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  • April 6, 2026

What I Wish Others Knew about Fundraising as an Asian-American Christian

Our four-and-a-half-year-old Presbyterian church plant officially particularized this year. In regular ministry terms, it means we installed our own elders, became financially independent, and have been received into our presbytery as an official church. That’s ten years of fundraising—three and a half as a campus ministry worker and six and…
  • March 23, 2026

Awakening to God, Ourselves, and One Another

Reflections on Story, Leadership, and Becoming Whole There are moments in life when you realize that what God is inviting you into cannot be rushed. Writing Dim Sum and Faith: How Stories Form Our Souls was one of those moments for me. If I had written a book about bees…
  • March 9, 2026

A Letter to Young Leaders in the Marketplace

Tour du Mont Blanc Photo Credit: Mimi Chan Dear Young Leader, I don’t know exactly where you are in your journey. You may be just starting out, questioning your direction, or feeling behind in a world that moves faster every day. What I do know is this: you are not…
  • February 23, 2026

Courage to Lead in Anxious Times: Leadership Lessons for a Fragmented World

This blog is adapted from a Khora Conversation webinar with Adrian Pei on November 13, 2025. Adrian is a leadership author, trainer, speaker, and the founder and CEO of The Change Navigation Company. For over 20 years, he’s worked in leadership development and facilitated organizational transformations for nonprofits and corporations. …
  • February 16, 2026

Lunar New Year as Liturgy: Memory, Faith, and Reclamation

This blog is reposted with permission from AAC at Fuller Seminary. It is a joy to see Asian Americans celebrate Lunar New Year—known to some as Seollal in Korea, Chūnjié in China, or Tết in Vietnam. For me, this holiday has never been neutral. Growing up in the United States, Lunar New Year carried complex emotions:…
  • February 9, 2026

Coming Home to the Beloved Self

This blog is adapted from a Khora Conversation webinar with Joel To on December 3, 2025. Joel is founder and executive director of SoulRoots and an ordained pastor and spiritual director with over twenty years of experience walking alongside leaders who feel spiritually stuck.  I’m a second-generation Vietnamese American, the…