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SOLA Network — 275 episodes

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[Leaders'] 20: The Evolving Landscape of Global Missions with Lloyd Kim and Michael Oh

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[Leaders'] SOLA Leaders’ Podcast: Episode 19: “A Biblical Vision of Marriage with Vivian Mabuni”

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[Parenting] Ep. 28- Scripture and Asian American Parenting: What the Bible Teaches about AAP- Deuteronomy 6:5-9

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[Leaders'] Episode 18: After Church Hurt with Tim St. John

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[Leaders'] SOLA Leaders’ Podcast: Episode 17 “Engaging the Next Generation for Global Missions With Lisa Pak”

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[AA Parenting Podcast] EP26 “What is Underparenting? Overparenting vs. Underparenting Teenagers”

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[Leaders'] SLP 16: Stewarding Your Story as an Asian American Leader with Paul Kim

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[Parenting] Episode 25: What is Overparenting? Overparenting vs. Underparenting Teenagers

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[Leaders'] SLP 15: Leading From the English Chair with David Hsu & Tranwei Yu

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[Parenting] Episode 24: Emotional Regulation and Guilt As a Parent

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[Leaders'] Episode 14: “Sex and Love Addiction with Rika Lopez”

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[Author Interview] Here We Stand: An Interview with Tom Sugimura

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[Parenting] Episode 23: Faith That Lasts (In the Next Generation)

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[Article Read] To Those who Feel the Pull of Hopelessness

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[Parenting] Episode 22: Creating New Family Rhythms

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[Leaders'] SLP 12: Authenticity in a Curated City: Jason Min on Citizens LA and Gen Z

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[Parenting] Episode 21: Building Bridges with Our Teenagers

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[Leaders'] SLP 11: From Scarcity to Generosity: Redeeming Our Money Stories

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[Parenting] Episode 20: Getting Parenting Support and Rhythms of Rest and Renewal

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[Leaders'] SLP Ep 10: Adoption and Asian American Formation

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[Authors] Providence in the Story of Scripture: An Interview with Adamson Co

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[Parenting] Episode 19: Teenage Friendship, Drama, and Parenting

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[Leaders'] SLP EP 9: “Ambition and Humility: A Leadership Paradox” with Dave Park, Drew Hyun, and Aaron Chung

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[Parenting] Episode 18: Youth Culture, Emojis, and What Parents of Teenagers Can Embrace

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[Leaders'] SLP EP 8: Am I a Leader? Featuring Faith Chang

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[Author Interviews] Daniel: Standing Firm in Adversity: An Interview with Paul S. Kim

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[Parenting] Episode 17: The Sandwich Generation and How it Affects Parenting our Teenagers

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[Authors] Teenagers and Mental Health: An Interview with Danny Kwon and Monica Kim

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[Leaders'] SLP EP7: Enoch Liao and the Chinese Heritage Church

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[Parenting] Episode 16: Generational Trauma and Its Impact on Asian American Parents and Their Families

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[Leaders] SLP Episode 6: From Pastor to President: A Conversation with Joel Kim

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Our Present Moment with AI: A Conversation with Dr. Yohan Lee

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[Parenting] Episode 15: Dating and Asian American Teenagers

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SLP Episode 5: Justin Kim on Lessons from Korean, Multi-Ethnic, and Japanese American Churches

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[Parenting] Episode 14: Kpop Demon Hunters and Social Media. What Parents Can Begin to Understand

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"Mental Health and Teenagers" (Answers about Teens from Ministry Leaders), Question 2

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[Leaders' Podcast] SLP Episode 4: Gospel Coaching for Asian Americans with Linda Kim

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[Parenting] Episode 13: Christianity, Race, and Asian American Teenagers

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"What Parents Should Know about their Teens" (Answers about Teens from Ministry Leaders), Question 1

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[Leaders] SLP Episode 3: Culture, Keller and New York City with Aaron Chung

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[Asian American Parenting] Episode 12: Practical Ways to Disciple Our Teenagers

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[SOLA Leaders' Podcast] Restoring Christ to Counseling with Jonathan Holmes

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Episode 11: Parents as the Primary Discipler: Go and Make Disciples

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[Author Interviews] Telling East Asia's Stories at Christianity Today: An Interview with Isabel Ong

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[Parenting] Episode 10: Discipling the Discipler, featuring Pastor DL Kim of Harvest Church

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[Leaders] Episode 1: “Should Churches Embrace Their Asian American Identity?”

