Off the Pulpit: Recent Episodes
Off the Pulpit
Three pastors & friends conversing about church, culture, and life off the pulpit.
Hosted by Eugene, Jason, & Thomas
In this episode, we discuss the Enneagram, the skeptics, and how it can be a tool to help shape our own discipleship.
In this episode, we continue our conversation on discipleship and share on stage theory, our thoughts, and how it could help the church.
In this episode, we reimagine what discipleship could like within our churches and people.
In this episode, we discuss how our views on preaching have changed and how we can foster a deeper culture of helpful and transformative preaching in our churches.
In this episode, we chat about Scripture, how to approach it and our own experiences in allowing the Bible to grow us closer to God.
In this episode, we chat on why so many pastors (especially lead pastors) burnout and what we can do to help.
In this episode, we are privileged to converse with Mark Sayers, discussing the current state of the church, the noticeable vibe shift among the people of God, and the world at large.
In this episode, we converse with Dani Treweek about singleness within the church and biblical context, exploring ways to forge a more profound path for singles in evangelical communities.
In this episode, we chat on prayer: addressing common misunderstandings, sharing our own definitions, and offering practical advice for developing a deeper intimacy with God.
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior on her own journey through Christian institutions and denominations, her journey out, and where she is now.
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In this episode, we chat with Mariners High School Pastor, Chris Li on his journey as a youth pastor through a variety of ministries and his thoughts on Gen-Z and youth.
In this episode, if tribes are necessary, how we feel tribeless, and our outlook for our tribal future.
In this episode, we chat with Sam Bay about his own experience as a pastor's kid, his own blessings and scars, and lessons for the church.
In this episode, we chat about what shame is, how it works, and what we can do as the church to confront it.
In this episode, we explore the phenomena of the midlife crisis, its intersection with our faith in Jesus, and the potential role of the church in navigating this challenging life phase.
In this episode, we chat with author Michael Graham delving into his newly co-authored book, The Great Dechurching.We chat about why people are leaving, what the church can do, and the glimmers of hope in our current cultural moment for the church.
In this episode, we chat on spiritual warfare, misconceptions, and how to practically wage war as disciples.
In this episode, we continue our conversation with Christy on her thoughts and wisdom on how our churches can learn, better protect, and combat abuse.
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In this episode, we converse with Christy Ro on her courage, heroism, and uncovering of abuse during a summer mission trip.
This will be a two-part conversation with Christy: PT1 The Trip & PT2 Confronting Abuse in the Asian-American Church.
What can you do when you are lukewarm in your faith? How do you navigate through the wilderness with God? And why does God allow the valleys of our faith? In this episode, we discuss all of the above and more.
In this episode, we explore the idea of Asian-American worship and delve into the process of discovering our unique voice in worship music.
In this episode, we discuss distinguishing between cultural influences and Scriptural truths concerning heaven and hell.
In this episode, we chat about the Netflix show BEEF and why so many Asian-Americans resonated with the depiction of the church experience.
In this episode, the wives takeover and chat about all things pastor wive life and women in the church.
In this episode, we chat with Pastor Jay Song about how we can build an Asian-American ecclesiology to serve our congregations.
In this episode, we chat with Pastor Duke Kwon about his most recent book Reparations and traversing through the Asian-American church.
In this episode, we discuss the spiritual epidemic of fallen pastors in our current moment and how the church can respond in health and hope.
In this episode, we chat with Elyse about her most recent book Jesus and Gender, and her thoughts on the gender debate within the church and evangelical culture.
In this episode, we chat about why retreats, why we have so many of them, and what genuine revival looks like.
In this episode, we chat about how the church organizes itself in America and how eerily similar it is to a business.
In this episode, we chat about relational pain and difficulty and how to move toward relational repair.
In this episode, we chat with Pastor Sam Allberry about sex, singleness, and same-sex attraction.
In this episode, we chat about how many of us (and churches) can become theologically rigid and how we can form theological views based on the Word more than celebrity.
In this episode, we dive into the gray areas of our faith and life in hopes to find some wisdom through it all.
In this episode, we welcome Andrew Ong to discuss his Ph.D on the future of the Chinese-American church and our own collective thoughts of the Asian-American church moving forward.
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Chuck DeGroat, professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality at Western Theological Seminary and author of When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse, about how to deal with the endemic of narcissism in the church context.
In this episode, we chat with Jay Kim, the Lead Pastor of WestGate Church and author of Analog Church & Analog Christian, on the relationship between technology and our discipleship.
In this episode, we chat with Pastor Ray Ortlund who is the founding pastor of Immanuel Nashville, author of several books & commentaries, and has also been in pastoral ministry for almost 50 years. We chat about his thoughts on church, sin, tribes, and more.
In this episode, we briefly share our thoughts on the recent Supreme Court decision upending Roe v Wade and how to go about leaving and finding a church.
In this episode, we try and process the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas as a Christian and also discuss the recent news regarding the Southern Baptist Convention.
