The Pursuit with Richard Lee: Recent Episodes
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Unfiltered conversations with faith leaders about their journey to pursue God. You may not know where your journey ends, but you can find God all along the path. With host Richard Lee. Featured on the Missio Alliance Podcast Network & at the SOLA Network.
Garbage Village
Museum Gift Shop
Cambodian Daughter
Today on The Pursuit: Diana Mao
Diana is the President & co-founder of Nomi Network, creating pathways to safe employment and economic stability, for communities of women to prevent trafficking and empower future generations. Diana’s journey of starting Nomi Network began in her home and took her all the way to a hut in Cambodia.
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Nomi Network website: nominetwork.org Nomi Nework on social: @nominetwork
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12 Year Old Translator
Atlanta Murders
Black, Brown & Asian Solidarity
Today on The Pursuit: Julie Won
Julie is a 1st generation Korean American and is running for City Council in Queens, New York, in District 26. If elected, Julie will be the first Korean-American Council member in NYC history. Julie sees how underrepresented Asians Americans are in local government and she is taking a step to correct that problem herself.
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Julie's Campaign: juliewon.com Julie Won on Instagram: @juliewon2021
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Big Mouth Evangelical
Watching The Firm
Adopting 11 Kids
Today on The Pursuit: Dave Swaim
Dave is the Senior Pastor of Highrock Church in Arlington, Massachusetts and leads the Highrock network of churches, which is 10 churches all around the Boston area. He was born and raised in Boston and he now lives and pastors in Boston, but those two bookends of his life look and feel very different from each other. Dave’s heart to live for God led him away from Boston, away from law school and away from the conventional family.
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Highrock Online website: highrockonline.org Highrock Online on Facebook: @highrockonline
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Point on a Map
Surrounded by Rebels
Raising up Peacemakers
Today on The Pursuit: Cassandra & Edison Lee
Cassandra and Edison are co-founders of Justice Rising, an organization that is Educating children living in war zones, empowering them to break the cycle of war and build a culture of peace. They do this by building schools and empowering communities in places like the DRC, Iraq & Syria. In other words, they are working in some of the hardest places in the world, on the ground, to invest in local leaders to build a future of peace.
Show notes:
Justice Rising on IG: @justice_rising Cassandra Lee on IG: @itscassandralee Edison Lee on IG: @edisonlee_
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
Obama White House
Activism & Discipleship
Today on The Pursuit: Adam Taylor
Adam is the president of Sojourners, a network of progressive Christians, focused on the biblical call to social justice. Before that, Adam was leading the faith initiative at the World Bank, leading advocacy at World Vision US, and leading the mission at Global Justice. His heart for justice has taken him around the world and back, but it was his heart for pursuing God that brought him close to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Show notes:
Adam Taylor on Twitter: @revadamtaylor Mobilizing Hope by Adam Taylor: Buy on Amazon Sojourners Website: sojo.net
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1st Grade Failure
Barnes & Noble Janitor
Couch Surfing with Kids
Today on The Pursuit: Eugene Cho
Eugene is President & CEO of Bread for the World, Founder & President of One Days Wages, Founder and Former Senior Pastor of Quest Church in Seattle. But what struck me the most was Eugene's journey from shy, immigrant kid to world-changing activist.
Show notes:
Eugene Cho on Twitter: @EugeneCho Eugene Cho on Instagram: @EugeneCho Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: Buy on Amazon Overrated: Buy on Amazon Bread for the World: bread.org One Days Wages: onedayswages.org
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Fundamentalist Upbringing
Piano in Diapers
Apple Store Computers
Today on The Pursuit: Audrey Assad
Audrey Assad is an award winning songwriter and musician. She has been named on Amazon’s Best Christian Music list and iTunes Christian Breakthrough Album. And if you’ve ever heard her sing, then you will know why she has received the accolades she has. As the daughter of a Syrian refugee, she was raised in a bi-racial home and takes us through her journey from an oppressive fundamentalist church through starting her own label, Fortunate Fall Records.
Show notes:
"Eden" on Spotify: Eden
Audrey Assad on YouTube: @AudreyAssadOnScreen
Audrey Assad on Instagram: @audreyassad
Audrey Assad on Twitter: @audreyassad
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McDonalds Cider
Good Will Hunting
Lonely Pioneer
Today on The Pursuit: Paul Lim
Dr. Lim teaches at Vanderbilt Divinity School & the College of Arts & Science. He has earned 4 degrees from schools like Yale University and the University of Cambridge. He is an award-winning historian of Reformation Europe and has delivered papers and lectures all around the world. But despite all of those impeccable accolades, Paul found himself teaching me theology, during my years at Gordon Conwell Seminary. But as you’ll hear, no matter where you find yourself in your career, sometimes it’s hard to shake some of the formative experiences of childhood.