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Episode 9: What is Family Ministry? Featuring Pastor Terrence Shay of FCBC Walnut

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[Author Interviews] ‘A Holy Haunting’ Wins the 2025 BookLife Prize: An Interview with Sam D. Kim

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Episode 8: A Pastor’s Hope for Asian American Parents featuring Pastor Jason Min of Citizens LA

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Episode 7: Faith, Academics, and Parenting featuring Pastor Jason Min of Citizens LA

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Writing Children’s Books From Personal History: An Interview with Helen Lee

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Episode 6: How Do We Deal With Our Misbehaving Teens? Part 2

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Theology of the Internet, Teen Vogue, K-Pop, and Substack: An Interview with Yi Ning Chiu

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The Prodigal Youth

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Episode 5: How Do We Deal With Our Misbehaving Teens?

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Stewarding Your Cultural Heritage for the Gospel

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Episode 4: Parenting Through Conflicts With Your Teenager and Children

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Episode 3: Parenting Through Anxiety As Asian American Parents

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SOLA’s New President: An Interview with Steve Chang

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Thank You, Harold: Sending off SOLA Network's Outgoing President

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Episode 2: Raising the Next Generation, and Academics

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195: The New Testament in Color: An Interview with Daniel K. Eng and Jordan Ryan

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Episode 1: What is Gospel-Centered Parenting and Asian American Faith (Part 1)

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194: Wonders From Your Law: An Interview with Kevin Chen

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193: AI for Good: Meet the Founders of Esslo

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192: Mamie Takes a Stand: An Interview with Marie Chan

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[AALC24] How Asian Americans Can Serve the Global Church

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[AALC24] Building a Counseling Ministry: Considerations

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[AALC24] Counseling Asian Americans

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191: Finding You: 8-Week Teen Bible Study Guide

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[AALC24] Asian American Youth Ministry: A Closer Look

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[AALC24] Ministering to Asian American Youth Today

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[AALC24] Ministering Well to Singles

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[AALC24] Freedom from Performance

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[AALC24] Partnering Well with the Immigrant Church

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[AALC24] Lessons from Church Longevity

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[AALC24] Preaching from Your Own Voice

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[AALC24] Development for Asian American Leaders

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[AALC24] Wisdom for Leaders Struggling with "Calling"

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[AALC24] Gospel Comfort When Ministry is Hard

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[AALC24] Theological Education for Women in Ministry

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[AALC24] Being Asian American Women in Ministry

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[AALC24] Diversity in a Monoethnic Church

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[AALC24] Heart Issues of Asian American Pastors

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[AALC24] The Asian American Church: A Space to be Ourselves

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[AALC24] What is Asian American Theology?

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[AALC 2024] The Asian American Church and the Call to Global Missions by Lloyd Kim

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[AALC 2024] Leading from Your True Self by Ken Shigematsu

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[AALC 2024] The Next Chapter of Leadership: Humble(d) Yet Confident by Joel Kim

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[AALC 2024] The Lord's Servant by Enoch Liao

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[AALC 2024] Power in Weakness by Harold Kim

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Reading a Letter to the Asian American Church: Faith Chang and David Larry Kim

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190: The Greek New Testament: An Interview with Daniel K. Eng

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189: Peace Over Perfection: An Interview with Faith Chang

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A Letter to the Asian American Church – Interview with Steve Chang

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187: Considering Vocational Ministry? An Interview with Pastor Steven Siu

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186: Asian American Ministry Formation: An Interview with Daniel K. Eng

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185: Light of the Word: An Interview with Susan C. Lim

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184: Asian American Christians and the Great Dechurching: An Interview with Author Michael Graham

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183: Where We Really Belong: An Interview with Author Michelle Lee-Barnwell

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Grace in the Midst of Writer’s Block and Beyond

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181: Learning from the Pastors at Japanese American Internment Camps: An Interview with Tom Sugimura

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Retelling My Story, and Throwing a Party

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179: A Place for Asian Americans in the Future of the Evangelical Church

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Three Lessons We Can Learn From the Immigrant Church

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From Dread to Doxology: Being Married to an Unbelieving Spouse

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176: Creating Unity Between Generations at Immigrant Churches: An Interview with Dr. Peter Cha

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175: How to Care for People with Cancer: An Interview with Two Cancer-Surviving Pastors

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Your Coming of Age and Story of Sanctification

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173: Preaching to a Divided Nation: An Interview with Matthew D. Kim

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172: Healing Shame and Becoming “Myself”: An Interview with Ken Shigematsu

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171: Finding the Big Idea When Preaching and Teaching: An Interview with Matthew D. Kim

