When Women Preach

Welcome to our channel! In this episode, we feature ISAAC's PastoraLab Alumna, Sungshim Loppnow, who is a licensed psychotherapist and Spiritual Director.  She shares about Immanuel Journaling as a way to interact with God and become more aware of God's compassionate presence in our lives.  She will host a workshop on Immanuel Journaling on Sunday, April 21st at ISAAC's Pastoralab O...

In this episode, we sit down with Cris Otonari, the Discipleship Director at Menlo Church, as well as a participant of our PastoraLab Cohort in the vibrant Bay Area. Join us as Cris shares her remarkable story, reflecting on her profound journey through ministry. From her humble beginnings to her current impactful roles within the church and community. -- Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isa...

Joana has been the co-host of the Women Women Preach podcast for the past 2 years. It has been her joy to hold space for these conversations to enrich the AAPI & Latina women of faith community. On her final episode, she reflects on the impact & future hope with Young Lee Hertig. -- Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi Music: Paul Choi Di...

 In today's special episode, we have the privilege of chatting with Christine Tamara, who plays a pivotal role in overseeing the Hispanic Access Foundation's relations with over 150 thousand Latino churches across the United States and Puerto Rico. Christine is not only actively engaged with the Masterpiece Institute alongside her husband, Rev. Fernando Tamara, but she's also deeply...

Aeryn Johnson joins us to share her journey toward answering the call to preach, how her faith impacts her work in the corporate world and vice versa, and the message she believes the world needs to hear.  Resources Aeryn Johnson | website -- Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi Music: Paul Choi Disclaimer: The views, actions, and affiliations of...

The Rev. Angela Furlong joins us to discuss her journey toward embracing her own belovedness. Guided by deep listening and compassion, she continues to cultivate a safe space for the marginalized and for anyone to experience the unconditional love of God. Resources Rev. Angela Furlong | website Kintsugi Eggs Exercise | read article -- Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org Co-host / S...

Author and journalist Liuan Huska joins us to share her insights on ecology, reflects on her year-long sabbatical in South America, and provides practical steps on how we can begin developing an interdependent relationship with the world around us. Resources Liuan Huska | website Hurting Yet Whole, Reconciling Body and Spirit in Chronic Pain and Illness | Order Book -- Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellows...

Rev. Elaine Paull walks us through her sermon prep. as she seeks to help people grow & deepen their relationship with God through presenting all of Scripture (the Old Testament & New Testament). She brings a voice as a woman, an Asian American, married to a Jewish American, and aims to create spaces where differences are both accepted & celebrated.  Resources Rev. Elaine Paull's |...

Dr. Kay Higuera Smith joins us to dive deep into the topic of gender. She speaks on how women can often be used but not honored within church spaces, the crucial role of women in carrying out God's will in Scripture & subverting patriarchy, and invites us into a practical new framework that centers women.  Resources Biblical Study Guide for Equal Pulpits: https://www.amazon.com/Biblical-S...

Dr. Debbie Gin and Young Lee Hertig joins to converse on the topic of finances. Dr. Debbie stresses the critical importance of financial management in seminaries and creating ecosystems of opportunities, while Young draws upon her experience as the executive director of a nonprofit to offer a paradigm shift. Resources AAWOL Blog: https://aawolsisters.com/ ATS Research & Data: https://www.ats.e...

The Rev. Ajung Sojwal is an Episcopal priest, who has served as priest-in-charge, interim priest and rector at several churches in New York and Connecticut before moving to Palo Alto, CA as priest-in-charge of All Saints’ Church. She is a regular blogger for Asian American Women on Leadership (AAWOL), the blogosphere of ISAAC.  Resources AAWOL Blog: https://aawolsisters.com/ -- Host: ISAAC // @isa...

Lydia Sohn is a United Methodist minister currently serving as the Senior Pastor of Walnut United Methodist Church. Her book, Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture of Leaving , is forthcoming with Convergent Press in the Fall of 2024.  She shares the crucial role contemplative spirituality plays in her preaching and speaks on the counter-cultural message of staying. Resources Website: https...

