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Continue reading →: Are Pastors and Churches Doing Enough About Self-Care?Last month I received an email from a high school student in Texas who asked if I might be willing to do an interview with him over zoom as part of his junior year research project. His research into Christian thought surrounding self-care had led him to my book, Four…
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Continue reading →: What Are You Doing for Lent?For Lent this year, my congregation will continue reading Scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary, and our team of speakers will continue to take turns on Sunday mornings as we do year round. But for one Sunday in place of a sermon, we’ll have four readers give voice to Lent…
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Continue reading →: Reimagining MinistryThree years ago, if you had asked me if my church would consider worshipping online, I would have said, “I can’t imagine that.” We were a small liturgical worship community grounded in the reading of Scripture, prayer, and the classical music tradition. We read Scripture and sang songs from the…
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Continue reading →: Ready or Not, Let It BeWhen will the funeral be? When can we get together for coffee? When will you come back to worship at the church? When will you be ready to speak in person? When? When? When? When? Since my husband’s passing last February, the questions have kept coming—questions from others and questions…
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Continue reading →: Rest and ReleaseAs the Israelite people made their way from Egypt toward the promised land, they stopped to camp at Rephidim, which literally means “resting places.” But instead of resting in God’s care and provision, the people complained that they had no water to drink and began to argue with Moses (Exodus…
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 