The Bamboo Pastors Podcast

This week Jon and Jalon are recording live at the Chinese Heritage Church Ministers Collective in Dallas, TX. They are joined by David Tang, English Pastor at Dallas Chinese Bible Church, and Enoch Liao, English Pastor at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church. Tune in for our first mailbag episode as we take questions from the audience, hand out some BPP Merch and dive into our time together at the Co...

The Bamboozled Pastors Podcast is back! Tony Chon and Pearson Lau take back over the podcast this week for another ridiculous conversation about ministry with Jon. Listen in as they joke and share about their experiences in the Chinese heritage church with potlucks, serving alongside Korean pastors, and preaching. 

We are joined this week by Terrence Shay, Family Pastor at First Chinese Baptist Church - Walnut. Listen in as Terrence shares about his role and the various networks that have been life giving along the way.

This week we are joined by Daniel K. Eng, professor of New Testament at Western Seminary in Portland, OR! Daniel is the editor of the recently published book Faithful Ministry Through Chinese Churches in America, a collection of articles from the Fellowship of American Chinese Evangelicals (FACE) originally published in the 80s and 90s as a resource for the Chinese Heritage Church. Listen in as we...

It's been awhile but we are back with a new episode of the podcast. This week Jon and Jalon catch up after a long hiatus from recording and discuss their recent forays into higher education.

We are joined this week by Matt Cheung, worship pastor at San Jose Christian Alliance Church in San Jose, CA! Listen in as Jon and Matt discuss being office neighbors, serving in worship ministry together and cultivating a heart of worship.

We're back for a new episode with another friend of the podcast, Clarence Chiu! Clarence is the Associate Pastor at Living Stones Christian Church in San Diego, CA. Listen in as Clarence and Jon catch up after working on a ministry project together this summer and we chat together about ministry alongside the Chinese Heritage Church.

We've kept you waiting but we are finally back with Season 5! We're joined for this very special 100th episode by Enoch Liao, Lead English Pastor at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church in Boston, MA. Listen in as we catch up together and dig into Enoch's thoughts on ministry at home. 

We wrap up our 4th season of the podcast this week with a special guest, our newest team member Timmy Chow! Listen in as Jon and Jalon reflect on their highlights for the season and making it through four years of podcasting together. 

Our podcast has been on a short hiatus as we've mourned the passing of a member of the Bamboo Pastors Podcast family. Andrea Xu, our former social media director was a generous and encouraging friend to us and the podcast. This week's episode, recorded a week before her passing, has been a timely one and is dedicated to her memory. Listen in to our conversation with Mike Lee, English Congregation...

We are joined this week by Stephen Ko, Senior Pastor of New York Chinese Alliance Church. Listen in as Stephen shares a bit of his ministry journey with us and about his newly released book, Faith Embodied: Glorifying God with Our Physical and Spiritual Health. 

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...

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: Empoweri...

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 m...

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!