Leslie Cheng is the Worship Pastor at First Baptist Church Pasadena, CA. A recent PastoraLab graduate, she shares her process as a worship leader and how she approaches her work through the practice of liturgy , defined as " work of the people. " Resources Easter '21 album: https://open.spotify.com/album/0P9eLgidNoLogiPboACo4d?si=33553152b28b41d1 Advent album: https://open.spotify.c...

Dr. Cindy S. Lee joins us to discuss her powerful new book, Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation. She invites us to discover a new way to engage spiritual formation. One that includes our diverse contexts, and our communities. She invites us to reimagine the possibilities to create a spirituality that celebrates and intricately weaves in our full identities. Resources Purchase book:...

Dr. Rev. Kathryn Choy-Wong joins us to discuss her new book: Building Lasting Bridges. How can Asian American churches become lasting intercultural bridge builders? How can we fight against our desire to silo ourselves and intentionally have proximity with our neighbors? Listen in on our conversation as she speaks from her lived experiences and invites us toward becoming lasting bridge builders. R...

Rev. Dr. Mia Chang shares her experience as a church planter of a multi-cultural congregation. She shares how her immigrant Korean church background taught her the fundamentals of church planting, the values that kept her grounded throughout the process, and the transformative power of prayer. Resources NextGen Church: https://www.nextgenministry.net/about-us Asian American Theology & Ministry...

Dr. Deborah H.C. Gin invites us to explore how we, as women leaders, can use data to our advantage to shed light in unknown places. She names specific challenges women of color in leadership positions face, names the -isms women are subject to, and lists practical strategies to address them. Resources ATS Research & Data: https://www.ats.edu/ATS-Research-Staff-Deborah-H-C-Gin Article from AAWO...

Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra is the Academic Dean of the Center for the Study of Hispanic Church and Community and the Associate Professor of Mission and Global Transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary.  She has been a national leader in the areas of working poverty and immigration for over 25 years. Dr. Alexia joins us in conversation on the value of scholarly endeavors & how it enhanced...

Victoria is a How to Fuel your Passion participant, a minister, and a scholar. She speaks to us about how re-defining leadership is the key to creating visibility for the unseen leaders from within a congregation. She also shares on her upcoming dissertation and how she hopes the pathway she has chosen will be a representation of possibility to those within her community. Learn more about Victoria...

This episode highlights an Asian American woman faith leader who transitioned her church towards adopting a gospel centered on diversity, equity, and justice in practical ways. Listen in as Rev. Soo Ji Alvarez describes how she became the lead pastor within her community in the middle of a pandemic, and how she continues to pastor her church through this current season in our country.  Learn more...

This episode features the authors of the new book: A Biblical Study Guide for Equal Pulpits . Dr. Gale Yee and Dr. Sophia Magallanes-Tsang join us to discuss their respective chapters in a book that was written to both challenge and encourage the church towards a more equal pulpit. Dr. Gale elevates the prayers of lamentations throughout the Psalms and the importance of it's applications toda...

This episode features Sabrina Chan, the national director of Asian American ministries for InterVarsity Christian fellowship / USA. She joins us to discuss the new upcoming book from InterVarsity Press, Learning Our Names. "Asian Americans know the pain of being called names that deny our humanity. We may toggle back and forth between different names as a survival strategy. But it's a ch...

When does it become necessary to walk away from certain spaces that prevent us from maximizing our God given gifts? How can our experiences be used to impact the next generation? Mia Shin describes her journey of walking away, and into new spaces that allow her to fully maximize her gifts of preaching, leadership, and community development. Learn more about Mia Shin: Instagram: @miateaches + @aapi...

Where does the issue of gender equality at the pulpit currently stand? How can you converse with those who disagree on this issue? Listen in on our conversation with Pastor Raymond Chang as he sounds the call for all of us to be courageous enough to break out of our tribalistic tendencies and be awakened to challenging the norms within our own church communities. Learn more about Raymond Chang: In...

 A dissertation focused on clergy self care through interfaith dialogue & community. A deep love for Art History. Serving as an Associate Pastor and as a Hospice Chaplain. How can the various contexts we are placed in and the multiple roles we carry affect our pastoral ministry? Reverend Dr. Grace Park speaks to us about finding God in the most unexpected places and how our role as pastors is...