The Bamboo Pastors Podcast

This week we are joined by Josh Koh, English Congregation Pastor of Fraser Lands Church in Vancouver, BC. Josh shares with us from his experience pastoring his church through conversations about race, culture, and power. Listen in as Josh also shares some of the similarities and differences in pastoring in the United States and Canada.

We are joined this week by Chuck Carter, Next Generation and English Pastor at Greater Lafayette Chinese Alliance Church in West Lafayette, IN. Chuck shares with us from his years of experience in the Chinese Heritage Church. Listen in as we discuss his ministry and how he is uniquely positioned to bridge cultures in his church. 

This week we have the second half of our episode with Raj Christodoss. Raj is the Senior Associate Pastor of English Ministries at Cornerstone Chinese Church in Villa Park, IL. Listen in as we conclude our conversation with Raj and learn from his 20 years of experience serving in the Chinese Heritage Church!

This week we are joined by Raj Christodoss, Senior Associate Pastor of English Ministries at Cornerstone Chinese Church in Villa Park, IL. Listen in as Raj shares with us from his 20 years of experience serving in the Chinese Heritage Church! This week's episode is part one of a two part episode! 

We are joined this week by Tony Chon, Lead English Pastor at River of Life Christian Church in Santa Clara, CA! Tony returns to the podcast to give us an update on his ministry in California and launching a new congregation called New Wave at ROLCC. Listen in as Tony talks with us about the challenges of merging two congregations together and starting something new!

We are joined this week by Mike Gin, English Pastor at Twin Cities Chinese Christian Church in Roseville, MN. Mike has served at T4C for the last twenty years and shares with us about his partnership with the lay elders at his church. Listen in as we discuss the value of a united leadership in the Chinese heritage church!

We are joined this week by Joshua Chang, Youth & Young Adult Pastor at Grace Chinese Alliance Church in Concord, CA! Josh is a part of the Bamboo Pastors Podcast team and a returning guest. Listen in as we talk about Josh's new responsibilities in leading his governing board as the only pastor on his church staff at the moment!

Take a listen to this week's very special episode featuring Ray Lam & Justin Mann, lay leaders at Chinese Christian Union Church in Chicago, IL. Justin & Ray recorded this episode with us all the way back at the beginning as a test episode before the launch of our podcast! Listen in as they share about their experience attending and serving at a Chinese heritage church!

We are joined this week by Ted Kang on our 50th episode of the podcast! Ted is the Lead/English Pastor at San Jose Christian Alliance Church in San Jose, CA. Listen in as we discuss the topic of spiritual leadership together and learn from Ted's experience in leading a Chinese heritage church! 

We are joined this week by Chris Hui, a 3rd year Master of Theology student at Dallas Theological Seminary. Chris attends Asian American Baptist Church in Richardson, TX and has served in ministries in Texas and Illinois. Listen in as he shares with us about his experience as a seminary student and the benefits and challenges of seminary especially as they pertain to the Chinese heritage church!

We are back with a brand new episode with John Tung, English Pastor at Chinese Bible Church of Maryland in Rockville, MD! John represents a unique perspective in Chinese Heritage Church ministries having served as a pastor for 30 years in one church. Listen in as he shares with us from his experience and the value of serving long seasons in the same place!

This week we're joined by Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Wong on the podcast! Dr. Wong is an itinerant preacher who previously pastored Chinese heritage churches in Canada and was the Associate Professor of Christian Ministries at Tyndale University in Toronto. Dr. Wong co-authored the book Finding Our Voice: A Vision For Asian North American Preaching and joins us to discuss the need for culturally relevant...

We are joined by Anson Ng, Director of Leadership Development for the Metro District of the Christian & Missionary Alliance. Anson works with Alliance pastors and churches in Metro New York and New Jersey to provide ongoing spiritual and leadership development to ministry leaders. Listen in as we talk with Anson about his time serving in the Chinese Heritage Church and the importance of developing...

We are joined by a very special guest this week, Jenny Chan, the Coordinator of Health Services at Christian Heritage Academy. Jenny joins us to share about being a pastor's wife and the unique role she plays in serving alongside Jalon at Chinese Christian Fellowship Church in Wilmette, IL. Listen in as we talk together about calling and the ministries of pastors' wives in the Chinese Heritage Chu...

Something a little different this week on the podcast! A few weeks ago Jon had the opportunity to join Zach Meerkreebs of Envision for a Facebook live interview. Envision is a ministry of the Christian & Missionary Alliance (Jon's denomination) which seeks to develop missional leaders though short-term trips, internships and ministry opportunities in the Alliance family. Listen in to Jon & Zach's...

This week we are joined by Tommy Lee, president of Resource Global, a ministry that seeks to mobilize a global movement of engaged next generation leaders who are having a transformative Gospel impact on their local communities and workplaces. Tommy shares about how God called him into this ministry and how the Chinese Heritage Church has impacted him along the way.

Our guest this week is Dorothy Lau, Assistant Youth Director at Chinese Bible Church of Maryland in Rockville, MD! Listen in as Dorothy shares with us about her role in discipling young people and some of the joys and challenges of serving in a new church context.

We are joined this week by Ben Pun, lead pastor at Anchor Community Church in Walnut, CA! Listen in as Ben shares his unique story of church planting from the 1st generation Chinese Heritage Church and how their story could be a model for future church plants.

We made it to episode 40! Listen in as we wrap up our conversation with Tony Chon, Associate Director of English Ministries at River of Life Christian Church in Santa Clara, CA. Tony joins us to discuss finishing well and stepping into new ministry positions!

We are joined by Tony Chon, Associate Director of English Ministries at River of Life Christian Church in Santa Clara, CA. Listen in to the first half of our conversation with Tony as we discuss finishing well and moving positions!

We are joined this week by Andrew Lee, Associate Director of the Global Diaspora Institute at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Centre in Wheaton, IL. Listen in as Rev. Lee shares with us from his experience pastoring in the largest Chinese heritage churches in Chicago and New York City.

We are joined this week by Daniel K. Eng, Assistant Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Western Seminary in Portland, OR! Listen in as Daniel shares about the impact of higher education on Chinese church ministry and the need to contextualize discipleship in the Chinese heritage church.

We are joined this episode by Sandy Kang, Staff Director and Director of Donor Engagement at Healing Grove Health Center in San Jose, CA! Listen in as Sandy shares about the work that Healing Grove is doing in the community and how the Chinese heritage church has a role to play in serving communities in need.   https://healinggrove.org/

Part 2 of our episode with Pearson Lau, English pastor at Trinity Grace Church in Highland Park, IL. Listen is as we continue the conversation on ministry sabbaticals.

We're back after our summer break with brand new episodes of the Bamboo Pastors Podcast! This week we are joined by Pearson Lau, English Pastor at Trinity Grace Church in Highland Park, IL. Listen in to part one of our lively discussion about the value of ministry sabbaticals.