Episodes

Tuesday May 20, 2025
Episode 107: Live at the CHC Ministers Collective with David Tang & Enoch Liao
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
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 Collective. A special thank you to David and the team at Dallas Chinese Bible Church for lending us the space and resources to make this episode happen!

Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
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.

Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Episode 105: Ministry Networks with Terrence Shay
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
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.

Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
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 discuss this treasure trove of wisdom for the Church today.

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Episode 103: Catching Up
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
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.

Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Episode 102: Worship with Matt Cheung
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
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.

Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Episode 101: Ministry Alongside Chinese Heritage Churches with Clarence Chiu
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
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.

Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Episode 100: Ministry At Home with Enoch Liao
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
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.

Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Episode 99: Season 4 Wrap Up with Timmy Chow
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
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.

Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Episode 98: Grief and Loss with Mike Lee
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
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 pastor at North Shore Chinese Christian Church in Deerfield, IL as we discuss his own family's journey with grief and loss.