When I was fourteen years old, my parents started leaving the house on Tuesday evenings for mysterious “meetings.” They wouldn’t say where they were going or why. Since they were active leaders in our church who always had church-related business to attend to, I told myself it was probably some…
Power isn’t something to fear or hoard—it’s something to steward. This reflection by Caroline Lancaster explores how Asian American Christian leaders can own and steward their power faithfully in the way of Jesus. When Power Feels Icky As Asian American Christians, power can feel like an icky word. Desiring power…
There’s no shortage of content on how to be a lead pastor. There are podcasts & conferences galore and even whole businesses built around leading from the top. But my experience as an associate/executive pastor and number two for the last eight years has shown me that there is minimal…
This poem by Tasha Jun was originally published on Shalomsick Notes. For the one whose heart longs to settle in over a cup of tea and the regular rhythms of familiarity where roots grow deep and strong whose same heart hears the songs that distant mountains sing and ever-yearns for…
Originally published on Shalomsick Notes. Home is something I’ve been thinking about for as long as I can remember. Growing up with parents whose “homes” were separated by land and ocean, language and lore, set me on a search before I had words to explain what I felt so compelled…
I went on my first short-term mission trip to a Native American reservation this past summer. One afternoon, a Native American elder from a neighboring reservation shared his story of generational trauma. He recounted how his tribe endured decades of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in church-run boarding schools—places led…
