Off the Pulpit

In this episode, we chat with Sam Bay about his own experience as a pastor's kid, his own blessings and scars, and lessons for the church.

In this episode, we chat about what shame is, how it works, and what we can do as the church to confront it.

In this episode, we explore the phenomena of the midlife crisis, its intersection with our faith in Jesus, and the potential role of the church in navigating this challenging life phase.

In this episode, we chat with author Michael Graham delving into his newly co-authored book, The Great Dechurching . We chat about why people are leaving, what the church can do, and the glimmers of hope in our current cultural moment for the church.

In this episode, we chat on spiritual warfare, misconceptions, and how to practically wage war as disciples.

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Christy on her thoughts and wisdom on how our churches can learn, better protect, and combat abuse. National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 (Free, confidential, & 24/7)

Content Warning: Sexual and Spiritual Abuse In this episode, we converse with Christy Ro on her courage, heroism, and uncovering of abuse during a summer mission trip. This will be a two-part conversation with Christy: PT1 The Trip & PT2 Confronting Abuse in the Asian-American Church.

What can you do when you are lukewarm in your faith? How do you navigate through the wilderness with God? And why does God allow the valleys of our faith? In this episode, we discuss all of the above and more.

In this episode, we chat about the ins and outs of church work/staff culture.

In this episode, we explore the idea of Asian-American worship and delve into the process of discovering our unique voice in worship music.

A tribute to our most formative and helpful shepherd, Timothy Keller.

In this episode, we discuss distinguishing between cultural influences and Scriptural truths concerning heaven and hell.

In this episode, we chat about the Netflix show BEEF and why so many Asian-Americans resonated with the depiction of the church experience.

In this episode, the wives takeover and chat about all things pastor wive life and women in the church.

In this episode, we chat with Pastor Jay Song about how we can build an Asian-American ecclesiology to serve our congregations.

In this episode, we chat with Pastor Duke Kwon about his most recent book Reparations and traversing through the Asian-American church. 

In this episode, we discuss the spiritual epidemic of fallen pastors in our current moment and how the church can respond in health and hope. 

In this episode, we chat with Elyse about her most recent book Jesus and Gender , and her thoughts on the gender debate within the church and evangelical culture. 

In this episode, we chat about why retreats, why we have so many of them, and what genuine revival looks like. 

In this episode, we chat about how the church organizes itself in America and how eerily similar it is to a business. 

In this episode, we chat about relational pain and difficulty and how to move toward relational repair. 

In this episode, we chat with Pastor Sam Allberry about sex, singleness, and same-sex attraction. 

In this episode, we chat about how many of us (and churches) can become theologically rigid and how we can form theological views based on the Word more than celebrity. 

In this episode, we dive into the gray areas of our faith and life in hopes to find some wisdom through it all.

In this episode, we welcome Andrew Ong to discuss his Ph. D on the future of the Chinese-American church and our own collective thoughts of the Asian-American church moving forward.