When Women Preach

Reverend Dr. Sue Kim Park is the Director of Contextual Education and International Partnerships at Columbia Theological Seminary.  She speaks of her experience as a WOC faculty member in a pre-dominantly white centric theological seminary and the challenges she faces on a daily basis. How can you imagine change in an environment that was not created for your thriving? What are the practices that...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of When Women Preach. The following episode honors Miriam's wish of inviting male allies to speak on the podcast.  Our first guest is Pastor John Park of NUMA church located in Buena Park, CA. He shares his perspective on why he believes women should have equal access to the pulpit and highlights the importance of being direct.  Host: ISAAC Co-host: Joana Choi S...

The following episode is Miriam Cho's final podcast recording due to her sudden, tragic death. Her vibrant voice on the recording conveys her passion for this podcast along with her belief in the value of ISAAC's overall mission: "to raise up the next generation of spiritual leaders by providing an intersectional learning space that bridges the academy, church, and community."...

Change is an often used buzzword, but how do you actually change your ministries? Yulee Lee, founder of Change Leadership Institute and consultant on change strategy, reveals a surprising way to implement change -- and talks about it through the lens of being an Asian American woman leader.  Host: ISAAC Co-host: Miriam Cho Sound Producer: Miriam Cho Music: urmymuse Disclaimer: The views, actions,...

How can worship and preaching go together? Pastora Rosa Cándida Ramírez from La Fuente Ministries explores how worship can give people from all backgrounds a space to belong. She also shares some practical wisdom as a bi-vocational minister working with immigrant populations. Host: ISAAC Co-host: Miriam Cho Sound Producer: Miriam Cho Music: urmymuse Disclaimer: The views, actions, and affiliations...

Not all ministers have a direct path to ministry - but God is faithful nonetheless. We see that in Joyce Koo Dalrymple's story of stepping into ministry as her third career and graduating as the only woman in her seminary class. She also shares her passion for raising awareness of foster care and adoption in the church. Hosts: Young Lee Hertig, Miriam Cho Sound Producer: Miriam Cho Music: urm...

How do you convince congregations to do social justice work? Hear from veteran church planter Gricel Medina about how she brought a rural church in Kansas into her passion for equity.  Gricel also shares practical wisdom on church planting and building up a ministry that truly reflects one's calling.  Hosts: Young Lee Hertig, Miriam Cho Sound Producer: Miriam Cho Music: urmymuse Disclaimer: T...

What role do clergy have in community organizing? Janna Louie, an ordained American Baptist minister, describes the lessons she's learned partnering with organizations on the ground. She shares her experiences from Atlanta to Los Angeles to Malaysia -- and why place matters so much in organizing.  Host/Sound Producer: Miriam Cho Music: urmymuse Disclaimer: The views, actions, and affiliations...

We sit down with Christine Lee, the first Korean American woman ordained in the Episcopal Church. Christine reveals alternate ways of leadership that fit the gifts of women and women of color. She also explores how to lead change in a historical metropolitan church, St. Peter's Chelsea in NYC.  Host: Young Lee Hertig Co-Host/Sound Producer: Miriam Cho Music: urmymuse Disclaimer: The views, ac...

Marion Park and Charlene Jin Lee are two of ISAAC's faculty for PastoraLab, a training program for Asian American women ministers. They discuss how God called them to ministry while they navigated a career change, changed their family's mind about women pastors, and more.  Disclaimer: The views, actions, and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'...

Two Korean American women who are senior pastors share their journeys to break the "stained glass" ceiling.  From finding your voice to preaching virtually, Charlene Han Powell and Theresa Cho share their wisdom.  Disclaimer: The views, actions, and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC's official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast...

Full-time ministry" usually makes us picture pastors in a church -- but in reality, everyone is called to do full-time ministry. We speak with two women who minister full-time in the non-profit world -- Joanne Rodriguez, Executive Director of the Hispanic Theological Initiative at Princeton Seminary, and Breana Van Velzen, Community Minister at Duke University Chapel. Disclaimer: The views, a...

Church planters Jeya So and Inés Velásquez-McBryde share what pastoral freedom and creativity they have as women of color leading church plants. This is a follow-up episode from ISAAC's Gender Summit 3: Women of Color Church Planters.  Disclaimer: The views, actions, and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC's official stances; they belong to the gues...

After a heavy summer of police brutality, we have a candid conversation with Jennifer A. Guerra Aldana and Jane Hong-Guzman de Leon about organizing against toxic masculinity's role in racial injustice. Both Jennifer and Jane work at the Fuller Youth Institute, a branch of Fuller Theological Seminary, that helps young people make sense of injustice.  Disclaimer: The views, actions, and affili...

In this episode, we talk about gendered conceptions of God and how we can approach a God who is beyond gender. Host Miriam Cho talks with Kay Higuera Smith, professor of Biblical Studies at Azusa Pacific University, and Young Lee, executive director of ISAAC.  Disclaimer: The views, actions, and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC's official stances; the...

Guest host Miriam Cho sits down with Anna Kang and Jennifer Chou on how they became church planters. Disclaimer: The views, actions, and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC's official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

Guest host Miriam Cho interviews Lisa Beyeler-Yvarra and Angie Hong at Duke Divinity School about their experiences of preaching through art. 

Guest host Miriam Cho interviews Peace Lee, Katherine Guerrero, and Kim Ayala-Kim at Duke Divinity School. They explore how to wrestle with the Biblical text and preaching in the context of Durham, North Carolina. 

As a preacher, do you follow a manuscript or go "where the Spirit leads"? What does it even mean to go with the Spirit during a sermon? Young Lee Hertig dialogues with Dr. Charlene Jin Lee of Loyola Marymount University about their insights on going with and without a manuscript, sensing the congregation, and other perspectives on preaching. Host: Young Lee Hertig  Sound Producer: Miriam...

In this first episode, Kay Higuera Smith and Young Lee Hertig dialogue why women preaching matters.  Host: Young Lee Hertig