John 4:19-26

In this day and age, one may think that church is becoming less and less relevant, but this message argues that the church matters now, always and perhaps more than ever before. The church is the central place in which we live out our calling as the people of God.

Who God created you with your passions and joys is very much in line with who God has called you to be. Let us open our hearts to trust what God has for us in our lives.

Pastor Sam and Rev. Lauren Ng from American Baptist Home Mission Society share about how they have been personally dealing with issues of race and identity in their families and ministries especially in light of our current times. They also share about how creativity has played an important role in helping them process their journeys.

In this episode we hear from the Next Generation Ministries Pastor of Seattle First Baptist Church to share about her joy of Advent, ministering to children and learning to be flexible in uncertain times.

In this episode, we invited Rev. Jason Ashimoto of Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles to share with us in his journey of pastoring in diversity and through conflict. We hear great insights about how he pastors compassionately with God's Grace in the times when the church can get easily divided.  

Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles https://ebcla.org

We talk with our long-time member Yosh Nakagawa about his passion for diversity, peace and love in our communities. Yosh has been instrumental in advocating for Japanese American communities and for creating a voice for Asian-American Pacific Islanders within the American Baptist Church. He has also been a very influential figure in the formation of the Evergreen Association of Baptists. In this episode, he shares about a number of things and about why JBC's story is important to him and why it should be for others as well.

In this episode, we sit down for a candid talk with Rev. Dr. Phillips discussing transitions in our life journeys and our churches. Through our candid time together, we reaffirmed the central need for Grace and an openness to change.