The Bamboo Pastors Podcast

Episode 96: Youth Ministry with Tim Lo

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. 

Episode 95: College & Young Adult Ministry with Melodie Sun

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!

Episode 94: The Bamboozled Pastors Podcast

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!

Episode 93: CHC Midwest with Brady Morishita

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!

Episode 92: Nexus Mentoring with Sandy Kang

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.

Episode 91: Render West Coast with Steven Siu

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 full-time ministry! Registration is now open and can be found with additional details at https://renderwestcoast.com/

Episode 90: Writing the Next Chapter with Hanley Liu

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: Empowering Asian American Voices for Gospel Ministry" and will be held in Orange County, CA from April 23-24th. For more information or to register for the Asian American Leadership Conference, visit https://aalc.network/

Episode 89: Leadership Insecurity with Tommy Lee

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 ministry journey! 

Episode 88: Canadian Immigration with Keith Cheung

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!

Episode 87: Pastoral Care with Gaylord Tsuei

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!