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170: The Chinese Christian Diaspora in Ireland: Interview with Tommy Kyaw Tun and Caleb Teo

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Preaching that Pleases God: Three Lessons I’ve Learned as a Beginner Preacher

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168: Praying for Discipleship in the Chinese Christian Community in the UK

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167: How to Understand People Who Doubt: An Interview with Sam D. Kim

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166: Exploring the Nordic Chinese Christian Experience: An Interview with Pastor Billy Lo

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165: Two Journeys to Pastoring a Multiethnic Church: An Interview with Jay Y. Kim and Mitchel Lee

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164: Doing Asian American Theology: An Interview with Daniel D. Lee

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163: "Made to Belong": An Interview with Author David Kim

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162: Should Every Church be Multiethnic? (Part 2): An Interview with Rick Hardison

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161: Should Every Church be Multiethnic? (Part 1): An Interview with Rick Hardison

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Introducing the Bamboo Pastors Podcast: A New Partnership with SOLA Network

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God or Money: Detangling a Complicated Relationship

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158: If God Would Outsource His Sovereignty

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157: Learning and Writing about God and the Church: An Interview with Tim Challies

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156: Finding God in High School, College, and Beyond: An Interview with Author Izzy Koo

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155: How Immigrant and Second-Generation Churches Can Coexist

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154: Writing Advice with Esther Liu, Author of “Shame: Being Known and Loved”

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153: Talking about the 2022 SOLA Network Magazine with Hannah Chao

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152: Healing the Division Between Taiwan and China through the Gospel: An Interview with KC Liu

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Shaping Your Identity with Spotify? Why It’s Better to Be a New Creation in Christ

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151: Writing About Shame: An Interview with “Shame” Author Esther Liu

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150: Serving in Asian American Youth Ministry: An Interview with Pastor Danny Kwon

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149: Life as a Tapestry: The Miracle-Filled Life of Corrie ten Boom

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Homesick College Student, the Lord Sees You

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147: Biblical Theology for Kids: An Interview with Irene Sun

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Praying Before Meals like the Men of Gondor

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“Invitations to Abundance”: An Interview with Alicia J. Akins (Throwback)

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145: Two Churches One Campus: An Interview with "Townhouse" Church Pastors

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A Response to the Reversal of Roe V. Wade

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They Loved Praise from Men More than Praise from God: 3 Lessons for Ministry Leaders to Guard Your Heart from Pride

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142: Bread for 100,000 Children: The Prayer Life of George Muller

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141: Writing About Her Faith: An Interview with Ashley Kim

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I’m a Gen Zer, and I Believe the Bible Is Inerrant

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How We Can Bless Our Pastors for Pastors Appreciation Month (Throwback)

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139: The Potential of Working with the Asian Immigrant Church w/ Daniel Low (Bread of Life Church)

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138: The Potential of Working with the Asian Immigrant Church w/ Will Chang (New Life Presbyterian)

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137: The Potential of Working with the Asian Immigrant Church w/ Ben Pun (Anchor Church)

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The Potential Perils of an Immigrant-Led Church

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135: The Need for Ethnic-Specific Ministries: An Interview with Pastor Owen Y. Lee

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134: Supporting Asian Americans Academics in Seminary: An Interview with Daniel K. Eng

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133: The Journey and Value of Asian American Churches: An Interview with Dr. Alexander Jun

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The Light of the World: How Jesus is Reaching International Students

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131: Asian Visibility: Leading While Everyone is Watching

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130: How the Church Can Support College Students in their Faith: An Interview with Tom Lin

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Resilient Leadership and Submitting our Asian American Idols to the King | AALC Session 9 | Tom Lin

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128: Longevity and the Importance of Change In Ministry: An Interview with Cory Ishida

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The Way of a King | AALC Session 8 | Rev. Cory Ishida

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126: Talking about Sex and Sexuality in the Asian American Church: An Interview w/ Christopher Yuan

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Sexual Identity: False Identity | AALC Session 7b | Dr. Christopher Yuan

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124: How to Champion Mental Health in Asian American Churches: An Interview with Monica Kim

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123: Finding Faithfulness in the Digital Era: An Interview with Jay Y. Kim

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Gaps to Care and Counseling in the Asian-American Church | AALC Session 7a | Monica Kim

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121: How Can the Church Support Creatives and Intersect with Culture: An Interview with Jason Min

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120: How the Church can Support Adoptees and Parents of Adoptees: An Interview with Jonathan Holmes

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119: Constructing Christianity in a Deconstructing World: An Interview with Aaron Chung

