The Bamboo Pastors Podcast

We are joined this week by Tim Lo, Youth Pastor at Chinese Bible Church of San Diego. Tim shares from his two decades of experience serving youth in the Chinese Heritage Church. Listen in as we discuss the recent shifts that Tim has seen in youth ministry and what are some of the unique challenges facing students today.

We're back with a new episode this week and taking back our podcast from the Bamboozled Pastors Podcast! We are joined by Melodie Sun, English Ministry Director at Ark Baptist Church in Milpitas, CA. Listen in as Melodie shares from her ministry journey, particularly in reaching college students at her church!

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/