, MI! Listen in as Brady shares a bit of his journey with us along with his work with Jalon and others to plan the upcoming CHC Midwest Gathering! More info on CHC Midwest can be found at https://chineseheritagechurch.com/midwest2024/ Early registration ends on March 31st!
This week we are joined by Sandy Kang, co-founder and executive director of Nexus Mentoring, a Bay-area based organization whose mission is to mentor people to discover their life design in order to flourish and make an impact in their communities. Listen in as Jon and Sandy have a conversation about the birth of Nexus and how their work with early adults is making an impact for the Kingdom.
This week we are joined by Steven Siu, Senior Pastor at Chinese Evangelical Church of San Diego! Listen in as Steven shares from his 20 years of experience in the lead role at his church and the need for developing 2nd and 3rd generation leaders in the CHC. We also discuss Render West Coast, an upcoming retreat from July 26-27th in San Diego specifically for anyone who is considering entering into full-time ministry! Registration is now open and can be found with additional details at https://renderwestcoast.com/
We've had a longer break than anticipated but we are back with a new episode with Hanley Liu! Hanley is the English Lead Pastor at First Chinese Baptist Church in Walnut, CA and a member of the SOLA Network Council. Listen in as we discuss Hanley's partnership with SOLA Network and the upcoming Asian American Leadership Conference. The theme of the conference is "Writing the Next Chapter: Empowering Asian American Voices for Gospel Ministry" and will be held in Orange County, CA from April 23-24th. For more information or to register for the Asian American Leadership Conference, visit https://aalc.network/
We are joined this week by Tommy Lee, president and founder of Resource Global! Resource Global is an organization whose mission is to teach, mentor, and connect emerging Christian marketplace leaders around the world, so that they can renew their workplaces and cities for the Gospel. Listen in as Tommy shares with us some of the lessons he's learned about leadership insecurity from his personal ministry journey!
We are joined this week by Keith Cheung, English Lead Pastor at Burnaby Alliance Church in a suburb of metro Vancouver. Listen in as we hear a bit of Keith's journey into ministry and how the recent surge of immigration from Hong Kong to Canada has impacted his church and the churches in Vancouver!
This week we are joined by Gaylord Tsuei, English and Caring Pastor of Austin Chinese Church in Austin, TX. Listen in as we explore Gaylord's new role at ACC and glean from his wealth of experience in the Chinese Heritage Church!
We are joined this week by Justin Yau, intern at Chinese Christian Union Church in Chicago, IL and student at Moody Bible Institute. Listen in as Justin shares a bit of his journey in pursuing ministry and his experience interning at two different Chinese Heritage Churches.
We are joined this week by Helicon Kuan, English Pastor at Chinese For Christ Church of San Jose! Listen in as Helicon shares with us his calling into ministry, his own journey with cancer, and how to walk alongside those facing health challenges.
We are joined this week by a podcast regular, Enoch Liao, lead English pastor at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church in Boston, MA. Listen in as we celebrate birthdays, talk about the Chinese Heritage Church Collective and explore the topic of sabbaticals!
We're back with the start of our fourth season! Listen in as Jalon & Jon catchup after a busy summer and look forward to ministry and the podcast in the coming year!
Season 4 is around the corner! Meet the Bamboo Pastors Podcast team and check out our giveaway as we kickoff the 4th year of the podcast!
We are joined this week by Jason Tarn, Lead English Pastor at Houston Chinese Church in Houston, TX for our final episode of season 3! Listen in as Jason shares some of his perspective as host of the Chinese Heritage Church Ministers Collective and we reflect together on our time there as participants. Thank you to our BPP team, Josh & Andrea, who do so much of the behind the scenes work and to all our listeners for sticking with the podcast! We'll be back with brand new episodes in the fall!
We are joined this week by Kin Kwong, recently retired Director of Ministry Development at San Jose Christian Alliance Church in San Jose, CA! Listen in as Kin shares about wrapping up her time on staff at SJCAC and launching into a new season of ministry with those in the third third of their lives in the Chinese Heritage Church.
We are joined this week by Steve Liu, English Congregation Assistant Pastor and Pastor of Outreach & Project Destiny Ministries at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church in Boston, MA! Listen in as Steve shares with us about Project Destiny, their ministry to young people in Boston's Chinatown.
