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Continue reading →: God Bless Your JourneyAs people of faith, we’re on a journey—in and with the church, and beyond the church in whatever roles and responsibilities we might have in life. We journey with Jesus. We walk in the Spirit. We go with God. In the Bible, Psalms 122 to 134 were written as songs…
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Continue reading →: A Human Approach to Artificial IntelligenceI mainly try to avoid artificial intelligence. I write my own emails and blog posts. I don’t want Gemini to summarize a document for me. I’ve never chatted with ChatGPT. Yet I also know that AI is unavoidable. In banking, utilities, and other areas of daily life, the first line…
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Continue reading →: Psalms for Summer Bible StudyI was surprised when our new Bible study group wanted to continue meeting over the summer. We had started after Easter, which I thought was rather late in the September-to-June rhythm of ministry followed by many churches. But once we got started, our “After Easter with Jesus” series went very…
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Continue reading →: Women Teaching Men: A Deep Dive into 1 Timothy 2As a scholar and professor of hermeneutics, Dr. Gary Yamasaki always appreciated a deep dive into the biblical text. And when his students had questions about bibilical interpretation and women in ministry, he put together a detailed summary of the work of Dr. Catherine Clark Kroeger. As a meticulous scholar…
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Continue reading →: A New Way to Study the Bible“Have you ever led a Bible study?” I was surprised at the question, asked just after our morning worship had ended. I’d led many Bible studies in my former church as part of adult Sunday school and in home groups. My new congregation had a well established practice of bi-weekly…
When You Work for the Church
Hello,
I’m April Yamasaki
Welcome to When You Work for the Church. I’ve been a church volunteer and a full-time pastor. I’ve led small groups and served on denominational committees. When I resigned from pastoral ministry to focus on my writing, I knew that I wanted to be—needed to be—grounded in a local congregation. I love the church!
But I also know that churches and church organizations have not always lived up to their calling, have brought harm instead of healing. So I started this website to share resources for doing ministry better, and pray that together we might serve more faithfully and effectively.
For a healthy rhythm of work and rest, I’d love to send you my ebook.
When You Work for the Church 