Comments on: how to do ministry without losing heart

By: djchuang

djchuang — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:40:10 +0000

Daniel,

While my sermon was delivered on a Sunday morning to a lay audience, it does have pointed remarks that pastors would understand more acutely; I wanted to touch on the issues involved in people doing volunteer ministry as well as vocational ministry.

I had linked over to your reflections about Asian American Youth Ministry at the L2 blog and it’s starting to generate a discussion about churches and salaries.

By: daniel so

daniel so — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:07:44 +0000

dj – thanks for sharing these great insights. many of the other professional job hazards (e.g., low pay, lack of respect) are difficult, but manageable. but losing heart is what causes people to leave vocational ministry altogether. i know i’ve struggled with this, and i appreciate your wisdom.

as you mentioned in your talk, there are unique factors in our asian american-ness that make this a particular struggle. i would add that for being in asian american youth ministry adds another layer to this difficulty. i have been interacting with some of marko’s thoughts from his blog about your book over on my blog.

By: Joseon_Illin

Joseon_Illin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:32:07 +0000

Thanks DJ for the reply and new link to the talks.

I liked reading about your personal experiences, i.e., searching for your spiritual gifts, commitment struggles, etc.

By: djchuang

djchuang — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:52:46 +0000

Jose, thanks for your comment. What about my sermon did you find interesting? I've got my other sermons (that have been recorded) listed as a part of my new TALKS page, which will have a link to all my talks and sermons.

By: Joseon_Illin

Joseon_Illin — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:36:26 +0000

Interesting sermon..

Do you know of any other talks that were recorded?