The Bamboo Pastors Podcast

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. 

Episode 17: Third Culture Youth Ministry with Win Tse

We are joined this week by Win Tse, Youth Pastor at Portland Chinese C&MA Church in Portland, OR. We discuss youth ministry in the midst of a pandemic and how young people navigate the tension between multiple cultures.

Episode 16: Pastoral Calling with Pearson Lau

Join us as Jalon and Jon share their own stories and discuss pastoral calling with guest host Pearson Lau. Pearson is the English pastor at Trinity Grace Church in Highland Park, IL. 

Bonus Content: Christmas

No new episode this week just a brief message from Jalon & Jon and a reminder of some of the encouragement from our guests so far! Merry Christmas everyone!

Episode 15: Discipling Parents with Leonora Taylor

We are joined this week by Leonora Taylor, children's minister at San Jose Christian Alliance Church. Listen in as Leonora shares about her passion to minister to parents and help them disciple their children.