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Continue reading →: Faith Today: Living Well After the Pandemiclast updated June 23, 2021 Faith Today is Canada’s Christian magazine, the leading national hub of information and connection for Canada’s estimated four million evangelical Christians. It connects, informs and profiles Evangelicals across all national Protestant traditions, equipping readers with expert research and insight into Canadian culture, Christian life and ministry.…
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Continue reading →: God and Money: OfferingLast year when my church switched from worshipping together in person to worshipping together over Zoom, we kept the same format as much as possible. Those responsible for preparing our Sunday services still prepared a full liturgy focused around the lectionary Scripture readings. As usual, our worship time began with…
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Continue reading →: Health, Healing, and HopeWhen I wrote Make Haste to Help Us, O God, my husband had been in the hospital for almost two weeks, and due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, I had been allowed to see him in person just once. The restrictions added another layer of stress to an already stressful…
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Continue reading →: Self-Care While Caring for OthersI once thought of self-care as selfish. But instead of “me first” or “me not at all” where you always come last, I’ve come to realize that we can take care of ourselves while we take care of others. In fact caring for ourselves plays an essential part of vital,…
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Continue reading →: Prayer Shawl Ministry Like a Wearable Huglast updated March 23, 2021 Today as I write, I’m wrapped in a prayer shawl given to me last November by some of the knitters in our church. Fall had been tough with my husband in the hospital for six long weeks. Due to the pandemic, I was able to…
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 