The Bamboo Pastors Podcast

Episode 77: Chinese Heritage Church Ministers Collective

We are joined this week by Enoch Liao, lead English Pastor at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church! Enoch and Jon discuss the upcoming Chinese Heritage Church Ministers Collective, a gathering of CHC ministry leaders in Houston, TX. Listen in as Enoch shares the vision and heart of the lead team behind the collective. If you're interested in joining, you can find more information and register at www.chineseheritagechurch.com

Episode 76: Interdependence & Church Planting with Jason Tarn

We are back with a brand new episode with Jason Tarn, Lead English Pastor at Houston Chinese Church! Listen in as Jason shares a bit of his vision for church planting and interdependence between congregations in the Chinese Heritage Church. 

Episode 75: Retreats

This week Jon & Jalon try a new format on the podcast and dive into the topic of retreats together! Listen in as they discuss both the planning and speaking sides of retreat and how God has used retreat ministry for good in their lives and ministries! 

Episode 74: Learning Our Names with Sabrina Chan

We are joined this week by Sabrina Chan, National Director of Asian American Ministries with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Sabrina is one of the authors of Learning Our Names:Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation. Listen in as she shares with us about her book and ministry and some of the lessons she's learned along the way through her connection to the Chinese Heritage Church.

Episode 73: Asian American Campus Ministry with H.C. Yang

We're back from a short break and hope you all had a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! We are joined this week by H.C. Yang, who serves on staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as part of their Asian American Ministries. Listen in as we discuss the need for cultural specific ministries on campus and how Chinese Heritage Churches can support and partner with them.

Episode 72: Thriving Immigrant Churches with Dr. Peter Cha

This episode is a special one! We are joined this week by Dr. Peter Cha, Professor of Church, Culture and Society at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL. Dr. Cha is the director of the Thriving Immigrant Congregations Initiative which seeks to help immigrant churches reflect on their congregational culture and develop healthy ministry practices and partnerships. Listen in as Dr. Cha shares with us from his wealth of research, wisdom & experience with the immigrant church!

Episode 71: The Table Church with Kevin Liu

We are joined this week by Kevin Liu, English pastor at the Table Church in New York City. Listen in as Kevin shares a bit of their unique ministry model and what God has been teaching him as a pastor!

Episode 70: Building Partnerships with Randy Pang

We are joined this week on the podcast by Randy Pang, English Pastor at Peninsula Community Alliance Church in San Mateo, CA. Randy also serves part time as the ministry assistant at Tri Valley Chinese Bible Church. Listen in as Randy shares about navigating ministry in two churches!

Episode 69: Serving Together with Sam & Sarah Kes

We are joined this week on the podcast by Sam & Sarah Kes, a husband & wife duo serving in youth ministry at San Jose Christian Alliance Church in San Jose, CA. Sam is one of the youth pastors at SJCAC and Sarah is the youth administrator. Listen in on our conversation with them about serving cross culturally and serving together. 

Episode 68: Navigating New Ministry with Taylor Baird

We are joined this week by Taylor Baird, youth pastor at Chinese Christian Fellowship Church in Wilmette, IL. Listen in as we hear a bit of Taylor's story and discuss the start of his ministry at his church. Also, check out our bonus conversation at the beginning of the episode about preaching!