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Gospel Ministry: More than Evangelism | AALC Session 6 | Kim Kira

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117: Addressing Abuse in the Church: An Interview with Joanna Wong

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116: Trends and Blindspots of the Asian American Church: An Interview with Thomas Hwang

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115: The Blindspots and Beauty of the Complementarian Church: An Interview with Soojin Park

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114: Understanding Spiritual Abuse in the Asian American Church

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113: Hope and Encouragement for Burned Out Pastors: An Interview with Harold Kim

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Preaching on the Verge of Quitting | AALC Session 4 | Rev. Harold Y. Kim

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111: How To Prevent Pastors from Falling: An Interview with Dr. Benjamin Shin

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110: The Hope and Calling of the Chinese Heritage Church: An Interview with Hanley Liu

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109: Wisdom for Leadership Longevity in Asian American Contexts

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108: Leading TGC: An Interview with Julius Kim

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Christ’s Prophetic Office and the Christian Preacher | AALC Session 2 | Dr. Julius Kim

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106: Learning About The Center for House Church Theology: An Interview with Clara Kim

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105: Telling Her Own Story: An Interview with Ruth Chou Simons

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“Embracing and Celebrating the Asian American Church” | AALC Session 1 | Rev. Owen Lee

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103: Invitations to Abundance with Alicia J. Akins

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102: The Present and Future of the Immigrant Church: An Interview with John J. Oh

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101: From Asian American-ness to "The One" to Bible Reading Plans: A Conversation with Daniel K. Eng

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A Letter to the Lonely

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99: "Keeping Heart" with Faith Chang

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The Eucatastrophe Of Human History: An Advent Reflection

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Like Father, Like Son: The Obedience of Joseph, the Father of Jesus

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96: The Growth of the Indian American Church: An Interview with Pastor Thomas

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95: Why do we need an Indian American church? (Preview Episode)

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94: Journeys of Asian Diaspora and Indian Christians: A Conversation with Sam George

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93: Understanding the Indian Community in America (Preview Episode)

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92: How We Can Bless Our Pastors for Pastors Appreciation Month

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91: How to Help Someone who Struggles with Pornography: Deepak Reju and Jonathan Holmes

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87: Preaching to People in Pain: An Interview with Dr. Matthew Kim

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86: "Celebrating the SOLA Network Website Redesign" with Hannah Chao

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82: My Time in Afghanistan: An Interview with Pastor Scott Oh

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81: Addressing Deconstruction in the Church: An Interview with Barnabas Piper and Jason Min

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80: Finding Faith in the "Even If": An Interview with Pastor and Author Mitchel Lee

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79: "Blindspots — People Still Look Like Trees" w/ Harold Kim (SOLA Conference 2021)

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78: "A Reflection on the Past Year: An Interview" w/ Scott Sauls (SOLA Conference 2021)

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77: "A Bigger Asian American Dream: An Interview" w/ Dr. Sharon Kim (SOLA Conference 2021)

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76: "Gaining a Voice" w/ Esther Chung-Kim (SOLA Conference 2021)

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75: "Smelling Your Lunch on a Monday: Witnessing Well in the Workplace" w/ James H. Lee (SOLA Conference 2021)

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74: "Engaging Our Emotions: What do I do with How I Feel?" w/ Tim St. John (SOLA Conference 2021)

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73: "Paul and Silas in Prison! - 3 Ways to Worship and Witness in a Worst-Case Scenario” w/ Aaron Lee (SOLA Conference 2021)

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72: "How Can the Church Support Asian American Women?" w/ Hannah Chao, Soojin Park, and Heidi Wong (SOLA Conference 2021)

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71: "Race, Gospel, and the Local Church: Part 2" w/ Michael Lee, PJ Tibayan, Bobby Scott, & Scott Sauls (SOLA Conference 2021)

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70: "Race, Gospel, and the Local Church: Part 1" w/ Michael Lee, PJ Tibayan, Bobby Scott, & Scott Sauls (SOLA Conference 2021)

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69: "The Church: No Better Witness?" w/ Harold Kim (SOLA Conference 2021)

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68: "Rising Above Cancel Culture with the Fruit of Gentleness" w/ Scott Sauls (SOLA Conference 2021)

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66: A Preview for SOLA Conference 2021: An Interview with SOLA Conference Director Joshua Lim

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65: Worship Artistry and Worship Leading in COVID-19: An Interview with Kindred Worship

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64: The Future of the Chinese Heritage Church (Part 2)

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63: The Future of the Chinese Heritage Church (Part 1)

