The Bamboo Pastors Podcast

Nov 12 2024 100 ep. 39 mins 19

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Join Jalon Chan (CCFC) and Jon Mann (SJCAC) as they explore the joys and challenges of being English speaking pastors in the Chinese church.

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Episode 101: Ministry Alongside Chinese Heritage Churches with Clarence Chiu

Nov 12 2024 45 mins

We're back for a new episode with another friend of the podcast, Clarence Chiu! Clarence is the Associate Pastor at Living Stones Christian Church in San Diego, CA. Listen in as Clarence and Jon catch up after working on a ministry project together this summer and we chat together about ministry alongside the Chinese Heritage Church.

Episode 100: Ministry At Home with Enoch Liao

Oct 29 2024 69 mins

We've kept you waiting but we are finally back with Season 5! We're joined for this very special 100th episode by Enoch Liao, Lead English Pastor at Boston Chinese Evangelical Church in Boston, MA. Listen in as we catch up together and dig into Enoch's thoughts on ministry at home.

Episode 99: Season 4 Wrap Up with Timmy Chow

Aug 06 2024 32 mins

We wrap up our 4th season of the podcast this week with a special guest, our newest team member Timmy Chow! Listen in as Jon and Jalon reflect on their highlights for the season and making it through four years of podcasting together.

Episode 98: Grief and Loss with Mike Lee

Jul 25 2024 52 mins

Our podcast has been on a short hiatus as we've mourned the passing of a member of the Bamboo Pastors Podcast family. Andrea Xu, our former social media director was a generous and encouraging friend to us and the podcast. This week's episode, recorded a week before her passing, has been a timely one and is dedicated to her memory. Listen in to our conversation with Mike Lee, Engli

Episode 97: Faith Embodied with Stephen Ko

May 21 2024 44 mins

We are joined this week by Stephen Ko, Senior Pastor of New York Chinese Alliance Church. Listen in as Stephen shares a bit of his ministry journey with us and about his newly released book, Faith Embodied: Glorifying God with Our Physical and Spiritual Health.

Episode 96: Youth Ministry with Tim Lo

Apr 30 2024 52 mins

We are joined this week by Tim Lo, Youth Pastor at Chinese Bible Church of San Diego. Tim shares from his two decades of experience serving youth in the Chinese Heritage Church. Listen in as we discuss the recent shifts that Tim has seen in youth ministry and what are some of the unique challenges facing students today.

Episode 95: College & Young Adult Ministry with Melodie Sun

Apr 16 2024 39 mins

We're back with a new episode this week and taking back our podcast from the Bamboozled Pastors Podcast! We are joined by Melodie Sun, English Ministry Director at Ark Baptist Church in Milpitas, CA. Listen in as Melodie shares from her ministry journey, particularly in reaching college students at her church!

Episode 94: The Bamboozled Pastors Podcast

Apr 01 2024 42 mins

Introducing the all new Bamboozled Pastors Podcast, a podcast that explores how people and pastors are duped and deceived while serving in ministry. It's been a wild ride but Jon and Jalon are hanging up their podcasting hats and passing the torch onto their good friends Pearson Lau and Tony Chon. Listen in as they discuss one of their favorite aspects of the Chinese Heritage Churc

Episode 93: CHC Midwest with Brady Morishita

Mar 12 2024 39 mins

We are joined this week by Brady Morishita, English ministry pastor at Oakland Chinese Church in Auburn Hills, MI! Listen in as Brady shares a bit of his journey with us along with his work with Jalon and others to plan the upcoming CHC Midwest Gathering! More info on CHC Midwest can be found at https://chineseheritagechurch.com/midwest2024/ Early registration ends on March 31st!

Episode 92: Nexus Mentoring with Sandy Kang

Feb 28 2024 41 mins

This week we are joined by Sandy Kang, co-founder and executive director of Nexus Mentoring, a Bay-area based organization whose mission is to mentor people to discover their life design in order to flourish and make an impact in their communities. Listen in as Jon and Sandy have a conversation about the birth of Nexus and how their work with early adults is making an impact for th