We are back with a new episode with Drs. Jane Mann & Jacqueline Tsang Chen! Dr. Mann, a licensed clinical psychologist, currently works at the Pui Tak Center, a church-based community center in Chicago, IL, promoting mental health awareness and exploring opportunities for providing counseling services for Chinatown and the church community. Dr. Tsang Chen, a neuropsychologist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, conducts neuropsychological evaluations for those with injuries that impact the brain to help them discover any cognitive changes and receive rehabilitation treatment. Listen in as we explore the topic of mental health in the Chinese Heritage Church!
We are excited to announce our new partnership with the SOLA Network! SOLA exists to influence the emerging generation of Asian Americans with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and we are excited to share our podcast with their network as a resource and to highlight a bit of what God is doing in the Chinese Heritage Church. Listen in to our conversation with Ben Pun & Hanley Liu as we share about our experience in the CHC and what we've learned through podcasting together. https://sola.network/article/introducing-the-bamboo-pastors-podcast/
We are joined this week by Enoch Liao, lead English Pastor at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church! Enoch and Jon discuss the upcoming Chinese Heritage Church Ministers Collective, a gathering of CHC ministry leaders in Houston, TX. Listen in as Enoch shares the vision and heart of the lead team behind the collective. If you're interested in joining, you can find more information and register at www.chineseheritagechurch.com
We are back with a brand new episode with Jason Tarn, Lead English Pastor at Houston Chinese Church! Listen in as Jason shares a bit of his vision for church planting and interdependence between congregations in the Chinese Heritage Church.
This week Jon & Jalon try a new format on the podcast and dive into the topic of retreats together! Listen in as they discuss both the planning and speaking sides of retreat and how God has used retreat ministry for good in their lives and ministries!
We are joined this week by Sabrina Chan, National Director of Asian American Ministry with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Sabrina is one of the authors of Learning Our Names:Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation. Listen in as she shares with us about her book and ministry and some of the lessons she's learned along the way through her connection to the Chinese Heritage Church.
We're back from a short break and hope you all had a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! We are joined this week by H.C. Yang, who serves on staff with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship as part of their Asian American Ministries. Listen in as we discuss the need for cultural specific ministries on campus and how Chinese Heritage Churches can support and partner with them.
This episode is a special one! We are joined this week by Dr. Peter Cha, Professor of Church, Culture and Society at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL. Dr. Cha is the director of the Thriving Immigrant Congregations Initiative which seeks to help immigrant churches reflect on their congregational culture and develop healthy ministry practices and partnerships. Listen in as Dr. Cha shares with us from his wealth of research, wisdom & experience with the immigrant church!
We are joined this week by Kevin Liu, English pastor at the Table Church in New York City. Listen in as Kevin shares a bit of their unique ministry model and what God has been teaching him as a pastor!
We are joined this week on the podcast by Randy Pang, English Pastor at Peninsula Community Alliance Church in San Mateo, CA. Randy also serves part time as the ministry assistant at Tri Valley Chinese Bible Church. Listen in as Randy shares about navigating ministry in two churches!
We are joined this week on the podcast by Sam & Sarah Kes, a husband & wife duo serving in youth ministry at San Jose Christian Alliance Church in San Jose, CA. Sam is one of the youth pastors at SJCAC and Sarah is the youth administrator. Listen in on our conversation with them about serving cross culturally and serving together.
We are joined this week by Taylor Baird, youth pastor at Chinese Christian Fellowship Church in Wilmette, IL. Listen in as we hear a bit of Taylor's story and discuss the start of his ministry at his church. Also, check out our bonus conversation at the beginning of the episode about preaching!
Part two of our episode with Enoch Liao, Lead English Pastor at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church in Boston, MA! Listen in as we continue our discussion on the future of the Chinese Heritage Church and what churches can do to prepare for the days ahead.
Jon & Jalon are joined this week by returning guest, Enoch Liao, Lead English Pastor of Boston Chinese Evangelical Church! Listen in as they celebrate birthdays and discuss the future of the Chinese Heritage Church. This is just part 1 of our conversation with Enoch. Tune in next week for the conclusion!