Show notes:
Paul Lim on YouTube: From Atheist to Christian at Yale
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Pseudo Asian
Raging Racist
Late Bloomer
Today on The Pursuit: Dan Hyun
Dan is the founding pastor of The Village Church in Baltimore, and the founder of the the Ethnos Conference, leading the church in conversations about multicultural mission and reconciliation. He serves with the SEND Network in developing urban church planters and is a requested speaker on issues of ministry, mission, justice, & leadership. But his journey of speaking about racial healing, starts with his own story of racial hurting.
Show notes:
Dan Hyun on Instagram: @danhyun1
Dan Hyun on Twitter: @villagedanhyun
The Village Church: villagechurchbaltimore.com
Ethnos Conference: ethnosbaltimore.org
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White Evangelicalism
Boyz N the Hood
Rodney King Uprisings
Today on The Pursuit: Lisa Sharon Harper
Lisa is a speaker, writer, and founder and president of Freedom Road, a consulting group that designs experiences that help groups do justice in just ways. Her activism has helped lead churches from Ferguson & Charlottesville to S. Africa, Brazil Australia & Ireland. You may have read her book: “The Very Good Gospel” or seen her writing on the Huffington Post, or Sojourners, or Relevant or Essence Magazine.
Show notes:
Freedom Road: Freedom Road
"The Very Good Gospel": Amazon
Lisa Sharon Harper on Instagram: @lisasharper
Lisa Sharon Harper on Twitter: @lisasharper
Podcast: For the Love with Jen Hatmaker: iTunes
Podcast: The New Activist: iTunes
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A La Carte Identity
62 Days of Prayer
Anti-Asian Racism
Today on The Pursuit: Ray Chang
Ray is a pastor, writer, campus minister at Wheaton College & President of the AACC, the Asian American Christian Collaborative. You may heard him speaking or read his writing on the issues of race, culture and faith. He has lived, worked and traveled to over 50 countries throughout the world and he brings all of that diversity of experience into what he does and how he leads. But, Ray says that one of the most formative times in his life was when he spent 62 days in prayer.
Show notes:
AACC Website: AACC
Ray on Instagram: @raychang502
Ray on Twitter: @tweetraychang
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Pressure to Assimilate
Lost Heritage
George Floyd Tipping Point
Today on The Pursuit: Faitth Brooks
Faitth is a Social Worker engaging as a social justice advocate and anti-racism educator. She is the Director of Programs for Be the Bridge and is the co-host of the Melanated Faith podcast. She is a gifted speaker, writer, administrator and consultant. Bottom line, she is a voice that we should be listening to.
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Faitth on Instagram: @faitthb
Faitth on Twitter: @faitthb
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Venice Film Festival
Decades of Silence
Gwyneth Paltrow's House
Today on The Pursuit: Rowena Chiu
Rowena spent decades forced into silence about her experience as Harvey Weinstein's assistant. But has only recently started to break her silence. We sit down and talk about her faith and her church and how we can all better respond to victims of sexual assault. Show notes:
Rowena on Twitter: @rowena_chiu Rowena's OpEd in NY Times: "Harvey Weinstein Told Me He Likes Chinese Girls" She Said book: Amazon
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Coffee at Ground Zero
North Korean Border
Accidental CEO
Today on The Pursuit: Hannah Song
Hannah's journey takes her from teenage angst to self-loathing, to Ground Zero after 9/11, to the border of North Korea. And all along the journey, her resilience and conviction has carried her to become the CEO of Liberty in North Korea. Show notes:
Liberty in North Korea (LINK): Website, Twitter Hannah Song: Twitter The New Activist Podcast: Episode with Hannah Song
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Child Opera Star
Wall Street Billions
Waterfall Mansion
Today on The Pursuit: Kate Shin
Kate had a successful career on Wall Street, but decided to enter into the NYC real estate investment market. She found an old carriage house and transformed it into a mansion and art gallery. But while she was transforming the property, God was transforming her. Show notes:
Visit Waterfall Mansion & Gallery: waterfallmansion.com Open House NYC episode: See Inside!
