When Women Preach

Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra is the Academic Dean of the Center for the Study of Hispanic Church and Community and the Associate Professor of Mission and Global Transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary.  She has been a national leader in the areas of working poverty and immigration for over 25 years.

Dr. Alexia joins us in conversation on the value of scholarly endeavors & how it enhanced her activism. She speaks into how churches can encourage congregants to move forward and create, and shares a message for the next generation.

Learn more about Rev Dr. Alexia:
Website: http://www.alexiasalvatierra.com/

Resources
Survey: Asian American Congregational Survey
PastoraLab 2023 Cohorts: Apply Now
Book: Purchase Faith Rooted Organizing

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Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org
Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

Victoria is a How to Fuel your Passion participant, a minister, and a scholar. She speaks to us about how re-defining leadership is the key to creating visibility for the unseen leaders from within a congregation. She also shares on her upcoming dissertation and how she hopes the pathway she has chosen will be a representation of possibility to those within her community.

Learn more about Victoria:
Bio: https://www.htiopenplaza.org/contributors/victoria-perez-rivera

Resources
Survey: Asian American Congregational Survey
PastoraLab 2023 Cohorts: Apply Now

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Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org
Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

This episode highlights an Asian American woman faith leader who transitioned her church towards adopting a gospel centered on diversity, equity, and justice in practical ways. Listen in as Rev. Soo Ji Alvarez describes how she became the lead pastor within her community in the middle of a pandemic, and how she continues to pastor her church through this current season in our country. 

Learn more about Rev. Soo Ji Alvarez:
Website: https://www.theavenue.life/about/our-staff/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AvenueRiverside/ 

Resources
Book: Biblical Study Guide for Equal Pulpits
Website: https://www.whwomenclergy.org/
Survey: Asian American Congregational Survey

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Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org
Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

This episode features the authors of the new book: A Biblical Study Guide for Equal Pulpits. Dr. Gale Yee and Dr. Sophia Magallanes-Tsang join us to discuss their respective chapters in a book that was written to both challenge and encourage the church towards a more equal pulpit. Dr. Gale elevates the prayers of lamentations throughout the Psalms and the importance of it's applications today. Dr. Sophia explores the Song of Songs and concentrates on the Shulamite, an outsider, who prophetically challenges the monarchy and patriarchal system within the Solomonic legacy.

Follow Dr. Sophia Magallanes-Tsang: @drsophtsang
Follow Dr. Gale Yee: https://www.facebook.com/gale.yee

ORDER THE BOOK A Biblical Study Guide for Equal Pulpits: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666712162/a-biblical-study-guide-for-equal-pulpits/

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Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org
Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

This episode features Sabrina Chan, the national director of Asian American ministries for InterVarsity Christian fellowship / USA. She joins us to discuss the new upcoming book from InterVarsity Press, Learning Our Names. "Asian Americans know the pain of being called names that deny our humanity. We may toggle back and forth between different names as a survival strategy. But it's a challenge to discern what names reflect our true identities as Asian Americans and as Christians."

Follow Sabrina Chan: @sabrinachanwrites
Purchase the book: https://www.ivpress.com/learning-our-names

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Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org
Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

When does it become necessary to walk away from certain spaces that prevent us from maximizing our God given gifts? How can our experiences be used to impact the next generation? Mia Shin describes her journey of walking away, and into new spaces that allow her to fully maximize her gifts of preaching, leadership, and community development.

Learn more about Mia Shin:
Instagram: @miateaches + @aapislo
Website: https://www.miashin.org/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon70DGAT44_7GqfgOPCPRQ

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We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]. Please include your name, denomination, and church context.
1. What are you learning from this podcast? 
2. What do you want to learn / hear about more? 
3. Do you have a story? Share it with us.

Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org
Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

Where does the issue of gender equality at the pulpit currently stand? How can you converse with those who disagree on this issue? Listen in on our conversation with Pastor Raymond Chang as he sounds the call for all of us to be courageous enough to break out of our tribalistic tendencies and be awakened to challenging the norms within our own church communities.

Learn more about Raymond Chang:
Instagram: @raychang502 + @aachristcollab

The panel discussion mentioned in the podcast can be listened to here: https://www.asianamericanchristiancollaborative.com/chicago-female-pastors

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We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]. Please include your name, denomination, and church context.
1. What are you learning from this podcast? 
2. What do you want to learn / hear about more? 
3. Do you have a story? Share it with us.

Host: ISAAC // @isaacfellowship // www.isaacweb.org
Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

 A dissertation focused on clergy self care through interfaith dialogue & community. A deep love for Art History. Serving as an Associate Pastor and as a Hospice Chaplain. How can the various contexts we are placed in and the multiple roles we carry affect our pastoral ministry? Reverend Dr. Grace Park speaks to us about finding God in the most unexpected places and how our role as pastors is to lead others to do the same.

Host: ISAAC
Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

Reverend Dr. Sue Kim Park is the Director of Contextual Education and International Partnerships at Columbia Theological Seminary.  She speaks of her experience as a WOC faculty member in a pre-dominantly white centric theological seminary and the challenges she faces on a daily basis. How can you imagine change in an environment that was not created for your thriving? What are the practices that we can draw from to sustain us? Where can change really happen?

Host: ISAAC
Co-host / Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of When Women Preach. The following episode honors Miriam's wish of inviting male allies to speak on the podcast. 

Our first guest is Pastor John Park of NUMA church located in Buena Park, CA. He shares his perspective on why he believes women should have equal access to the pulpit and highlights the importance of being direct. 

Host: ISAAC
Co-host: Joana Choi
Sound Producer: Joana Choi
Music: Paul Choi

Disclaimer: The views, actions and affiliations of guests invited on this podcast do not always reflect ISAAC'S official stances; they belong to the guests. This podcast is a platform for voices to be shared and perspectives to be discussed.

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