In this episode, we chat with actor Justin Min (Umbrella Academy, After Yang) about his rise to fame in the industry, how his faith and vocation mix together, and his beloved older brother: Jason Min.
In this episode, we chat with Aimee Byrd about her most recent book, The Sexual Reformation, and the current state of women and the evangelical church.
In this episode, we chat with Pastor John Onwuchekwa about his new book We Go On, his coffee shop Portrait Coffee, and his thoughts on minority ethnic ministries in a white evangelical church world.
In this episode, we chat about friendship, how it is forged, and why friends are so important for your soul and the church.
In this episode, we chat with Pastor Mark Sayers (RED Church of Melbourne, Australia) about the war in Ukraine, discipleship, and even church membership.
In this episode, we chat with Rebecca McLaughlin (author ofThe Secular Creed and Confronting Christianity) about how to share our faith in a secular and often contentious age.
In this episode, we chat about how much white evangelicism has influenced our own ministries and churches, the impact, and a possible future.
In this episode, we reflect on how COVID has shaped and formed the church two years into the pandemic.
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In this episode, we chat about theories of change, spiritual formation, and how to strive for transformation over information in our discipleship.
We apologize for the sound quality and crying babies in the background!
In this episode, we chat about vocation, work, calling and how it all ties in the with the Gospel.
In this episode, we chat about how social media shapes the soul and how discipleship and the smartphone can find a way forward.
In this episode, we chat with Jon Tyson (Lead Pastor at Church of the City NYC) about his most recent book The Intentional Father, his observations/thoughts of the church at large, and his own experience in his preaching.
In this episode, we chat about our own thoughts, experiences, and hopes for the intersection of mental health and the church.
In this episode, we chat with John Mark Comer (the founding pastor of Bridgetown Portland) about his new book Live No Lies, how we are formed (& deformed), and thoughts on the current cultural moment for the church at large.
In this (bonus) episode, we chat about the tribes in the church, our own observations, and how the future might play out.
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Diane Langberg about her expertise and wisdom on spiritual abuse and the church.
In this episode, we chat our thoughts on spiritual growth & formation, discipleship in different tribes and some Enneagram action.
In this episode, we chat with one of the most famous pastor's kids in America - Barnabas Piper. We discuss his own experience, a crisis of faith, and even parenting tips.
In this episode, we welcome author and professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez to talk about her latest book Jesus and John Wayne and how her findings tie into the Asian-American church.
In this episode, we chat about healthy and unhealthy cultures of leadership within pastoral ministry & church systems.
In this episode, we discuss our own experience on the pulpit and also the pews of preaching.
In this episode, we discuss the charismatic church, tongues, (better) worship, and some cautions.
In this episode, we reflect on our KM/EM church upbringing: the blessings, the trauma, and the future.
In this episode, we welcome Steve Bang Lee who is currently a teaching pastor at Mariners Church to talk about his transition into the megachurch and his own reflection on his Asian-American church upbringing.
In this episode, we welcome Courtney Reissig to talk about gender, gender roles, and the church.
In this episode, we chat about the recent trend of deconstructing the Christian faith, how we empathize, and how the church can move forward.
In this episode, we welcome Pastor Mark Sayers of Red Church (Melbourne, Australia). We ask him of his thoughts of what the church will look like post-COVID and even the future of the Asian-American church.
In this episode, we brought on Jay Song (Lead Pastor of True North) to grieve and process the Atlanta spa shootings, the rise of Asian-American racism and hate, and how the Asian-American church can respond.
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In light of recent scandalous falls from celebrity pastors, we chat and diagnose the pandemic of abuse within our churches and how to combat it.
In this episode, we dive into evangelism and the current hindrances the church faces to be an effective witness.
In this episode, we discuss the emerging two churches in America and ways to hopefully narrow the divide.
In this episode, we tackle the spiritual disciplines and discuss our own thoughts and experiences in Scripture and prayer.
In this episode, we discuss how our families affect our lives and faith and how we can shape our families of the present and future in a healthy, gospel-centered direction.
In this episode, we welcome Moses Lee on to talk about the difficulties and tension of Asian-American ministry and churches currently in America and possibly a look into the future for Asian-American churches.
In this episode, we share our own perspectives of the pastor life in different roles and churches and things we wish our churches knew about pastoral ministry.
In this episode, we share our conversation with Dr Jonathan Leeman on politics & the church. We also react to the rollercoaster election of a lifetime and the now President-elect of America, Joe Biden.
In this episode, we take a dive into worship, singing at church, and why Asian-American churches should (and can) find their own voice in worship.
In this episode, we discuss the cultural nuances, blessings, and concerns with overseas missions in the Asian-American Church.
In this episode, we discuss how the church (and pastors) can try to navigate faithfully in the chaotic seas of politics and the upcoming election.
In this episode, we discuss our own background in the 1st Generational Korean church, how it (positively and negatively) affects our faith today, and the state and future of the Asian-American church today.
On the origin and reasoning for this podcast and trying to pastor a church during a global pandemic.
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