The Bamboo Pastors Podcast

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!

Episode 86: Internships with Justin Yau

We are joined this week by Justin Yau, intern at Chinese Christian Union Church in Chicago, IL and student at Moody Bible Institute. Listen in as Justin shares a bit of his journey in pursuing ministry and his experience interning at two different Chinese Heritage Churches. 

Episode 85: Journeying With Cancer with Helicon Kuan

We are joined this week by Helicon Kuan, English Pastor at Chinese For Christ Church of San Jose! Listen in as Helicon shares with us his calling into ministry, his own journey with cancer, and how to walk alongside those facing health challenges.

Episode 84: Sabbaticals with Enoch Liao

We are joined this week by a podcast regular, Enoch Liao, lead English pastor at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church in Boston, MA. Listen in as we celebrate birthdays, talk about the Chinese Heritage Church Collective and explore the topic of sabbaticals!

Episode 83: Season 4 Kickoff

We're back with the start of our fourth season! Listen in as Jalon & Jon catchup after a busy summer and look forward to ministry and the podcast in the coming year!