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62: "How To Talk About Anti Asian Racism with Our Youth" with Soojin Park and Huey Lee

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61: "Becoming All Things" with Michelle Ami Reyes

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60: "Clinging to Christ During Our Relationship and Friendship Struggles" by Gabe Lee

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59: "Grieving for Lives Lost with the Local Church" by Harold Kim

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58: "Is There More We Should Be Doing?" with Kevin Yi, Ray Chang, and Michelle Reyes

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57: "What if Church Doesn’t Go Back to Normal?" with Hannah Chao

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56: Youth, Politics, and Social Media: A Conversation with Russell Moore

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55: Balancing Our Wisdom Diet in the Internet Age: An Interview with Brett McCracken

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54: The Theology of Ethnic-Specific Churches: A Conversation with Dr. Andrew Ong & Dr. Gray Sutanto

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52: Why Ethnic-Specific Churches are Still Important

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51: Why Ethnic-Specific Churches are Still Important (Preview Episode)

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50: The Best Articles from SOLA Network 2020: An Interview with SOLA Editor Hannah Chao

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49: "Finding Wide, Open Spaces During COVID" by Patreeya Thorn

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48: "Two Ways We Can Better Appreciate Our Pastors" with Alice Kim

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47: The Long Journey Towards Biblical Justice, Part 2: A Conversation with Thabiti Anyabwile

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46: The Long Journey Towards Biblical Justice, Part 1: A Conversation with Thabiti Anyabwile

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45: "The New Testament in Color" with Daniel Eng

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44: "Beautifully Distinct" with Trillia Newbell

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43: "Christian Influencer Culture" with Rachel Seo

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42: "Christlike Gentleness & Prophetic Strength" in a Polarized World: An Interview with Scott Sauls

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41: An Invitation to Pray with AAPI Christians for our Black Brothers and Sisters

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40. How to Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn: Talking with an Educator about Anti-Blackness

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38: How Asian American Christians Can Pray Petitionary Prayers

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37: Our Need for Righteous Anger Against Racism and Injustice

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35: 5 Starting Points for Addressing Racism

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34: Why Christians Must Hate Racism

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33: "Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching" w/ Matthew Kim and Daniel Wong

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32: From Hostility to Reconciliation: Becoming a New Humanity Through the Cross

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31: Listen, Learn, and Empathize: How Christians Can Navigate Our Society

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30: See What's Wrong and Right the Wrongs

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29: Why Should the Church Address, Grieve, and Work Against Racism and Injustice?

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28: "Worship and Technology" with Aaron Lee, Ben Clement, and Curtis Lee

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27: Talking about Race, Racism, and the Church with Pastor Bryan Loritts and Dr. Alexander Jun

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26: "Stop Turning Away" with Pastor Harold Kim

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25: Our Churches Can't Just Be Online: An Interview with Jay Kim

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24: "Even If It Costs Us: A Plea to our Asian American Friends" with Owen Y. Lee

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23: Addressing Sex Addiction and Pornography During Quarantine: An Interview with Roy Kim

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22: "Deriving the Infinite Wonder of Christ through Math" with Charlene Hao

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21: Should Churches Open ASAP? A Panel Discussion with the SOLA Network

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20: Dealing with Disappointment with Pastor Hanley Liu

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19: Why I Failed my Asian Parents and Became a Recording Artist with Uzuhan

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18: Cruel Summer with Hannah Chao

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17: How the Church can Combat Anti-Asian Racism with Pastor Ray Chang and Dr. Michelle Reyes

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16: Replacing our American Hope with a Christian Hope with Pastor Owen Lee

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15: Help My Unbelief: A Prayer for COVID-19 with Pastor Steve Choi

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14: How Christ Frees Us from the Fear of Isolation and Death with Pastor Hanley Liu

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13: Are We in Awe of COVID-19 or in Awe with Christ? with Pastor Kim Kira

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12: The Broadest Audience of Our Lifetime with Pastor David Larry Kim

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11: How COVID-19 Exposes Us with Heidi Wong

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10: Safer at Home with Hannah Chao

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9: COVID-19 with Pastor Hanley Liu

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8: The Women Jesus Loved with Hannah Chao

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7: Brisbane with Heidi Tai

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6: Godly Gut Feelings with Pastor Hanley Liu

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5: 2020 Resolutions with Hannah Chao

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4: 4 Reasons for Christians to Dance with Irene Paek

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3: SOLA Network with Pastor Harold Kim

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2: A Letter to My Complementarian Brothers with Soojin Park

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1: Editing with Hannah Chao