Aaron Lee interviews Isabel Ong, East Asia editor at Christianity Today. They talk about presenting Asian stories to a majority culture, her research and writing process, and what she hopes her readers can learn from East Asia.

https://sola.network/article/telling-east-asias-stories-at-christianity-today-an-interview-with-isabel-ong/

In this episode, the AA Parenting Podcast welcomes SOLA Council Member and Senior Pastor of Harvest Church in Orlando, Pastor David Larry (DL) Kim. With Pastor DL’s extensive experience in ministry as well as speaking to various churches and ministries all over the country, we discuss the importance of parents being discipled before they live out their calling to disciple their own teenagers and children. We seek to encourage parents in different ways to be discipled, to grow spiritually, and to live out as disciples of Christ, so they might disciple their own children and teenagers well.

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SLP Episode 1: “Should Churches Embrace Their Asian American Identity?”

In this inaugural episode of SOLA’s Leaders Podcast, we gather three of the sharpest pastors from across the country — Jason Min, Peter Lim, and Greg Mah — to tackle a question many churches quietly wrestle with: “Should churches embrace their Asian American identity?”

Together, we explore the missional and discipleship implications of intentionally building churches that reflect Asian American cultural contexts. What is the theological rationale behind this approach? What are the missional opportunities, and what are the unintended pitfalls? 

These leaders have wrestled with these tensions more deeply than most — and their collective wisdom offers clarity for churches and leaders who are asking the same questions today.

Topics Discussed

• Whether “Asian American church” is a helpful or harmful label

• Missional and discipleship implication in Asian American churches

• Pitfalls of ignoring cultural identity vs. overemphasizing it

• The future of contextualized ministry among the next generation

Resources & Follow-Up

• Greg Mah: South Bay Community Church

• Jason Min: Citizens LA

• Peter Lim: 4Pointes Church

• SOLA Network

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The AA Parenting Podcast is joined by Terrence Shay, the Family Pastor of First Chinese Baptist Church (FCBC) Walnut. With Terrence’s long history and experience doing family ministry, he and Danny talk about what is Family Ministry for Asian American Parents and churches. They discuss how parents should see what family is, how they can create spaces for it, and how they can partner with their churches in ministry to their children and teenagers. Follow @therootedministry and @thesolanetwork on Instagram for more updates!Follow and subscribe to Asian American Parenting wherever you listen to podcasts.

In this interview, Aaron Lee sits down with Sam D. Kim to discuss the 2025 BookLife Prize that his book, A Holy Haunting, received. They talk about the journey to this moment, and how his book speaks into our cultural moment.

https://sola.network/article/a-holy-haunting-wins-the-2025-booklife-prize-an-interview-with-sam-d-kim/

In this second of two episodes on Faith and Academics, the AA Parenting podcast is again joined by special guest, Pastor Jason Min of Citizens LA in Los Angeles. Jason has many gifts and talents that have been used in unique ways to bless others. In addition to being a Senior Pastor, he is an Ivy League graduate and former owner of an SAT preparatory academy and tutoring service. From these three distinct vantage points, the AA Parenting podcast spends some time with him talking about faith and academics in an Asian American context. In this second episode, Jason offers hope and encouragement for parents in balancing faith and academics for their teenagers.

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In this first of two episodes on Faith and Academics, the Asian American Parenting podcast is joined by special guest, Pastor Jason Min of Citizens LA in Los Angeles. Jason has many gifts and talents that have been used in unique ways to bless others. In addition to being a Senior Pastor, he is an Ivy League graduate and former owner of an SAT preparatory academy and tutoring service. From these three distinct vantage points, we spend time with him discussing faith and academics in an Asian American context, and he offers wisdom for parents of teenagers. Follow @therootedministry and @thesolanetwork on Instagram for more updates!

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In this episode, author Helen Lee shares the pieces of her life and heritage that have inspired her writing, including her recent children’s book, Kaylee Prays for the Children of the World. Helen and Aaron discuss personal history, challenges and growth in praying, and teaching children through song. https://sola.network/article/writing-childrens-books-from-personal-history-with-helen-lee/Helen Lee has been a Christian publishing professional since 1993, when she began her career working at Christianity Today (CT) magazine. She is the director of strategic initiatives at InterVarsity Press, where she formerly served as an acquisitions editor, director of marketing, and director of product innovation.Aaron Lee is our Editorial Curator. Aaron also serves as the Social Media Officer of First Chinese Baptist Church of Walnut in California’s San Gabriel Valley, home to the largest concentration of Asian American communities in the United States. Visit him online at DiveInDigDeep.com.

In this episode of Asian American Parenting, Danny and Monica continue the discussion on the issue of misbehavior in our teenage children. They follow up from the last episode to discuss some practical and concrete ways that parents can firmly and lovingly address misbehavior with their teens.Follow @therootedministry and @thesolanetwork on Instagram for more updates!

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In this interview with cultural critic and writer Yi Ning Chiu, Aaron Lee discusses several of Chiu’s articles and the stories behind them. Though brief, they cover much ground considering how we use or are used by en vogue thoughts and technology, and impact of K-Pop domestically and globally at the individual level, and how each story that goes to print is part of a richer and often more complex narrative.

Video and article:

⁠https://sola.network/article/theology-of-the-internet-teen-vogue-k-pop-and-substack-yi-ning-chiu/Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:29 Discussing the article, Like and Subscribe for Eternal Life9:45 What does it mean to be an AAPI Writer (discussing the K-Pop article for Teen Vogue)15:21 Discussing Substack, When a Church Breaks, and the behind the scenes of writing. The articles mentioned in this interview are below:Like and Subscribe for Eternal Lifehttps://www.ekstasismagazine.com/blog/2022/3/21/like-and-subscribe-for-eternal-lifeK Pop Opened Doors for AAPI Dancers Abroad. At home, They Remain Closedhttps://www.teenvogue.com/story/k-pop-opened-doors-for-aapi-dancers-abroad-at-home-they-remain-closedWhen a Church Breakshttps://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/when-a-church-breaks/Please Don’t Gohttps://yiningchiu.substack.com/