Fall 2019

Dear Friends, The rainy season has started in the Pacific Northwest, but we enjoyed beautiful weather throughout the summer. My time this summer was spent continuing with as many ministry-related activities as possible while dealing with a severe flare-up of my...

Spring 2019 (2)

Dear Friends,                                                                                                              May 2019 After exploring ministry options in Cambodia this past year, we believe God is leading us to Banteay Meanchey, the province bordering...

Listening

One of the most indispensable skills for effective leadership is communication. When we talk about communication, we tend to focus exclusively on speaking clearly. Yet listening—attentive, thoughtful listening—is perhaps the most crucial element of communication. Many...

The Capacity to Discourse

In its broadest sense, discourse refers to the act of exchanging words in conversation. When applied to leadership, however, the Korean National Dictionary offers a more specific definition: “speech in which a person representing an organization or occupying a public...

Priorities

Yesterday, after finishing my sermon at the first service and before the second service began, I was resting with a cup of coffee at the café in my church. At that moment, a church member who had come in for coffee approached me and asked, “Pastor, how much time did...