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Tiger By the Tail
VHS Rewinder
The Start of Multi-Site
Today on The Pursuit: Rich Birch
Rich is the host of the unSeminary Podcast and is a well known church leader. His latest book, Church Growth Flywheel helps encourage church leaders in their service to Christ. During his early years, he was on staff at the Meeting House in Toronto and was an integral part of the start of the multi-site movement. Show notes:
Follow Rich on Twitter Buy Rich's books: Church Growth Flywheel or Unreasonable Churches unSeminary Podcast on iTunes
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Corrective Surgery
Letter to the Editor
Afghanistan Minefield
Today on The Pursuit: Chaplain David Kim
David is a Commander with the US Navy and has served with Navy Seals and Marines in places like Kuwait, Afghanistan and the Pentagon. And he's also my brother-in-law! Before joining the Navy, he went to an Ivy League college and had a successful career in business. But it was a letter to the editor that helped him choose his path. Show notes:
Susan Bang Photography: @susanbangphotoThe Final Countdown: on Amazon
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Butcher Shop
Smartphone
Primal Path
Today on The Pursuit: Jon Tyson
Jon planted Church of the City in NYC in 2018 as the Lead Pastor. Prior to that, he founded Trinity Grace Church, which grew to 11 parishes in neighborhoods all across the city. Growing up in Australia, dropping out of high-school, and moving to America by himself at the age of 19, Jon's journey eventually brought him to Times Square, dreaming of building a church that would reach the woman in the window at Starbucks. Show notes:
Church of the City: Hope Midtown ChurchJon on Twitter: @jontyson Jon on Instagram: @jontyson Primal Path: primalpath.co Buy Jon's books: on Amazon
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West LA 9/11 Leaving the best job you'll ever have
Today on The Pursuit: Drew Hyun
Drew is the founder and pastor of Hope Midtown, a part of the Hope Church Network in NYC. He also founded the New City Network, a network of urban churches. But before that, he worked with Pete Scazzero, the author of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, at New Life Fellowship Church in Queens. Growing up in West LA and moving to NYC 6 days before 9/11, Drew found himself wondering where God was leading him along his journey. Show notes:
Hope Midtown: Hope Midtown Church Drew on Twitter: @drewhyun
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Wall Street Haiti Morning Math Class
Today on The Pursuit: April Tam Smith
April founded P.S. Kitchen, a social enterprise vegan restaurant in Times Square that donates 100% of its profits to charity and aims to hire those who need a 2nd chance in their community. And she does all this after her day job as Managing Director on Wall Street. Show notes:
P.S. Kitchen: PS-Kitchen.com Seminary Scholarship information: email tfpcpcusa@hotmail.com for application.
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Portable Hard Drive North Korean Labor Camp Chocolate Macadamia Nuts
Today on The Pursuit: Kenneth Bae
Kenneth was a missionary in China and was leading prayer tours into North Korea. Until one day, he was arrested and put on trial. He was held as a North Korean prisoner for 735 days. He tells his story of punishment, imprisonment and redemption.
Show notes:
Not Forgotten The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea: Amazon Nehemiah Global Initiative: www.NGIKorea.org TV Interview: CBS This Morning
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Saddam Hussein, Jesse Jackson & a Boston crack house. Today on The Pursuit: Aaron Graham.
Aaron is the founding and lead pastor of The District Church in Washington, DC. His journey as a missionary kid led him to move to Kuwait. And then 3 months later, Saddam Hussein invaded and took his family hostage.
Show notes:
Follow Aaron on Twitter: @aarongrahamdc The District Church: www.districtchurch.org Boston Globe 4-part piece on Quincy Street Missional Church
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Philadelphia grit, 2nd grade racism, & Asian woman tokenism. Today on The Pursuit: Jenny Yang.
Jenny is the Senior Vice President of Advocacy & Policy for World Relief, based in Baltimore, MD.
Jenny applied for a job that she didn't really want in a city that she didn't want to live in... and it turned into a calling and career. We cover topics like racism, representation and tokenism through a retelling of her journey to pursue God.
Show notes:
Follow Jenny on Twitter: @jennyyangwr Welcoming the Stranger: buy it on Amazon World Relief: www.worldrelief.org
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Cultural assimilation, severe ministry burnout, & being one of Tim Keller's successors. Abe Cho is the Senior Pastor of Redeemer Church - East Side in New York City.
Hear the story of how Abe almost said "no" to taking the leadership of Redeemer Church - East Side from Tim Keller. And that wasn't even his first "no" to Redeemer! Through it all we are able to see God's hand guiding him along his journey to follow God.
Show notes: Follow Abe on Twitter: @abrahamcho Redeemer Church: eastside.redeemer.com
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