The Bamboo Pastors Podcast

Episode 27: Ministry Returns with Bob Wong

We're back with a new episode featuring Bob Wong, English Pastor at Chinese Christian Union Church in Chicago, IL. Bob had previously served at CCUC over a decade ago, left the church, the state, and even the country only for God to bring him back this year during a pandemic. Listen in as Bob shares a bit of his story and some ministry insights he's picked up along the way.

Episode 26: MultiAsian Church with DJ Chuang

This week we are joined by DJ Chuang, author of MultiAsian.Church and host of the podcast Erasing Shame. Listen in as we discuss ministry in the Asian American context together and how the MultiAsian Church is engaging a new generation of Jesus followers. 

You can check out DJ's ministry, book and podcast with the links below:

djchuang.com

multiasian.church

erasingshame.com

Episode 25: Intergenerational Ministry with Keone Pang

We are joined this week by Keone Pang, English pastor at Los Angeles Chinese Alliance Church in Alhambra, CA. Listen in as Keone shares from his ministry journey and lessons he's learned as a pastor serving in an intergenerational church.

Episode 24: The Chinese Australian Church with Chris Lung

We are joined this week by Chris Lung, English pastor at Brisbane Chinese Alliance Church. Listen in as Chris, our first international guest, shares about his experience pastoring in the Land Down Under.

Episode 23: Partnerships & National Impact with Dan Boal

We are joined this week by Dan Boal, Youth Ministries Director for the Christian & Missionary Alliance. Dan oversees youth ministries in the Alliance across the United States and shares with us some of the national trends in youth ministry and some observations from his interaction with youth workers from the Chinese church.

Episode 22: Counseling with Luke Tillett

We are joined this week by Luke Tillett. Luke is a licensed professional counselor with LifePlace Counseling (Libertyville, IL) and a counseling instructor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL). Prior to entering the professional counseling world, Luke served for seven years as the English Pastor at Trinity Grace Church in Highland Park. Listen in as Luke shares with us the value of counseling as a resource for the local church.

Episode 21: Church Planting with David Wong

We are joined this week by recently retired pastor and church planter David Wong. David planted Wheaton Chinese Alliance Church, Gaithersburg Chinese Alliance Church and Washington International Church. Listen in as David shares a bit of his journey and stories from his various ministry stops.

Episode 20: Immigration Advocacy with Liz Dong

Liz Dong joins us on the podcast this week! Liz previously worked full time in immigration advocacy with World Relief and the Evangelical Immigration Table. She shares with us the Biblical call for God's people to care for strangers and how churches can participate in that work in their own communities.

Some of the resources shared with us during this episode:
World Relief - https://worldrelief.org/www.worldrelief.org

The Evangelical Immigration Table - https://evangelicalimmigrationtable.com/

Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate by Matthew Soerens & Jenny Yang

Episode 19: Campus Ministry with Daniel Lui

We are joined this week by Daniel Lui, InterVarsity Area Director for California's Steinbeck Area. Daniel oversees campus ministries at schools from Santa Cruz to Monterey. Join us as we discuss ministry to college students and some of the unique challenges students face today.

Episode 18: Ministry Across Generations with Barry Gin

We are joined this week by Barry Gin, English Pastor at Living Water Evangelical Church in Naperville, IL. Barry shares with us his call to ministry and some of the wisdom and insight he's gleaned in his time as an English pastor.