Pastor Blog

Psychology researchers endorse writing a “gratitude journal” because it has been shown to improve mental health and overall level of happiness in those who practice it. Usually what they recommend people to do is write 5 things that they are grateful for so I would like to do that here

Korean immigrant churches are usually organized this way: KM (Korean Ministry) and EM (English Ministry). A big issue among immigrant Korean churches has been EM. Just as the name implies, it is often treated as one of the departments in the Korean church, a subsidiary of KM. However, if a

Many pastors and lay-leaders who attend house church seminar find it burdensome that house church has to meet every week. They are pretty convinced that house church is not a small group but a “church”. So meeting every week is somewhat understandable to them. However, the real burden comes from

House Church is where everyone feels comfortable with each other. But because the atmosphere is warm and comfortable, it is easy to be careless with words. People often get hurt by small careless words, not big ones. But what we feel small is not small in its impact in our

As I’ve mentioned many times, I’m an introvert. That means I love being by myself and meeting people requires extra energy and motivation. So reading books alone is like heaven to me while going into social functions often feel likes a dreaded chore. My wife is pretty comfortable

Ministry month is ending today. All our team leaders have finished their team presentation as of last Sunday and have been trying their best to recruit members. It all began with renewed sense of purpose of team ministry. Those who have a role on Sunday almost always grow in their